Wednesday, June 3, 2009

You can't help but love a book that starts like this . .

TO

The Grandchildren of General Jackson

Julia and Jackson Christian

THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED

In the prayerful hope that as they grow in years they may draw inspiration from his example, and conform their lives to the same exalted standard of Christian duty, which marked the character of their grandsire, and which was also reflected in the life of their young mother, who with gentle footsteps followed her father as he followed Jesus

~ Dedication of the "Life and Letters of Stonewall Jackson," written by his wife, Mary Anna Jackson
Republished by Sprinkle Publications

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