The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-11
He Passing Of Stone
wall Jackson 3 3 D

tMary johnson in The Long Roll.)
ON the fifth of May, 1863, stone
wall jackson was carefully moved
from h Wilderness to Guiney's sta
ZION. Here was II large old residence
tho Chandler house-within a
sweep of grass and trees. about it
one or two small buildings. The
great house was filled, crowded to it's
doors with wounded soldiers. so they
laid ~Ston"w:l! Jackson in "a rude cab
IN among the trees. The left arm
mad beer amputatcd in the field hos
pital. He was thought to be doing
Well though AT times he complained
"l IN" side which. in the fall from
the litter, had been struck and hruis-
At daylight ON Thursday he had
his physician called. II ann suffer-
inS great pain he said. SEQ what
is h matter with me. Is it pncu-
monia:" he asked.
That afternoon his wife came. He
was reused to speak In her. greeted
her with love. thrn sank into some
'hlhS nix" a stupor. From time IN
time n" MAS awakened from This. but
there We're also times when he WAS
slightly deliri"ns. He gave orders
IN u shadow of the old voice. "You
must hold out y little longer. men;
N"u must hold out y little longer,
Press f"rward-press forward. Civ
them canister, Major Pelham"
Friday Went by. and. Saturday. The
afternoon Of this DAY he asked for
TWILIGHT his wife sang to him old
HYMNS that he loved. Sing tho fifty
llrst psalm i'll verse" he said. She
sang;
SHOW pity, Lord, o Lord forgive
The night passed and Sunday. tho
10th, dawncd. lie lay quiet. his right
hand on his breast. One of tho staff
came for II IN To the bedside.
who is preaching at h%caduuartcrs
to-day He Was told. and said,
Good. | wish | might he there
The officers voice broke. ''Gencr-
III. tho whole army is praying for you.
There's a message from General
Lee"
Yes. yes. Give it,"
'Ho sends his love. He says that
You must recover that YOU have lost
Your left arm, but that he would lose
his right arm."
He SAYS toll o that he prayed
for You last night us he had never
prayed for himself. He repeats what
he said in his note that for the good
at Virginia and the south he could
wish that he We're lying here in your
place"
The soldier on the bed smiled n
little and shook his head. "Rcttcr
ten Jacksons Lie hero than ono Lee"
1T was sunny weather.. fair and
sweet with all the bloom of May. no
bright trees waiting. the long grass
ripping. waters flowing. the sky
azure. bees about the flowers. the
birds singing ~piercinsly sweet. moth
or Garth 50 beautiful. the sky down
L ,Ny,1j1r t1or 1t~l,t IS tI~A ..-, -.
cious, warm and Nital'
y little bcfor" noon. kncoling be-
side him, his wife told Stoncwail
Jackson that he would die. He
smiled and laid his hand upon her
bowed head. You are frightened.
my child. Death is no, 50 near, l
MAY Vet get we'll"
Th" doctor cam" Z" him. Doc
tor. Anna tells mo that | ann to die
today. Is ii 500"
"oh. Gencral--it is so"
~" lay silent a IN and then
he said: Very good, very good, 1t
is all right"
Throughout tho dav his mind was
NOW "loudcd, now clear. In ono of
the latter times h" said there was
something he was trying to rcmem-
her. There followed a half hour of
broken sleep and wandering. i'm the
course of which he called a name.
"neadrick." once he said. "T1orso
artillery" and once white oak
swamp"
The alternate clear moments and
the larscs into s.upor or dolirium
We're like the sinking or rising of ii
strong swimmer. exhausted M last.
the prey at last of = shnrolcss sea.
AT times he came head and shoulders
out of the sea. In such a moment
he opened his sray-hluc eyes full on
one of his staff. An the staff Was
gathered in grief about the bed.
"Nh"n Richard flcaNc'' he said.
asks for Il court of inquiry. let him
have il. Toll General Leo" The
sea drew him under again.
II hardly lot him go any moro:
moment by now it wore out
the strong swimmer. The day drew
on I" afternoon. He lay straight up
on the he'd. silent for tho most part.
but now and hen wandering a little.
His wife bowed herself beside him:
in a corner wopt the old man. Jim.
Outside the windows there seemed Il,
hush as of death.
Pass tho infantry To the front"
ordered StoneWall jackson. Tell A..
+. Hill 20 prepare for action" Tho
voice II there cane y long silence:
there was only heard the old man
CRYING i'm tho corner. Then for the
last time in this phase of being. the
great soldier opened his eyes. In "A
moment he spoke. in a very sweet
n calm voice: Let us cross over
tn" river and rest under tho shade of
the Trees Then he died.