Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-09-23

staff and escort were sho:. and fell from
their horses. Jackson wheeled 10 the
left and gvllopped into The woods to gel
ou, OF the range OF The bullets; but ne
had not gone twenty steps beyond the
edge Of the turnpike, in the thickei, when
one of his brigades drawn up within six
ty yards of him fred volley in their turn,
kneeling on the right knee, as the fash of
the guns showed, as though prepared 10
guard agains, cavalry" Jackson was
wounded in three places. He received
one ball in his left arm, TWO inches below
the shoulder joint, shattering the bone
and severng the chief artery-a second
passed through the same arm between the
elbow and wrist, making lis exit through
The palm of the hand-and third ball en-
tered the palm Of his right hand, about
the middle, and passing through broke
two of The bones. At The moment when
he was struck, he w.s holding his rein in
his left hand, and his right was raised
either in the singular gesture hablIual 10
him, al times of excitement, or TO protect
his face from the boughs Of the trees. His
left hand Immediately dropped a, his side,
and his horse, no longer controlled by the
rein, and frightened al the firing, wheeled
suddenly and ran from the fire in the di-
reclon of the federal lines, Jackson S
helpless condition now exposed him to
distressing accident. His horse ran vlo-
Ilently between two trees, from one OF
which a horizontal bUugh extended, at
about the height of his head, TO the other;
and, as he passed between the trees, this
bough struck him in :he face. tore off his
cap, and threw him violently back on his
horse. The blow was so violent as near
Ily 10 unseat him, bit il did not do so. and
rising erect again, he caught the bride
with the broken and bleeding fingers OF
his right hand, and succeeded in turning
his horse back into the turnpike. Here,
Capt. Wibourn, Of his staff, succeeded in
catching the reins and checking the ami
NAL, who was almost frantic from terror,
at the moment when, from loss of blood
and exhaustion, Jackson was about 10 fall
from the saddle.
The scene al this time was gloomy and
depressing, Horses mad with fright al
the close firing were seen running III eve
lry direction, some Of them riderIess, Others
defying control; and in the wood lay many
wounded and dying men. Jac6son's
whole party, except Capt. WiIbourn and
member of The signal corps. had been
killed wounded, or dispersed. The man
riding Just behind Jackson had had his
horse killed; courier near was wounded
and his horse ran into the federal lines;
Lieut.. Morrison, aid.de-camp, threw him
self from The saddle, and his horse fell
dead moment afterwards; Capt. How
ard was wounded and carried by his horse
into the federal camps; Capt Leigh had
his horse sho, under him; Capt. Forbes
was killed; and Capt. Boswell, Jackson's
chief engineer, was shot through the
heart, and his dead body carried by his
horse into The lines of the enemy near al
hand.
Such was the result Of this causeless
FIRE. 1t had ceased as suddenly as il had
began, and the position in the road which
Jackson now occupied was the same from
which he had been driven. Capt. Will
bourn, who with Mr.. Wynn, Of the sig.
nal corps, was all that was left of The par
~, noticed singular circumstance which
attracted his attention at this moment.
The turnpike was utterly deserted with
the exception Of himself, his companion,
and Jackson; but in the skirting of thick
ct on the LEFT he observed some one sit
ting on his horse,by the side Of the wood,
and coolly looking on, molionless and ST.
lent. The unknown individual was clad
in dark dress which strongly resembied
the federal uniform; but it seemed impos-
sble tha, he could have penetrated 10 that
spot without being discovered and what
followed seemed TO prove that he belong
ed 10 The confederates. Captain Will
bourn directed him to "ride up there and
see wha, troops those were'-the men
who had fired on Jackson-when the
stranger slowly rode in the direction
pointed out, but never returned with any
answer. Who this silent parsonage was
us left TO conjecture.
Captain Wilbourn, who was standing
by Jackson, now said, "they certainly
must be our troops" 10 which the Cen
ersl assented with nod of the head, bit
said nothing. He was looking up the
road towards his lines "with apparent as
tonishmen,." and continued for some time
to look in that direction as if unable 10
realize that he could have been fired upon
and wounded by his own men. His
wound was bleeding profusely, the blood
streaming down so as 10 fill his gauntlet,