The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-20
They FLY
TO ARMS I A )
How StoneWall Jackson Came
to the Front at the v. N. J.
a STIR rim G INCIDENT NC, i: E;
Personal Recollections and Ren'ln's"
cences Of the Wharf.-The Mother
Of President Davis,
2- ETC.
Written for The Times DispatchD

Written for The Times Dispatch')
That Thomas Jonathan ("stonewal' )
Jackson, Of Confederate fame, viii RANK
In history with the greatest military
chicftains Of the age will not be doubted
His friends and associates, however,
knew but little of his greatness tn the
II onnortunity came for him to discover tc
them his true stature. lie had iiliea 4
professorshlp at the Virginia Military ~
stitute faithfully and efficiently yet so
quietly that he attracted but little at
ton tn the flag-raisng event occurred
al Lexington and the Institute In March.
1851 Thence forward he was the Idol
OF the corps
On a recent visit to the rcyered OLD
institute, no incident of my cadet lie
vas so wildly reproduced to my memory
as This flag-raising incident War be-
tween the States was then certain.
5.B5 THE SITUATION.
" The secession Of Virginia had not peer
K ACCOMPLISHED but was equally certain
The corps was almost a unit for secession
TIC reverse was understood to BIC true
~ ~ nonn,a of ola ssic old Lexington
and the county OF Rockbridge, Honest
& John Letcher'' whose home was In Lex
,nrtnr7 !, "a whose estimable family stiN
live there, was then Governor OF the
STATE ana was u'iu ia'asio,, ~ r,,s tact
70 De opppseu ~ ,s,,is,,,a ,,,,,,,,. senti.
lad much 10 90 ~ liioi'u''s n 1870, an,
neht un this "ps". a' n.a ACKNOWLEDGMENT ee
hence tnere WAS $3.50 IL -, ~
IN numneSs on '''e on'oi' "''e
county and town
ne secesslotis.S NJ el..'us .,o,a a.
intolerant the ohioiiis,s SeNa'o a''u
mined. ne war sp,rle hha EtoM Na ~ ~,
idly and mad spread 10 tlii ciasseS' ~
thuslastc members vi 'he eotp' 49,
almost aaliS rui','''h Wy svee'7toil n. -" -,
OF barracks "hlch "cie '"Np', Wv :;
IS the authorities as soon hs u'HIn, "a w 'e
Excitement ran hlsh' me 'Voi''''.'e
company. composed ol INC Snuhs NV
M OF Lexington ana VlclmtS' WIN Sap.n'i
Sam I,etcher at ITS mead was oe'lis
regularly drilled for service. me wa
spirit animated all ana put sPaIN WIZ
bsf needed TO set Inc sHlouluer'l's Hrs
war into consuming flame. Each sih'
--SccesSion alld-@ nloh--to emphasize t''e'
sentiments, conceived inc pan W ia's'''e
flags-thc one the secession flag, IN
o'her me STARS .nu - ~ 40, ~, -
~ :, ~ ~, ,,a,,. ~ 1,nu .l,,,ited 4
& oehsht oi wy ~. ~ "m ,,,,,, tha CO
DC present ",,u ~ ~ ~, od,,o,
cessloh's'S, ieo.'i s,.aaa nav ny 49,
usenich' o' 'lei' P'' P39"'''
FLAG RAISING DAY.
~, a,, bro,rht ,orco MN
ne nipp'''.eu ~ ,,In - w., NOS
=. .'o .o,a ~ "a uttt, s,,o,, rn,
M'.o'.' eaa.. - ls t,,ni do,, had "
q: INC nuspal'n",'e" -, ~, 10y ,rod +
EAe nc Settisio'iiHtS "''e i'"'''"'i''" ~ =
me Ollon'Sas Wy w w ny, NJ, ~ 600
INcn "hr-iihe VA w Sse 1917 e ~ -
siot'iSlS sooh p,"h'e'i iue.l no ~ =
a courthouse Naro. ana HUuns Mhnses,.
LAWYER VINO haa fecehIE pelore w,
elected attorney Tor the Gommoh"eAitl
made fine speech Tor me times ana "
particular OCCASION AFTER when tue corr
was about To return 10 BARRACKS. Wne
the Iniunists attempted 10 raise their M
pole some distance np ana In the mic
die of Main street winch pole, from son
"A latent defect. broke and fell, at whlc
disaster the corps exalted very muci
and then left for barracks, leaving hoy
ever some three or four of It's numb
behind.
On reaching barracks, dinner. roll ca
and the march to and from dinner 70
lowed
THE ALARM.
~, m ,,,,,,s wcro brokcn IN ,nc =
trrn frnm dinner ono OF tie number W
had remained no town came In brca, hlt
haste and announced that The Ho,n