The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-05-23
From the Richmond Dispatch.
The Jackson-Dickinson Duel.

lhe iAinous uuel between Jackson and
Dickinson is generally kuown, but Par
tons recent nfe Of tie former gives an ex
ceiient account Of the affair, with some
circumstances that are new
Dickiuson's second won the choice Of
position, and Jscksou's the office Of Civ
Ipg the word. Mr.. Over,on considered
the giving Of the word a matter Of great
Importance, and he had already deter
mined bow he would give it il the lot tell
to him. The e'gh, PAGES were measured
oil, aud the men placed both were per
iectIy collected. Al the politeness of
such occsslous WAS gtrick!y aud elegantly
performed. Jackson WAS dressed in a
loose frock, Gut,oned csree>sly over his
chest, and concealiug in some degree tue
extreme slenderne>s of bis figure. Dick
'nson WAS the youngest aud handsomer
man Of the two. But Jackson's tall, erect
figure, and the still in,snsity Of his de
mesn6r, it is SAID, gave him most com
msndlng air rs he stood under the tall
PopuIas in this bright May mornin 81
emily awaiting the moment of doom.
Are you ready I said OvertCn.
4 am ready, SAID Dickinson.
i am ready. said Jackson.
The words were no sooner pronounced
than GVerton, with sudden shout. cried,
using his old country pronunciation,
'Fe,reT
Dickinson raised lis ri,,o' quickly and
fired. Overton, who WAS cooking with
a"x'rty and d'ead at Jackson, saw a puff
of dust Il, from the breast Of his coat
and saw hun RAISE his arm and place il
tightly across his chest. He is surely
hit thought Overton, and in a bad place,
too, but lie does no, fail Erect and cr,m
AS fate he s:"od, als teeth clenchxd. rails
iug his pistol. Overtun glanced AT Dick
inson. Amazcd nj the unwnn,ed failure
Of his arm. aud appalled, n, the awful fig
ure aud face before him, Dickinson had
unconciously Iecoled step or two.
Great God = he fallored, have
missed him =
Back to the mark, sir y thundered
Overt n, with his hand upon his pistol
Dickinson recovered his composure,
stepped forward 10 the peg, and stood
with ewes avrrled from his sntaponis,.-
All this Was but the work Of moment,
though it requires uany words to tell il
General Jackson took deliberate aim
and pulled the trigger The pistol Meth
er snapped nor went of He IookeI a,
the trigger apd discovered that it had
s opped at half cock He drew j, lack
to IT'S place and took aim second tine
He fired, and pjcknson's face bIarched
lie reeIed-and his friends rushed for
ward, caught him in their arms, and
gently laid him on the grass, leaning
against ! husb. His lrowsers reddened
They stripped off hrs clothes. The blood
was gusing from his side in torrent
Aud alas here is the ball, not near the
wound, but above the opposite hip, jus,
under the skin. The ball had passed
through the body, below the ribs. Such
n wound could not but be fatal
OYerton went forward and learned the
condition OF the wouqded man. Rejnin
ing his principal, he said He won't
want any more Of you, General and
conducted him from the ground. They
had gone a hundred yards. Oyerton walk
ing on one side OF jackson and his sur
gson on the other, aud neither speaking
a word, when the surgeon observed that
ore O. Iackson's shoes was full Of blood.
oh, ! believe replied Jackson, that
he has pinked the little. let gs look
at it. But say nothing about il there.
pointing to the house.
He opened his coat, Dickinson's aim