The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

Ahf MAY blOsSOIIS IulD .''
Wv mortal day garlands YOU will
be interested to learn how
the fates are dealing with the widows
left behind by the great generals of
the blue and the gray armies,
With the aid of several government
bureaus ] have been making a census
Of these good women left behind by
the heroes that have gone to answer
the last roll call They arc scattered
all over the land, and great have been
the contrasts in their fortunes, as you
shall presently observe, Some have
remarked and few have been lost
to the sight of government officials,
surviving war heroes and sister war
widows whom | have been questioning
within recent days.
Mrs. Sheridan in Europe.
Mrs Sheridan is now travelling IN
Europe, and time wears well with her,
for longevity is part of her heritage
from her father. General Daniel IL.
Rucker. who died last year, shortly
before his niuety-cighth birthday, and
after having been continually an
officer Of the army for sevcnty-two
years. And then Mrs, Sheridan is ono
Of the younger widows Of orr heroes,
RS she did not marry the great genera
until fourteen years after the close OF
the Civil war and when he was
bachelor of forty-eight Her mother
formerly Miss Jane Curtis, was Gen"
eral Rucker S second wife, the first
having been half. breed Cherokee In
dian girl, the daughter of wealthy
ranchman Of the frontier.
'FLittle Phil' was lieutenant gen
eral when he married comelv Irene
Ruekcr in 10. and four years after
their wedding he became general IN, n
chief, the full emoluments of which
rank he enjoyed until his death IN
1858. During five of the nine years of
her married life Mrs. Sheridan S social
reign was supreme in army circles. her
early widowhood was devoted to the
rearing and education of her children
OF whom a son, Philip H., .Ir.. was
appointed TO West Point by President
Mckinley, and is now a lieutenant of
cavalry. and two daughters remain un-
married In 1900 Mrs, Sheridan aided
her father and mother in the celebra
tion of their golden wedding. In
sight of her home on Sheridan Circle
Washington, is the impressive bronze
statue of her late husband depicted
in the act of making his historic ride
TO Winchester.
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson s Pluck.
Ah her old home in Charlotte. \. C..
Mrs Stonewall Jackson still enjoys q
wholesome old age among her books
and flowers. And to her, also
longevity mas come as heritage from
nonagenariaD father, the late Rev
Dr. r. II. Morrison, prominent
Presbyterian divine, and college pressl
dent of her native state. Before sh
became the noted Confederate gen
eral s second wife Mrs Jackson-theI
Miss Mary Ann Morrison-spent
whole social season in Washington a
the guest of her uncle. William a
Graham, secretary of the navy. Tha
was ffiYeight wears ago, during th
administration of Millard Fillmore
and she enjoyed all Of the ecat du
TO "cabinet lady,
She devoted her carly widowhood t
editing her husbands papers and I
writing her book. 'Stoncwal Jack
son, - which contains some Of her low
letters from the general, Her on
child. Julia. born in the second yea
Of the war. married w r. Christian
a Richmond journalist. and had tw
children, Thomas j. Jackson Chris
tan, whom President Roosevelt al
pointed TO West Point. where he b'
came champion wrestler and tba
star. and Julia Christian, now Mr.
Preston of Charlotte. who last yea
accompanied her mother upon WIS
to Mrs. Levi H. Letter. widow of tn
Chicago multi Millionaire, at the la
ter's elegant Washington mansio
This return Of Mrs. Jackson TO the n!
tionai capital. ffiv.seven years aft
her season OF gayety in Fillmore
administration, was marked by man
brilliant entertainments in her hon
and by her attendance at a state di
ner at the White house. But 81
came TO the presidential mansion as
stranger TO President Taft, who
she had welcomed to Charlotte Il
previous spring, during tour Of &
south.
That Mrs. Jackson was no inferi
10 her husband in courage was prov
some months ago, when, revolver
hand, she, put to flight burglar W