. Life and letters of General Thomas J. Jackson (Stonewall Jackson). ful miniatureof him, representing an open, pleasing face, blue e3^es,and handsome mouth. He was a lawver, havingstudied his profession with his distinguished cousin,Judge John G. Jackson, whose patronage induced himto settle at Clarksburg, and soon afterwards he mar-ried Juha Beck with Xeale, the daughter of a merchantof Parkersburg. The following facts relative to the Neale family andalso to Jonathan Jackson wei^e furnished by Dr. DavidCreel, a connection of the Xeales; and as they werewritten in his ninety-first year, this,
. Life and letters of General Thomas J. Jackson (Stonewall Jackson). ful miniatureof him, representing an open, pleasing face, blue e3^es,and handsome mouth. He was a lawver, havingstudied his profession with his distinguished cousin,Judge John G. Jackson, whose patronage induced himto settle at Clarksburg, and soon afterwards he mar-ried Juha Beck with Xeale, the daughter of a merchantof Parkersburg. The following facts relative to the Neale family andalso to Jonathan Jackson wei^e furnished by Dr. DavidCreel, a connection of the Xeales; and as they werewritten in his ninety-first year, this, together with hisquaint style, will add to their interest. He died atChillicothe, Ohio, only a few years ago. It appearsthat General Robert E. Lee had had some correspond-ence with him about the history of General wrote: The Clarksburg Male Academy was conductedsolely by George Tor vis, an old Englishman, a thor-ough scholar with long experience as a the pupils we found two noble and highlypromising young men—Edward, son of George Jack-. FATHER OP^ STONEWALL JACKSON. (From a paiiited miniature.) EDWARD AXD JONATHAN JACKSON. 9 son, and Jonathan, son of Edward Jackson, fathers were brothers, and among the pioneersof the country some time before the Indians had re-tired, so as to give assurance of peace and freedomfrom danger, and soon became wealthy and indepen-dent farmers of high standing and at school with these young men, a mutual at-tachment was created, which was warmly cherished,and became stronger and more endearing while theylived, and sincerely lamented when they both died inthe prime of life. Edward Jackson, after leavingschool, studied medicine, and Jonathan Jackson readlaw. Both attained to some degree of eminence intheir respective professions, with the esteem, confi-dence, and good wishes of all who knew them. It is said that these young cousins, who were asbrothers at school, in manhood became rival sui
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