Tag Archives: Stonewall Jackson Cemetery

Willie Preston: “Who Thinks of Victory Now?”

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

He was nineteen. Full of life. Full of ideas of soldiering. He left Lexington, Virginia, joining up with the Fourth Virginia Infantry and soldiering with other friends from his home town. Before long though, he was anxious to secure a … Continue reading →

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Lee-Jackson Day 2017

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Chris Mackowski

As is my custom when visiting Lexington, Virginia, I swung by Stonewall Jackson Cemetery on Saturday to pay my respects to the general. I was in town at the invitation of the Sons of Confederate Veterans to speak at their … Continue reading →

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Scenes from Lee-Jackson Day 2016

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Chris Mackowski

Lee-Jackson Day ceremonies, Stonewall Jackson Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia—January 16, 2016

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Statues of Stonewall: Lexington, Virginia

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Chris Mackowski

Third in a series Stonewall Jackson, having been returned to Lexington across the Maury River, was laid to rest under the shade of the trees in the Lexington town cemetery. Today, trees still offer shade to visitors who visit the … Continue reading →

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