...even with the chill of death upon him, his loving heart prompted the message to his weary soldiers, "Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees." That his own spirit will eternally rest under the shade of the Tree of Life, none who knew him can...

...own men. Pneumonia setting in, he died eight days afterwards, with these last words on his lips : " Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees." In the mean time Sedgwick had taken Fredericksburg and was marching on Lee's rear. The latter turned...

...own men. Pneumonia setting in, he died eight days afterwards, with these last words on his lips : " Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees." In the mean time Sedgwick had taken Fredericksburg and was marching on Lee's rear. The latter turned...

...face, and he said quietly, and with an expression as if of relief at closing up life's work at last, "Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees" Until midsummer of 1863, it seemed as if the Stars and Bars were ultimately to be victorious. The army...

...infantry to the front ! " Then came languor and exhaustion, and a change in the spirit of his dream : " Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees." The sunny days of May, 1863, have passed, and it is now the 8th of June. At Culpeper Court-House there...

...Station, Tuesday. His wife and child arrived on Thursday. His last words, apparently to his wife, were " Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees." Of his fidelity to the cause that he espoused it is said : " From the time he entered the army at the...

...Winchester did quickly foemen brush, As Hays in dashing onset seized a fort 955 *Jackson's last words were : "Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees." t According to the official records the Union army in the Ohancellorsville campaign numbered one hundred...

...be for the best ; God knows and directs all things for the best." His last utterance in the delusion that preceded death was : " Tell Major Hawks to send...the river and rest under the shade of the trees." His exploits rank among the most brilliant in the history of the world. Jackson was twice married,...

...be for the best; God knows and directs all things for the best." His last utterance in the delusion that preceded death was : " Tell Major Hawks to send...the river and rest under the shade of the trees." His exploits rank among the most brilliant in the history of the world. Jackson was twice married,...

...foretaste of the future, perhaps — illumined the wasted features. He whispered slowly and quietly: " Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees." And that was all. No, Rosalie Trent never forgot her days with Stonewall Jackson. CHAPTER XI ONCE MOKE...