The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-09-09

ther exhibition of pain, mo, nv friend
don't trouble yourself about me. )" The
litter was then raised upon the shonl.
ders of the men, the party continued
its way, and reaching an ambulance
near MelZi Chnncelor's, placed the
wounded General in It,. He was then
borne to the field hospital Mt Wilderness
Kun, some five miles distant.
Here he lay throughout the next day
Sunday, listening to the thunder of the
artillery and the long roll of musketry
from Chancellorsville, where Stuart.
who had succeeded him in command
was pressing Gen. Hooker back toward
the Rnppahannock. His soul must
have thrilled at that sound, long SO fla
miliar, but he could take no part in the
conflict. Lying faint and pale, in n tent
III the rear ofthe "Wilderness Tavern y
he seemed to be perfectly resigned, and
submitted to the painful probing OF
his wounds with sOldierly patience. ID
was obviously necessary to amputatc
the arm, and one of the surgeons
asked, sif we find amputation neces-
snry, shall 1t be done mt once?" Ia
which he replied with aIacrity, eyes.
certainly, DIR. Mcguire, do for me what
ever you think right" The arm was
then taken off, and he slept soundly af-
ter the operation, md on waking. be
gan to converse nbOut tho baltic, IIfI
~.
had had one more hour of daylight.
would have cut off tho enemy from tic
road 10 %. s. Ford; we would have had
them entirely surrounded, and they
would have been Obliged to surrender
or cut their way out; they had no other
alternative. My tropps may sometimes
fail in driving an enemy from IA position
but the enemy always iails to drive my
mon from n position" II was about
tins time that he received the following
letter from Gen. Lee: 81 have lust re-
ceived your note informing me That you
We're wounded. cannot express my
regret at the occurrences. Could / have
directed events / should have chosen
for the good. of the country to have
been disabled in your stead. I congrnt-
ulatc you upon the victory which Is due
to your skill and euergy.n
The remaining details of .JRckson's
Illness and death are known. He wns
removed to Guinea's depot, on the Rich
mond y Fredericksburg railroad, where
u. n.. gLannaiiy gl,.ti sank, pneumonia having
attncked him. When told that his men
OH Sunday had advanced upon the cue
my shouting "Charge, and remember
Jackson!" lie exclaimed, cit was lust
like them! II was just like them!
They are noble body of men! The
men who live through this war" ho
added, i'will be proud to saw Il was one
tAS e1tSiuNNl A1lABhAAe " tIlelE GILL
dren." Looking soon nfterward Mt the
stump of his arm, he said, "Mnny peo-
pie would regard this ns great misFor-
tune. / regard it us one OF the great
blessings OF my life" He subsequently,
said, 81 consider these wounds u bless
ing they We're given me for some good
and wise purpose, and would not part
with them ifI could" His wife was
now with him, and when she announce
cd to him, weeping, his approaching
death, he replied with perfect cnlmness,
Very good, very good; it is all right. y
These were nearly his last words. He
soon afterwards became delirious and
was heard to mutter, "Order A. p, Hill
To prepare for action? Pass the infant
ry TO the front! Tell Major Hawks to
send forward provisions for the men!'
Then his martial ardor disappeared, n
smile diffused itself over his pale fea-
lures, and he murmuTed, "Let us cross
over the river and rest under the shade
of the trees I" 1t was the river of death
he was about to pass; and soon after
uttering these words, lie expired.