The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-22

streets and buildings are appropriately dec
Grated. Three beautiful arches extend
over Nam street. Banners with the
names of Jsckson's different battles
printed on them, swing within 100 yardy OF
each other across the line OF marcn. On
one appears Jackson's noted telegram al,
ter the battle of Mcdowell: God blessed
our arms with victory AT Mcdowell yester-
day.
Long steamers, confederate states naSs,
and battle flags set OF with national coiors
decorate the houses. Lees mausoleum Is
covered with evergreens and cut flowers:
The statue stands on an eminence OF a
circle in the centre OF the city cemetery on
Main street, well set OH with giant trees.
The sculptor is Virginian, EDWARD W
Valentine, who designed the Lee monu-
ment. The statue is bronze, of heroic size,
and portrsys jackson with uncovered nead
leaning on his sword and left leg ana look
ing out upon the field OF battle. In ms
right hand at his side. is q held glass. Inc
figure is in the full uniform OF confederate
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The scaobard OF Inc
sword bears the letters ~. 81, nIstor.
cal fact as il was modelled from JacRson's
own sword.
The statue proper measures feet and
surmounts granite pedestal IoT
feet high Old soldiers who followed
Jackson during the war were pleased
with the statue. The parade grouno
of the Virginia Military institute was the
Mace OF formation under the direction OF
General James A. Walker, OF Wyetn, Va,
the only surviving commsnder OF the stone
1.sli brigade Members OF General walker
staff occupied the right OF the procession;
The staff was followed by the Stonewsh
band of twenty pieces, heading the h0cK-
bridge. Va, battery, under Colonel william
T. Poague, with the guns OF the oattery op
Grated under General Jackson at the nrst
battle of Manassas The guns belong 10 the
Virginia Military institute and before Inc
war the cadets received instruction IN tneir
use from the hero Of ChancellorsVille.
The remainder OF the procession was
made I'D of survivors O. the StoneWan
br1gade consisting of the Second, Fourth,
Fifth, Twenty-seventh and Thirty-tnlrd
Virginia regiments, under command OF
Colonel Andrew jackson Grisby and COL
onel j. K. Edmonson. The Maryland psho
and confederate veterans OF the army anu
navy from Maryland, under General brad-
ley L. johnson, various conlsuerAIo amp
and carriages containing General juoal a
Early, orator of the day. General Waoe
Hampton presided over the ceremonies.
Edward V Valentine, the sculptor, MRS; L.
j. jackson. General Rosser and NUMBER
of distinguished confederate officers and the
ladies' monument committee:
The procession first moved to the camps
halted about the platform handsomely dec
GRATED. Rev. DR.. II. G. Hopkins, OF west
Virginia, who as chaplain of the Second
Virginia regiment, was with jackson In
nearly all his fights, opened the ceremonies
with prayer. General Wade Hampton IN
troduced the orator of the day, General
Jubsl A Early and Colonel Thomas M;
SHINES, who read two poems entitled
"Stonewall Jackson's Way" and lover the
River" The procession reformed az soon
as the proceedings at the stand were over
and marched to the cemetery in which the
statue stands. Here little Julia jackson
Christian, from an elegsted platform,
pulled the cords which sustained the veil
over the statue and exposed 1t to view,
while the Rock bridge battery fired a salute.
General Early's speech throughout was
full of argument, being little more or less
than an eulogistic sketch Of Jackson's LIE.
He ended as follows: LET me conclude
by saying, and let every honest hearted
confederate who fought bravely in the war
say, If should ever apologize for my part
or action taken by me in the war, may the
lightning of righteous heaven blast me
from the earth, and may be considered as
the spawn of the earth by all honest men, )"
His Grafton was received with tremendous
enthusiasm.