Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-15
uow GEN. JACKSON WAS wouspED,

dxu evsnipg, vss returning about O'CLOCK
atte.dsd By his ss;f and part OF ''F c'ui,0,s'
tho .nv.lc.ds WAS, il ths osrkf'rsH OF sne
night, mistaken f'r n'0S L sno
cavalry AID fired upon by regiment CT Ills
own co:ps General Jackson was S'rack 0y
,;,-co ;,.,.: ooe through the loft arm, two
;-cbss bs,oS tie shoulder Joint, saatse!Iog
~ bona And sarering the chiaf artery
,,o.hs, hs!i passed through tho Same arm,
b,,v,ca The cloo~ and wEist, making It's exit
through, the pain of tho hand third ball
,n;o;sd he paln CT the right baud, about lis
middle, sud passing through, broke tmo Of the
horcs. 10 was wounded OH the plank road,
About City ysrGs il advance Of tho enemy.
n, fei. ira,n his horse aud VAS caught by
C-p:.ia W:-uley,.o wnen he remarked
Al ny woun1s Src BY my own men.
Ia hss given orders 20 iirs At anything
coming up tho road ht:1re no lei: The hnsa.
Tac enemy 3 sk!riuishe-c aE.pea:ed ahead OF
him and he tr.nsd to ride back. Just then,
some one ctod out, "csVa!ry!' "eaarse!"
nna Individuality tia regiment h:ed. The
vhois parry broke fvrwAri 10 tiie through
QUE line 10 esc.ps the fiss. Capt. Boswell was
killed iud ca7 rcd ar ouga tbs line by his herso
sd foil amid our own uisn. Col. Crutchtaid,
Chief Il S-tf, was wounded By his si2o. Tive
,ouyieIa were killed. mijar Pondielen Lea
.onsuts Morrison and Smith, sds, escaped IN
injured.
Gsp. Jackson ~.s ;suInediassly placed on
liter ana Stated for tho roar. The h7iEG At
t,scted tho attention II lie suamy, hnd Was
resumed by both linas. Gas of the litter
-ls..ers was shot d5wn, end :';e G-nsral teil
,.cu rLs shoulders Of the men, Iecoi7inE.
s,vctc COZ. asirD, add!5g 10 ITO injury OF inc
syn ana iajaring tie siao ssrorsly. The ere
~ d. o. ss.il!ory or the po;ns ~=s ts'ii'
no Gso J.:kson YVES itf: rs fire ninatas
ru.l TIC Are sls,kered. Hs Sas then placed III
,rau,bulance and ca:iiet 10 the field hospital
st Wilderness Rue. laioas laygo tmouat Of
iI,cd. sud ut Che time ,2id Dr.. Mcclure he
Thought co tras dying, aud would hayO bed
- dcatn, hus & tourniqust was 1E'mediateiy
,pol.!. F.~ two hours he Wes nesrly pulse
I.ss rem me shcck. AS be Tes b5lns carried
Som The ii.ld, frequent enqI;iiea wera made
by ne sa,die.s S, Who have yoa ths-c :" uo
.oid TIE U,ctor, do 10. tell tia troops aln
,1olnGld."
Ats reaction Is consultation was hold De-
,wyon 1rn Black, C1ismac, Walls snd Nc
CURE, .,.i sIupu tadcn w-s decided upon
Il, was xskcd, If W. fnl anpu'afion mecca
s.,y ehsA i, ba d:ne .: once ?" lie replied,
"ies. cer,ainly-D D.. Mcclure d. for me
wnstpye. you think right" Tho operation
ess per:;Im.d wfi!s uudor ihe Influence OF
calsroto,n II, and was borne we'll. Hs slept
Sunday morning, WIS cheerful, and in every
xsy dolrg well. Es Gent for Mrs. Jackson
and 81 KID infinitely about the bsttlo, spoke
saee.fuiiy Of the result, and said, "lf had
70. bse1 wounded, or had had a. hour more Ct
dayIeLt, Y ould hGve cut ct tia enemy from
the road 70 the U. s. Ford, and We would have
hsi ,hero entirely surrounded and they would
hsve bcon obliged 10 surrender, or CT: sheis
way ou: they had no other alternative. My
troops sometimes may fail in driving the enc
my f,oc posilior, 81: tho enomJ always
fail to drive NY ner from aoaIiian,' This
~sa said sn:liugly.
Ns can plaired this day Of tho fall from the
litter, although no coEtuaion or abrasion was
percep!ieIs IA tie result Of the fall; no did
not complain OF his wounds-nevcr spoke Of
them unisss asked.
Sunday evening no slept we'll.
Monday rs wss carried to Chancsllor's
House, Fear Guirea's Depot; he was cheeE-
fui, talked about tho battle, of tho gallant
hes,ins # G.n Rhodes, and said that lis
M.jor Goae;e.'s commission ought 10 date
from Saturday. Ils spoke of tho grand
Charge CT his old S:onswAll Brigade, Of
WHICH he lad heard, AMI asked after oil
his uffi,or Daring tho day be talked
more thu, uansi, and said: "Lhe men who
live through thu war will DO proud TO
say, Was one Ct the S:onowaii Brigade 10
their ch,lG,an"--hs insisted that tho term
"S.ouewali'' belonged 10 then, and not to
hin.
Du.iys TIE Tide to Gunca's he complained
greatly Of heat: and, besides wet applications
to tho weuad, begged Lh,: Wet cloth DO
applied 70 his stomach, which Was done,
greatly to bis relief, 40 he exrrvsssa It, He
slsp. well Monday night, sEd est with relish
% next morning.
Tuss,iaT-his wounds were deiDg very vel.
lie a4k-j "csn yoa toll me, from tho nPpes.
knce &c my wounds, how long will be Kept
from ihe Aaid'" lis wsa greatly satisfied
when I'D they woro doing remarkably vel.
Did not complain CT say psia in his sido, and
waat;d TO leo tho ms,nbe.c Of his siaff, but
WAS aiviaod not.
Wsanssdsy-wcGnts locked remarkably
vol. Ue expec. el to % to Richmond this
day, bu. was prevented b. tho rain. This
night, whilst his eurgeon who had slept
mons for three nishts, wss ssles2, he COM
pinned Of nausea, and ordered his boy, jim,
to p.o, wat towel over his stomach. This
vas dor-. Aanus a,lght The surgeon was
awakened by ihs BOY saying, the General il
suffering great pain. The pain was tn the
right sido, and duo TO incpient Encurnonia
and solie nsrvousncas, which 10, himself,
attributed to tho fs!l from tho litter.
Thu day-M,e. J.rkncn st,iyed greatly
to ms j,y sEd satisfaction, sud sha faithful
nu-sea BIN to thu end. By THURSDAY evening
all pain had ceased; yet he suffered greatly
f'Cm prostration.
Fri1.y--hc suffered no pain, but the pros
tr.iiou increased.
DIS. Tlske- aud Smith had been consulted