Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-10-07

seemed easier, and having swallowed a n oath
lul OF Whlskey, which was he'd 10 his lips,
! appeared much refreshed. IL seemed i'm
| possible to move him without making his
wounds bleed afresh but il was absolutely
necessary to do so, as the enemy were not
more than hundred and fifty yards distant,
and might advance ct any moment-and ali
at once proof was given OF the dangerous
position which he occupied. Captain Adams,
OF General Hill's staff had ridden ten or fif-
teen yards ahead Of the group, ard was now
heard calling out g Ha!i surrender fire on
them if they don't surrender " At the next
| moment he camo up with two Federal
| skirmishers who bad at once surrendered
| with an air Of astOIishment, declaring
that they were not aware they were in the
Confederate lines. General Hill had drawn
| his pistol and mounted his horse and he
now returned to take command Of his line
and advance. promising jackson to keep his
accident from the knowledge of the troops,
which the general thanked him. He had
scarcely gone when Lieutenant Morrison,
who had come rp, reported the Federal line
| advancing rapidly, and then within about q
hundred yards Of the spot; he exclaimed,
"Let us take the general UP in our arms
and carry him off" But Jackson said faint
| ly, NO, if you can help me up, | can
walk" He was accordingly lifted up, and
placed upon his feet, when the Federal bat
| terles IN front opened with great violence,
and Captain Leigh, who had Just arrived
with litter, had his horse killed under him
by shell. He leapcd to tho ground, near
Jackson, and the latter leaning his right arm
on Captain Leigh's shoulder, slowly dragged
himself along toward the Confederate lines,
| the blood from his wounded arm flowing pro
| lusely over Captain Leigh's uniform.
Hill's lines were now in motion to meet the
coming attack, and as the men passed Jack
| son, they saw from the number ard rank of
his escort that he must be a superior officer.
4 Who is that-who have you there I" was
called; to Which the reply was, "Oh it's
only friend Of ours who is wounded."-
These inquiries became at last so frequent
that Jackson said to lis escort: " When ask
ed, just say it was Confederate officer" II
was with the utmost difficulty that the Gu
riosity Of the troops was evaded. They
seemed to suspect something, and would go
around the horses which were led along on
each side Of the General 10 conceal him, to
see if they could discover who it was. Al
last one of them caug glimpse Of man
who had lost his cap as We have seen, iu the
woods, and was walking bareheaded in the
moonlight, and suddenly the man exclaimed,
90 in a most pitiful tone" says an eye-wit-
ness: 80 Great God that is General Jack
son 70 An evasive reply was made, imply
ing that this was a mistake, ana the man
looked from the speaker TO Jackson with
bewildered air but passed on without fur
ther comment All this occurred before
Jackson had been able to drag himself more
than twenty steps but Captain Leigh had
the litter at hand, and his strength being
COMPLETELY exhausted, the General wa.
placed upon it, and borne toward the rear.
The litter was carried by two officers ana
two men tie rest, o.. tle escort walking be-
side it and leading the horses. They had
scarcely began to move, however, when the
Federal artillery opened u furious fire upon
the turnpike from the works in front of
of Charlottesville, and hurricane of shell
and canister swept down the road. What
the eye then saw was scene Of disordered
troops, riderless horses, and utter confusion.
The intended advance OF the Contederates
had doubtless been discovered, and this fire
was directed along the road over which they
would move. By this fire Generals Ill and
Pender, with several of their staff, were
wounded, and one OF the men carrying the
litter was shot through both arms and
dropped his burden. His companions did
likewise, hastily flying from the dangerous
locality, aud but for aptain Leigh, who
caught the handle OF the litter, It would
have fallen to the ground. Lieut.. Smith had
been leading his own and the Generals horse,
but the animals now broke away in uncOntrol-
able terror and the rest Of the party scattered
TO find shelter. Under these circumstan-
ces the litter was lowered By Captain Leigh
and Lieutenant Smith into the road, and
those officers lay down by it to prote; It them
selves in some degree from the heavy tre OF
artillery which swept the turnpike and
"stluck millions Of sparks from the tinty
stones of the roadside Jackson raised
himself upon his elbow and attempted 10 set
up, but Lieutenant Smith threw his arm
across his breast and compelled him to de-
sIst. They lay in thii manner for some
minutes without moving, the hurricane
still sweeping over them. - So far as could
see, wrote one OF the officers, " men aud
hor ses were struggling with most terrible
DEATH" The road was, otherwise, deserted.
jackson aud his two officers were the sole
living occupants Of the spot.
The fire OF canister soon relaxed, though
that OF shot and shell continued, and Jack
son rose to his feet. Leaning on tie shoulder
OF the party who had rejoined him, be turn.
ed aside from the road, which was again all
ing with infantry, aud struck into the woods
-One of the officers following with the lit
ter. Here he moved with difficulty among
the troops who were lying down in line OF
battle, and the party encountered Genera
Pender, who had just been slightly wounded.
He asked who it was that was wounded, and
the reply was "a Confederate oaicer."-
General Pender, howev,r, recognized Jack
son and exclaimed, "Ah! ! General, | am
sorry To see you have been wounded. The
lines here are so much broken that tear we
will have TO fall back" These words seemed
10 effect Jackson strongly. He raised his
head, and said with flash of the eye. "You
must hold your ground General Pender you
must hold your ground, sir =! This was the
last order Jackson ever gave upon the field.
His strength was now completely exhaust
ed. and he asked TO be permitted TO lie down
upon the ground. But to this the officers
would not consent. The hot fire of artillery
which still continued, and the expected ad-
vance ofthe Federal infantry, made it necessa-
ry to move on, and the litter was again put in
reoui.ison The General, now nearly fainting,
vas laid upon it, and some litter bearers hay-
inc been procured, the whole party continued
N move through the tangled woods, toward
Melzl Cbancellor's. So dense was ihe IN
dergrowth, and the ground SO difficult, that
tbeir progress was very slow. An accident
now occasiOned J.ckson untold agony. One
| of the men caught his foot in vine, and
stumbliug, let 60 the handle OF the litter,
which fell heavily to the ground. Jackson
fell upon his LET: shoulder where the bone
had been shattered, aud his agony must have
been extreme. "For the first time" says
one of the party, she eroaned, and that most
piteously." He was quickly raised, howev-
er, aud beam of moonlight pass!ng through
the foliage overhead revealed his pale face,
closed eyes AMI bleeding breast. Those
around him thought that be wa dying. What
a death for such man All around him wa
the tangled wood, only half ilumined By the
struggling moonbeams; above him burst the
shells Of the enemy, exploding, says an off
Ger, ''iIke showers of falling stars and il
the pauses came the melancholy notes Of the
whipporwiils, borne on the night air. II
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