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attack of nausea, with which he was again
troubled. The servant asked permission
to first consult me, but the General know
ing that had slept none. for nearly three
nights refused to allow the servant to dis
turb me. and demanded the towel. About
daylight was aroused, mud found him suf-
fering great pain, An examination dis
clos pleuro- pneumonia of the right side.
[ believed, and the consulting physicians
coneurred in the opinion. that it was attri-
butable to the fall from the litter the night
he was wounded The General, himself,
referred it to this accident think the dis
case came on too soon after the application
of the wet cloths to admit of the supposl-
tion, once believed, that it was induced by
them. The nausea, for which the cloths
were applied that night, may have been he
result of inflammation already begun.
Confusion of the lung, with extravasatlon
of blood in his chest, was probably pro-
duced by the fall referred to, and shock
and loss of blood, prevented any ill effects
until reaction had been well established,
and then inflammation cnsued. Cups were
applied, and mercury, with antimony and
opium, administered. + Towards the even
ing, he became better, and hopes were
again entertained of his recovery. Mrs.
Jackson arrived to-day, and nursed him
faithfully to the end. She was devoted
wife, an earnest Christian, and endeared
us all to her by her great kindness and
gentleness. The Generals joy at the
presence of his wife aud child was very
great, and for him unu.ually demonstra-
tive. Noticing the sadness of his wife, he
said to her tenderly, Il know you would
gladly give your life for me, but am per-
fectly resigned. Do not be sad; hope l
may yet recover. Pray for me, but always
remember in your prayers to use the petit
tion, "Thy will be done" Friday his
wounds were again dressed, and although
the quantity of the discharge from them
had diminished, the process ofhealing was
still going on. The pain in his side had
disappeared, but he breathed with Difficult
ty, and complained Of a feeling of great
exhaustion. When DIR. Breckenridge (who,
with DIR. Smith, has been sent for in con-
sultation) said he hoped that blister which
had been applied would afford him relief,
he expressed his own confidence in it, and
in his final recovery.
DR.. Tucker, from Richmond, arrived on
Saturday, and all that human skill could
devise was done to stay the hand of death.
lie suffered no pain to-day, and his breath
ing was less difficult, but he was evidently
hourly growing weaker.
When his child was brought to him to-
day he played with it for some time, fire.
quently caressing it and calling it his
'Iittle comforter" At one time he rails, d
his wounded hand above its head, and clo-
sing his eyes, was for some moments
silently engaged in prayer. lie said to
me, Il see from the number of physicians,
that you think my condition dangerous;
but l thank God, if it is Ills will, that I
am ready to go."-About daylight on Sum
day morning Mrs. jackson informed him
that his recovery was very doubtful, and
that it was better that he should be pre-
pared for the worst. He was silent for
moment, and then said: 1t will be infinite
gain to be translated to Heaven. lie ad-
vised his wife, in the event ofhis death,
to return to her good father, but there is no
one so kind and good as your heavenly
Father" lie still expressed hope of his
recovery, but requested her. if he should
die, to have him buried in :; Lexington, in
the Valley of Virginia. His exhaustation
increased so rapidly that at eleven o'clock
Mrs. Jackson knelt by his bed and told
him that before the sun went down that he
would be with his Saviour. lie replied,
"Oh no! you are frightened, my child;
death is not so near: may yet get well"
She fell over upon the bed, weeping bitter
ly, and told him again that the physicians
said that there was no hope. After mo-
ment's pause he asked her to call me
Doctor, Anna informs me that you have
told her that am to die, to-day; is it so?"
When he was answered, he turned his eyes
towards the ceiling and gazed for mo-
ment or two, as if in intense thought, then
replied: Every good, very good; it is all
right" He then tried to comfort his al
most heart-brokcn, wife and told her he
had good deal to say to her but he was
too weak. Colonel Pendleton came into
the room about one o'clock, end he asked
him, "who was preaching at headquarters
to-day?" When told that the whole army
was praying for him, he replied, "Thank