The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-28
IACKSON'S MORTAL WOIJNn1
Graphically Told by Major Marcelus Moorm,r I,
Lynchburg, Virginia.

Lexington (va.l Gazette.
Few days ago. June u, 1902. the Gar
land. Rodes camp Of Confederate veterans
came to Lexington, Va. from Lynchburg,
Va, on pilgrimage to the shrines OF
Generals n. Z. Lee and stonewall Jack
son.
Five cars containing veterans and friends
steamed into the depot at 9!3O a. m Ihey
were promptly met by old Confederates re-
siding In Lexington. whose numbers were
greatly swelled by the citizens of the town.
The lines were soon formed, and to the
step Of brisk martial music the guests were
conducted at once to the Washington ana
Lee Memorial chapel, where addresses Of
welcome ana responses were made.
That part of the program concluded the
Garland Rodes men marched around the
recumbens statue Of Lee, thence down TO
the crypt where his dust reposes, and
finally through the little office oil the great
Chieftaln to the campus,
From the memorial chapel the camp, at
tended by the townspeople, went IN an
orderly manner to the cemetery TO view
the grave and magnificent bronze statue
of the iuimitable Thomas j, Jackson, Where
they encircled the heroic form OF the Ia
mcuted leader and were photographed by
IN expert with the camera.
one of the addresses AT the chapel, Spe-
clally worthy Of note. gave an account OF
the wounding Of General Stonewali Jackson
and his removal from the battlefield IT
was made By Major MarcelluS Norman Of
Iynchhurg, Va, who commanded battery
In General Jeb Stuart's horse artillery.
We give below the statements made by
Major Moormnn and for the most part In
his own words. Here Is what he said:
"On the afternoon of May !, 1868, my
battery was on the extreme left Of our
,tt4l Vrg
near the old Catherine Furnace. Late that
evening we were ordered to shell a piece
Of woods In our front In order 70 do so,
we were turned into very narrow old
road which ran through dense forest. und
perpendicular to the woods to be shclled.
The leading guns coming into action,
at once road forward to and a position,
being SO closely confined by the scrub oaks,
that / could not unlimber. AS ! reached
the front guns the Federal artillery opened
with a terrific fire. Unable 70 move for
ward, / returned TO my guns, where !
found Generals Jackson, Stuart aud
and canister. General Stnart remarked.
General Jackson we must move from
here Then it was, the gallant Claiming
Price, Stuart's adjutant general, was NOR
tally q ounded. He died some hours later.
Ny battery lost six men without being able
10 uulimber n gun. We then Withdrew a
short distance and hivouacked for the night.
- II LEE avn dAAN GDN.
At daylight the following morning was
ordered 10 move with General Fitz Lees
cavalry over dim roads Cor the purpose OF
covering Jacksons troops. We finally
reached tie plank road and halted, Fitz
Lee being present. In short time, Cen
cJal Jackson arrived at the head OF his
column.
The Infantry ana cavalry having been
Put IN position, General Tt1 Lee said,
General Jackson, Il you will ride with me
l viii show you the eneuly's right They
rode IN the direction Of Charlottesville.
soon orders came 10 move To the old pike
On Teaching 1t, the column filed 10 the
right ana advanced nearly a mile towards
Charlottesville. There We halted, and |
was directed to unl!mbor one section two
guns IN The road. General Rodes coming
UP, at once formed his luen upon my guns.
lhe two wings of Lees army now occu-
pied the same road Lee on the east front
ing and jackson on the west in the rear
of HoOkers lines
The cavalry, having cleared the front
retired. Thinking 1t strange that l. belong
ing 10 the cavalry was not sent back also,
] went 10 General Jackson Tiny old pre-
eeptor at Virginia Military lustitute), who
was sitting near by and asked him If |
was expected to move with his line OF
battle he replied Yes, captain. / will
troops, The conversation continued while
his divisions were getting into position
kodcs leading, with Colstons POO Yards
behind u, while Hil's was 200 wards SIN
further TO the rear, ana only partially de
ployed.
A heavy cannonadiug was now heard in
the direction Of 'puhernHcle' or 'Salcn,
church l Nentured a question as to whose
AZ was; IN reply, General Jackson asked:
. ntoW Ihr on 90 you suppose ii isY' said:
rive or SIX miles Then II must be Cen
era! Lee S, he added, and Immediately in
CURED; What is the time OF dayY | said,
,hlNetorty, general. Thank yo,I. was
ms response II Is time we were moving
! at once mounted. and rode 10 my guns.
IN rev minutes, Jackson advanced drIv.
ing everything before him, and paylng his
way with Hooker's dead and wounded mon
iuWo OF my guns moved with the front
NE ait ana two with the second, the sections
n!H'nalihg as they came into action.
htn ines oHsnigd,k el h
Nlght coming on, the deem derLro,o
mds Only partially relieved bv the moon
mshl which struggled down through tho
nv r,y'S - Vrdrled to do so. / began firing
celorsy!lle, This drew renIv iron, n
Tsuh 1ankee battery. During This arti
lely dueI the division Of A y lin W
~%TJEtH 10 me front so that Rodes and
diyisions "'snt WltharaW and reform their
i H. GENERAL Lane commanding mo
ieadihe brigade IN Hnrs division ino3nd
H. traI OF my guns ana halting. With
t,CW 20 the edge Of the woods for mn
nutct ~ soon as the batteries became
HnNS, ne threw MS regiments Into nositinn
me seventh and Thirty-SeyCntb MI, ihS'I GtulnI
una on me right Of the rond tba Etght
fsht2 ana Twenty-eithth North C,ra lGGrt
Vorthh7 tcLt or the road the Thlrty,thlrd
MosIh carolina having been thrown for
iShers VII mousse as skirn-