“A covered wagon getting stuck in the mud” painting by Alexandre Josquin. A 1805 Harrison County, (West) Virginia incident published in The Weston Democrat, Weston, WV, 12 April 1869, page 3. John George Jackson was the son of Col. George Jackson. “Historical Reminiscence.–In the year 1805, the first covered wagon that was […]
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The comments from Stonewall Jackson’s great-great grandson on the removal of Stonewall’s statue in Richmond, VA that appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch July 2, 2020. “Stonewall Jackson’s great-great-grandson: ‘I’m very much cheering on from afar’” by K. Burnell Evans of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 2, 2020.
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On July 1, 2020, a crew dispatched by the Mayor of Richmond, Virginia removed the statue of Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson where it had stood on Monument Avenue for a century. Here is an article with lots of picture from the newspaper Richmond Times-Dispatch. “WATCH: After more than 100 years on Monument Ave., the Stonewall […]
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