The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1865-09-28
StOnewall Jackson's 0eath---HOw lie
Received His WOunl---POints Hither.
to Disputed Set at lest.

From Virginia Correspondent d thoNY. World
The details whicl follow are given on the
authority Of Jacksn's staff officers, and one
or two others who Witnessed all that occurred
In relation to the most tragic portion of the
scene, there renamed, as will be seen, but a
single witness
jackson had ridden forward on the turn
pike to reconnotre and ascertain, if posi-
bic, in spite of th darkness Of the night
the position of the federal lines, The moon
shOne, but it was struggling with a bank Of
clouds, and afforded but dim light. From
the gloomy thictets On each side Of the turn
pike looking more weird and sombre in the
halElight, came the melancholy song Of the
whjppoorwill 81 think there must have
been ten thousand, said Gen Stewart, after.
ward Such was the scene amid which the
events now about TO be narrated took place
jackson had adanced with some members
Of his staff, considerably beyond the building
known as Mein Chanccllors, about amile
from ChanccIloHlLc, and had reached a point
nearly opposite iu old dismanted house in
the woods, near the road, whose shell torn
roof may stiil bGsoen, when he rcined in his
horse, and, remtuing perfectly quiet and
moti0ness, listened intently for any indica-
tious Of movement in the Federal lines.
They were scarcely two hundred yards in
front of him. and semg the danger TO which
he exposed himself one of his staff officers
said General, dn't you think this is the
wrong place for ym 2" He replied quickly
and almost impatentIy, "The danger is all
over the enemy is routed 90 back, and
tell A. p Hill toDress right on The Off
Ger obcycd but had scarcely disappeared,
when o sudden olloy was fred by the Con-
federate infantry in Jacksons rear, and on
the right of the pad, evidently directed upon
him and his scott The origin Of this fire
has never been discovered, and after Jack
sons death there was little disposition to in
vcstigate an occurrence which occasioned
bitter distress toall, who, by any possibility,
could have ,akeI any part in it, It's prob
able, however, that some movement of the
Federal skirmhers had provoked the fire;
if this is an error, the troops fired deiibog
rately upon Jackson aud his party, under the
impression that hey were body Of Federal
cavalry, reconuutcring 1t is said that the
men had orders to open upon any object in
front, especially upon cavalry and the
absence of pick0ts or advance force Of any
kind on the Confederate side explains the
rest The enemy were almost in contact
with them the Federal artillery, fully com
manding the position Of the troops was eX-
pected to open every moment; and the men
were Just in tlat excited condition which
induces troops 10 fire Mt any and every object
they see.
Whatever my have been the origin Of
this yolley, it came, and many of the staff
and escort were shot, and fell from their
horses jackson wheeled to the left and
gaIlOped into the woods to get out of range
of the bullets but he had not gone twenty
steps beyond the edge Of the turnpike, in the
thicket when one of his brigados drawnup
within thirty yards Of him, fred a volley in
their turn neeing ON the right knee, as the
flash Of the guns showed as though prepared
to guard against cavalry BY this fire Jack
son was wounded in three places He re-
ceiyed one ball in the shoulder joint shat
tering the bone andseyering the chief artery
A second ball passed through the same arm
between the elbow and wrist, making its
exit through the palm Of the hand and
third ball entered the palm of his right hand
about che middle and passing through, broke
two Of the bones At the moment when he
was struck, he was holding his rein in his
left hand and the right was raised, either in
the singular GESTURE habitual to him at times
Of excitement or to protect his face from
the bOughs Of the trees His left hand i'm
mediatey dropped to his side, and his horse,
ne longer controlled by the rein, and fright
enod at the firing, wheeled suddenly and ran
from the fire in the direction Of the Federal
lines. Jackson's helpless condition now ex-
posed him to a distressing accident His
horse ran violently between two trees, from
one Of which horizontal bough extended
at about the hight 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 violently back ON his
horse. The blow was so violent as nearly
to unseat him, butit did not doso, and rising
erect again, he caught the bride with the
broken and bleeding gers Of his right
hand, and succeeded in turning his horse
back into the turnpike, Here, Captain Will
bourn, of his staff, succeeded in catchngthe
reins and checking the animal who was al
most frantic with terror, at the moment
when, from loss of blood and exhaustion,
Jackson was about to fall from the saddle.
The scenc at this time was gloomy and
depressing Horses, mad with fright at the
close firing, were seen running in every di-
rection, some Of them ridorless, others defy
ing control and il tho wood lay many