On back of image is written 'Portrait taken during the Mexican War, where Jackson served as 2nd Lieutenant, the year after his graduation at West Point.'
'Dear Mr. Cook; I am very glad to give you such assistance as I can in your search for original portraits of Stonewall Jackson, and enclose four from my collection. Perhaps some of these are new to you. I should be glad to have you return them when you have made your comparisons.; The one, of which you sent me a copy, is printed from a negative that was made by Brady probably during the war, the uniform being added to an earlier picture. The portrait showing him with the uniform of a First Lieutenant is a copy of the daguerreotype but I am unable to give further history of it. The other two, in the uniforms of a Brigadier and Major General, you doubtless know.; I should be very glad to see your book on the family and early life of Jackson.; Very truly yours, F.H. Meserve.'
'Have you ever seen this picture of "Stonewall" Jackson? It is one that O.K. Quivey, Agr'l Agent for Baltimore and Ohio Railway, picked up in the west and sent to me.; June 16, 1936; Yours very truly, Wm. H. Kendrick; Director, State 4-H Camp'
'The above portrait appeared in the Wheeling Register on Sunday February 3rd, 1895. If it is a copy of a true portrait made of Jackson as a cadet it is the earliest known picture in existence. Examination and other evidence indicate however, that it is simply a pen sketch made from the Mexico City portrait.; This appeared along with a copy of the 1862 Winchester portrait; a picture of his birthplace in Clarksburg; the stone marking the spot where he fell at Chancellorsville; and the house in which he died at Guinea Station.; The article is captioned "Personal Recollections of 'Stonewall' Jackson" and is by John G. Gittings, late adjutant of the 31st. Virginia Infantry, and Major of Confederate Cavalry. The text is the same as appears in the sketches by the same writer.'
'This is a copy of an actual ambrotype, owned by Mrs. Julia Preston, granddaughter of "Stonewall Jackson." It is one of three varied sittings made in New Orleans, about July 20, 1848, on way back from Mexico. (Copied by Dumez of Charleston Gazette, - small printed retouched) What appears to be a companion portrait made at same time, see facing page 144, Chases Stonewall Jackson, 1901. Has a captain coat, open, civilian collar, six buttons show.'
