The Washington herald., 1920-08-22

The woodlands are rich in pine and
cedar, and for an hour one can run
and never see a human being. The
rich odOr of the pine and cedar give
that freshness TO the air so much
sought by lovers Of the open. 49,
Nonumsnt TO Jackson.
Bear left at the fork PA miles.
Speeding along through these wood
lands the party ran upon A lone
monument standing just off the
roadside among the trees. Exami-
nation brings out the fact that II
marks the spot on which stone
wall jackson fell May =. 1853, dur
ing the battle of the Wilderness.
and a ride through the country
leaves no doubt in the minds of the
party as to why it was called b.
that name. 1t is wilderness now.
and what must il have been in those
days when men were fighting for
the nations unity.
tablet on the monument which
is surrounded by a high iron fence
contains the last words of the
fighter:
Let US pass over the river and
rest under the shade of the trees
Gen. Lees words to jackson. fol-
lowing his fall. are quoted on an
other tablet. as follows:
Gould ] have directed events.
should have chosen for the good of
the country to have been disabled in
your stead. congratulate you upon
the victory which is due to your
skin and energy"
There is Jackson standing like a
stone wall'-Bee al Manassas" saws
a third tablet. indicating how the
warrior earned his lighting nick
name.
At Chancellorsville. 25.7. another
name famous in civil war history
may be seen an old colonial house
on the porch Of which are numerous
shells and cannon balls. and on the
walls sabres. bayonets, cantecns and
other war paraphernalia, relics OF
the days of civil strife. There is
but one house TO mark the place of
this name. There is a crossroads
here. but the motorist heading for
Frederick sburg must continue
straight ahead.
Shortly after leaving this place a !
very fine sand and gravel road is |
struck which continues to Fred |
eriCksburg.
Stop at salem Church.
When the register shows 304 the |
party spies in q grove Of trees just !
off the road a-little church which :
has all the appearances OF having /
played part in history. A halt. is /
called and investigation brings out !
that it is Salem Church. around (
which one of the hottest battles of (
he war ragged with Brooks and (
Newton against Wilcox and Semmes.
Several monuments have been erect
ID in the vicinity commemorative of .
he organizations which fought in
his battle.
One of them almost on the church !
grounds is to the Twenty third New
Jersey volunteers and bears a tab !
ct of tribute to the brave Alabama I
boys" who opposed them on the .
ields. A bit further down the road !.
S another monument erected by the |.
State of New Jersey, marking the Il
,attIeline of the Sixteenth. New Jer- [.
icy volunteers. and dedicated to ma
ional unity and perpetual peace"
It is but a short run from here II
nto Fredericksburg. bringing the u
arty in on Tenth street. Here il u
vas decided to stop for lunch before
to Washington. Search i
ng for a cafe. It is coincidence
hat they find place filled with
notoC tourists. many of them having
.ome down from Washington dur
ng the morning. Road discussions
and those from Wash
ngton tell of a terrible stretch of
cad through a section of the Chipa-
famsic Swamp. England profits 10y
his experience and decides to for
ify himself with a set OF anti-skid
hains, despite the doubt expressed
y those who had been through the
tretCh of mud that truck, would
e able to get through.
Terrible stretch of Road.
After a Southern lunCheon the
srty again boarded the truck and i
tarted for Washington, but this
art of the trip has been covered
| a previous tour of the series.
After a speedy ride ove9 a fine !
pad the party soon finds is%elf be-