Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-05-18
parric lars pI EAs Wounti5sls anG Dea@E ot Gen.
ssar0ucyzalI,y Jaekso1l.
(Frorl tbs l;tc1>nlon,i Enquirer, Nay Il.

oynning was returning about ; CLOCK, astet!
dcd Ey his staff and part OF his couriers sEe
cayaicade vas III. the darkness OF the night,
mistaken for body Of the enemy,s cavalry
and fred upon by 4 regiment Of bis own corps.
He >gas strnck BY three balls; one through the
Left arm, two inches below the shoulder Joint,
shayterillg the bone and severng the ch1et ar
rer5,. another ball passed through the same
arm, below the elbow and wrist, making lcs
exit through the palm Of the hand third
bali entered tie palm Of his right hand, about
its middle, and passing through, broke Two Or
the bones He Was wounded On the plank
road, about fifty yards in advance OF the enc
nv. Re fell from his horse and was caugnt
hY Captain Wor1niey, t0 Whom Eo ro1narked
'AIl my wounds are by NY own men ne
had given orders to fire at anything coming up
the road, before he left the lines The enc
my skirmiahers appeared ahead Of him, and
be tnrned TO ride back Just then some one
cried out, "Cavalrv /" "charge!' and imme-
diateIy the regiment fred. The whole party
|roEe forward to ride through our line 70 IS:
cape the fire. Captain Boswell was killed and
carried through the line by his horse, and tell
aiiio our own mvn Colonel Cru ch6ejd, chief
Of staff, was wounded by his side. Two cou,
liers were killed. Major P4ndleton, Lieuts.
Mor1ist n and Smith, aids, escaped unlnj ured
General Jackson WAS immediate! y placed on
a litter and started Tor the rear; the hrlng st
tracted the attention OF the enemy, and was
resumed by both lines. One Of the LITTER
bearers was shot down, anG the Genera! 1ell
from the shoulders OF the men, receiving. 8
severe confusion, adding TO the injury Y! q the
arrn and iniuring the side severely. The enc
n,y's fire of artillery On the point was terrible.
General Jackson was left for FIVE minutes untlI
the fi.e slackened, then placed in an ambulance
and carried 10 the field hospital at Wilderness
Run. 4 lost large amount Of blood. az at
one time told Dr.. McGuire he thought he was
dying, and would have blad 70 death: but
tourniQuet was immediately applied, For TWO
hours lie was nearly pulseleSs from the shock.
As be was being carried from the heid, ire
0uent INQUIRIES were made by the soldiers,
s:Who have YOU there?' He told the doctor,
800 NOT tell the troops | am wounded.
After reaction consultation was held he,
tween Drs. Black, Coleman, Walls and Nc
Guire, and amputatlon vas decided upon. -
He vas asked If we fnd ampltati0n necessa-
~. shall it be done At onc&4" lie replied,
s;Yes. certainly. DR.. Mc(2uire do tol me
whatever YOU think right" The operation
was perforlned while under the influence q
ohtorotorm, and was borue we'll. lie slept
Sunday morning, was cheerful, and in every
way doing we'll He sent for Mrs. jackson
and asked minute!y about the battle, spoke
cheerfully Of the result and said: IF | had
not been wounded, or had Lad an hour moe
of daylight, ! would have cut off the enemy
from the road to the United States ford, and
We would have had them entirel y surrounded,
and they would have been obliged 70 surrender
or cut ther way out; they had no other alternas
tive. Ny troops sometimes may tail IN driv~
ing the enemy from position, but the enemy;
always fail to drive my ulen trona position
This was said slnilingly.
He complained this day of the fall from the
litter although no confusion or abraslon was
peyceptib!e as the result Of The tel be daQ nos