The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
]. W|LLIAM JONES
TALKS IN BOSTON
Delivers Lecture Before the
Massachusetts Military His
torical Society.
JACKSON THE SOLDIER"
Gives His Personal Rccollcctions
of the Great "Stonewall" as He
Knew Him on the Field.

BOSTON. MASS. March o--'rhe Mas
saciusetts Military Historical So
cety. composed Of gallant Fed
eral soldiers, has been accustomed for
some years to invite occasionally n
Confederate to read a paper before
them on such subject as he may select.
Year before last DR.. James Power
Smith. the last surviving member of
Stonewall Jackson's staff read n paper
on "Stoncwall jackson and Chancel-
lorsville," and they were so much
pleased with the paper of this gallant
and accomplished soldier that they in
vited him to come again last year.
when he again delighted them with
| paper on General II. II. Lee and Get
| tysburg."
| This year they invited DR.. j. william
Jones, chaplain general of the United
| Confederate Veterans, and pc appeared
| before the society Tuesday night and
| read paper on "Stonewall Jackson.
4 the Soldier" DIR. Jones was given
| most cordial welcome and his senti-
ments were heartily cheercd.
DR.. Jones at first purposed to write
| on ",Tlle Valley Campaign of Stonewan
Jackson" but afterwards remembers
ing that Colonel William Allan, Jack
sons chief OF ordnance. and one of
the ablest military critics wc have had.
read to them on that subject, he
changed his theme. Dir. Jones's intro
uuCllOn was as lOiloWS.
Dr.. Jones Speaks.
ri count myself honored In being
permitted to appear before this society
tonight
During the four years OF the great
War between the States. as private
soldier or as chaplain, served In the
Army of Northern Virginia, under A. r.
Hill, Stonewall Jackson and Robert
Edward Lee. Since the close of that
4 = N,,.1 4, tt,1n {r
study of the history of that war. Its
causes conduct and results. and have
written a good deal, intended to vim.
dictate our Confederate leaders. cause
and people at the bar of history
'T have reioiced that the day hal
come when those who fought on oppo
site sides in that great struggle CA
meet in friendly conference compar
views, and endeavor to do justice t
I each other.
f "when your distinguished citizen
t Hon Charles TranciS Adams. can b
cheered to the echo when at the tom
t of Lee ho makes his eloquent eulog
q on our honored and loved chief. an
+ when this society of able Union sol
4 diers receives kindly and hears pa
, tiently Confederate men as they tel
4 their side Of the story, the day ha
a come when real union and fraternit
n smile once more on our common conil
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courtesy, and trust that l shall prov
e, e not unworthy OF it.
- passing by many themes OF interes
=, which might have selected. I hav
=, chosen as my subject on this occasic
~ .Stonewall Jackson. the Soldier.
AZ After speaking OF the fact that {
20 first Jackson was disbaraged BY MAJ
ld critics, especially among the old cade
of the Virginia Military Institute. |
is told Of how on the field of Firs
10 Manassas the gallant Bee. about
10 yield up his noble life. gave him II
Id name "Stonewall" which has supplan
o. ed the name his parents gave hr
~ and has passed into history. and
IN how on that field he won his first mil
60 tary fame during this war, though
Il. had greatly distinguished himself
no the Mexican War.
le. Iackson's Career.
~ Dr. Jones said he could not In IL
Up proper limits of his paper, go In
ne any full sketch of Jackson as SC
der, as that would be to give Il
history of the Army Of Northern vi
Einla while he was connected with
a but he proposed rather to give sever
To- salient points in Jackson's charact
&C. as n soldier and to illustrate these
hn events in his campaigns.
pie TTe then stated in order and i''1
Ike trated and enforced the follow
ia points:
go 1. The rapldity OF his movements