The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-19
"sroNEWALL JACxsops WAY.p
Story OF Confederate Camp sose Of his.
puted Authorship.

About two yenrs ago THE Sun con sidercd tho
DISPUTE as to the authorship OF the wsll-known
rebel" war song OF "Stonewall Jackson's
Way" DR.. John W. Palmer seemed TO DO gen
orally regarded rs the writer. though Mrs. Ed
ward King Of Petersburg. Va, wrote at the
time: 1T IL well known TO Southern men that
my husband. MAJOR E. King. q uuarterma ster,
who served throughout tho war. Is the author
Ihave the veritable original OF the song. writ
ton In pencil on . sheet OF Confederate mads
brown wrapping paper. and II. Rives Rollard's
corrections thereon tcditor q tho Richmond
Examiner in ls61-62). The ssng'was dedicated
to the officers and men In tho Maryland
brigade In Jaokson's command" DIR. Palmer
here gives tho account OF how he came to write
It. together with various interesting experi-
ences In consequence:
In September. 1881. I found myself at the
Glades Hotel. at Oakland. on the line OF tho
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. and In that part
Of Allegheny county Maryland. which 10 now
known - Garrett county. This mountain
hostelry had LONG enjoyed reculiar celebrity.
dating from time before the war. whom lite
register was rich In names OF tourists more or
less distinguished. who came th!ther led By
love Of wild scenery or wilder sport. The
house was famous for its surroundings OF
more than Alpine plcturesauenesS: for woods
that harbored noble game and streams that
were allvo with trout: for larder that was as
the dream Of gourmet; for Maryland cook
whose Inspirations were only euualled By the
terrors OF hor temper. and for such o oosmo.
politun company OF guests rs for versatility OF
experience and accomplishment AMI various
charm OF entertainment had not their like In
any oaravansary between tho two oceans.
And now. at this memorable season. their in
tsllectual exercises were enriched by tho adj
dltion OF much aeitating stun those elements
"a a ~t> y,t.
arabic from tho warlike situation. md were
stirred BY every shock OF news that train or
telegraph brought from many points along the
troubled border. For these pleasant people
were strangely mixed OF loyal" and Sc
cesh." OF old ladies who Ind sons with No
Clellsn and young ladies who had brothers
with Lee. Of Generals and stan officers with
the blue on their backs. and eager lads from
Baltimore and Washington with the gray In
their hearts watching for loopholes in the
lines" whereby they might steal away 10
Dixie And 30 war talk was not cultivated at
the Gades Hotel. or at least was confined to
the fur,ive wbispe inEs in corners OF any two
or three who nigh; chance TO be OF the Same
wa If thinking
rnry on he til there was a roar OF guns In
tn air and we know that great battle was
waiting to IA 10 us ull TO an ArcaliAp picnic In
the WOO IL above the Cheat River. The hearts
aion., MAIDS excuse. and remained 10 tho do;
serted house. while ne guns roa.ed on. and
IN IT, mxh Ssd MI nut
RESPONDENT. nndIng it handy hat auo,ed II in
theirs { pnesd TIE nazza. and whlstled =
Honolulu. The two thoughts were coupled
the words gathered to tho call OF the tuDO
wrote the ballad OF. 'Stonewall Jackson's
The With hs ADDED tbs a my
the completed lines were first read by thar
sseS sfy Rs:y g.
uln5s ihr his services at A1 M ,9h ~. ,r..
WITH 5sE
Ferry on Inc 18th. with It's garrison Of IS000.
aud Is he msrched in his prisoners had 50.
!" toni bis ", eoniusion that he could think 81 no
better way to acknoTsdge the extrsordinarX
Ths tfn sy E IL tho..
way loin Lee q shsrpsburg where i:
r.t % gen.
Il y 'f p
tIioHxn Fairsiew 70 hsssrssSwn. and t6snss
tn sh we t the death s0 ss1
s ss min nyt sas '8 3nsn Of W. a0g 9c:t
tn the carriage, again. to make our
wy TO vc i ons sda wa b.Ins rqS I'd
senis on the sides and the door in Tho back
AS We labored oyer the stony road. torn In des-
's party c out and rH asaia ana
again. TO relieve the horses: and In one Of
hHxs lest fopKH ns
oil my coat. where 1t Irotruded and finally
"rFs o % y: ssa Sc %
was dropped in the very midst OF tho grave
yard Le had helped to make. and was probably
oiate Ia significance.
We had gone bnt little way whom an aide
FrosIsns S""ia ' pass Then chsncs ITO to BE- a
Barely s ash %hsa he frss s mt I "c
osG 70 b, ~ oss ThU ON We
slowly and sourtcously, returning our salute :
the salute OF at least three rebels" Thsn.
s G S ms il 5 III nGGs nn into
weary face | have ever seen In tho Hash.
says ,ssn such i1ss rn,e
i1.s q ito Sian q sor1"~s and aean.Inssd
In Baltimore told tho story OF the son: 10
my father, and. at MS REQUEST. mad: hmm adj
St'S hiptuot CoIS VI ~. Hlk wa 6uOwu ruu
tioIsly 70 certain member. OF thc, Maryland
Club: and q rusty printer was found who
nrisais is,ribntiou. That fr.t pr i COPY 1p
Of the song WAS headed Found on u 10 81
S.rgeant Of tns oil stonewal Brigade. Taken
tho misleading Of tho Federal .rovost marshal.
rs wore also The address and date: Martins
Ore If those sims foil into the hands of the
editor Of the hnh.morr Hcpnnncn,. Demo-
cratic sheet Of tho mos, nrnnourced accession
shals before his eIes. he printed II. He was
promptly arrested md the publication o. his
paper SUSPENDED. but worry aoon resumed on
terms prn:c"ibsi by the military authorities.
lNea so ellrctuAl IL warning did not sufllca to
deter TWO ih.rep,u pu blishsrs OF music tWii9
fentcrn) from producing the song In shapes
adam oil To the rrquiremrnt. of the irrepresst-
Bile Dixie piano Willig had fitted It TO An old
Scotch mir. and young Ben,sen SGT 1t 10 n tune
that no made for Il. 20 which y was aisr;;
eheo,s were seized. and the entorprising rub
ish n, wHrs re-, adm mon isrlns which Il
brokcn and lhn sheets bn, ned at tho nrovost's
ollce. but copies had already found their way
to Richmond and the song prescribed In Eal-
timore was sung there aud in every town
unl camp IL this valley.