The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-21

eulHenI DlOSrapncr Oh Lee anu jack
son, and one OF the fighting parsons of
the Stonewall brigade. delivered a lee
ture in the Presbyterian Church before
vast audience of citizens, visiting vet
Grams and other strangers, on the Chris
tian life and character of Stonewall
Jackson before and during the war. 1t
was an eloquent tribute to the humble
and pious life Of the great soldier Mrs.
Jackson was in the audience.
Tonight at the mess hall OF the Vir-
ginia Military Institute the survivors
of the Rockbridge battery, residents OF
this place and Roclsbridge county, the
men who followed Jackson from Lex
ington to first Manassas and through
the other campaings in the valley, ten
dcrcd to the visiting members of the
battery a banquet. Ono hundred and
fifty covers were laid. The old veterans
had big time retelling the escapes
through which they passed on the field
Of battle and through which they sur
vivcd.
Lexington is rapidly filling up. At
day break tomorrow the day will be
announced by salute from the guns OF
the Rocllbridge battery
PROGRAMME OF CEREMONIES.
The following official programme for
the ceremonies was announced to-day:
The procession will form at l0a m. on
the parade ground Of the Virginia Mill
tary Institute and will march through
the sally port of the cadet barracks and
proceed to the campus OF the Washing
ton and Lee University Here has been
erected platform that's handsomely
decorated with flowers and bunting,
from which General Jubal A. Early will
deliver the grafton, and on which dis.
tinguished guests will be seated. Tho
buildings of the Virginia Military In
stitutc and Washington and Lee Uni
versity are handsomely and appropri-
atclY decorated. From the residence
OF General GUSTS Lee waves the flag of
Virginia. Colonel Thomas NJ SHINES
Will read the two poems, "Stonewall
Jackson's Way" and Cover the River. "
Tho ceremonies of the day will be
opened with prayer by tho Rev DR.. II.
c. hopkins, who was chaplain of the
Second Virginia regiment, Stonewall
brigade. Gen. WADE Hampton will pre-
side.
LINE OF MARCH.
AT the conclusion OF tho speaking the
procession will be formed and will
march to the cemetery through the prin-
clpal streets OF the town. Along tho
line OF march have been constructed
beautiful triumphal arches and the
houses are gay with decorations, amongst
which the Confederate flag minglcs with
the Stars and Stripes.
The order of the procession will be as
follows:
First Gen. James A. Walker, of
Wythe. chief marshal, the only surviv-
ing commander of the Stonewall
brigade, and the following staff: Major
) G. j. Moore, OF Berryville, Va; Capt.
James Bumgardncr, of Staunton; Capt.
Randolph Barton, of Baltimore; Capt
IL. L. Garden, of New York; Capt. j.
II. ii. Figgat, OF Botetourt; Capt Lee
Mart, of Rockingham; Col. l.. r. Mar.
shall, John L. Dunlop, j. p. Moore, r.
L, Mcleod, w. +. johnson, Capt. viii.
lam Wade, Capt. $. w. Paxton, NJ. ID.
Wilson, j. y. Bell, j. c. Rawlings. and
John Carmichael, of Rockridge.
The marshals will be mounted. the
chief wearing a white sash and the as
sistants blue sashes.
Second-The Stonewall band with
twenty-five pieces.
Third-The Roskbridge battery, un-
der Colonel William r.. Poague, a for
mer captain of the company. 1t will be
remembered this battery did gallant
service with General jackson from
First Manassas to charlottesville.
They will have in line with them the
guns with which they did such fearful
execution at First Manassas under the
immediate eye of their loved com
mander, Stonewall Jackson. These guns
arc the property of the Virginia Military
Jackson in instruct ting the Virginia
cadets before the war.
Fourth Veterans OF the StonewaIl
brigade, which consisted of the Second,
Fourth, Fifth, Twenty-seventh, and
Thirty third Virginia regiments. under
command of Colonel Andrew jackson
Grigsby and Colonel j. X. Edmonson.
Fifth Maryland Band and Confeder-
ate veterans OF the army and navy from
Maryland, under General Bradley II.
Johnson.
Sixth-Confederat veteran visiting
camps, embracing Lee Camp, of Rich
mond, escorted by the Richmond Light
Infantry Blues and volunteer troops in
Guiding the Second Virginia regiment.
Seventh Carriages containing Gen.
Jubal A. Early; the orator. General G.
w. Z Lee; the sculptor, Valentine, Mrs
General L. j. Jackson. Mr. and Miss
Christian, Julia and Thomas jackson
Christian, grandchildren of Stoncwall
Jackson; ladies of the executive COM
mittee-Mrs. DR.. John a. Graham,
president; Mrs. Colonel Edward Nichols,
vice president; Miss NJ Williamson,
secretary.
Executive committee Jackson Memo.
rial Association, faculty and officers OF
the Virginia Military Institute, general
officers Confederate States army, and
distinguished veterans. EN- bracing the
following Confederate generals: Gen