The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-03-15
4 Reminiscence Of Stonewall Jackson
His Wound at the Battle of Manassas.

In tho FEBRUARY number Of the Rich.
mond Medical Journal we find an able
article ON "gunshot. wounds Of joint"
from the pen of DR.. Hunter MCGUIRE,
Professor of Surgery in the Virginia
Medical College, and, during The war,
chief surgeon on the staff of General
Stnnewall Jackson. in the course of
his remarks, speaking of gnnshot wounds
Of the hands, the doctor cites the case OF
wound received by this renowned chief
at the battle Of Manassas:
When he made the celebrated char, o
with his-brigade which turned the for.
tune of the day, he raised his left hand
above his head to encourage the troops.
aud willie in this position the middle
finger o: the hand was struck just below
the articulation between the first and
second phalanges. The hall struck the
finger a little on one side, broke it. and
carried away a small piece Of the bone.
He remained on the field woiinded as
he was, till the fight was over, and then
wanted to take part in the pursuit, bnt
was peremtorily ordered hack to the
hospital by the General commanding.
On his way to the carr tho wound
panied him so much that he stopped at
The first hospital he came to, and the
surgeon there proposed 70 cut The fng z
off; but wllile the,doctor looked for his
Instruments, and for a moment turned
his back, the Gcneral silently mounted
his horse, rode of, and soon afterward
found me. was busily engaged with
wounded, but wheuI saw linn com,
ing I left them and asked him if he was
seriouslv hurt. "No,p he answered,
mot halfas badlyas many here, and /
will wait" And lie forthwith, sat down
on the bank Of little stream near by,
and positively declined any assistance
/, until "his turn came" We compfoniis.
ed, however, and he agreed to- let me
attend TO- him after / had finished the
case was dressing when he arrived. ]
determined To save the finger, if possible
and placed splint along the palmar ser,
faco to suppors the fragments, retained
it in position BY strip OF. two Of adhe.
sive plaster, covered the wound with
lint. and told him TO keep it wet with
cold water. He carefully followed this
advice. x thing he had o fancy for.this
kind Of shydropathic' treatment, and !
have frequently Seen him. occupied for
several hSnra pouring cnp after cup of
water over his hand, with that patience
and perseverance,, for which he was SO
remarkable. Passive motion was insti
tuted about the twentieth day. and care.
fully continued, The motion Of the
JOINT improved for several months after
the wound had healed, and in the end
tue deformity was very triaing.
During the treatment the hand was
kept elevated and continued in q sling,
and when the use ofthis was discontin:
ped, and the hand permitted 10 hang
down. Under the circumstances you
would expect. this. III consequence OF
it. howeves, the hand was sometimes
swollen aud painful, and 10 remedy this
10 often held it above hia head for sonie
moments. He did2th 50 frequently
that It became at length habit and Twas
continued, especially when he'was ab;
stracted, after all necessity fos il had
ceased. I have seen it stated sonne-
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