Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-07-22
Monument to "Stonewall" Jackson.
THE STATUE UNVEILED YESTERDAY.

number of soldiers who followed and gal
lantly fought with him, the bronze statue
of Gen. T. J, jackson was unveiled yester-
day. the 3Oth anniversary of the First Bat
tie of Manassas when he received from
Gen. Bernard E. Bee, of S. G., the cogno-
men sStonewal," when, in raliying MS
men, he said to them-"See, there Is JACK
son standing like Stonea0al; rally on the
Virginians."
The ceremonies in Lexington yesterday
| at the unwilling of the statue were interest
| ing and attended by thousands.
At O'Clock in the morning there was a
salute of Is guns by the Rockbridge Artii-
lery at the Virginia Military Institute.
| At half past 10 o'clock under the direc-
ton of Gen. Jas. A. Walker, Chief Mar
| shall. with number Of assistant Marshais,
| the procession facing to the south was
formed on the Parade Ground Of the Va.
| Military Institute in the following ORDER
THE Rockbridge Artillery.
/ 2-etonewall Brigade Veterans.
| s-Chaplains of the Confederate Army.
/ 4-Society of the Army and Navy OF the
Confederate States in Maryland.
5-Veterans from States other than Viz
ginia.
| 6-Confederate Veterans organizations
from Virginia, escorted by the Richmond
| Light Infantry Blues.
7-Veterans not belonging to any organi'
cation.
| Second Regiment Virginia Volunteers
Col. Joseph A. Mutton commanding.
e-Alumni aud officers of the Virginia
I Military Institute.
1O-Professors and Alumni of Washing
ton and Lee University.
11-After the ceremonies in the grounds al
Washington and Lee University, the citi-
zens came after the organized bodies as fol
slows:-Citizens on foot, Citizens in car
riages Citizens on horseback.
| 12-Carriages containing the orator Of the
day. the sculptor, Mrs. Jackson and bel
grandchildren, and other invited and dis
| tinguished guests.
h
front of the Barracks of the Virginia Mill
tary Institute, passing by Gen. Jackson'i
Lecture Room, then through the Sally
1 Port, and thence to the grounds of Wash
ington and Lee University, where the fol-
| lowing exercises took place.
Prayer by Rev. A. G. Hopkins, D. D., o.
kCharlestown, W. Va.
Music.
/ Poems-"Stonewal Jackson's Way
| and cover the RIVER Read by Col. T.
I M. ssmmea, of the Virginia Military Insti-
tute.
Music.
Grafton by Lieutenant General Jubal A
Early.
Music.
Bsnediction. Rev. DR.. Hopkins.
at the conclusion of these exercises tEs
procession again formed in the order pre-.
! scribed by the Chief Marshal and proceeded
out Of the University grounds at the Jeffer-
! son street gate, thence along Henry street
to Main, thence along Main street to the
Fair Ground road. thence along the Fair
Ground Road to the fields lying South OF
I the Cemetery, whore the procession formed
! in column facing the Cemetery and the
jackson Monument.
So soon as the procession was halt ed, the
statue was unveiled by JULIA JACKSON
4 CHRISTIAN, the granddaughter OF General
Jackson, and theteupon q salute Of fifteen
guns was fred by the veterans Of the Rock
bridge Artillery under command Of Col.
W. I. Poague, from the guns they used at
Manassas. Thereupon the procession
marched in close order passing through the
cemetery by the statue and thence out at
the front entrance on Main, snd thence
reached the points nearest to the buildings
where luncheons were provided FOR them
they fell out and repaired under the guild
snce of the marshals to tie places where
refreshments awaited them.
4 handsome monument, surmounted by
bronze statue Of Jackson by Valentine, q
good likeness Of HIM, now takes the place
Of simple stone placed on his grave by his
devoted wife, which was all that has mark
ed, for the past IS years, the last resting
place of that distinguished general, patriot,
and devout christian. Bury he at Leg
ington in the Valley of Virginia" was his
request, and the graves there Of Gen. r. Z.
Lee and Gen. T. j. Jackson will make
Mecca OF that little town, to which many
pious pigrimages will be made
The statue, is in bronze and of heroic
size. The figure OF Jackson is clad in q
full suit OF Confederate gray, the gold lace
showing distinctly on his coat sleeves. His
feet ale euoased in pair Of heavy cavalry
bots, the tops reaching midway above the
knee. His sword hangs by his side in its
soabbard Ia his right hand he carries his
field glasses. The head is bare, his long
hair is thrown back from his broad fore
head, his mouth is firmly set and his eagle
eye looks out to the South.
The pedestal or which the statue stands
was built of six slabs of granite. The first
is 7ix7a feet; the second is 7x6a feet; th'
third is exc feet; the fourth is 4x33 feet;
tie fifth is Aka feet 3 inches; the sixth Is
5ze feet, On which the statue rests. The
granite base is 8 feet high, the bronze
plac ne foot, and the bronze statue is s
feet high, making total height of IS feet.