The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-22
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ing on his sword.
BY THE SAME SCULPTOR
The same sculptor who made the re-
cumbent statue of Lee was invited to
prepare the design forthe bronze statue
OF Jackson. The attitude was adopted
at the suggestion ofMr. David f. Moore,
the commonwealth attorney, who as
sergeant OF piece in the Rockbridge
Battery had seen Gen. Jackson SO stand
at the battle of Fredericksburg. The
features were copied from the photo
graph reproduced herewith, and which
was taken at Winchester during the
war. The monument has been set up
in circular space on the crest of the
village cemetery, at the end OF the Oft
travelled pathway which enters from
Main street. The sub.structure, which
was built up in an excavation, nine feet
in depth, was made OF dressed limestone
from this vicinity. The crypts open
northward and are arranged in two
parallel tiers, lying one above the other,
three in each tier. The centre crypt in
the lower tier is occupied by the casket
Of General Jackson, that Immediately
above by that OF his daughter, Mrs.
Christian. The pedestal is made Of light
gray granite from the Westham quar-
ries, near Richmond, Va. 1t Is neatly
dressed and rises by several blocks to
the statue. From, foundation to cap
stone it is devoid Of artistic ornamental
ton. The north face of the middle
stone bears the magical word Stone
wall;n the opposite face the name
Jackson" and the dates, "1S24-1s6S,"
OF his birth and death.
THE STATUE.
The bronze statue is of heroic size and
represents the commander in uniform,
standing, with pair Of field glasses in
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 sword
point. Thus he stood on the right
flank Of Lees army at fredericksburg
and watched the serried hosts OF Frank
lin advancing across the plains near
Hanilton's crossing, engaging Pelham's
light artillery and assaulting his posi-
tion. The attitude is easy and graceful,
the expression of the face that OF a man
in the prime OF life, whose soul is agi-
tated by the strongest emotions. The
statue overlooks the landscape OF hill
and dale, which rolls southward until
it fades away in the blue haze that
wraps the peaks OF Otter and other
spurs OF the Blue Ridge range.
The monument unveiled Is the second
memorial erected in Virginia in honor
OF General Jackson. Soon after his
death, in 1868, an association of English
gentlemen subscribed about 1900 Ruin-
eas to get work OF art by Great Brit
aims best artist-a bronze statue which
was afterwards presented to the State
OF Virginia, and placed in the Capitol
Square in Richmond. 1t was executed
by Foley, and on October 26, 1870, was
unveiled with proper ceremonies.
JAcKsoN's CAREER.
Gen. Thomas Jonathan (stonewall)
jackson was born in Charleston, WA,
Jan. q, 1921. The death of his father
scattered the family and he went to live
with his uncle, Cummins Jackson. In
his sixteenth year he was appointed con-
stable, with his uncle Us surety. The
first execution placed in his hands was
against widow who lived among the
mountains. When he and friend
reached her cabin they found that she
had only one COW, and that her chief
support, Turning away he said: II
will not levy the execution on this poor
woman; poor us am. l will work day
and night and pay the debt myself
He gave up the office, his uncle paid the
execution, and in 1912 he entered Vest
Point. He graduated with high honors
in class with Gems. McClelland, Fos-
ter, Reno, Stoneman, Couch and Glib
bon, OF the Federal army, and Gems. A.
P. Hill, Picket, Maury, b. r. Jones, w.
d. Smith and Wilcox, OF the Confeder-
ate army.
Graduating in ls46, he entered the
Mexican War as lieutenant OF artillery.
For his services in the battle Of Ghapnl-
tepec, he received the brevet rank OF
major, and won high praise from Gen.
Scott. His health falling, he resigned
his place in the army and returned to
his uncle's homei while there he spent
much time reading history and the
campaigns OF Caesar, Napoleon, Frede-
rick and Wellington, often remarking,
shat he had but one talent and unless
the United States engaged in war, he
would never be anything but Tom Jack
SON" He was very popular with the
black folk on his uncle's estate, and it
was his sympathy with the con-
dition Of their race that moved
him when ho came TO Lex
ington in March, 1851, as professor OF
l Philosophy and ARTILLERY. Tactics in the