Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-11-19
STONEWALL JACKSON.
The Last Hour of the Famous
C0nfederate Commander.

| The following account Vi 'n
death OF General Jackson wa
published in the Mountain News
of Franklin, w. Va, over twent,
years ago. A friend sent it t
as with the request that we re
publish it:
About daylight upon the Sun
day of his death, Mrs. Jackson
informed him that his recovery
was very doubtful, and that 1
was better that he should be pre-
pared for the worst.
He was silent for a momen'
and then said: 1T will be infinite
gain to be translated to Heaven.
He advised his wife, in the event
Of his death, to return to hel
fathers house and added /: Yor
have a kind and good father, but
there is no one so kind and good
as your Heavenly Father.
He still expressed a hope that
he would recover, but requested
his wife, in case he should die, tc
have him buried in Lexington
Va. in the Valley Of Virginia,
His exhaustion increased so rap
idly that at II o'clock Mrs. Jack
son knelt by his bed and told him
that before the sun went dowr
he would be with his Savior.
He replied 20, no. You are
frightened, my child. | may yet
get well"
She fell upon the bed weeping
bitterly and again told him. annie
her tears and Sobs, that the ply
sicianS declared that there was
no longer any nope for his re-
covery.
THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN DECISION
After a moments pause he ask
ed, the family physician.
Doctor" he said, as the ply
sician entered, 'Anre informs
me that you have told her / an
to die today.--It it so ?"
When he was answered i'll the
affirmative, he turned his sunker
ewes toward the ceiling and gazeC
for a moment or two as if IN IN
tense thought, then looked at the
friends about him and said softly
VERY good, very good IT Is
all right"
Then turning to his heart
broken wife he tried to comfor
her. He told her that there was
much he desired to tell her bu
that he was too weak for the un
dertaking.
Col. Pendleton, one of the Of
fcers of his staff, came into th'
room about o'clock, Genera
jackson asked him
who is preaching at the head
quarters today y
When he told him he replie'
that the whole army was pray1n!
for him, he said
Thank God /. they are yer.
kind"
Then he added 1T is til
Lords day: my wish is fulfilled
II have always desired to die o
| Sunday"
| TALKING IN HIS DELIRIUM.
| Slowly his mind began to ia
and wander, and he frequent
talked in his delirium as If
command of his army on the fiel
of battle. He would give ordei
to his aids in his old way, an
then the scene was changed. l.
was at the mess table Ill cOnve
o sation with members of his staff
now with his wife and child; no
at prayers with his military fan
lily. Occasional intervals of Il
return of his mind would appea
and during one of them the phi
sician offered the diving man son
brandy and water, but he decli
! ed it, saying
TT will only delay my depar
ure and do no good; | want
S preserve my mind TO the last
pcs ;ible."
e A few moments before the ei
arrived the dying warrior cri'
out in his delirium
"Order Col. A. p. Hill to pl
pare for action ~ Pass the
fantry to the front rapidly
Tell Major Hawks tn
> his voice was silent and the sc
ltence remained unfinished.
An instant later smile OF
effa bic sweetness and puri
spread itself over his calm, pi
face, and then looking upws
I'd slightly raising his hands,
90 said quietly and with sight
relief: