The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-30


put bought with G great prioe.. II
cost the life OF Stonewall jackson.
NO! 1 need not repeat it to you, you
who know 80 we'll the wondrous story
OF this great Confederate hero. It is
not necessary for me to stop here to
aellneate the character and talents of
den. jackson. As long as unselfisb
patriotism, Christian devotion and
purity o. character aud deeds of he.
roism shall command the admiration
OF men, Stonewall Jacksous name
aud fame will be reverenced. or all
who mourned his death none felt more
acutcly the loss tho country and the
army had sustained than Gen. Lee.
Uen. jackson had always appreciated
and sympathized with the bold con.
oeptlons Of the commanding general.
and entered upon their exeoa.ion with
the most cheerful alaority and zeal,
Gen. Lee never found it necessary TO
accompany him to see that his plans
were carried OUT, but could always
trust him alone; and we'll might he
say when jackson fell that he him
self, had "lost his right arm"
Stuart has been spoken of as q CAV
cavalier, riding into battle at the head
OF his sauadrons, whistliug a lively
air, or singing gay song. So he is
said to have led Jaokson's corps into
the battle Of Charlottesville, singing
"Old Joe Hooker. come out Of the
Wilderness," and you will remember
that Hooker, with alaority, obeyed the
order and put the Rappahannock
once more between the 10000 Confed.
crates under Lee, and the one hundred
thousand men Of the Army Of the Po-
tomao. That army, which had ad.
vanoed with such grand flourish of
trumpets, returned, beaten BY less
than one-third Of its number, and
though covering beyond the river in
its intrenohments, their boastful lead
or still deolased it was the custodian
OF its OWE honor; chat it "fought
when it pleased, advanced when it
pleased, and retired when il pleas.
ed.,' ."..
You oe the cavalry and horse artils
lery; who followed the fortunes OF
Stuart through his brilliant campaigns
which ended at Yellow Tavern; Who
heard his merry laugh and saw bis
dancing plume as he rode at the head
OF his Southern horsemen to the
taiokest Of the fight, know we'll that
there was nothing frivolous about
him; that be was brave and dsshine
leader, brilliant strategist, e ha,d,
stubborn fighter OF indomitable energy
and above all devoted to duty. We
can all recall that campaign in the
valley of Virginia in the autumn Of
1862, when Stuart's cavalry and the
horse artillery were engaged in bat
tie for fourteen days successively, dsy
after day, held in oheck the whole uf
fiaasautou5 cavalry supported. aa it
was, heavily by infantry. Then it'
was that Stuart received q Telegram,
that his daughter, Flora, was dying,
and With a:heart full Of anguish ;an-
sWered, II must leave my child lin
the hnnds Of" God-my country needs
me here. I cannot oome.'' Duty was
his Wathoword'5 from iirst to last.
When mortally wounded. and about To-.
pass away, be was asked BY President
Davis how be felt7 He answered
Easy and wiling TO Ole, il. 600; an and
my country think T have fulfilled mn NY
destiny and done my duty And
with bic duty to God, and hie duty TO
his country kept j steadily before
him, one Of the most prominent fig.s
ures Of the, war, one Of the most dash.
ing cavaliers Of ancient or modern :.
history, one of the, brayi,est patriots,
who ever drew aword 10 defence 81
his oountrya cause. passed peacefully
'over the: river to- rest under tie
shade Of the trees; & ;5I j'S2;. s%5
Lee, 4 the Conmsnder der-in. Chief
Jackson, the right arua, 4 wh,ich4daalt
ever the deadly blow, aud led, E5the
Starry Cross of the South III wayst = q
victory, stuart the left sarm, whiohI
warded of :aanger, the great 81 cavalry
leader; tirelens, Is ti6a Is IL Is I'LL 81 :