The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-09-28
JACKSON TABLET
IS UNVEILED
One Of the Leading Generals
OF the Confederate Army
is Remembered
BY LOCAL DAUGHTERS
Program Of Speech-Making
and Tribute Paying is
Carried Out.

With appropriate ceremonies tTat
were attended by a large throng,
an elegant bronze tablet designating
the birthplace site of the noted Con
federate general, Thomas j. ("stone.
wail") Jackson, was unveiled Tues
day afternoon and Crosses of Honor
were bestowed upon sixteen veter-
ans of the Confederate Army by
Stonewall Jackson Chapter, United
Daughters of the Confederacy OF
Clarksburg.
The tablet was unveiled by Master
Gilmer Weston, little son Of Mr. and
Mrs. Gi!mer Weston, Of Garlic Court,
in the absence OF Miss Isabel Arnold,
of Buckhannon, grandniece of Cen
eral Jackson. who was unable to come
10 Clarksburg owing to tho death OF
her grandmother, Mrs Laura j. Ar
mold. Sunday at Buckhannon. Mrs.
Arnold was sister OF General Jack
son.
The unveiling took place late in
| the afternoon in front of the David
Davidson business block on West
Main street, the tablet having been.
placed upon the front brick wall.
Upon this site stood the little log
cabin where General Jackson was
born.
Precadfnp tho ,,nvaiI;nn o,.o,ot,1.
were held in the court house. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Judg Hay
mond Maxwell, of this city; DIR.
James Power Smith. of Richmond,
Va. the only surviving member Of
General Jackson's army staff; Attor-
ney Edward c. Smith, of Clarksburg:
and Attorney James W. Robinson,
also of the city. member Of the West
Virginia House OF Delegates
The court room was crowded to
its utmost capacity. and several hun
dred persons turned back at the
doors because they could not gain adj
mittance. Schools of the city were
dismissed for the occasion and the
presence Of hundreds OF school chill
dren also s'welled the crowd to larger
proportions than was anticipated.
The members of stonewall Jackson
Chapter occupied seats to the right
of the speakers bench. Music that
included many "Dlxieland" tunes, as
well as national airs, was played by
the Cadenza orchestra on the oppo-
site side Of the room. Hearty sp-
plause greeted the playing of Way,
Down South in Dixie"
After music by the orchestra, the
Rev. James E. Bird, of the First
Methodist Episcopal church, delivered
an Invocation. Judge Raymond
Maxwell. the first speaker introduced,
told of the political theories concern
ing state rights and secession that
prevailed prior to the Civil war. and
pointed out that this great strife was
a political misunderstanding between
brothers.
DIR. Smith followed with interesting
personal "reminiscences of General
Jackson.
With the ritual of the order, the
officers of the Chapter then formally
bestowed Crosses of Honor upon the
following Confederate veterans:
Silas Dawson, w. II. Hillary, r. NJ.
Mick, r. Fl. Patterson, w. ]. sharps,
G. P. Strives Enoch CASTOR, Phin-
Gus Queen. Joseph B. Robinson, Nor
val G. Patton, f. w. Smith, Emory
, Cough. Rush w. Golden, Scott Col
den, f. X. Golden and A. j. Brown.
The secretary announced that other
Crosses of Honor, which had not yet
been received, would be conferred at
a future date upon veterans, theI
widow OF q veteran and two sons Of
veterans, namely:
Mrs. Nancy f. Finley. (wldow) |
David Poe. John II. King. the Rev.
w. C. Leech. w. P. Fournish, o. C. |
MoEs, w. H. Houghton. w. II. Hull,
w, II. McClain. j. M. Mccain, James
Johns. w. T.. Roger, 0. A. Mosby, DR.. !
John T. HUFF, G. W. Dawson, ]. w.
CASTOR. the Rev. P. H. Murray, Cyrus
3. King, w. II. Craig, William Smith,
P. Il. Craig, r. D. Lurty. Edward G.
Smith, (son); Edgar Graham Gam
mon, (son; Edward Bryan Temple
man, (son).