Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04


| cred soil Of the Old Dominion. They
| reached Chariestown on the eth, and On
the End day of December Brown was hang
ed, and on the same day Jackson wrote
| to his wife. but there was nothing in the
letter of political bearing. He seemed
altogether interested in Browns soul.
! He Said: Brown refused to allow a
minister to see him, and he feared Brown
would miss the kingdom of heaven. We
| all. fully agree with him. Many of these
cadets from the institute followed Jack
| sor. into the army, and became members
| of his famous Stonewall Brigade. Out
| OF eleven commanders of this brigade,
eight were killed, six Of them while in
| immediate command of the brigade. The
| brigade was commanded by the follow
| ing officers:
General Jackson, died from wounds re-
ceived in battle at Characteristic.
General GARRETT killed at Gettysburg
Colonel Allen, killed at Richmond. u
| General Winder, killed at second bat
| tie of Manassas.
Colonel Grisby, survived the war
| General Paxton, killed at Chanccllors-
vile.
General Walker. survived the war, bad
| ly wounded at Spotsylvania Courthouse,
i died 1901
Colonel Funk. killed at Winchester,
| September 10. 1864
| General Terry survived the war
! EXCITEMENT INCREASES
| The year of 1860 was ushered in While
political excitement continued to increase,
| and indications Of approaching trouble
between the North and South were daily
J increasing; every thing subordinated the
| great question of war, war, war; Jack
| son wrote on January q, 1860 to his Aunt,
! Mrs. Neal. the following: What do you
| liking Of the State Of the country? View
| ins things at Washington from human
n y>l tx,
| son for alarm, but my trust is in God;
! and cannot think He will permit the
! madness Of men to interfere so materially
| with the christian labor of this country
! at home and abroad Major Jackson had
| just returned from a visit TO l>ew Eng
| land and Washington city. he knew what
was coming but we knew nothing of his
| great nature-Napoleon lost some bat
| tesla ckson lost none.
! There was at IIarpers Ferry another
] man. whose achievements as a military
/ commander Won fer him among the cav
| airy OF the army of Northen Virginia the
1 affection and love of his mon, such as
! was shown Stonewall Jackson by his old
1 brigade That was the dashins leader
| OF the cavalry, General ]. L. B. Stuart.
| His daring raid around McClelland made
him major-general. An amusing story
| is told in connection with Stuart, and
| his command during our INVASION of
| Maryland. His cavalry was in the act of
| leaving Fredericksburg, when few sin
/ Sered behind bidding friends bood-by. Snd-
| denly a few squadrons of Federal cav
airy rode up. commanded by a Dutch
major, with an immense moustache. Halt
| ing before the City Hall. he exclaimed:
| We're ish de - rebels? We're ish - fur
| tam Stuart? Yer ish he nit his cavalric?
Let me see him unit / show him some
| tings!" a lady told him they had Just
left. "Goot, young voman!" he exclaim-
ed, starting in pursuit, I've show the, re-
! federate cavalry, and his command was
1 completely routed and he himself was
| shortly afterwards pulled out of a cot
| tage with a table-cloth bound around
small wound in his head, and sent to.the
| rear as a prisoner.
| STUART'S CHARACTERISTICS
| Stuart was a fearless fighter. He was lit
| tie more than ordinary size; fair complex
| ion, with bright, beaming eyes, and always
| seemed the picture of health and strength,
| while happiness and gayety characterized
| his daily life. No doubt Stuart enjoyed
1 the above joke hugely, as did Mosbysthe
| jokes told to him by his daring partisan
| rangers.
The next session Of my college days
| found me, along with many of my, old
| Dinwiddie classmates, at the Virginia
| Military Institute. Five or SIX hundred
! students We're at the institute, getting
| ready for the war. My room u,a.e was
| Cadet Cave. a brother-in-law OF General
+! James L. kemper. The general was Ges-
| perately wounded at Gettysburg. but sur
| vived the war. and became the honored
| Governor of the State Of Virginia. The
1 cadets offered repeatedly their services to
| the Governor, and, family, on the Fist of
1 April, 1861, Governor John Letcher ordered
| out the more advanced cadets, with Ma
! jor Jackson as their commander. In a
| few days they We're camped upon the fair
| grounds in the city of Richn1ond; some
/ engaged as drill-masterS for the rawSre-
1 cruits as they came into the city. Dur
| ing The session, an epidemic of meas sizes
broke out in the institute. and +. aI1fon5
| others, was sent to the hospital, and, s1lll-
/ der the care of that courteous gentleman
and physician. Or. Madison, did notere-
4 cover from the effects of the diseaseafor
/ long time, and when convalesGent
/ at the suggestion and with the aiE of
| DR.. Madison / secured a furlough and
| left for home. Months had passed away,
/ when on a beautiful summer day in 1862
| l stood upon the summit of the Blue Ridge
| mountain, amid the blooming honey
] suckles and Neutrality-suspicious.. while the soft
/ winds of the valley waited back to mo
| the sounds Of Stonewall Jacksons cannon,
| and the rattle of musketry mingled with
| the yells of his veterans. which told the
story that Banks, Fremont, and Shields
were staggering under his terrific blows.
4 They were whipped. leaving Jackson the
conqueror. with his gallant little army
resting in peace upon the hills of the
beautiful Valley of the Shenandoah. His
| men We're bright. cheerful. and happy. as
shown by their songs. such as the follow
/ ing:
| When Stonewall Jackson's in the lead,
/ Here's your mule o here's your mule.
And Ills are the boys that never yield,
] Here's your mule o here's Your mule!
And when you hear the old man pray,
You may be sure that on next day
/ The very devil will be to pay,
Here's your mule. o here's your mu1e.,
The lives Of the Confederate soldier,
their achievements. the hardsnips endured
by them. the trying ordeals through which
,ley passed. their love and affection for
their commanders, have never yet been
fully told by historians. Whatever faults
| they may have had. none can accuse them
OF cowardice. 4 hope their memories ,will