The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-12
STONEWALL JACxs0N's DEATH.
TCoNCLUDED.1

walking beside it and leading the horses.
They had scarcely begun to move, how
ever, when the federal artillery opened a
furious fire upon the turnpike from the
works in front of Charlottesville, and a
hurricane of shell and canister swept
down the road What the eye then saw
was a scene of disordered troops, riderless
horses, and utter confusion The intend
ed advance of the confederates had
doubtless been discovered, and this fire
was directed along the road over which
they would move. By this fire Gener.
ais Hill and Fender, 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 COM
panion did likewise, hastily flying from
the dangerous locality, and but for Cap
tain Leigh, who caught the handle of
the litter, it would have fallen to the
ground. Lieutenant Smith had been
leading his own and the generals horse,
but the animals now broke away, in I'M
comfortable terror, and the rest of the
party scattered to find shelter. Under
these circumstances the litter was low
cred by Captain Leigh and Lieutenant
Smith into the road, and those officers
lay down by it to protect themselves, in
some degree, from the heavy fire of artil-
lerv which swept the turnpike and
'struck millions Of sparks from the flinty
stones of the roadside" Jackson raised
himself upon his elbow and attempted
to get up, but Lieutenant Smith threw
his arm across his breast and compelled
him to desist. They lay in this manner
for some minutes without moving, the
hurricane still sweeping over them. $50
far as / cOuld see," wrote one OF the
officers, "men and horses were struggling
with q most terrible death" The road
was otherwise, deserted Jackson and
his two officers were the sole living Oc-
cupants of the spot
The fire of canister soon relaxed,
though that of shot and shell continued,
and Jackson rose to his feet. Leaning
Oh the shoulders of the party who had
reioined him, he turned aside from the
road, which was again filling with infant
~, and struck into the woods-one of
the officers following with the litter
Here he moved with difficulty among the
troops who were lying down i'll line of
battle, and the party encountered Gener-
al Fender, who had just been slightly
wounded. He asked who it was that
was wounded, and the reply was "a con-
federate officer" General Fender, how
ever, recognized Jackson and exclaimed,
"Ah. general, | am sorry to see you
have been wounded. The 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 a flash of the eye.
"Youl must hold your ground, General
Fender youImust hold your ground, sir"
This was the last order that jackson ev-
er gave upon the field.
His strength was now completely eX-
hausted, 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 advance of the federal
infantry made it necessary to move on,
and the litter was again put III rrqulsi-
ton. The general, now nearly fainting.
was laid upon il, and some litter-bearci's
having been procured, the whole party
continued 10 move through the tangled
woods, toward Melzl Chamcellor'S. So
dense was the underground and the
ground so ditficult that their progress
was very slow Au accident now occa
stoned Jackson untold agony. One of
the men caught his foot in Il vine, and
stumbling let 90 the handle of the litter,
which fell heavily to the ground
Jackson fell upon his left shoulder where
the bone had been shattered, and his az
ony 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 a 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
a death for such man All around him
was the tangled wood, only half illnmin-
ated by the struggling moonbeams
above him burst the shells of the enemy,
exploding, says an officer, like showers
of falling stars" and in the pauses came
TIE melancholy notes of the whippoor
wills, borne on the night air. In this
strange wilderness, the man of Port Re-
public and Manassas, who had led 20 ma.
nv desperate charges, seemed about to
close his eyes and die in the night.
But such was not the result then
When asked by one of the officers wheth-
er he was much hurt, he opened his eyes
and said quietly without further exhibi-
ton of pain, "No my friend, don't troub-
lie yourself about me-" The litter was
then raised upon the shoulders of the
men, the party continued its way, and
reaching an ambulance near Mclzi Chan
cellor's placed the wounded general in
it. He was then borne to the field hos
pital at Wilderness Run, some FIVE miles
distant.
Here he lay throughout the uext day,
Sunday, listening to the thunder of the
artillery and the long roll ofthe nmsket-
~ from Charlottesville, where Stuart.
who had succeeded him in command, was
pressing Gen. Hooker back toward the
RappahannOck. His soul must have
thrilled at the sound, long so familiar.
but he could take no part in the conflict
Lying faint and pale, in tent in the
rear of the evidences Tavern" he
seemed to be perfectly resigned, and sub
mitted to the painful probing of his
wounds with soldierly patience. 1t was
necessary to amputate the arm,
and one of his surgeons asked If we find
necessary, shall it be done
at once 2" to which he replied With alac-
rity, 'Yes, certainly, DR., Mcclure do for,
me whatever you think right The
arm was taken off, and he slept soundly
after the operation, aud on, waking, be-
gan to conversational the battle III
had not been wolfhded, he said, cor had