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

the statue when the firing of gun
indicated that the exercises were
about to commence.
JULIA JACKSON PULLED THE CORD.
AS a prelude the combined bands
rendered "My Country Ills Of
Thee" and then amidst rousing
cheers little Julia jackson Chris
tian, granddaughter of the immor-
tai warrler, gave a gentle pull to
the cord, and the veil which had
hidden the heroic bronze figure of
otonewall Jackson from sight fell
away. AS the canvass fell to the |
ground the Rockbridge battery fired
a salute of seventeen guns with the
artillery used in the battle, while
cheers from 10000 throats rent the
air. The procession then reformed
and returned to town, where lunch
con was served to the participants
BANQUET TO SOUTHERN SOCIETY.
This evening banquet will be
rendered to twenty-five members of
the Southern Society Of New York,
who, headed by High M. Gordon,
participated in thr proceedings. A
large number of Union Veterans
were also rendered to luncheon this
afternoon and in the procession the
members in blue were enthusiastic
cally created. The monument
marks the grave Of jackson in the
cemetery near the Presbyterian
, Church where the Jacksons worship
+. in Lexington.
A SACRED CHAPEL:
Hardly stones throw from the
church stands the chapel which,
under the supervision of Gen. Lee,
E was built for college services and to
which, after his death, was added
the mausoleum. In its crypt rest
: Gen. Lees remains and those of his
: wife and a daughter. The upper
. chamber, which contains Valen.
. tines recumbent statue Of the Gen.
eral, has a tesselated floor Of white
marble and encaustie tiles with
. paneled walls, which hold inches
for statues Of Southern generals.
4 was suggested to Mrs. R. E. Lee
. by a photograph of the recumbent
statues at Charlotteburg of the En-.
- peror and Empress Of Germany ant
- - laid by her before the committee
T The commander is represented a
= asleep on his camp couch, clothed il
= uniform and covered with an arm,
u blanket, and with one hand restin,
- on his sword. The same scul pto
who made the recumbent statue Q
); Lee was invited to prepare the dc
80 sign for the bronze statue Of Jack
&c son. The attitude was adopted a
&c the suggestion Of Mr.. David F
~ Moore, the Commonwealth Attol
w ney, who as sergeant Of piece i
~ the Rockbridge battery, had see
r Gen. jackson so stand at the batt]
80 Of Fredericksburg.
y, DESCRIPTION OF THE STATUE.
no The features were copied from
ry photograph which was taken :
IL Winchester during the war. tt
OF monument has been set up in
circular space on the crest of tt
&C. village cemetery, at the end of tt
oft travelled pathway which ente1
p from Main street. The substrur
~ ture, which was built up in a
- excavation nine feet in depth, W
- made of dressed limestone from tn
49, 49, vicinity. The crypts open mort
~ u ward and are arranged
1 'oI two parallel tiers, lying o.
W above ihe other, three, in ea
ros tier. The center crypt in the low
w. ~ tier is occupied by the casket
.I1 Gen. jackson, that immediate
tan above by that of his daughter, MI
~ ~ Christian. The pedestal is ma
,1ar of light gray granite from the We
:" 80 ham quarries, near Richmond, '
1t is neatly dressed and rises
.Is - several blocks to the statue. Fro
90 foundation to capstone it is devc
of artistic ornamentation. Z
- : north face of the middle stone be:
the words "Stonewall," I
opposite face the name "Ja
fore SON" and the dates "1824
bod lo.4L IT