The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-05-22

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE
FACT.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoToMAC,(
May IS, 1868.
The following letter and order are pub
lished in the Richmond Sentinel:
CnANcELLoRvILLE May 1.
90 Lieut. 7. j. Jackson:
GENERAL-I have just received your note,
informing me that you are wounded. can
not express my regret at the occurrence.
Could l have directed events, l should have
chosen, for the good OF the country, to have
been disabled in your stead l congratulate
you upon the victory which is due to your
skill and energy.
Most truly yours,
R. E. LEE, General.
Headquarters NORTHERN Va May II.
General Orders No. 81.
With deep grief the Commanding General
announces to the army the death of Lieut. Gen
L. j. jackson, who expired on the 10th inst.
at 3:15 p. NJ. The daring, SKILL and energy of
this great and good soldier, by the decree of an
all-Wise Providence, are now lost to us: but
while we mourn his death, we feel that his
spirit still lives, and will inspire the whole ar
my with his indOmitable courage and unshak-
en- confidence in God as our hope and strength.
Let his name be watchword to his corps, who
have followed him to victory on so many fields.
Let the officers and soldiers initiate his invinci
BILE determination to do everything in the de-
[signed r. (. LEE, General.
Richmond papers of the 10th, have the
particulars of the death of Stonewall Jack
son. His arm was amputated because of
the wound received, and secondary hem
orrhage set in, from the effects of which
he died. There is great dependency in
Richmond in consequence. Jackson was
the ranking officer of the rebel army in
Virginia, next to Lee. He was shot very
early Monday morning, while making a
reconnaissance over the lines Riding
along with full staff, a sharpshooter
picked him out and fired with good sue
cess. Major Brown had just recognized
Jackson, and was making such a DISPOSE
ton as would have resulted in his capture
but for the premature firing of fatal shot
by skirmisher.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Thomas Jackson was born in Virginia. about
the year 1924 and is consequently about thirty
nine years old. He graduated at West Point
in 1916, and in the following year accompanied
Magruder's battery to Mexico At Contreras
and Churubusco he distinguished himself so
highly on the field that he was breveted Cap
tain for gallantry. At Chapultepec he again
won laurels, and was breveted Major for gal
liant and meritOrious conduct. On his return
rom Mexico he was for some time in command
of Fort Hamilton but in 1912 he resigned his
rank. At the outbreak of the rebellion Major
Jackson was one of those Southerners who
were greatly embarrassed to discover the true
line of their duty. He had married North
ern wife, was an honest and conscientious man
and long hesitated what course to pursue 1t
is stated that his father-in-law, a Northern
clergyman, visited him. and urged him to re-
main faithful to his country and his FLAG. They
spent several hours in prayer together, and
Jackson confessed that the struggle was sore.
But finally the pernicious doctrine of State
Rights, which Jackson, like so many other
gallant Southrons, had imbibed in early life.
won the day: " must 60 with Virginia !" he
cried, and plunged headlong into the vortex of
treason.
AS rebel officer he has been energetic,
lucky and skillful. He won his cogaomeu
of "Stonewall' by promising Beauregard
that his brigade should stand like stone
wall before the enemy. He fought Shields
near Winchester, in March, with rather
Indifferent success. But his pursuit of
Banks down the Shenandoah Valley, was
very successful and infused some heart
into the rebel cause Again, in June, his
attack on McClellan's right wing at Me-
chanicsville helped his fame among his
people. At Cedar Mountain his design
showed skill, but the steady courage of
Banks troops foiled his purpose.
When Lee invaded Maryland, Jackson
commanded corps under him, and it was
he who forced the little garrison of Har-
per's Ferry to surrender. He fought at
Antietam, and again at Fredericksburg,