Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-11-24
IMMORTAL TO JACKSON ESTAB-
LIsHED IN VIRGINIA.
l5..,orie House in Which Famed Con.
tolerate Chieftain Died Is Pre-
served as Museum


Last week in that simple little
-rame house. near Guinea Station,
IA. where. on May 10, 1868. Stone
vail Jackson died. group of wom-
.r Interested in preserving the mem
.-r of the Confederate general
-ansformed the bare little room in
ghich ne crossed over the river" in
+, some semblance of it's original
..+ting and made there the beginning
If Jackson museum which they
zone will grow into a fitting tribute
20 one Of the South's greatest heroes.
Mrs. Charles K. Pendleton. little
y;J of II years when Jackson died,
supervised the arrangement of the
loom. As if by magic. under her di-
raction. il was only short time af
ter the groups arrival that the
5@rle, unfinished room was turned
=ato a place Of charm and interest.
Old-fashoned curt aims were put at
he windows. black iron andirons
usre set in the fireplace, gay. old
fashioned rag rugs covered the floor;
pictures. copies of rare prints, de-
H.cting various scenes in the life of
Jackson. were hung on the walls.
Mrs. Pendleton said the andirons
were patterned after those in the
.oom on the May day '63 when her
mother. with eager. loving hands,
bad prepared the little house for the
reception of Jackson's wounded
BODY
The old oil lamps. which were
placed on the mantlepiece, were, she
was sure. excellent limitations of
those formerly used there.
Everything pleased this little old
iqdv. who wandered about the home
Of her childhood, with such evident
delight and told interesting listeners
the story of Jackson's death there
80 many years ago.
Mrs Pendleton told dramatically
of the stirring events at Fairfield"
the estate of her father, Thomas
Coleman Chandler. when jackson
lazy mortally wounded in the little
Office" building of the plantation.
As soon as a courier informed her
mother the general was badly wound
I'd and they were bringing him to
her house in the hope they might
move him on to Richmond, her moth
ee prepared her parlor with the best
that could be had When Chaplain
Horace Lacy. of Jackson's staff, ar
rived, however, he feared the noise
In that house, occupied by Frede
refugees and sick soldiers.
might be upsetting to the wounded
general. Chaplain Lacy finally sug-
rested the office because of its quiet.
Mother lit the fire to take off the
chill and / fixed up the bed for the
general.
when General Jackson arrived he
told my father he couldn't shake
hands with him because his right
hand was wounded and his left had
been amputated in the field hospital
before they brought him to Fair
field"
The general was brought to Fair
field on Monday. said Mrs, Pendle-
ton, and fingered until the following
Sunday.
Mrs Jackson came up from Char
iotte, N. c., on Thursday, bringing
with her her baby Julia. | remember
how my mother tried to tempt Mrs.
Jackson with dainty things to eat,
but, she couldn't bear to eat any
thlig | remember, too, mothers
appeal to her: Eat it. if only for
the baby's sake
1 can hardly describe the day
when they took his body away. Our
garden was at its loveliest, and | re-
member so well how that small fun
eral procession looked as it wound
It's way over the garden terrace"
.