William A. Jackson

          Death of Colonel Jackson.
 The telegraph brings us the painful intelligence
the Col. WILLIAM A. JACKSON, of the Eigh-
teenth Regiment, N.Y., died last evening, at
Washington, of typhoid fever, after a short illness.
Colonel JACKSON left several relatives in Phila-
delphia and in Chester county, Pa.
 The deceased, thus cut off in the prime of life,
was a young man of no ordinary promise. Of an
exterior remarkably prepossessing, frank, gay
and genial in temperment, gifted with a bright
and versatile intellect, eloquent both with tongue
and pen, his early loss will be deeply mourned,
and long felt by his numerous friends and ac-
qaintances in this city.
 He graduated with honor at Union College, (in
which institution his father has for many years
filled with distinction the Chair of Mathematics),
in the summer of 1851, and soon after he came to
this city to pursue the study of law. After his
admission to the bar he formed a law partnership
with his relative General FREDERICK TOWNSEND,
now Major in the United States Army, which con-
tinued, until at his country's call he abandoned
his profession, and entered upon that of arms.
 Appointed by Governor MORGAN, at the com-
mencement of the year, Inspector-General of the
State, he held that office until, on being elected
Colonel of the Eighteenth Regiment of Volun-
teers early in the summer, he resigned it. He
was immediately afterwards ordered to Washing-
ton with his regiment, where has has been ever since
actively engaged, until prostrated by his last ill-
ness, in the ____ of his reputation. At the
battle of Bull Run, he behaved with gallantry and
credit to his state, and in the final retreat brought
his regiment off the field in good order.
 To have died by the sword in battle, at the mo-
ment of victory, or while gallantly striving
against defeat, like CAMERON or BAKER rather
than to perish by disease, would undoubtedly
have been the wish of him who has departed, as
it is the hope of every true soldier. A vision
to that terrible disease which, in all ages and in all
climes seems ever to hang over the camp of the
soldier, he died died at his post--he died, acting well
his part, doing his duty, and sacrificing his best
of soul, of heart and of strength, to his country's
cause.
 Let, then, his memory be cherished, and his
name recorded in history, as another and no
__ ___ martyr in this our greatest national strug-
gle.---Albany Evening Journal