New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-14
S)qlu Orlca0s 9aitp Grealeat.
MONDAY MORNING. MAY IA. 1896.
The Last Battle, WoundIng and Death of
StonewaIl jackson.
The Rlelmond Examiner gnrs


cupies IN our columns. The battle of ChancelIors-
vile was fought on the I'd and Sd of May 1863. 1t
was on the night Of the I'd that the dreadful acct
dent tGen Jackson having received his wounds at
the hands Of his own mem occurred, which was
the turning point in the fortunes of the COnfed-
eracy. We append the account:
Last Wound of the Late General Enthusiastically;
Amputaton Of the Arm-His Last Moments and Death-By
Hunter Mcclure NJ D., Professor Surgery the Medical
College of Virginia late Medical Director of General
Jacksons command
supported upon either side by his aids, Captains
James Smith and Joseph Morrison, the general
moved slowly and painfully towards the rear DC
ca99lohully resting Tor moment to shake OIL the
exhaustion which pain and the loss of blood pro-
ducec, ne at last reached the line of battle where
most OIL the men were lying down, to escape the
smell and canister with which the Federals raked
lhe road. Gen, Pender rode up here to the little
party and asked who was wounded, and Captain
tomltLl, VINO had been instructed by Gen. JACKSON
70 teL no one Of his injury, simply answered, !,
confederate otfcer;" but Fender Recognized tne
general, and, sprlnging from MS morse, nutIieuly
expressed his regreat and added that MS lhes
were SO much broken he feared it would De neces-
sary to fall back. At this moment the scene was
fearful one. The air seemed to be awe with the
shrieks of shells and the whistlng of bullets ;
horses rideress and mad with fright, dashed in
every direction: hundreds left the ranks and fed
to the rear and the grOans OF the wounded and
dying mingled with the wild shouts of others to be
led again to the assault. Almost fainting as he
was. from loss of blood, fearfully wounded and as
he thought, dying, jackson was undismayed by
this terrible scene. The words of Pender seemed
to rouse him to life. Pushing aside the men who
supported him. he stretched himself to his full
height and answered teebly, but distinctly enough
to be heard above the din of battle General
Pender you must hold on to the field you must
hold out to the last" 1t was Jackson's last order
upon the field Of battle. Still more exhausted by
this effort he asked to be permitted to lie down
for few moments, bnt the danger from the fire
and capture by the Federal advance was too inn
mnent, ana his aids hurried him on. A litter hav-
ing been obtained, he was placed upon it, and the
bearers passed on 81 rapidly al the thick woods
and rough ground permitted. Unfortunately,
another one Of the bearers struck down, aud
the litter, having been supported at each of the
four corners by man, fell and threw the general
20 TIE ground. The fall was serious one, and as
ne touched the earth he gave, for the first time,
expression TO his suffering, and grOaned piteously.
Captain smith sprang to his side, and as he
raised his head. bright beam of moonlight made
its way through the thick foliage and rested upon
the pale face Of the poor sufferer. The captain
was startled by its great pallOr and Stiffness and
cried out;
8 Oh general are you seriously hurt?"
:" No" he answered, 3" don't trouble yourself,
my friend, about me - and presently added some.
thing abOutwinnng the battle first and attending
20 the wounded afterwards He was placed upon
the litter again and carried few hundred yards,
when met him with an ambulance. | knelt down
by him and said:
a. hope you are not badly hurt general?"
He replied very calmly but feebly:
9 am badly injured, doctor ! fear am dying. !"
After pause he continued @ I am Glad yaI have
come. think the wound in nv shoulder is still
bleeding
His clothes were saturated with blood, and he
norrhage was still going from the wound.
COMPRESSION of the artery with the finger arrested
it, until lights being procured from the ambulance
the handkerchief which had slipped little was
readipsted. His calmness amid the dangers which
surrounded him and at the suDDosad presence of
death, and his uniform politeness, which did not
forsake him even under these the most irving cir
Gums tnnces were remarkable His complete con.
troll too over his mind enfeebed al il was by loss
OF blood pain etc was wonderful His suffering
at this time was intense: his hands were cold bis
skin clammv, his face male and bis Inns compressed
and bloOdlGss not a pFnan escanpd hin1-not A
sign Of suffering eycepJ the slight c0rruTation of
his brow the fixed rigid face and the thin Iips, so
tightly compressed that the impression Of The
teeth could De seen through them Except these,
he controlled by his iron will all evidence of emo.
ton and more difficult than this even he con.
trolled that disposition of restlessness-yhich many
of us have observed mon the field Of hattie MI
tending great loss of blood some whisky and
morphia were procured from DR.. Strlith and adj,
1niuistered to him and placing him in the ambu.
lance il was started for the corps field iufrmary
at the Wilderness Tavern Col Crutchfeld his
chief Of artillery was also in thp ambulance
wagon. He had been wounded very severely il
the leg, and was suffering intensely
The general expressed yerv feelinglv his SYM
patty for Crutchheld and once when the latter
nrOaDed aloud, he directed tile ambulance to stop
and requested me to see if something could not be
done for his r4lief. Torches had been provided
and every means taken to carry them to the hospi
tai as safely and easily as possible. | sat in the
front part OF the ambulance. with nv finger rest
ing upon the artery, above the would, to arres
bleeding if it should occur When / was recog
nized by acquaintauces, and asked who was
wounded, the general would tell me to say ~
Confederate officer" At one time he put hi.
right hand upon my head and pulling me down Il
him asked if Crutchfel was dangerously
wounded. When answered No, only painfully
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