Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-09
FRIDAY. May

.... FRIDAY, May !.
The day passed uneventiuy. General Lee continued
to advance. General Hookerto fall back But as they
reared Charlottesville the former penetrated the lat
ers purpose in retreatng, when he discovered that
about FIVE hundred yards in front of charlottesville in
the midst Of dense thicket Of black jack the Federal
pioneers had thrown up very strong ntrenchments at
right angles to the turnpike and plank.roads, with an
abatis OF feled trees brsting outward in 'front.' ard
seemingly deying the passage of any living and walk
ing animal. Running fouthward for abou. mile from
the plank road the Yankee works turned short TO the
until they again met the plank road between Chan
celorsvie and Orange Court House, toward the latter
of which points the plank road defects in southwest
erly direction after leaving Charlottesville. Within
these works the Yankees stood thicky and savagey at
bay, their powerful artillery massed on some high ground
little ia the Their position was earfuy fOrm
dabe-repulse If the works attacked solely from
the 'front.' seemed inevitablethe loss Of life to the
saiants anyhow must have been CHASTITY Under these
circumstances, General Lee resolved to outtank the
tanker.
- SATURDAY, May O.
If ever man was adapted for the execution of plan
daring and hazardous in the extreme but depending
for its safety upon the celebrity and audacy of its exc
cutor assuredly that man 'StoneWalp Jackson
With the first break of dawn he plunged with his three
famous dvitions-the first commanded by A. 7. Hill,
the second in the absence of Tdmbe, by Couson, the
third lately under d. u. Hill, by Rodes, into the coun
ty road which leads TO the Furnace. At the Furnace
he assembled hill, 6nu was NleWeu Dy
au adjoining hill called Fairview and heavily though
harmlessly shelled. With his usual tmeriy be sent
back word to General Lee that the Furnance hill must
be held by regiment until his artillery and wagons
had got by. South Carolina regiment was according
ly seut there but was, believe, carried forwarded III
company with the cavalry, and in its place three or
four companies OF Georgia regiment were LEFT to guard
the critical spot The enemy discovering the weakness
OF the Guard attacked and took the Georgans prisoners
The last of Jacksons batteries was passing as tue Geor
gians were captured whereupon Captain Brown ulm-
bered his guns opened the federas aud drove them
back he then passed on after Jacison whose wagons
lad TO all back and pursue their General by more
grcultous route
Marvellous to say il never seems to have suggested it.
SELF TO General Hooker, although this large body oil
Couederaes passed under his nose, that his rear was
in danger or that General Lee greatly weakened, was
living within few hundred yards Of the mighty Federal
s. Of $4,000 men. At four in the afternoon deneral
Lee knowing that Jackson could not be far from his
destination, opened fire stea lily along the whole hne
feeling the gigantic Of his trenched foe For
two hours and a half heavy fire was nterchN ged
between the hostile batteries, each party holding
is own line. Suddenly abcu. hafpaSt six IN the
evening" the rattle Of musketry was heard in the
distance, followed by the I'D boom Of artillery, aud
instantly General LIE passed word along his llnef,
'Jacksons at work press them heavily everywhere,
Swift and sudden the fIcOn swOoping Oh her prey
Jackson had burst his enemys rear, and crushed
him before resistance could be attempted. Passing
right over the plank road, aud extending almos up TO
The Ely's Ford road getting behind Chancellorsvle
the three noble divisions raced CALAMITY forward,
drunk with the animal joy aud motivation of battle
Not a trench had been dug, not thee felled, not
stick raised TO resist them; the unconscious FederAs
engaged in cooking their supper-one regiment en-
dress parade card in TIE sudden voley of Jackeons
long hue the kuel of their DOOM An intelligent Vir-
puia armer Mr.. Green taken prisoner BY the federas
heard one OF their generals say to his mea about six
o'clock Jackson and his rebels don't dare face to-
night Get your suppers ready, boyP and enjoy your
selves" With faces turning eastward secured as tley
ianCed by the dense masses oil their friends within the
nrcnchments in 'front.' without thought of their rear
the Fedzrals rummaged their knapsacks for all Ihe uxu
ries with which Boston, New York, and Philadelphia
pamper and recruit their IS baite soldery Before that
supper could be eaten The unwashed unkempt starving
"a gamulas Of the South had burst them from the
west ard scattered them nerveless panc-struck help
less like cha before the blast. Major Peyton, OF Gen.
Lees sts found q cofeepot, with cups round IT, stand
ing in the wood He poured the liquid out but il was
so hot he could not drink H. What nigh: have been the
result bu, for casualty, which alone almost counie
vailed the victories of q Eeek, Who shall FAy? For
nation or order the Fedefsls had none; reserve Ia
tics crganzlto loii fn, plan, ell went down
before the whrlNind suddouness of the surprise. The
losl Of the Confederates ludcrously small their
advance like that OF white squat in the bay of Ma,
pies Night had fallen About o'clock Gen. jackson
rode forward with two three Of bis stat along
plank road and advanced 100 yards in front of bis for
most skirmishers, peerng with those keen eyes which
you might fancy could be seen through the dcnsest
gloom forward into the night He turned to ride back
"a heavy fire from one OF his own regiments hAiling
from Moth Carolina, but whose number viii in mer
CIV withhold salu,ed him. One bullet struck bis left
army four inches be'oW the shoulder SCATTERING the
bone down to the elbow. The wound was intensely
painful; he half fell half was lifted from his horse An,
Ad Valoped back to A. p. Hill 10 report that Stont
wall jackson was wounded and lying in the road Gen.
eral Hill gaoped hastily up, flung himself from tie
saddle began choked with emotion, to cut the cloth
of Jackson's sleeve when suddenly four of the Fed
etal YideItes appeared on horseback, and fred
ON BY the staff officers. The vdetteS fell back upon
strong al swiftly advancing line OF deral skrmish-
ers General Hill and all the officers and couriers of
both stats had no alternative bu. to mount and ride
fo their lives, leaving Jackson where be lay. Right
over the ground where was stretched the wounded
| lion the Federals advanced. Within their grasp
lay the mightest prize the most precious jewel in the
Confederate crown but it not destined that Stone
wall Jackson should be struck by federal bullet or yield
himself prisoner to federal soldier. As General Hill
aud his companions gaoped back they also tecae the
rget OF the luckless North Cerolinans. General
H's boot was cut by bullet, but his leg rjured;
Colonel Crutch6ed, chief of artillery Jackson was
seriously if not MORALLY wounded Boswell of Jack
sons staff, killed Howard, engineer to A. P. HILL
knocked from his horse, but whether killed or wounded
or prisoner is not known two or three oourers killed
| Without losing moment, General Hill threw his own
skrmshlrs forward backed by heavy support and the
ground OH which lay General Jackson again occu-
pied by the ConfedeNtes. But in the meantime two
more bullets both from his men, had struck him as
be lay on the ground one passing through the wrist of
his shattered arm the other entering the palm of his
right hand and coming out through its back. he was
m once carried to the and his instantly apu-
tated under chloroform. .t3I
SUNDAY, May g..
At Chauccorsville The battle hardly ,intermitted
through the night opened furiously with the earliest
Taaf oh had dnr;n
left of the plank road you travel from Orange Court
Houseto Charlottesville; this morning 1t was mostly
transferred to the right the right wing of the Fed
erd rectang before Jacksons onslaught was doubled
back on the Federal center Morning found the Fede
rails entirely within their lines, which ran from the
sobbobood of the river across the turnpke and naDk
roads back again, at pgh angle, to the same plank
road after it has left ChanceorsYe and turned south