Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-10-05
MONUMENT UNVEILED TO
GEN. STONEWALL JACKSON
Erected at Charleston, w. Va, by
Daughters of the Confederacy
From the Charleston CIV. Va.) Mail
of Sept 9th.

from the charleston w. Na.) Mall
of Sept. 9th.
On this beautiful autumn day, in
the presence of a large GRO" d, after
a beautiful parade, in which mill
tary veterans and citizens took part,
the bronze statue erected to the
memory of Thomas Jonathan
'Stonewall'O Jackson by the
Daughters of the Confederacy, was
unveiled on the Capitol lawn. Many
of the old veterans OF the Lost
Cause were present, and both the
memorial itself and the exercises
1T the unwilling, recalled many
memories of camp and field, OF
triumph and defeat.
The parade, which was in two
divisions, was headed by Chief Mar
shall DIR. Churchman and his staff.
Then came the Stonewall Brigade
Band of Staunton, Va, heading the
first division and leading the bat
talon Of V. NJ. I. cadets, whose per-
feet alignment and we'll attuned
steps made marching as near per
feet as attainable. Then followed
carriages containing the various
officials taking part in the unveil-
ing ceremonies and distinguished
guests of the occasion.
The occasion was most auSpici-
Gus one and fully 5000 persons as
sembled on the State House grounds
to show appreciation for the senti.
ments which characterized the citi.
zens OF this vicinity and elsewhere
in the matter OF having erected such
monument to man OF the calibel
OF "Stonewall" Jackson.
The only circumstance which
married the proceedings was the
misunderstanding about the loca
ton of the troops in the parade
Under the Dick law under which
the national guard of West Virgini;
is operated it becomes q part of thu
United States army and canno
march in the rear of any other mil
tary organization, such as is ever
the cadets from the Virginia Mill
tary Institute.
Brigadier General S. S. Green, o
the West Virginia division Of the u
c. V, gave orders for the placing
of the V. NJ. |. men in front OF tn
parade but that was recognized a
impossible and later he directed
change of orders.
Unwilling of the monument 70
lowed soon after the capitol clOc
struck the hour of twelve. Imme
diately after the veil had bee
dropped from the famous work tn
salute was fired by the cadets.
The address of presentation wa
made by General Ga cen, and the az
ceptance by Hon. John A. Presto
OF Greenbrier county. Major Gene
raj Robert White of the West VII
ginia Division U. C. ", followe
Mr.. Preston with one of the mo:
elaborate orations of the occasion.
Sir Moses Ezekiel was next on I'll
program and that famous sculptC
who had done the work which r
other could have done better, in I'll
general opinion, was called on f
an address, but he made only a sho
one. admitting to his auditors th
making speeches was entirely out
his line. He was greeted with lor
applause by the many persons wi
knew him as the maker of the staff
and had difficulty In being heard du
ing the short space of time he spok
He had thoroughly acquainted hiI
self Of the history of the man who
likeness he created for the benefit
the public and had sufficient ment
equipment to say things that won
have placed him in the list of orato
but he did not do so and satisfi
his hearers by the short explanati
that he is not an orator.
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