The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-07-22

form, standing, with a pair of field
glasses III his right hand, which he
has just lowered and his left hand
placed on the top of the sword hilt,
his weight resting on the left leg
and the swork point. Thus he
stood on the right flank of Lees
army at Fredericksburg and
watched the serried hosts of
Franklin advancing across the
plains near Hamiltons crossing,
engaging Pelhams Light Artillery |
and assaulting his position. The
is easy and graceful, the
expression of the face that of a man
in the prime of life, whose soul is
agitated by the strongest emotion.
The statue overlooks the land
scape of hill and dale, which rolls
Southward until it feuds away in
the blue haze that warns the peaks
of Otter and other spurs Of the
Blue Ridge range.
THE FIRST MONUMENT TO JACKSON.
The monument is the second
memorial erected in Virginia in
honor Of Gen. Jackson. Soon after
his death in 1868, an association
of English gentlemen subscribed
about 10000 guineas to get work
Of art by Great Britain's best artist.
A bronze statue which was after
wards presented to the State Of
Virginia and placed in the capitol
square in Richmond.
LEXINGTON, Va, July 21.-The
oration covered one hour in it's de-
livery, the General reading from
manuscript, and was an historical
review Of the wars history in
which Stonewall Jackson partici-
pated, and closed with this para
graph:
II trust that every faithful soldier
of the army of Northern Virginia
is ready to exclaim with me, If
am ever known to repudiate tn
cause for which Lee fought and
Jackson died, may the lightning o
heaven blast me and the scorn o
all brave men and all good womel
be my portion
This sentiment was received will
an outburst Of applause yelled from
twenty-five thousand throats. /
was thing in the oration not ;
matter Of historic record and tn
dozen or more representatives
Of partisan journals here expecting
:, General Early to say bitter thing
.. against the North were disar
6 pointed.
Among the distinguished person
on the grand stand were the follow
: ing: Generals Payne, Lomaz
Eppa, Hunton, Rosser, Wad
Hampton, Custis and Fitz Lee, ]
, B. Munford, Bradley S. Johnston
: John Echols, A. R. Lawton an
. Gen. Grigg. Mrs. Gen. Fitzhug
Lee, daughters of Confederate Ge1
erals: Miss Daisy Hampton, Miss
Mary and Mildred Lee, Miss Lac
a Hill, daughter Of Gen. A. P. Hill
It and Miss Ellen Lee, daughter
e Gen. Fitz Lee. Governor Fle1
a ing, of West Virginia, Rev. A.
'e Hopkins, Coils. H. K. Douglass, {
le T. O'Ferrall, Sewell Merchant,
8 S. Navy, designer Of the Merlin;
G. and inventor of the Brooke gun
n DR.. w. F. Junkin, brother Of Jac
as sons first wife, Capt. R. E. LIE
is son Of Gen. r. E. Lee, Capt. w. I
b. Thompson, Assistant @. NJ. Ston
in wall brigade, Capt. Jos. P. .Smit
ne DR.. G. H. Todd, Surgeon to Al
h HILLS staff. Immediately +behi1
er the orator was seated Mrs. Jacks
of and her brother, Capt. j. G. Nor
ly son, who held the two little gran
g. children of Jackson's in his arm
de To their right was seated w.
st. Christian, son-in-law Of Mrs. JAG
a. son, while Edward Y. Valentir
BY the sculptor Of the statue, was seat
M on the left.
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