The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-23
Well-Kt1own Minister Writes Of
His Recent Visit to Tomb OF
Great Soldiers Mother. II
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| stNSTDD, iJ'AYtJr'rl CO. wv. VA.,3Juiy &
.2--IIere In the village cemetery OF All.
| ste1. iii the Gauley mountains or West
Virginia, is tho grave Of stonewall Jack
| sous mother. VIVA III FL
| 1t is Il great privilege, indeed. to stand y
| Mt tho grave OF one who gave to the
world such an llustrlous chieftaln, whose
life was radiant as d Christian hero.
have spent tho day In this quiet town
and much time Mt the cemetery l left
| the Chesapeake and Ohio train at Hawks ii
Nest, one of the widest and most ro-
| mantle regions of the scenic route, anu
| took the stage for Ansted, two and q halt
| miles from the railway station. The
ride takes the tourist up through a deep,
shady ravine.' past bubbling springs and 4
brooks, and along a. steep descent, below
| which arc sparkling cascades In the rivu4
| let which ruslies down into the New
River. & s I "a
Just now this ride Affords a most lovely
scenery, on account @of tho mountain y
laurel and other flowers, so abundant
us to line tho road and cover tho steep
slopes with u profusion fred and white Y
| blossoms. # III s533
Ansted Is a modern town. built UP by y
tho coal interests. which are but conf
inencing To- develop; yet the place has
lsbeen q center for farmers far back In
time, as 1T was for tho Indians before
them. Rrnddock's route from Virginia q
| through Pennsylvania against Fort fDu<S
aucshe In 1855, led through this place.
and tho old Indian trail 1t followed is \.
yet clearly seen nearby. It was along
hero where young Washington after
Braddock was killed, fought his retreat
| behind trees. Indian-fashion, ant or ecked q
1.-THE pursuit OF the French. @3ss N s8s M
Stonewal1 Jackson's NJ other. sS
THE oldest grave with an Inscription IN \
EtlG old cemetery bears the da te 1918; but 4
| there arc many much older. n The grave
ward covers n bout two and q half acres
Int is we'll protected, being surrounded&
Eby aboard fence, and Is shaded by grand &
! old trees of beech, white and & red 8 OAK
| with now and then n walnut. Tho ceme.5 j
\ terry IS located on a narrow hill W hlctt
gruns down rs a spur from the mountains
l,rho village lies close up to the hill. both
In front and on cnch side. The view from
| tho grave yard gives q beautiful picture
\ or Ansted, with Its three churches and Il
1 d large pnrochial school building Z be-
llonging to the Episcopal Church Here
4 In Anstcd Is the residence 8 OF 5R G olonel5
4 G. N. mbodona and several rs beautiful
l homes This much Is said of Ansted 4be.Sa
1 cause tho hest view Q + It,, spread out as
/. q panorama md surrounded s5II5 by hlghF 4
4 mountains is from the cemetery. where.
] ono stands by the noted grave which
4 many people far and car come to Yisi w
Il 3An$.nppropriate stone marks the spot
] It reads: 5G a ~
I Julius Reckwith Ncale, 34
i Born Feb oSth. 179S, In Loudounk Co. V;l.iS
~ second s.. Blake 3 Wood y. sons
70 tho M t,ti1e e Of Il stonewai jackson
From ono OF Of his oil old Brigade.
Tho body was laid to rest here over
snsa na doubt Changed % moad
dust We're TIC femns IN IN aer eGnalepn
GUS son mt LeSlngton VA, Il {, me- NJ &c e
this pious by making n Z, t :. =, re-
. any one would say In visiting the spot spot
''Do not disturb the sacred SOIL u, Peos
pie are coming fast into West Yes =, virgln Ia
/. moro each year by thoughtful. ppreeia-3
tive people,, And Is II not most sulta5,l3h,
after all, TINT the grave Of this noble
4 woman should ever renal II In an slorl-a 4
Gus mountain region she loved ~ much
d region rugged and grand like the Y
sterling nature she gave e her son;
his father died, and an orphan when
i sevon years Of age--poor, but II n hlgh
birth ana honorable connectl Ions.
l lie cherished his mothers grave ana
4 wrote OF his visits here, and welcomed
anew the religious training he rece we'd
4 from his Christian mother. In fact, from
~ 10 nf
] this sacred shrne--now dear to millions
we may believe that Mt that time ms 4
i conversion took place-when he yielded
TO God, to live rorgu!l that5is noble, pure )
/: and good In humanity
Incidents Of the Family,
The people In Ansted have n many lI mel &;
how the mother happenaha a 70 asd fhnrh
! considerably worked over. still stands
/ Tho gravestone was erected NJ the eN-
q Goion hl
4 his affection for his great leader - ,Wnr
/ Int Is OF puro, white. marble and N every y
way appropra'Ss for The h eemeter Dpras
citation Of loving hearts !, !, 81
But after al as ta Ansted people , pr, hh az
told me today they are re tb iah nlane who, VINO
knew lust where Jncksons mother vas
buried. The grave had been ,,n,,, Wlt NOV M
stone for lnlrly-HNet years " Estitcit tn9
! war one Mrs, Hamilton remembered the
particulars OF the funeral and burial. and
| she, with others, We're abesto locate the
| grave with no uncertainty. As Mr., Doc
| little said to me: IF II had not been for
Mrs. Hamilton the grave could not eyer
/ have been identified.
Mr. George Singleton Doolitte, OF
Ansted, whose likeness appears In the
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