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Old packet boat that carried Stonewall Jackson's remains, Lexington, VA, 1908

Subjects
Civil WarShips & Boats
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1908 (Golden Age)
Front of Old packet boat that carried Stonewall Jackson's remains, Lexington, VA, 1908, Mrs Una Liley, WV, USA, c. 1908 printed photo postcard
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Back of Old packet boat that carried Stonewall Jackson's remains, Lexington, VA, 1908, Mrs Una Liley, WV, USA, c. 1908 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

The picture shows the weathered wooden hull of an old canal packet boat, drawn up on dry ground among rocks and trees, its planked sides and cabin openings still visible. The caption identifies it as the boat that carried the remains of Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson from Lynchburg to Lexington, Virginia. Jackson died of pneumonia in May 1863 after being wounded at Chancellorsville, and his body traveled by rail and canal to Lexington, where he was buried in the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery; the card records the derelict vessel decades later.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

We arrived here safe last night. will leave here about 10 today will write you as soon as we get to Baltimore hope you are getting on all ok N.L.

PublisherJ. P. Bell Company
THE OLD PACKET BOAT (AS IT LOOKS TO-DAY), ON WHICH THE REMAINS OF "STONEWALL" JACKSON WERE CARRIED FROM LYNCHBURG TO LEXINGTON, VA.—(6)
PostmarkedSeptember 5, 1908
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs Una Liley

Athens, WV

Postcard record

Postmarked
PublisherJ. P. Bell Company
Series6
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs Una Liley, Athens, WV
Place mentionedLexington, VA
PublisherJ. P. Bell Company, Lynchburg, VA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border along the bottom carrying the printed caption; visible halftone screen; light edge wear and staining at the lower right corner. Postmark: ASH[illegible]ORO R.P.O. SEP 5 1908. Divided-back card with pencil message; printed imprint of The J. P. Bell Company, Lynchburg, Va.; light edge wear and slight toning.

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Old packet boat that carried Stonewall Jackson's remains, Lexington, VA, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/old-packet-boat-that-carried-stonewall-jacksons-remains-lexi. Accessed November 2, 2026.