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answered "No, only painfully hurt" he
replied, Il am glad it is no worse" In
II few moments after, Crutcl,fcld did the
same thing, and when he was told that the
General was very seriously wounded. he
groaned and cried out. 'Oh, my God.-
It was for this, that the General directed
the ambulance to be halted. and requested
that something should be done for C's re-
lief
After reaching the hospital. he was
placed in bed, covered witt, blankets, and
another drink of whiskey and water given
him. Two hours and a half elapsed before
sufficient reaction took place, to warrant
an examination. At two o'clock Sunday
morning, Surgeons Black, Walls and Cole
man being present, I informed him that
chloroform would be given him, and his
wounds examined. told him th,t am
putaiion woul pro| ably be required, and
asked ifit was fund necessary, whether
it should be done at once. lie replied,
promptly, "ics, certainly; Doctor McGuire
do for me whatever you think best
Chloroform was then administered, and
as he began to feel its effects, and its relief
to the pain he was suffering, he exclaimed
What an infinite blessing" and contin-
ue to repeat the word blessing" until
lie b 'camel iusensible. =. The round ball.
(such as is used for the smooth bore Spring.
field musket,) which had lodged under the
skin, upon the back of his right hand was
extracted first. 1t had entered the palm,
about the middle of the hand, and had
fractured two of the bones. The left arm
was then amputated, about two inches be-
low the shoulder, very rapidly, and with
light loss of blood, the ordinary circular
operation having been made. There were
Two wounds in this arm, the first and most
serious was about three inches below the
shoulder joint, the ball dividing the main
artery and fracturing the bone. The Sec
ond was several inches in length; a ball
having entered the outside of the forearm,
an inch below the elbow, came out upon
the opposite side. just above the wrist
Throughout the whole of the operation,
and until all dressings were applied, he
continued nscnsible Two or three slight
wounds of the skin of his face. received
from the branches of trees, when his horse
dashed throug Oh the woods. were dressed
simply with isinglass plaster.
About half past three o'clock Colonel
Chen Major) Pendlton, the Assistant Adju-
taut General, arrived at the hospital, and
asked to see the General. He stated that
General Hill had been wounded, and that
the troops were in great disorder. Gen
cral Stuart was in command, and had
sent him to see the General. At first
declined to permit an interview, but the
Colonel urged that the safety of the army
and success of the cause depended upon his
seeing him. When he entered the tent
the General said, "Well, Major, 1 am
glad to see you, thought you were killed.
Pendletou briefly explained the condition
of affairs, gave Stuart's message, and asked
what should be done. General Jackson
was at once interested, and asked in quick
and rapid way, several question. When
they were answered, he remained silent
for a moment, evidently trying to think;
he contracted his brow, set his mouth, and
for some moments was obviously endeavor-
ing to conc nitrate his thoughts. For
moment it was believed he had succeeded,
for his nostril dilated, and his eye flashed
its old fire, but it was only for moment;
his face relaxed again, and presently he
answered, very feebly and sadly, 81 don't
know can't tell; say to General Stuart he
must do what he thinks best" Soon after
this, he slept for several hours, and seemed
to be doing we'll. The next morning he
was free from pain, and expressed himself
sanguine of recovery. lie sent his aid-de-
camp, Morrison, to inform his wife of his
injuries, and to bring her at once to see
him. The following note from Gen. Lee
was read to him that morning by Captain
Smith: " | have just received your note
me that you were wounded. l
cannot express my regret at the occurrence.
Could have directed events, should have
chosen, for the good of the country. to have
been disabled in your stead. I congratu-
late you upon the victory which is due to
your skill and energy" lie replied. "Gen-
eral Lee should give the praise to God"
About ten o'clock his right side began to
pain him SO much that he asked ME to ex-
anime it. ITe said he had injured it in
falling from the litter the night before, and
believed that he had struck it against q