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seemed to he doing we'll Ieinquired min
utely about the battle and the different troops
engaged, and his face would light up with
enthusiasm and interest when told how this
brigade acted, or that officer displayed con-
spicuous courage, and his head gave the
peculiar shake from side to side, and he
uttered his usual "good, good" with un-
wonted energy, when the gallant behaviour
Of the "Stcnewall Brigade" was alluded to.
He said. "The men of that brigade will be,
some day. proud to say to their children,
| was one Of the Stonewall Brigade" lie
disclaimed any right of his own to the
name sSStoncwall. "Itbelongs to the brigade
and not to me"
This night he slept well, and was free
from pain. A message was received from
General Lee the next morning directing
me to remove the General to Guinca's
Station, as soon as his condition would
justify it, as there was some danger of
capture by the Federals who were threaten
ing to cross at Ey's Ford. In the mean
time, to protect the hospital some troops
were sent to this point. The General OBJ
jccted to being removed, if, in my opinion,
it would do him injury. lie said he had
no objection to staying in tent, and would
prefer it, if his wife, when she came, could
find lodging in neighboring house. "And
if the enemy does come" he added, IL am
not afraid of them; l have always been
kind to their wounded, and l am sure they
will be kind. to me" General Lee sent
word again, late that evening, that he must
be moved ifpossible, and preparations were
made to leave the next morning, was
directed to accompany, and remain with
him, and my duties with the Corps, as
Medical Director, were turned over to the
Surgeon next in rank. General Jackson
had previously declined to permit me to go
with him to Guinea's because complaints
had been SO frequently made of General
officers, when wounded, carrying off with
them the Surgeons belonging to their COM
mands. When informed of this order Of
the Commanding General, he said, Gene
raj Lee has always been very kind to me-
and thank him." Very early Tuesday
morning, he was placed in an ambulance,
and started for Guinea's Station, and about
eight o'clock that evening he arrived at
the Chandler House, where he remained
till he died. Captain IIotchkiss, with n
purity ofengineers, was sent in front to clear
the road of wood, stone ect., and to order
the wagons out of the track to let the am
bulance pass. The rough teamsters some
times refused to move their loaded wagons
out of the way for an ambulance, until
told that it contained jackson, and then,
with all possible speed, they gave the way,
and stood with hats off, and weeping, as he
went BY. At Spotsylvania G. II. and
along the whole route, men and women
rushed to the ambulance, bringing all the
poor delcacies they had, and with fearful
eyes they blessed him, and prayed for his
recovery. He bore the journey well, and
was cheerful through tut the day. He
talked freely about the late BATTLE and
among other things, said that he had in
tended to cut the Fcderals off from the
United States Ford, and taking a position
between them and the river, oblige them
to attack him; and he added with smile,
"'My men sometimes fail to drive the enemy
from position; but they always fail to
drive us away He spoke of ofRhodes, and
alluded in high terms to his magnificent
behavior. on the field Saturday evening.
He hoped he would be promoted. lie
thought promotions for gallantry should be
made at once, upon the field, and not de-
layed; made very early, or upon the field,
they would be the greatest incentives to
galldntry in others. He spoke of Colonel
Willis,s' who commanded the skirmishcrs
of Rhodes Division, and praised him very
highly, and referred to the death of Paxton
and Boswell very feclingly. He alluded
to them as officers of grea. merit and
promise The day was quite warm, and
one time he suffered with slight nausea
At this suggestion, placed over his
stomach a wet towel, and he expressed
great relief from it. After he arrived at
Chandler's house, he eat some bread and
tea with evident relish. and slept well
throughout the entire night. Wednesday
he was thought to be doing remarkably
well. lie eat hartily, for one in his con-
dition, and was uniformly cheerful.
l found his wounds to be doing very we'll
to day. Union by the first intention had
taken place, to some extent in The limb,
and the rest of the surface of the wound
exposed. was covered with healthy pran-