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Show J.UKSUVK STATUE. Duels at lite Pntrllltig. Imposing Array of Southern lllood. .-fifur Vsrrrf A'cir Yesterday was a great day In the history his-tory of this iUlet little town, It being Ilia occasion of Ihe unveiling of a Lrouia statue to fleuera! Htonewall Jackson's memory. Klder David Full inerand tho wilier being In the country, coun-try, wc determined to witness the proceedings. pro-ceedings. For several days prior lo Ihe Hist nutuirous rliltors anil ex Confederate soldiers from all sections arrived to pay bomage to llio dead soldier. Tae Inhabitants vlod with (Adi other lu tho (lecoraltoua, nnd ou Ihe morning of tho Slit tliesu piesented a lovely k'jbL Thousand of yard of ilsgs, bunting and other drccratlons greeted the eyu on publio and private buildings. They were said to bo tho most elaborsto ever seen In Virginia outside of lllcliuiond. The siieakers' stand wu at tho Washington and Leu University groundi. The Leo memo rial chapel and tbo university weru a lwj!deilng niato of bunting. The streets along tho line of march were dax-llng In color. There wire three graud arches ou Main street. Tlta tint was at the court house corner. Overthanrch was a large Confederate flair, Hanked by Virginia and Confederate Confed-erate battlo flags. Along tho crown of the nrcli was "Welcomo for all who lives tears for all who died." On the rorurso side of the arcii was the verae: yrrm tlis Held ot tlaath an4 fame, Jiuraa utioti (Us stuslJ Its esius. The ll. lea of thu arch wtra ornamented with Hags and alilclda. crossed swords and luuikets, and on the roverse were alwi portraits of Leo and Jackson. Another arch higher un tbo street contained tho legend, "Hall, veteran, litill,'" The graud unit wai Just nt llio entrance of thu cemetery. On tbo obverse tldo between the datei ISi'l and lSi.n wo the word "Jackion," and tinilerucatli thl, encircling the crown, "Chancellorsvllle." llxteudlng from top to bottom of the side of the arch were banners of the dido rent Hottlhern Htutes, lelween each banner the names of the battles In which Jackson iartlc (piled, Thu reverso slda con tulued tho Inscription, "Htonewall llrlgade," anil the uaruea of the dlllereitt geniral who commsiided It, vis! Jackson. Harnett. (Itliica. tiy, Wludcr, llaylor, l'axbin, Walker and Terry. It was Juat thirty veers ngo to thu day that lien. Thomas J, Jackson received the soubriquet of 'stonewall" ou thu battlLtleld of Hull Ituu, Helsknowti i tie world over by that tunic, and thu H'liilhcrn iwplo npply It to him In . rntscf endeallneut, Usu. James A, YlUr, o lleutausut- general of the Cenfederate army, lha only surviving commander of thu Htonewall llrlgade and ex-governor of Virginia, was chief manual of tho troops that assembled on tho occasion. Ilea had a slatT composed of cx-army officers of the Confederacy. It was estimated that ofl.COO Co tifedcmtra were In the town. The little town waa completely com-pletely Jammed with men who came from every Hlato Hut cart Its lot Willi the scoeaslonlals. At early morn the day was ushered In by salvos of artillery from the Rock bridge lattery at Virginia's Military Iiiatllule, nt the west ).lnt of the Con federncy. At 11 o'clock thu en re lees weru begun on the grauditand facing the unlvvralty seats having teen erected on the campus fnr the accommodation accom-modation of the siectfltors. (fcnoral WadeJIitniton of Hoiitli Carolina was master nf ceremonies, and on lit light and left were grail uf surviving olll rers ol thu Confederate anuy and navy and other prominent eraons. tleneral Hampton greeted tho ns sembly ileasaittly and Introduced thu Itov. A C. Hopkins, of Charleston, Wet Vr., cbujdaln of Ktoneirall's tall', who aliened thu proceedings by luvoklng ndlvlnn blessing. The orator for lha occasion v. as Usu eralJubal A. l.atly, and when ho was lulroduccd ha was greeted with reusing ct.cers which mtillnued for several nilutitrr.Oeneralllstnpton said In Inttoducliig the grlsxletl veteran that he was probably the beet Informed survivor lu tlia country on Houtberu civil war history, llarly then pro eroded to deliver Mi addnaa from manuscript upon tho military character charac-ter and achievements ef JauRsoll. At the close of the spiaklng the ro-resalon ro-resalon formed In tho following urdett lien. Wnlker's stall, survivors ot llio Htonewall brigade; a brass band playing play-ing Dixie; two thousand of the survivors surviv-ors of Htanton nnd Carjienter'a brigade; carriages containing the orator, sculp. tor of the statue, Mr. lid. Valentino of iTIoltmond, Mrs. General Jackson and W. 1'.. Christian of the New York furum, villi two Utile grantchlldirti uf Jo.it.son, -Julia Jackson Christian and Thomas Jackson Christian. Then came the general i-W-ert ol tho Confederate Con-federate army, including Uenerala T. I., llu.tr, Ut-i. H.Hluart.'Ilradloy T. Johnson, FltxUugli Inennd linger A. l'ryor, together villi tho fsrtilty nml hoard of visitors -and inllllary slafl of tho Virginia Military lu.tltuto, Then came the societies ef tho army and navy of Ihe Confederate Htstes. There weru u duien brasa la-nds In lino and several drum cot. The clieoilngaiil waving of Hags excited 'the utmot onthuila.nl during the nisreb, mid Mr. Jackson had a rury curdlsl reception. At thu cemetery llio troops fotmed on an opposite LlufT nntl thu iioputacu stllrountled Ilia veiled itatlle. At the Ilrlng of a gun and roualng choirs, little Julia Jackson Christum, grind dtugbu-rot lh dead wnrrlor, gavu n gentle pull at Hie cord, an 1 Ilia veil whlcli iiad bidden the brotue flguru of Htonewall Jacksnu from sight, fell away. The Ilotkbildgo artillery fired n snltito of sevruteon guns nnd tho Bhartiooters did some skirmish Ilrlng. As soon as the statute wss unveiled aevemlmen endeavored to carry olTlbe platform that the little grantbdaugh tor had stood upon to unvdl the monument, as a relic, but tho crowd prevented thtr; they waiilud a hand In obtaining souvenir. A liar! scram blu took place to obtain a pleco of the platform. It was literally torn to pleces In n few minutes nnd soon small splinter, wetu selling for Efty cents each. Onauian wlioiiatl innu aged lo git away with a goad sized board aald he wouldn't take (IM for It. The statue Is a heroic bronxu eight feet In height, surmounting a gigantic IaxlesUl leu aud one-half feet high. )u thu frout of lha Ulo Is "Jackson" 1 52 MSo.'l, nnd on the reverse il Jo Is llio single word "Htouewall." The figure Is In full uniform of n confederate lleutenant-geueral, and the conception Is that of Jackson looking out upon the lialtlo field. The right hand rests uim the thigh and graips a pair of held glasses. Tho right foot I slightly ad vanccilaml tho weight of the body Is thrown upon Ihe left foot. Tho like nets It pronounced perfect by lltc.ee who know the Ueneral licat. 1'.. J. KAMir.:r, Lb-xmoTU-r, Va., July::', 18SI. |