The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-05-27
LAST HOURS OF sroSEwALL JACKSON.

LAST HDGNS Ur SIDNEWAl.L JAGkSUN.
The Rickmond Enquirer has the foIlow-
my acceunt Of the wounding and death ui
ten. Jackson:
General Jackson, having gone some dis.
,,nce in front of the line 81 skirmlshe on
saturday evening. was returning about
o'clock, attended BY his staff aud part oI
h,. cnurieis the cavalcade was, in the
darkness Of the night, mistaken for body
oi the enemy's cavalry and fired upnn BY
regiment OF his avn corps. lie was
struck by three balls; one through left arm,
woinchss belnw shoulder juint. shatlering
the bone and seyering the chief ariery
another ball passed through sams arm, be-
lnn elbow and wrist, making rs exit ihrouh
palm of the hand third bal entered palm
d eight n4nd abnu, lis middle. passing
thr.ugh. brake iwo of the bopes. lie was
snuHdrl on ihe plank road. about fifty
wards IN advance of the enemy. lie fell
fr"m bis horse and Was caught bs Capt
Normley, /, whom he rem ,rked: Al
81, wounds are BY my own men," lie had
gwen orders to fire a anything coming ~
ihr rad before he lett the lines. The en-.
ems ,kirm..hers appeared ahead Of hin
and he iurned TO ride hack. Just then
ION, one cried. "eayslry -" charge !" AIT
immediately the regiment fired. tn,
~hnle part, brOkr forward 10 ride through
nur lin ~ escape lhe hte. 1api. Boswell
Ms killed AMI tarrird through the line b,
bls borsr aud feel amid our own men. Col
Crutohfeld, chlef of slaH. was wounde,
D., hls side Two cOurlsrs were killed
Major Prnaleiun. Lieuts Morrison ant
sa,ih, als, escaped un,njurrd.
LrR Jask.nn as immediately placed o.
li,cr an,i started for the rear, the frini
attracted the attention af the enemy. an'
w. resumed bv both tines. One of ih'
litter brarrrs was shut down. and the Gen
rrti fell lra,n the shoulders of the men. re-.
friSing severe confusion, adding 10 tn
injar, II tie arm and injuring the side Sc
,rrrl,. The esems's IRE II artillery 0l
~ paint Wis terrible. Gen. Jackson wa
.rl inr five inmates until the FIRE slscken
81. ,hen placed IN an ambulance and car
red 10 he field hospital At Wildernes
Ran. lie lost large am"unt Of blood. an,
4, nnr iime told Dr. McG1ire he though
IN va, dying. and wnuli have bied 20 death
Y.l tnurniquet sas immediately applied
F"r ,wu hour, he was near pulseies. from
lie shock. As he was being carried iron
ine field. frequent inquiries were made b,
'..e @ldiers. Who have ynu therel" III
I'D tn: Dnrtor. Do not ell The lrsops
aa wounded"
ilier reaction consolation VAS heI'
sancen Dr. Black. Coleman, Walls an,
hgGuirr. aud ampuia,ion va decided up
on. Tie was asked. II se find smputa
t.nn necessary shall il be dome ~ once 2
il.repIied. !" Yes, certainly MeGuir,
~ lor me whatever you think right" III
operation sas performed whilr uader ~
riurncc II chlnrofunn, and wM born
"rli IL slept sunday morning. wa
,rryriul. and 10 every way dung we'll. IL
lent iur Mrs. jiek.un. aud a.ked minyiel,
abont the battle, spoke chrcrlali, nf M
rs.uli. and Saij, !" Il had not been wound
"a ~ i,ai had ~ hour mpfs of daylight,
WOULD hasr cut of thr enemy lrrl, ~ rosi
II, fp d = Fnri. and We saail ha.r hal
thsni rrirei. .urr .ndrh ani TIL, aorl,
t-,sbrrn nlligfd II surrender. u rnt iheu
Va, cut: thet hsi 30 o,her al,stn,,,ve
" ruop. sometimes may tai IL driving
ii.s en NY fram position, bur me eneml
siWus tai 10 fri,e my nen ir,n i pos
tn" I'hs sassaii smiIin-l,
M romplainrd fhis day " ,tc fall from
tur liter. alihengi III confusion - bra
Ion va. petc.pnbie a. tar restlt of M
hli he dad nai complain Of his Wounds
Hst-r spske nf III n dnlr.s asked.
sunday ty.nirs hs slrp, sei,
Monday he WAS carried Il Cnanssllof,
inrsc, near G1inca's depot he was cheer
ia', talked about the battle. al TIE gallan
bearing Of Gen. Rhodes, and said that hi
Major Generals commission ought 70 dat,
irem Saturday Of the grand charge Of hi,
old stonewal Brigade. Of which be had
heard asked after all his oificers duripg