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

and dropped MS ourueh' MS 'o'"F'
ion did likewise, hastily flying from the
dangerous locality, aad but for Captain
Leigh, who csugh, the handle Of the llIler
il would have fallen TO the ground. bieu-
,enan, Smith had been leading his own
and the Generals horse, but the animals
now broke away, in uncomfortable terror,
and the rest Of the party scattered 10 hnd
shelter. Under these circumstances the
litter was lowered BY Captain Leigh and
Lieutenant Smith into the road. and
those officers lsv down by II 10 protect
themselves, 10 some degree, from the
heavy fire Of artillery which swept the
turnpike and "s,ruck millions OF sparks
from the hinly stones Of the roadside
Jackson raised himself upon his elbo"
and attempted 10 get up, but Lieutenant
Smith threw his arm across his breast
and com PEELED him to desist. They lay
in this manner for some minutes without
moving, the hurricane sill sweeping over
them. $50 far as | could see, wrote
one OF the officers, "men and horses
were struggling with a most terrible
death" The road was, otherwise de-
serted. Jackson and his two officers
were the sole lining occupants oI 'he
spot.
The Ere ofcanister soon relaved, though
that Of .ho, and shell continued, anu Jack
son rose to his feel. Leaning on the
shoulders OF the party who had reJoineu
him, he turned aside from the road,"hIch
was again filing with infantry, and struck
into the woods-nne Of the officers follow
ing with the litter. Here he moved with
difficulty among the troops who were ly'
ing down in line Of battle, and the party
encountered General Pender, who had
lust been slightly wounded. he asked
who i was that was wounded, and the re.
nly was "a confederate officer" General
FENDER. however ,recognized Jackson and
exclaimed" d,"Ab! general am sorry to see
YOU have been wounded. The lines here
are so much broken thatl fear we viii
have to fall back" These words seemed
TO affect Jackson strongly. He raised
his head, and said with fash Of the eye,
i"You mus. hold your ground General
Pender! you must hold your gropnd'sr!
This was The last order Jackson ever gave
upon The field.
His strength was now completely ex-
hausled. and he asked to be permitted 10
lie down upon the ground. But to this
The officers would not consent. The hot
fre of artillery which still continued, and
the expected advance Of the federal inan'
try made it necessary 10 move on,ahd the
! litter was again put in requIsliion' The
| General, now nearly fainting, was laid up
on it, and some iter-bearers having been
procured, The whole party continued 10
move through the tang led woods toward
| NeIzi ChancelIor's. So dense was the uh'
dergrowth and The ground so difficult thai
their progress " as very slow. An accident
now occasioped Jackson untold agony.
One Of the men caugh! his foot IN Vlne
and stun bling lei 90 The handle OF The 1T
Ter, which fell heavily TO the ground.
Jackson fell upon his left shoulder where
the hone had been shattered, and hs agony
must have been extreme. "For the first
time" says one Of the par'y,"he grosned'
and that most pileouslv." He was quick
" raised. however, and beam OF moon
! ligh, passing through the foliage overhead
revealed his pale face, closed eyes 'nd
bleeding breast Those around blm
thought he was dying. What death for
such man! All around him was The tan
gled wood. only half IIlumined by the
struggling moonbesms; above him burst
the shells of the enemy, exploding, says
an officer, "lke showers OF falling stars,
and in the pauses came the melancholy
notes of the whipporwils, borne on the
night air. In this strange wilderness the
man Of Port Republic and Manassas, who
had led so many desperate charges, seem
ed about to close his eyes and die IN the
night.
But such was MOTTO be the resOb then.
When asked by one Of the officers WheIh-
er he was much hurt, be opened his eyes
and said quietly without further exhlbluon
Of pain, mo, my friend, don't trouble
Yourself about me-" The lier was then
raised upon the shoulders Of the men, The
party continued It's way, and reaching an
smtulance near Melzi Chancellor placed
the wounded General iD it. He was then
borne to ,ne field hospital al Wilderness
Run, some FIVE miles distant.
Here he lay throughout 'he next day
Sunday listening to the thunder OF The az
tillery and the long roll of the muskety
from ChancellorsviAe. where Stuart. who
had succeeded him in command. was
pressing Gen. Hooker back toward The
Rsppshannock. His soul must have thrll-
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