New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-02-16
a keminiscence of StonewaII Jack son-IIl,
Wound at the Battle Of Manassas TT

In the February number of the Richmond Med
cal journal we find an able paper on 'gunsho
! wounds OF joints" from the pen of DR.. Hunte
McGure, Professor of Surgery in the yirgini,
Medical College, and during the war chief surgeo,
on the staff oflGen stonewall Jackson In ths
course of his remarks, speaking of gunshot wound;
OF the hands, the Doctor cites the case of the
wound received by his renowned chief at the frs
battle of Manassas. The Doctor writes: B.fE n
. When he made the celebrated charge with his
brigade, which turned the fortune Of tie day. he
raised his left hand above his head to encourage
she troops, and while in this position the middle
nnger OF the hand was struck just below the arfi
onlation between the first and second plaianres
me ball struck the finger little to one SIDE
broke it, and carried off small piece of the bone
He remained upon the field, wounded as he was
art III. tGe m tght was oyer and then wanted to take
back to the hospital by the general coIHmandinr.
on ms way to the rear, the wound panied him so
much that he stopped at the first hospital he came
TO- and the surgeon there proposed to cut the fin
ger oil; but while the doctor looked for his instru
ments, and for moment turned his back the
general silently mounted his horse. rode off and
soon afterwards found me- L ~, ) .ioi-f'y ~
was busily engaged with the wounded but
,';. Wnen saw him coming, left them, and asked
MN m II ne was seriously hurt. No. y he answered,
not half as badly as many here. and will wait y
And he forthwith sat down on the bank of n little
stfeam near by, and positively declined any asss.
lance until /" his turn camel" We Compromised.
however, and he agreed to let me attend To him
after1 had finished the case was dressing when
he arrived. determined to save the fnper If
possible, and placed spnt along the palmlr snr.
Iace TO support the Fragments retained it in posi
ton by strip or two Of adhesive plaster. covered
the wound with lint, and told him to keen il wet
with cold water. He carefully followed the ad.
vice. think he had fancy for this kind of Nv
dfopathc treatment and ! have frequently seem
hlin occupied for several hours pouring cuf altar
cup OF water over his hand, with that patience ana
perseverance for which he was so remarkahja
Passive motion was instituted about the twent;eth
gay, ana carefully continued The motion of the
joint improved for several months after the Wonnd
very trifiing. Ia = .-"s, N'y 'y was
During the treatment, the hand was kept ele.
sued ana confined in sling, and when the nse of
.Ais was discontinued, and the hand was permitted
W W hang down, there was, of course, prayitation
VI Dioou towards it. Under the Circumstances
you would expect this. In consequences of N
however, the hand was sometimes swollen and
PAINFUL and to remedy this, he often held it above
is nead iof some moments. He did this SO fre
4uenty that 1t became at length habit, and was
y ''Schtlhqed, especially when he was abstracted |
y aiter al necessity for it had ceased have seen
Y STATED somewhere that Whenever during a /
oattle, his hand was thus raised, he was engaged
!. prayer; but | think the explanation | have
gwen Is the correct one. [ believe he was the
'ruest and most consistent Christian have ever I
Known, but ! don't believe he prayed much while
lie was fighting. Ia . .T.T7.i'I'' ssi I.a,s..... c