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The Christmas Carol
Opequon Presbyterian Church
Kernstown, Virginia - Winter of 1862 |
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This print will
begin shipping November 3, 2006
The years of 1861 and 1862 had been momentous for Thomas J.
Jackson. He had gone from being an unknown VMI professor with a
Major's commission, to the rank of Lieutenant General commanding
the II Corps in General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. In
battle after battle Jackson's army had defeated those who
opposed them. "Stonewall" was now one of the most famous and
feared generals of the war.
Snow blanketed the countryside on November 22 as Confederate
divisions gathered in Winchester. General Lee's communiqués to
Jackson made it clear that it was time to consolidate the army,
preparing for the Union Army's next move. Jackson's Corps
numbered 33,000 troops, the largest he had ever commanded. The
task of organizing and preparing the new II Corps was daunting,
but the General was up to the challenge and kept on the move.
On an early November morning at the Opequon
Presbyterian church, members of the choir practiced a favorite
Christmas carol for the passing Stonewall Jackson and his men.
With the fate of his army and possibly the South to be decided
in the coming days, the beautiful melody of a Christmas carol in
the distance uplifted General Jackson and his men as they
prepared to leave for Fredericksburg.
Artist's Comments
Established in 1737 the Opequon Presbyterian Church is known as
the "Mother Church of the Valley", being the oldest organized
church in the Shenandoah Valley. During the American Revolution
the Opequon congregation sent many of its sons to fight in the
War for Independence. In 1861 Opequon joined with other
southern congregations in the formation of the Presbyterian
Church of the Confederacy, sending more sons to fight for
southern independence. The church sustained some damage during
the First Battle of Kernstown on May 25, 1862, but continued to
serve its members until after further damage in 1863 forced
parishioners to move services to the stone school house next to
the sanctuary.
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