Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-05-15

very seriously III the leg, and was suffering in
tensely.
The General expressed, very feelingly, his
sympathy for Crutchfeld, and once, when the
latter groaned aloud, he directed the ambulance
to stop, and requested me to see If something
could not be done for his relief Torches had
been provided, and every means taken to carry
them to the hospital, as safely and easily as
possible. sat III the front part of the anbu-
lance, with my finger resting upon the artery
above the wound, to arrest bleeding if it should
occur. When | was recognized by acquaint
ances, and asked who was wounded, the Gen
eral would tell me to say, "a Confederate off
my bead, and pulling me down to him, aSLed
t Cfutchficld was dangerously wounded =,
When answered mo, only painfully hurt he.
replied, Il am glad it is no worse In few
moments after, Crutchfeld 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 G. s.relief
After reaching the hospital, he was placed in
drink Of whiskey and water given him. Two
hours and half elapsed before sufficient reac-
hon took place to warrant an examination. At
two clock Sunday morning, Surgeons Black,
Walls and Coleman being present, [ informed
him that chloroform would be given him, and
his wounds examined | told him that ampu-
tation would probably be required, and asked,
Il 1t was found necessary, whether it should be
done at once. He replied promptly eyes, ceI-
talniy; Doctor MeGuire, do for me whatever
you think best. Chlorofofm was then admin
lstcrea and, as he began to feel its effects and
It's relief TO the pain he was suffering, he ex-
claimed, What an infinite blessing" and con-
tinued to repeat the word blessing" until he
became insensiblo. The round ball-such as is
used for the Springfield musket-which had
lodged under the skin upon the back Of his
right hand, was extracted first !; it 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 below the
shoulder very rapidly, and with slight loss Of
blood, the ordinary circular operation having
been made. There were two wounds in his
arm, the first and most serious was about three
inches below the shoulder joint, the ball divi-
ding the main artery, and fracturing the bone.
The second was several inches in length; ball
having entered the outside of the forearm, an
inch below the elbow, came out upon the oppo-
site side, just above the wrist Throughout the
whole operation and until all the dressings were
applied, he continued insensible Two or three
slight wounds Of the skin Of his face, received
from the branches of trees, when his horse
dashed through the woods, were dressed simply
with isinglass plaster. About halfpast three
9. clock Col. then Major) Pendleton, the AS
sistant Adjutant- General, arrived at the hos
pltal, and asked to see the General He stated
that General Hill had been wounded and that
the troops were In great disorder. General
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 de-
pended upon seeing him. When he entered
the tent, the General said, ''Wel Major, 7 an
glad to see you, I thought you were Killed -
Pendleton briefly explained the condition OF af-
fairs, gave Stuart's message, and asked what
should be done.
Generai jackson was at once interested, and
asked IN his quick, rapid way several questions.
When they were answered, he remained silent
tor moment, evidently trying to think he
contracted his brow, set his mouth and for
some moments was obviously endoayoling to
concentrate his thought. For moment it was
believed he had succeeded, for his nostriis di-
lated, and his eye flashed its old fire. but it was
only for moment; his face relaxed again, and
presently pr ne answered very feeby and sadly:
: / don, 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 he was free
from pain, and expressed himself sanguine Of
recovery. lie sent his Aid-de-C 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 Il have just received your
note informing me that you were wounded. [
cannot express my regret at the occurrence.
Could have directed events, I should have
chosen, for the good of the country, to have
been disabled in your stead. [ congratulate you
upon the victory which is due to your skill and
energy He replied, General Lee should
give the praise to God" I" About ten clock,
his right side began to pain him SO much, that
he asked me to examine it. He said he had
injured it in falling from the litter the night be-
fore, and he believed he had struck it against
stone or the stump Of a sapping No evi-
dence Of injury could be discovered by exami-
nation the skin was not broken or bruised,
and the lung performed, as far as [ could tell,
it's proper functions. Some simple application
was recommended, in the belief that the pain
would soon disappear.
At this time the battle was raging 5earfully,
and the sound Of the cannon and musketry
could be distinctly heard at TIE hospital. The
General attention was attracted to it from the
first, and when the noise was at its height, and
Indicated how fercely the conflict was being car
ned on, he directed all OF his attendants, except.
captain smith, TO return to the battlefield, and
attend to their different duties BY eight O.
clock, Snnday night: the pain in his side had
disappeared, and in all respects he seemed to
be doing well. He inquired minutely about the
battle, and the different troops engaged, and
his face would light UP with enthusiasm and in
terest, when told how this brigade acted, or that
othcer displayed conspicuous courage, and his
head gave the peculiar shake from side to side,
and he uttered his usual good, good, with
unwonted energy when the gallant behaviour of
the Stonewall Brigade" was alluded to- He
said, The men Of that brigade viii be, soEae
day, proud to say to their children, was one
OF the Stonewau Brigade lie disclaimed
any right Of his own to the name Of Stonewal
1t belongs to the Brigade and not to me-
This night he slept well, and was free from
pam. A message was received from General
Lee the next morning, directing me to remove
the General to Guinea's Station as soon as his
condition would justify it, as there was some
danger OF capture by the Federals. who were