The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-22

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throw from the church stands the chapel
which, under the supervision OF General
Lee. was built for college services, and
to which after his death was added the
mausoleum. In its crypt rests General
Lees remains and those Of his wife and
a daughter. The upper chamber, which
| contains Valentines recumbent statue
OF the general, has tesselated floor of
white marble and encaustic tiles, with
paneled walls, which hold inches for
statues of Southern generals.
Tho design was suggested to Mrs r.
f. Lee by photograph of the recum-
bent statues at Chaottenburg Of the
Emperor and Empress of Germany and
laid by her before the committee. Tho
commander Is represented asleep on his
camp couch clothed in uniform and
covered with an army blanket and with
one hand resting on his sword. The
same sculptor who made the recumbent
statue of Lee was invited to prepare
the design for the bronze statue of Jack
son. The attitude was adopted at the
suggestion OF Mr. David f. Moore, the
| commonwealth attorney, who as ser
geant of piece in the Rockbridge bat
terry, had seen General Jackson SO stand
at the battle of fredericksburg The
features were copied from photograph
| which was taken at Winchester durinr
the war.
The monument has been set UP in q
circular space on the crest of the vii
lage cemetery at the end OF the oft
travcrscd pathway which enters from
Main street. Tho sub-Structurc, which
was Guilt 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 center crypt in
tho lower tier is occupied by the casket
OF General Jackson, and that imme.
dlately above by that of his daughter.
Mrs. Christian. The pedestal is made
of light gray granite from the Westham
quarries, near Richmond. 1t is neatly
dressed and rises by several blocks to
tho statue. From foundat ion to cap
stone 1T is devoid of artistic ornamental
ton.
The statue is Of bronze, heroic in size,
and portrays jackson with uncovered
head, leaning on his sword and left leg
and looking out upon the field of battle
In the right hand at his side is field
glass. The figure is clad in the full
uniform OF Confederate lieutenant gen
eral, with the gold lace on the sleeves
distinctly visible and with heavy mill.
''AAJ poOeo dilu spurs. Inc carriage Is
easy and the attitude is one of close oh.
scrvation, with the right foot advanced,
ready and alert for instant vigorous
action. The scabbard OF the sword.
upon which the gauntletted right hand
| rests, bears the letters ~. S." an his
| torlcal fact, as it was modelled from
Jackson'S own sword The statue proper
measures eight feet and surmounts 4
granite pedestal ten and half feet high,
consisting of base course, die and CAP.
ital.
On one face of the die bears the in
scripton jackson, lS24-lSG3'' and on
another the single word "Stoncwall,"
the sobriequet given jackson by his
chief, General Lee. Beneath the pedestal
is a vault containing six scpulchre
chambers surrounded by circular
| grass plot around which is q driveway
with four approaches. Tho general
elect OF the structure is imposing and
the statue is considered TO be a good rep.
| rcSenta ton.
me statue ovcriooks the landscape Of
hill and dale which rolls southwark
until 1t fades away in the blue haze that
wraps the Peaks of Otter and other
spurs Of the Blue Ridge range
The monument is the second memo
rial erected in Virginia in honor Of
General jackson. Soon after his death
IN 1863 an association of English gen
tlemen subscribed about 40, 600 guineas
| to u work of art by Great Britian's best
artist, bronze statue which was after
wards presented to the State of Vir-
gina and placed in the capitol square
In Richmond. ltwas executed by Foley,
and on October &c, 1876, was unveiled
with proper ceremonies.
Mrs. jackson. in an interview with tho
Associated Press reporter to-day, said:
Its strange that | have not vet seen
the statue. missed Valentine in Rich
mond and also in New York and have
not mad the opportunity to see it here.
Still from the expression OF the opinion
Of Prof. j. j. White and Captain John
Z. Boudo and others who knew General
jackson well, l am satisfied that it does
him justice. Old soldiers who followed
Jackson during the war are pleased
with the statue
The programme of exercises provided
that the proceedings should begin at 10
o'clock, but owing to confusion caused
by the presence of so many people it
was considerably later than that time
when the procession was ready to move.
The parade ground Of the VIRGINIA
Military Institute was the place Of for
nation, which was under the direction
of Chief Marshall General James A.
Walker, of Wythe, Va, tho only sur
viving commander of the Stonewall
brigade. The members Of General
Walkers staff occupied the right Of the
procession.
The staff was followed by the Stone
wall band, with twenty pieces, heading
the Rockbridge battery under Col. VIM
L. POague, with the guns of the hat
terry operated under General Jackson at