The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-17

the arm. General BANKS nau MS morse
killed under him, as did also The chief Of
General Pope's staff, Colonel Ruggles.
Large numbers Of hospital tents aud
stores were sent from Washington to-day
TO the scene Of action.
"Culpepper is one vast hospital, though
most of the wounded will be sent on to-
Washington for treatment
1.-TWO pieces Of artillery and a large
number of small arms were captured from
the enemy.
Additional PariieuIhrs OF tho Death
OTGeneraTIt. T.. mcCOOk.
From Captain Burt we have obtained
some additional particulars OF the sad
catastrophe, ending General i. L. Nc
Cooks earthly career:
The General was not riding in advance
Of his whole brigade, as the first accounts
led us 10 suppose, but between the sew
eral regiments composing it, The Eigh-
teenth Regulars and part OF the First
Ohio Cavalry had passed over the road
ahead of him. The rebel assassins lay
in waiting in brush adjoining the road
all the morning, and managed TO remain
undiscovered by the advance body Of the
brigade. 1t is supposed that they were
fully appraised by citizen spies, of the
Generals helpless condition ard mode
Of travelling, aud formed and ambush for
the special purpose of his assassination.
They were about one hundred and
fifty strong and partly composed of
Forests Cavalry, and partly of resi-
dents of the vicinity. The individual
who shot the. General ia known to be one
of the latter. The cowardly murderer
goes by the name of Charles Wood.
The General was accompanied by his
usual escort of twelve of the First Ohio
Cavalry on the day of his death. I'm
fortunately, just before the guerrillas
commenced their work, he sent three of
these with orders TO different portions of
the brigade. At the time the attack was
made three others were off the road
looking out for a camping ground The
escort was thus reduced TO six. OF this
corporaps guard, five started TO run after
the first shot from the rebels In vain
did the remaining one call upon them
not TO act like towards, but stand and
defend their General. Invain did the lat
ter himself order them to rally in the
road between the guerrillas and his vohi-
Gle, so as to give him time to get a start.
They followed their craven instincts, and
sacrificed their General The brave sixth
man stood alone, and was wounded and
captured. The General was riding in a
spring wagon and was lying down
Captain Hunter Brooke, formerly of this
city, was riding with the General, who,
owing TO his feeble condition, was lying
in the bottom of the box. When the
guerrillas open fire upon the conveyance.
Gen. McCook at once exclaimed, "The
bushwhackers are upon u.s." ordered the
driver, his negro servant John, TO turn
quickly around, and rose to his knees to
assist him in holding his frightened
horses. The team was Just fairlystaried
when the murderer of the General came
up and ordered it to halt. 1t being i'm
possible to check the spirited horses at
once, the team kept moving, when the
guerrilla again ordered it TO halt, but
almost simultaneously fred the fatal
shot from his carbine, although Captain
Brooks begged him not TO fire upon a sick
! man. Another rebel rode up at the same
time and aimed his gun, when the Gen.
eral told him reproachfully, "You needn't
shoot, I am already fatally wounded"
The bullet passed entirely through his
body, fatally.tearing his intestines.
The main body Of the rebels pursued
the flying escort and bnt three or four
| remained with their victim. The Cen
eral was driven TO and taken into the
house, at which he died, by Captain
BrOokehand John. He stated alterward,
that when the party came up to the
| house, the occupants, men, women and
children, clspped their hands in appro-
baton of the rebel achievement In n
few minutes those that had gone in pur-
suit camo tearing back, and hurried off
with Captain Brooke. John, upon the
advice of the General, had previously
managed TO escapa out of the house and
through oOrnfeld, Shortly aftorward
Capt. Burt and party arrived.
The General lived about twenty four
hours after being wounded. He was
conscious to the last, although frequently
unable TO speak from the dreadful pain
he was suffering. Whenever able he ut
tered words Of advice, gratitude and con =
| ISOLATION to those around him. The last
moments found him as firm and calm as
ever he was in the face Of death.
The wholebrigade arrived at the house
about an hour after he was wounded
The men came up in double quick, pant
ing and shouting for vengeance. The
effect of the sad sight of their mortally
wounded General upon them was most
distressing. All day and night the faith.
full soldiery were grouped about the
house, waiting their turn to bid a last
farewell 10 their commander. Neither
among the officers nor the men was there
dry eye, or lip not quivering with
anguish. A more moving scene, it was
said, was never beheld. The brigade
did not resume its march until the Gen
cral had breathed his last
tribution-terible retributiOn II il
being dealt by the Ninth Ohio. The
hands Of the men that cheered rebel muir
derers will clap no more, With fire anC
sword, and bayonet, the scene Of the lOu
assassination was reduced TO a state o
desolalion from which IL will not recover
until time will have swept away the re-
membranes of the death of Robert l.
McCOok.
Captain Brooke was paroled on the day
after his capture and returned 20 on
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