Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-07-24

in which Jackson participated. On tn,
reverse in the attic is "Stonewall Brigade
and the names of the different generals Wit
commanded it, as follows: jackson, Win
der, Garnett, Baylor, Grigsby, Paxton
Walker, Terry.
The monument and statue you have al
ready pnblished description of. TIT
statue is bronze of heroic size, jackson
wearing full beard and in full uniform
with cavalry boots, stands resting one HAND
on the hilt of his sword and the other hold
ing pair of field glasses. The trees rath
Ell obscure the view from the front of the
cemetery, but from the rear it is seen tC
good advantage.
THE CEREMONIES OF THE DAY.
The platform for those participating il
the ceremonies preliminary to the unveil-
ing of the statue was erected on the Uni
versity grounds and held about 300 people.
There were many distinguished Confeder-
ates there-Lt. Gen. Wade Hampton of
SOuUn OdIO1lllt, WIZ SlCeteiy OA"hSoN W
age, 1t Gen. Thomas l.. Rosser, still
strong and vigorous looking, Lit. Gen.
Jubal A. Early, dressed in worn suit
of Confederate gray, favorite officer of
Jackson, but now bent and changed by age
until the beholder cannot help feeling So
licitous about his being able to stand the
strain of the occasion, Gen. FitZ Lee,
short, stout, gray and the picture of health,
Gen. James A. Walker, the last surviving
commander of the famous Stonewall Bri-
gade, Of gigantic size and still looking the
picture OF strength, Gen. Bradley 7. john
ston of Maryland, fresh and vigorous, Gen.
John Echols, energetic, strong and looking
like he had many years yet before him, Col.
Chas. T. O'Ferrall, gray, thin and wiry,
Gen. Roger A. Pryor, now Judge in New
York, whose gray hair is his only sign that
he is one of that body of veterans now so
fast thinning out. A quiet, modest, little
gentlemen whose premature white hair
framed a handsome face. was Edward Val
entine, the Virginia sculptor, out of whose
genius came the statue. Among the ladies
on the platform were the widow of Jackson
and the two daughters of Robert e. Lee.
The opening prayer was delivered by the
venerable Dr.. A. G. Hopkins, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Charleston, w.
Va. who was introduced by Wade Hamp-
ton as former Chaplain Of the Stonewall
Brigade.
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the River"
Next followed the address, an hour in
length, by Gen. Early, on the military his
tory and achievements Of Jackson. At it's
conclusion a signal gun was fired for the
moving of the procession.
Gen. James A. Walker the Chief Mar
shall, with his aids, among whom was Capt.
James Bumgardner Of Staunton, rode at the
front and at the head of the line behind the
Stonewall Brigade Band, marched the vet
Grams Of the 9th Va. infantry, which came
from Augusta county. Behind them came
detachments of the other regiments of the old
brigade-the I'd, 4th, 9th and SD. At the
head of the Stonewall Brigade Veterans,
walked r. S. Mccartney, veteran, in an
old Confederate uniform carrying flag
that was once presented by Jackson to the
31st infantry. In the line there were vete-
rams from Maryland, Virginia and North
Carolina, and organizations from Norfolk,
Portsmouth, Richmond, Lynchburg, Roa-
nOke, Leesburg and other cities. Among
the organizations represented by veterans
from Staunton were the Staunton Artillery
and Carpenters Battery. The line was
three-quarters of a mile in length, and the
I'd regiment of Virginia Volunteers under
Col. j. G. Mutton was an important feature
of it. One veteran in the line, Rev. S.
Taylor Martin of Hampden Sidney, for
mer captain of Artillery wore the old Off
Ger IS uniform that he wore in the war and
his old SLOUGH hat. The buttons were rusty
and the cloth was moth eaten.
In the carriages in the procession were
the distinguished officers named above and
Mrs. Jackson, the widow of Stonewall
jackson, MI. W. E. Christian with his
two children, the grandchildren of the
great soldier, Gen. W. FL. Payne, Gen. Ep-
pa Hunton, Gen. Lindsay Lomax, the
Misses Lee, and others.
On arriving at the cemetery the veterans
and military passed around to the South OF
it,sfrom which point the view Of the mon
ument is best, and formed in line. At the
monument there was platform on Which
little Julia Jackson Christian, the four
year-old granddaughter of the illustrious
soldier, was seated in care of his widow.
At signal gun fired by the veterans OF the
R>ckbridge battery, the little girl drew the
colN and the veil fell from the statue A
roarof artillery and infantry mingled with
cheeh followed The troops and veterans
then marched past the statue in salute and
the celNnonies were over.
Afterthe arrival of the Stonewall Bri-
gade Batl. about O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing, EdWsrd Valentine, the sculptor, paid
it the conf liment of going to its quarters
and rendering it the privilege OF a private
unwilling osthe statue The hand gladly
accepted thA honor and at dawn marched
out with thesculptor to the ground where
the veil was Drawn and the statue shown.
The band plaed several pieces including
''DiXle'' and sStOneWallS way. -"
THEARANsPoRTArroN.
1t is not in tie memory of the people OF
this vicinity tohave heard such general ex-
ecration of a railroad company as that
lavished On the Baltimore & Ohio Co. fol
the farce it performed in the way of run
ming excursions 10 and from this place. 1t
is hand to find passenger that even at
tempts to apologize for it. Old camel back
engines out of order, cars that looked like
retired emigrant cars, dirty, unlighted and