Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-08

stone-sil JAoKsos. the first executive officer.
and The ablesi feId General of the Confedersey
We extract the account Of the manner OF his
death ard bis las, hours:
THE MANNER or Ms DKATH
Twas at the battle Of Charlottesville. and
after enc Of ckson : terrible assaults had driven
the Eleventh Corps, commanded oy General
Howard. IN confusion upon the heavy works
around the town. that the distinguished rebel
Csssfal rode forward uilh his staff to within two
bundred Yards of the Federal lines, where be
stood for some tlme silently watching for iRdi-
cations Of the movements OF the enemy.
Seeing the danger TO which he posed him
self one Of bis staff officers said General. don't
sou think this 10 the wroLg place for your He
replied quickly. almost impatiently, The dan
ger is all O1er-the enemy is routed-go back
and tell A. r. Hill 10 press right on II The
officer obeyed, but had scarcely disappeared,
When a sudden voIley was fred from the Con-
federate infantry in Jackson's rear, and on the
right OF the road, evidently directed upon him
aud his escort. The origin of this IRE has never
been discovered. and after Jackson's death there
was little disposition to investigate an occurrence
which oocssioued bitter distress to all VINO. by
any possibility, could have taken part in IL. IL
is probable, however. that some movement Of
the Federal skirmisbers had provoked the FIRE.
Whatever mit have been the origin OF this
volley il came, and many of the Staff and &C.
cort we're shot aud fell from their horses. Jack
son wheeled TO the left and gallOped into The
woods TO get out OF range Of the bullets; but Re
had not gone twenty steps beyond the edge OF the
turnpike, in the thicket, when one Of his bri-
gades. drawn mp within thirty yards OF him,
| fred a voley in their turn, kneeng on the
right knee, as the fash of the guns showed, as
though prepared to guard against cavalry"
| BY this hro jackson was wounded in three
places he received one ball in bis left arm,
| two inches below the shoulder joint. SCATTERING
| the bone and seyerbg the chief artery-a sec
| ond passed through the same arm between the
elbow and wrist making its exit through the
| palm of the hand-and a third ball entered the
the palm Of his right hand, about the middle,
and passing threagh broke two OF the bones
At the moment when he was struck, be was
holding his rein in his left hand, and his right
was raised either in the singular gesture habitual
70 him at times, of eXcitment. or 10 protect his
face from the boughs Of the trees His left hand
| Immediately dropped at his side, and his horse
no longer controlled by the rein, and frightened
at the firing, wheeled suddenly and ran from
the fire in the direction Of the Federal lines
Jackson's helpless condition now exposed him to
distressing accident. His horse ran vioentl
between two trees. from one of which a horizon
tai bough extended, at about the height OF his
head. to the other; and as he passed between ths
| trees, the bough struck him in the face, tore of
his cap, and threw him violently back on bis
horse The blow was so violent as nearly TO un-
| seat him, but il did not do so. aud rising cree
again he caught the bride with the broken anC
bleeding fingers OF his right hand, and succeeded
in turning his horse back into the turnpike Here
Capt WilbOurn OF his staff, succeeded in catching
the reins and checking the animal, who vas al
| most frantic from terror, ut the moment when
from loss Of blood and exhaustion, Jackson was
about to fall from the saddle.
HIS LAST HOURS
He was placed on litter to be carried to To,
| rear. Hills lines were now in motion TO NEE
the coming attack; and as the men passed Jack
son, they saw from the number and rank of hi
escort that he must be a superior officer. "Wh'
is that--who have you theref" was called. 4
which the reply "Oh il only friend o
ours who is wounded" These inquiries at las
became so frequent that jackson said to bis es
cort: Nv hen ask ed just say it was Confederate
officer" IL was with the utmost difficulty tina
the curiosity of the troops was evaded The
, seemed to suspect something. and would e
around the horses which were led along on eacl
side OF the General to conceal him. to see II the,
could discover who il At last one of then
caught glimpse OF q man who had lost his caI
as we have seen in the woods and was walkin.
bareheaded in the moonlight, and suddenly th'
man exclaimed Gin the most pltliu tone, say
eye witness: Great God that is Genera
Jackson :"
The shot and she'll Of the enemy were so luri
Gus that they compelled dowQ th'
litter, and the men that bore il to lie down fol
safety. Ii was terrible scene. so far as
could see" wrote of the officers. "men snc
horses were struggling with most terribl,
death" The road was otherwise deserted
Jackson and his two officers were the sole living
4 occupants of the spot.
Gen jackson now rose 10 his feet, and leaning
| on an officer, moved out among his troops, who
| were lying down in line of battle, and the party
encountered General Fender, who had just been
| slightly wounded. He asked who it that
was wounded, and the reply was ga Confederate
officer" General Fender however. recognized
| jackson, and exclaimed, 'Ah, General, am
sorry 10 see you have been wounded. Tho lines
here are so much broken that fear we will have
to fall back" These words seemed TO affect
Jackson strongly. He raised his head and said
with flash of the eye. You must hold your
ground, General Fender you must hold your
| ground, sirl' This was the last order Jackson
| ever gave upon the field.
An accident now occasioned Jackson untold
| agony. One of the men caught his foot in a
! vine. and stumbling, let 90 the handle OF
the litter. which fell very heavily to the
ground Jackson fell upon his left shoulder
agony must have been extreme For the first
time, says one of the party. ''he groaned, and
that most piteously" he was quickly raised,
however, and beam OF moonlight passing
through the foliage overhead revealed his pale
face, closed eyes and bleeding breast Those
around him thought that he was dying What
death for such a mani All aronnd him was
the tangled wood. only half illumned by the
struggling moonbeams above him burst the
shells of the enemy, exploding says officer,
like showers of falling stars, and in the psuses
came the melancholy notes Of the whppoorwills
borne upon the night afr In this strange wilder
ness, the man Of Port Republic and Manassas,
who had led so many desperate charges. seemed
about to close his ewes and die in the night.
But such wasnot to be the result then. When
asked By one of the officers whether he was
much hurt, he opened his eyes and said quietly
without further exhibition OF pain, mo, nv
friend. don't trouble yourself about me-" The
hitter was then raised upon the shoulders of the
men. the party continued its way, and reaching
ambulance near Melzi Chancellor's, placed
the wounded General in H. He was then borne
to the field hospital at Wilderness Run, some
five miles distant.
Here be lay throughout the next day, Sunday,
listening TO the thunder of the artillery and the
long roll OF the musketrY from Charlottesville,
where Stuart who had succeeded him in com.