... Ask the world—
The world has heard his story—
If all its annals can unfold
A prouder tale of glory?
If ever merely human life
Hath taught diviner moral—
If ever round a worthier brow
Was twined a purer laurel?
Margaret J. Preston
Stonewall Jackson dies, 1863
May Eleventh
The Spanish legend tells us of the Cid,
That after death he rode erect, sedately
Along his lines, even as in life he did,
In presence yet more stately.
And thus our Stuart at this moment seems
To ride out of our dark and troubled story
Into the region of romance and dreams,
A realm of light and glory.
John R. Thompson
J. E. B. Stuart mortally wounded at Yellow Tavern, 1864
May Twelfth
General Lee, you shall not lead my men in a charge!
Gordon
General Lee to the rear!—His Soldiers.