Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-01-06

render fire. on them IL they don't
surrender T. AT tho next moment
he camo up with two federal sl,ir-
mlshorh who had ut once surrender.
cd, with an air ofastonlshment, de-
claring that they were not aware
they were in tho confederate lines.
Gen, Hill had drawn his pistol and
mounted his horse and he now re-
turned to take command of his line
and advance, promising Jackson to
keep his accident from tho lSnowl-
edge Of the troops, for which the
general thanked him. He had
scarcely gone when Lieut., Morri-
son who had come up, reported the
federal line advancing rapidly, and
then within about q hundred yards
Of the spot, he exclaimed: "Let Us
take the general up in our arms and
carry him Off" But Jackson said
family, mo, if you can help me up,
L can walk" He was accordingly
lifted up, and placed upon his feet,
when the federal batteries in front
opened with great violence, and
Captain Leigh, who had inst arriv-
ed with litter, had his horse killed
under him by shell. lie leaped
to the ground, near Jackson, and
the latter leaning his right arm on
Capt, Leigh's shoulder, slowly drag
ged himself along towards tho con-
tederatc lines, the blood from his
wounded arm flowing profusely
over Captain Loigh's uniform.
Hills lines were now in motion
to meet the coming attack, and as
the men passed Jackson, they saw
from the number and rank of his
escort that he must be superior
officer. "Who is that-who have
you there ?" was called, to which
the reply was, ooh! it's only q
friend of ours who is wounded"
These inquiries became at last so
frequent that Jackson said to his
escort: "When asked just say it was
confederate officer" 1t was with
the utmost difficulty that the curl
osity of the troops was evaded.
They seemed to suspect something,
and would go around the horses
which were led along on each side
of the general to conceal him, to
see if they could discover who it
was. At last one of them caught a
glimpse of Il man who had lost his
cap as we have seen, in the woods,
and was walking bareheaded in the
moonlight, and suddenly the man
exclaimed sin the most pitiful tone"
says an eyewitness: "Great God !!
that is General Jackson |" An eva
sive reply was made, implying that
this was mistake, and the man
looked from the speaker to Jackson
with a bewildered air (; but passed
on without further comment. All
this occurred before Jackson had
been able to drag himself moro
than twenty steps; but Captain
Leigh had the litter at hand, and
his strength being completely ex-
hausted, the General was placed
upon it, and borne towards the
rear.
The litter was carried by two Of
fieers and two men, the rest of the
escort walking beside it and leading
the horses. They had scarcely be-
gan to move, however, when the
federal artillery opened furious
fire upon the turnpike from the
works in front of Charlottesville,
and a hurricane Of shell and CAMS
ter swept down the road. What
the eye then saw was scene of
disordered troops, riderless horses,
and utter confusion. The intend
ed advance of the confederates had
doubtless been discovered, and this
fire was directed along the road
over which they would move. BY
this fire Generals Hill and Ponder,
with several Of their staff, were
wounded, and one Of the men car
rying the litter was shot through
both arms and dropped his burden.
His companion did likewise, hasti-
ly flying from the dangerous local
ity, and but for Captain.Leigh, who
caught the handle of the litter, it
would have fallen to the ground.
Lieutenant Smith had been leading
his own and the generals horse,
but the animals now broke away,
in uncomfortable terror, and the
rest of the party scattered TO find
shelter. Under these circumstan-
ces the litter was lowered by Capt.
Leigh and Lieutenant Smith into
the road, and those officers lay
down by it to protect themselves,
in some degree, from the heavy fire
Of artillery which swept the turn
pike and "struck millions Of sparks
from the finty stones of the road
side" Jackson raised himself upon
his elbow and attempted to get up,
but Lieutenant Smith threw his
arm across his breast and compell-
I'd him to desist. They lay in this
for some minutes without 1
moving, the hurricane still sweep
ing over them. 80 far as / could