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Letter from Lexington. [Correspondence of Richmond Dispatch.] Lexington, Va., Oct. 10, 1863. "Bury me at Lexington, in the Valley of Virginia." These words are said to have been uttered by that great, good, and lamented man, General T. J. Jackson, just before his death, and, in accordance with his sacred command, all that is mortal of the most renowned and successful military genius that the war, or probably that modern ages, has produced, now lies interred within the walls of the Presbyterian cemetery, located in the southwestern suburbs of this delightful village. Nothing marks the spot where his mortal remains lie to distinguish his grave from that of others save a diminutive Confederate flag not larger than a lady's kerchief. This tiny emblem is fastened to a staff not more than two feet long, and placed at the head of the grave, and there waves as if to illustrate the modest pretensions of the great hero of the Valley of Virginia. Close by his side a small grave is t