The New York herald., 1863-05-17
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.
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Activity Of Blockade Runners 70 anl
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THE LAST HOURS OF SToNEWALE JACKSON.
. 4 southcrn View Of the Summer Campaign Of
afaAr The Northern Forces, tsIs
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THE LAST HOURS or SFoNEWALL JACKSON.


upon ths southern extremity Of Morris Island ssvsra
Yankee regiments aiso fortyng Seabrook IsIAnl
Fvc clads and transports st in NostA
Edbto, and several transports remain 1t Po Royal rs
steamship Bxitais with merchandise, has srrivcd
ming through tho blockade. She started from Nassaa
Thursday, In COMPANY with tho steamship Norssmaas
which has YET been heard FROM Tho seAnship Pct.
from wImtngtoa had arrived at Nassau and the siea
ships Calypso Baassl end AasoncA there, absss "
wnAmoros, N O.. Nay II. lse&
Tho steamships Bashaw and Pei arrived hero this
Ing from Nassau. r
The Last Momsats oe stenewsm JsclE-
From tho Richmond Enquirer, May 13.I
HOW JACKSON WAS w0UNDRD-HIs sUSFxRIEos Al
DEATH--ALL THB PARTICULARS, Rro.
General Jackson having gone some distance 70 fsoas
returning about eight O'Clock attended BY his etsd -
pars q hk courisrs. Tho cavaicads was " the DART
cavalry. ana Ared upon b. regiment q hs own eos
He struck BY The three balls one through The
s Sss. .sss .ss ' as sS :sss
passed through the same arm between tho elbow anl
s e. q Ss Ssaa about %
passing rough, and broke $40 booes BE was weca1s1
:. plan. road about b. sy s ys;s e .sv:.0; = -
arc ~ my oxn mon. Hs had given orders 2 a. 9
turned 70 ride back just thoA cried ouss
arsd The whole party broke forward 70 ras ssrossH
our limo TO escape ihe Are. Captain Boswell kA1s
ooe oe Ssr'1 o~n asa Ssas CO csuchsa es 81 s. -
wounded BY hi: side Two coariers were killed nelss
injured General Jacksos was immediateIy placed
litter and started for tho rear The hghng atracteA
the attention Of tho enemy and was resumed q bsss
fell from tho shoulders OF the men, receiving seveso
confusion adding 70 tho injury Of tho arm and inursg
The Ire Of artillery on this poin. was srrbs
General Jackson left for ave minutes until the Ire
The seS hospi. ps a. wilderness run Hs Lost ARE
amount OF blood and at time told DR.. MCGUIRE =
tourniquet was immediately applied For two hours -
was nearly puseless from tho shock Az he was benG
the soldiers Who have you thsreS He sod the Dosss.
" Do not tell the troops am wounded"
Black. Coleman % wsis and Mcclure, and am ampuiston wss
decided upon He was asked, "n We hnd amputaeloe
necessary shall y be done at onces He replied Ys..
certainly DR.. Mcclure; do Tor whatever you thhk =
right" The operation was performed while he wss u.
der the influence Of cnloroorm and was borne we'll He
was doing vol He sent Mrs. Jackson asked minute
y about the battle spoke cheerfuy q the result -
or daylight would have on the enemy from tho roaa
che United States Ford, and would have had the
or c & no
alternative. Ny troops someems my fail In dfving
the enemy from posSs sss the ss s, .S e. =
He complained this dsy hs fan fc shs littsr, althos
40 confusion M ion Or .brasco was ynS q -
!hsm unlsss ssEsd 6a sasdAy ssssis9 y slept ven o
Monday he carried 70 ChanesIIosss house, nsap
s.sas bearing q Gsosssi Rhodes. sat i ssS ~.
his mayor gsosraps esmmissioa ought 70 date fFsn
brigade, Of which he had heard; ssked amer al -
officers; during the day talked more than usual anA
say, OF the stonswa brigade, 70 their ehld-
dren" He insisted that the term "Ssonewa" belcu6eo
During the ride 70 Guineys he complained greatly a
and a.. beside: rs . e 2 h ns
iSs nesi morning; o. tuesday nis wounds -.
KEEP. from from the ssS h ~ss srs.sy :.aa xs.o -
q any pain in bis sds and wanted to see the meSSsrs
OF his staff, but was advised mot: On wedi esday hi
Richmond this day, but prevented By rain. This
night while his surgeon. who had slept none for thrso
his boy Jim 70 place wet towel over his stomach mn
was me- About daylight the surgeon was ewskessA
sy the boy saying, "Ihe General Is n great paia."
The pain was In the right side, and due 70 inoipeo4
pneumonia and nervousness which be hlnssf -
trbuted to the fall from the litter. On Thursday MA
she faithfully nursed him to the end BY Thursday
ing all pain had ceased He suffered greatly from pros
ration On Friday he suffered no pain, but prostrassa
On Sunday morning, when u was appsrsss that -
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his condition. she then had nee and fulI convsrss
with hip, and told him be going 70 dsA h
"a. s:.s s:ry so.s very good !. e rssi as
blessing They wore given mo Tor scne good and W.
purpose would not part Win them H eoald.' n
quarters iodayF He ssut messaees 10 ali ths gene ~
He expressed Wish tob buried In Iexngto0, n IT,
valley of Virginia During derum bis mnd reverted 70
70 prepare or action, and % MAJOR Hawks his commI.
ry and 10 tho surgeons He frcqusnty expressed HI
aids his wish that Major General Ewe should be ordeea
10 command his corps. His confidence General Ewen
was very great, and the In which 10 spoks q
him showed that be had duly considered the msstsr.
The Summer Campatgn Or tne Northern
Forces.
CFrom the Richmond Enquirer, May 1871 lf 4
There s evidently to be active summer campaign.
The plan Of e enemy be keep our aisensIoa
constantly excited at every point once that pars
OF whole frontier may be freed from the urgsea
immediate apprepensinn OF an attack Then they
strike where they think our line n weakest. where
our defeudcrs are least prepared, and
.oms o.Ss y quarter qua % In n'' the '0 ne.n,s .h:S
can bag much plunder and caase much sorrow, and
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and more Of people within ther lises taks
their hated oath for qules NE and 70 their pss
perry from couscaton. Thus they both dsmorainO
and rob us within own borders, preparing ail she
while for serious asaus, and delivering thsm just when
h are ssey q s0d xnsfs Ss t0sy csa % are moi
just II looks southwessward would seem shss
the STATE Of Mississippi 10 the region Of most extensive
vicksburg and whis preparations arc In progress ov
assault upon that place. the back country dsy~.
s": ,s,sd and q. the people p1nSsss s y , ss;
ss0shss attack pv sea or land or bc,n a oscs ne
ssSsns swsy .y q. oocs "ScS ss s..
ChsrIton A. the same Instant Burnsids threatens ~
Tsnsessse and Hooker largely rsInforcsd s1pscssa -
Culpepper Port Royal, 70 keep fvrcss