The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1865-11-01
roops to fire at any. and every object they

see. y.... &.
Whatever may have been the origin'o Of this
yollcy, it came, and many of the staff and .es
cort were shot, and fell from their horses.
Jackson wheeled to the loft and galloped into
the woods to get ea3 Of range .ofthe bullets
but he had not gone e'twenty steps beyond the
edge of, theeturnplke, in the thicket, when
one of his brigadcs, dawn $g within thirty
thirty yards Of him, fired vollcy in their
turn, knecling on the right knee, as the fash
Of the BaHs showed, as though prepared to
'.'guard against cavalry" BY the fire jackson
was wounded in three places. lie received
one ball in the shoulder joint, shatteTing the
bone aud severing the chief artery-a second
ball passed through the same arm between
the elbow and wrist, making its ,eSit through
the palm of his right band, about the middle,
and passing through, broke two. of the bones.
AT the same moment when be was struck,
holding his rein in his left hand, and the
right was either raised in the singular sges-
ture habitual to him at times Of excitement,
or to protect his face from the boughs of the
trees. His LETT hand Immediately dropped at
his side, and his horse, no longer controlled
by the .rein and frightened at. tue firing
wheeled suddenly and ran from the FIRE in the
direction of the Federal lines. Jackson's
helpless condition, now & posed him to dis
tressing accident. His, horse ran violently
bctwecn two trees, frora one of which hori-
zontal bough extended, at about the height
of his head, to the other, and, as he passed
between the trees, this bough struck him in
the face, tore off his cap and threw him vio-
lently back on his horse The blow was so
violent as nearly TO unseat him, but it did
not do so, aud, rising erectagain, he caught
the Jridle wi4hsthe broken and bleeding fin.
gers Of his, right hand and succeeded in turn
ing his horse back into the turnpike. Here
Capt. Wiibourne, of his staff, succeeded in
catching the refns and checking the animal
who wasalniost frantic with terror, and at
the same moment, when f'om loss ct blood
and exhaustion, Jackson was about to fall
f'ou, the saddle
The scene at this time was gloomy and de-
pressing. Horses, mad wlh fright at the
close firing, were seen running in every di-
rection, some -ofthem rider!ess, others defy
ing control, and IN the woods lay many dying
and wounded men Jackson's whole party,
except Capt. NSbourn and a member of the
signal corps; had been killed, wounded, or dis
persed. The man riding just behind jackson
had his horse killed {; courier near wpun-
ded, and his horse ran into the Federal lines !;
Lieut.. Morrison aid.de:camp,. threw himself
from his saddle, and his horse fell dead mo.
raent arterward Captain Howard was Noun-
Gcd and carried by his horse in the Federal
camp Captain Leigh had his horse Shot un-
der him; Captain Forbes was killed, and
Captain BtsweR, Jacksoa's Chief Engineer,
was shot through tn heart, and his dead
body carried'by his frightened horse into the
lines of sbe enemy, near at hand.
Such was the result of the causeless fire.
It had ceased as suddenly as it had begun,
md the position in the road which jackson
now occupied was the SAME from which he
had been driven. Captain 'Wibourn, who,
with Mr.sWynn, of the Signal Corps, was all
that was left Of the party, notices a. singular
circumstance which attracted hispattentlon at
this moment. The turnpike was utterly de-
serted, with the exception ofhimself, hiscom-
panion and jackson but in the skirting of
the thicket onsthe left he observed some one
sitting on his horse, by the side of the wood,
coolly looking on, motionless- and silent. The
unknown Individaakwas clad in aarg dress,
which strongly resenblcd the Federal uniform;
but it seemed impossible that be could have
penetrated to that spot without being discQ7-
cred. Captain Wilbourn directed him to "ride
up there, and see what troops those we're
the men who had fired on Jackson-w:hen the
stranger slowly .yadeIin the direction pointed
out, but never returned with any answer
Who that silent parsonage Was ;sleft to con
lecture. -. ..s>." -...:...e.
MARE&GE IN, NORM C2RoLINA.-The Ra-
leigh STANDARD, .ofs2Sth uitimo, says: rs
We haze heard various complaints from
different portions of the State, in objection to
a supposed regulation, to the fact that ladies
we're required to take the oath before they
were permitted to marry. Such was at one
time the military order, but We are happy te
say that civil law is so far restored that this