At first glance, the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery does not seem to have much rhyme or reason.
A variety of different styles of tombstones and grave markers are littered throughout an unkempt lawn, among flowering bushes and trees. Some tombstones are grouped and overlapped, while others vary in surrounding area and size. There is even a bush that forms a sort of natural shelter for small graves, including a path to walk.
The graves are roughly aligned in rows that vary in chronology, instead clustered based on familial ties. The horizontal spread of tombstones stands in stark contrast to the circular Stonewall Jackson center.
Fenced in pointed black, there is a large distance between the memorial and viewer. Multiple tiers of pedestal raise Jackson far above the surrounding tombstones and those who visit them. It was interesting to see how regal and removed Jackson seemed in this setting--although this is clearly a position of honor, I do question the placement of his family members at the foot of the statue: I wonder if that would have been Jackson's preference.
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