The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-22

the moonlight and suddenly the man ex.
claimed "in most pitiful tone, says an eye
witness: "Great God! that is General Jack
son!" An evasive reply was made, implying
that this was o mistake, and the man looked
from the speaker to jackson with bewildered
air but passed on without further 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 gen.
eral was placed upon it, and borne toward the
rear.
The litter was carried by two officers and
two men, the rest of the escort walking beside
1t and leading the horses. They had scarcely
began to move, however, when the Federal ar
tillery opened furious fire upon the turnpike
from the works in front of Charlottesville,
and hurricane of shell and canister swept
down the road. What the eye then saw was a
scene OF disOrdered troops, riderlers horses and
utter confusion. The intended advance of the
Confederates had doubtless been discovered,
and this fire was directed along the road over
which they would move. By this fire Gems.
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 companion did like
wise, hastily flying from the dangerous local.
handle of the litter, it would have fallen to
the ground: Lieut.. Smith bad been leading
his own and the Generals horse, but the ami.
mails now broke away in uncomfortable terror,
and the rest Of the party scattered to find shell.
ter. Under these circumstances the litter was
lowered by Capt. Leigh and Lieut.. Smith into
the road, and those officers lay down by It to
protect themselves, in some DEGREE. ffom the
heavy fire of artillery which swept the turn
pike ana struck millions of Sparks from the
finty stones of the roadside" Jackson raised
himself upon his elbow and Attempted to get
up, but Lieut.. Smith threw his arm across his
breast and compelled him to desst. They lay
In TINS manner some minutes without moving
tine hurricane still sweeping over them. $50
iar as could see, wrote one Of the officers,
men ana horses were struggling with most
terrible DEATH" The road was otherwise de-
serted. jackson and his two officers were the
sole living occupants of the spot.
The fire OF canister soon relaxed. though
that OF shot continued, and Jackson rose bis
1eet. Leaning on the shoulders of the party
VINO had rejoined him, he turned aside from
the road which was again filling with infantry,
and struck into the woods-one of the officers
following with the litter. Here he moved
with difficulty among the troops who were w.
ing down in line of battle, and ths party en-
countered Gen. Fender, who had Just been
slightly wounded. He asked who it was that
was wounded, and the reply was "a Confede.
rate officer" Gen. Fender, however, recog.
nlzed jackson, and exclaimed, "Ah! General,
am sorry to see that you have been wound
ed. The lines 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 flash of the eye, ssYou
must hold your ground, sir!" This was the
last order General jackson ever gave upon
the field.