Portrait of Stonewall Jackson found int he back of the Col. Edward Jackson Bible at Jackson's Mill in 1920. Had been mounted on glass, which was badly cracked. A copy of the Brady 'fake uniform' portrait. Copied by J.B. Gissey, Weston.
'Photograph of a painting of Jackson hanging in the Murphy Hotel, Richmond, painted by William Washington. Photo by H.P. Cook, 1937, 'The painting has been restored and is fine condition. It shows Jackson on horse, a dying soldier lifts his hand to Jackson. Washington is said to have been a skilled painter whose work was done just before and during the Civil War. He had studied at Duseldorf and lived in the valled of Virginia near Lexington. He was lame and very tempermental. He carried the Burial of Latane to Europe at the end of the war, got into financial difficulties and sacrificed it.' H.P.C. to R.B.C. October 21, 1937.
Sketch of Stonewall Jackson just before Chancellorsville by Lieutenant Fred Fousse of the 22nd Infantry, Confederate States Army. Liet. Fred Fousse was a Frenchman by birth, enlisted in W. Va. was captured at the Battle of Chancellorsville and imprisoned at Fort Delaware to the end of the war. He there finishes a number of excellent sketches which he sent to his friends to provide funds.
a postcard of the Stonewall Jackson Shrine, Guinea, V., a part of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Fredericksburg, VA. In this house Stonewall Jackson died May 10, 1863. In a visit to this area in 1928 Winston Churchill is reputed to have said, "That little house witnessed the downfall of the Confederacy."
Old American Flag hanging on a wall beside a picture of Abraham Lincoln.The Flag was hand sewn in Shepherdstown within days of West Virginia's creation on June 20, 1863. It is one of only a few 35-star flags in existence. The 35-star flag was in use for only three years, and during most of its lifespan was not recognized by the southern states represented among its stars.
Oley, Colonel J. H. & Field & Staff Officers of the 7th W. Va. Cavalry
Date:
undated
Description:
Colonel John H. Oley (later Brevet Brigadier General) and field and staff officers of the 7th West Virginia Cavalry. Later the regiment was mounted and became the 8th West Virginia Mounted Infantry; early in 1864 the designation was changed to the 7th West Virginia Cavalry. Officers in picture are: Left to right, seated - first row - Major Edgar B. Blundon, Lt. Thomas H. Burton, Dr. Louis V. Sanford, and Lt. John McCombs. Second row - seated - Chaplain Andrew W.? Gregg, Lt. Colonel John J. Posley, Colonel Oley, Major Hedgeman Slack, Lt. John W. Winfield. Third row - standing - Major William Gramm, Dr. James H. Rouse, Dr. Lucius L. Comstock, Captain Jacob M. Rife, and Lt. D. William Polsley.
Drawing of Lee and Jackson on their horses. Note on card mount reads 'A good likeness of Traveller, when Gen. Lee purchased him of me in Feby 1862. Charles Town, W. Va., Nov. 1st 1904, Thos. L. B?
Starting in the left corner: Jefferson Davis, General R.E. Lee, Brig. Gen "Stonewall" Jackson, Gen. John B. Floyd, Maj. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, Gen. R.S. Garnett, Com. Maury, Gen. John B. Magruder. All engravings read at the bottom Cha. and Manus, 12 Frankfort St. N.Y.
Jackson, Lt. Gen. Thomas J. 'Stonewall' and His Staff
Date:
undated
Description:
Portraits of Civil War officers; Lt. Gen T.J. Jackson and Staff; Clockwise from the top: R.L. Dabney Maj. A.A.G., W. Allan LT. Col. Chf. Ord., A.S. Pendleton Lt. Col. A.A.G., J.G. Morrison Capt. A.D.C., D.B. Bridgeford Maj. P.M., H.K. Douglas Maj., J.P. Smith Cap. A.D.C., Hunter McGuire Maj. and Med. Dir., J. Hotchkiss Capt. Ton. Eng., W.J. Hawks Maj. Chf. C.S. Center Photo of Lt. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson (Stonewall).
Jackson, General Thomas J. 'Stonewall' at Chancellorsville
Date:
undated
Description:
Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville. This old photo was presented to Col. S.A. Cunningham, editor of the Confederate Veteran by Mrs. Thomas J. Jackson and reproduced in that publication.
Lithograph of Confederate Commanders: Hood, A.P. Hill, Davis, Stuart, Jackson, Lee, Longstreet, J.E. Johnston, Beauregard. Copyrighted by the Notman Photo Co. Limited 3 Park St. Boston, Mass. EUC.LAFRICAIN. Letter attached on the back from The Travelers Insurance Company to Roy Bird Cook stating: Dear Mr. Cook: We had so many inquries about our lithograph of Confederate Commanders that we had a number of copies made. We are sending you one herewith. While it is not quite as large as the original, we hope it will serve your purpose. Very truly yours, Colin Simkin, Advertising Assistant.
Bridge on left leads to an entrance of church, as well as stairway on right. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Birthplace of Stonewall (Thomas J. Jackson). Born 1824, killed at Chancellorsville 1863". Published by Tichnor Bros Inc. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Plaster model of Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson bust which was cast in bronze for the State Capital Building in Charleston, West Virginia and unveiled in Sept 1959. The sculptor of the bust, Bryant Baker, 222 West 50th Street, New York City autographed this photo to Roy Bird Cook in 1959.
Statue of Stonewall Jackson. According to the Wheeling Intelligencer, September 11, 1875, the statue was brought over from England on the S.S. Novia Scotia and donated by B. Hope and others.
Road sign reading: 'Battle of McDowell Stonewall Jackson, to prevent a junction of Fremont and Banks, took position on the hills just to the south and beat off the attacks of Fremont's advance under Milroy. May 8, 1862. Milroy retreated that night.' Highland County, Va.
'Charleston, W. Va-Capitol in distance-at junction of Elk River with Kanawha. Boulevard occupies in great part originial section of James River and Kanawha Turnpike. Here old stage coaches ferried across the river.'
Customers in front of the Old Bailey House, Weston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
View of the old Bailey House, located on the corner of Main and Second Streets. 'The sign 'Bailey and Tunstil' on the store was Major Bailey and his son-in-law. In the group was David Bare, father; J. H. Bare, druggist; Andrew Edmiston, known as Sr., a long prominent lawyer; and John S. Camden, later of Parkersburg. Here Thomas Jackson, J. A. J. Lightburn, Johnson N. Camden, and G. J. Butcher took examination for West Point. Butcher won, stayed a week, then came home. Jackson went as a second choice.'
'This house was the first County Clerk's office in Greebrier County. It was built about 1780, by Col. John Stuart, who was the first clerk of the county court. The county then extended from 'now Augusta Co., Va. to the Ohio River' and took in about three fourths of the state of W. Va. near Lewisburg, W. Va.'
