The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
rnE rIEs- D1sPArCH RICHMOND VA SUNDAY sEpTEBEf22 1907

save the general from capture oliver
soon left the men With tho general,
returning TO his place on the firing
line to help check the enemy.
I Christian TortltudcJ Dcnth.
What followed Ia told in Major Me-
iClellnn'a narrative, in substance, as
follows. AS he was heinls driven from,
the field, the general noticed the dis
organized ranks or Ills retreating men,
and called out TO them:s Go back! go
mine. and our country wifi be safe. TO,
back! go back! had rather die than
BIO whipped, These were Ills last
words on the battlefield; words not OF
idle egotisil, but OF soldlerly on
How. like Jacfson. being conveyed
from the field. with his death wound.
General Fender (niortally wounded at
Gettysburg. two months later, meeting
General Jackson,) said that his men
We're In confusion under a CALLING artti-
lery fire. and he feared he could not
ing with suffering and loss Of blood,
In feeble but determined voice. re-
Piled General Pender, you must keep
your men together, and hold your
ground" And this was the last mill
tary order given by JACKSON Warrior
LEADERS WeTC LneSc III tIuNh'
While yet in the ambulance, Or.
Fontaine and Lieutenant Hullihen turn
ed General Stuart over on his side. IN
order to examine the wound. Hc sNln
Ito Hullihen: How do ] look In tne
Iface?" Hullihen replied; Genera,; sg Sa
ali right well" said he. = don't
know how this will turn out: but It
lii Is Gods will that ] shall die, am
ready" The shadow that had Tor
days noticeably hung over his Joyous,
earnest life. was deepening =. ,ia,sa, with the
In order to avoid the enemy. VINO
now held full possession of tho
Brooke Turnpike. u was necessary that
the ambulance make wide detour TO
reach Richmond, and 1T was some time
after dark when the general arrived
caused him great suffering. and
paroxysms of pain followed until his
death. at the end of about twenty
four hours. His wife and chllhren--
whom he had seen. near beaver pam,
the evening before he was wounded,-
could not reach him before his death.
The snd End.
The next morning, May 18th, MAJOR
IMcr,ie,Ian saw and talked with him and
found him calm and composed. i sealies
ing that his end was near, ne gay
ltha major ulTGCllouot
personal effects; his sword to ms soI'
his horses to his staff, his spurs 20 .
Virginia lady acquainted with the "a al,
Hearing cannonading ne was toia .nat
1.-The infantry were holding the iEo .i
while the cavalry, under fiIz Lee; Up
iIe exclaimed. earnestly. "God grant
THAT they may be successful Turning
his head aside, he said with sigh:
I'.But l must be prepared for another
world" In a few moments ne sac az,
ma Tor pressed the hand of his be-
loved commander in last farewell
like General Lee, to General stuart
duty was the sublimest word.
stuarts end. like Jackson's. evidenced
his Christian fsth aG LOT Of
lresirnatlon TO Gods will were FREE
Inuent. President Davis. taking his
i hand. asked: ~, -, 49,
General, how do you f &c Gis lie ,i re-,
Piled Easy but WlIanf 10 Sav a,e fultlIed
my my destiny and done my duty" Being
told toward evening that death was as
near, he said. II am resigned. II II Dc
wife. But Gods will be done" Again
he said to DIR. Brewer: am GONG
fast now I am resigned; God IS VIII Dc
done. No., =.
most resembled. he was conscious !. g
| the end, no deliriuni preceding death
an with those illustrious prototypes
else. ere the chill night closed In, ne
1 would once again urge to eiort anc
4 cheer to- the charge the comrades NJ
| had loved and led susweu.
/ .IIow better can soldier die thar
fghting fearful odds. ~,
| For the ashes of his sfatners ana tHt
| temples of his God?'
1 His Ancestry.
l ce,ort 90 full of genius unecrinE
land invincible, had 5ust turned MS
lthirty-second year. Born In Patrick
icounty, Va. his ancestry, paternal ane
lmaternal, was Of the patriot hero type
THAT released the colonies from Brat.
Eish oppression. OF Irish and Wel i,
t(not Englishl origin. the history of MI
hmm edtate santecedents. In the develop
iment of American sovereignty, integ'
rity.. Justice. valor intellect, morals
religion and home life, typical of the
new civilization. reads like a romance
lit is no marvel that such a scion as
The eagerly sought and lowered through
INERT In the unequal and desperate
Istruggle, even to the death to per-
|petuate such heritage. And his pure
ispirit Impaired It's own inspiration tc
levery one worthy who came within
Its touch. He was the idol of the
cavalry as Jackson was of the infan.
TRY. and army. and while they livet
Lees army was victorious and invinci-
jbIe.f That army and people VIII IN
spire remotest ages.