, 1865-09-11

impression that they were body Of Federal
cavalry, acknowledging. II Is sold that the
mcn had oracrs to open Oh any object In front,
especially upon cavalry, and the absence of
pickets OF advance force Of my kind On the
confederate side explains the rest. The enc
Federal artillery, fully Commanding the posi-
tion Of the troops, was expected to open
every moment, and the men were Just IN that
excited condition which induces troops 10 fire
ut any and every object they see.
Whatever may have been the origin Of this
Toileys 1t came, and many Of the stall and
escort we're shot, and tcll from their horses.
Jaekson 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 brigaoes, drawn up within thirty yards
Of him, fired rolley In their turn, knecling
On the right knee, rs the 1ash of. the guns
showed, as though prepared tp *tguard against
cavalry" By this fire. Jackslon was wounded
In three plnces. He received one bnl1 in the
shoulder joint, shattcring the bone md, sew
ering the chicf aEtcry-a second bail passed
through the same arm between the elbow
and wrist, making Its exit through the palm
Of his right hand, about the middle, and
passing through, broke two: Of the bones.
At the moment when be Was struck, he was
holding his rein il his left hand, and the
right Was raised either Ia. the angular gesture
LIbisua1 to him, ut. times Of excitement, or
to prdtcct his face from tho boughs Of tho
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. Jackaon's
| helpless coalition now exposed him to d dis
trcssing accident. His horse run Violently be-.
/ tal bough extended, at about the height Of his
head, to the other, md, Us be passed between
| Inc trees, this bolgh struck Lin In the face,
tore Oh bis cap and threw him Violently back
on lis horse. The blow was 50 vio1cnt as
nearly to unseat him, but 1t did not do 20,
| and, riking erect again, be caught the bridle
| With the broken md bleeding fingers OF his
right hand and succeeded IN turning his horse
back Into the turnpike. Here Captain WI
| bourn. Of his staff, succeeded In catching the
reins aAl checking the animal, who Was a!
| most frantic from terror, ut the moment
| when, from loss Of blood and exhanstion,
| jackson was about to fall FROM. The saddle.
The scene at this time YVES gloomy and de-
pressing. Horses, mud with fright at the
! close thing, were seen running IN every disec-
| tion. slime Of them r1der1ess, others defying
control, aud- In lhcaVool lny many dying and
| wounded men,. Jackson's whole party, cI-
ccpt Chptaim Wi1bontn md q a7ncnbcr Of the
| eiuc1e corps, had bcea killed, wounded or dis
persed. Tic man riding just bchlnd Jackson
I had his horse killed; O courier near WIS
wounded, and his horse ran into the, Federal
lincsj Lieut.. Morrison, Aid-de-camp, threw
I himself from his saddle, and his horse fell
| dead a.moment afterward Captain Howard
was wounded and carried by his horse into
the Federal camp; Captain Leigh Ind his
| horse shot under him Captain Forbes was
Killed and Captain Boswell, Jackson's Chici
Engineer, was shot through The heart; and llis
dead hody carried by his frightened horse into
The lines Of the enemy, near at hand.
Sush twas the result Of the causeless IRE It
had ccased as suddenly Us 1t had begun, and
the position In the road which Jackson now
occupied was the samo from which he had
been driven. Capt. WflbouIn, who, with Nj.
Wynn, OF the Signal Corps, was all TINT wa
left oil the party, notices a singular circum.
stance which attracted his attention vt thi:
moment. The turnpike was utterly dc5ertsd
with the exception Of himself, his companion
and jackson !; but in the skirtfng of the thick
et on: The LETT he observed some one sitting on
lis horse, by the side Of tie wood, and cody
1ookin;s, gu, n.otfonless and silent. The un'
known Individual WINS clad In a dark dress
which strongly rcscmbled the Federal uni
form; but It seemed impossible that he could
lave penetrated TO that spot without being
discovered. Capt. .Wilbourn directed him ia
"rilc up there, and see what troops thost
wcrc"--tle men who had fired on Jackson
when the stranger slowly rode In the dlree
tiou pointed out, but never returned will
any answer. WHO that silent persanage wa!
* frti tn conjecture. -''