The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-26

Captain WilbourDe and Lieutenant Morri.
| son, who saved himself from being carried
into the eEemy's lines by his frantic horse
BY throwing himself to the ground and suf.
feriDg severe bruises; General Hill, who
saved himself by jumping to the ground and
ying there till the firing was over; Colonel
William II. Palmer, whose bor.e was killed
/ under him; Captain Forbes, gallant quar-.
termaster, who was serving as volunteer
aid on HIlps staff, who was instantly killed !;
Major Conway Howard, whose horse carried
him into the-ehemJ's lines; Captain Murray
Tay lor, whose horse was killed with Ave
bullet.wourd.; Sergeant Tucker, who was
captured and couriers Muse severely wound.
ed aud Saunders killed.
| The bearing Of Jackson to the rear, the
wouDdiDg of A. P. Hill. who sent at once foy
Stuart, the grand attack on the enemy's po.
sitiop, with the wa!chword "Charge, and
remember Jscssop,' and other interesting
incidents of this eventful period, arc detailed
in The books, and there is not space to repro
duce them here.
DIR. M'GUIRE's STATEMENT OF THE CIRcUM.
STANCES ATTENDING HIS DEATH.
As Dr.. Hunter Mcclure, Jackson's medi-
cal director and trusted friend, has given a
| his last hours, which is not accessible to the
general public, the following extracts are
subjoined:
After describing his removal to the rear,
DR.. Mcguire says: His suffering at this time
| was intense his bands were cold, his skin
clammy, bis face pale, and his lips compress
| ed and bloodless /; not a groan escaped him,
not sigh of suffering except the slight cor.
| rugation of bis brow, the fixed. rigid face, and
the thin lips so tightly compressed tia! the
impression of the teeth could be seen through
them. Except these, he controlled by bis
iron will all evidence Of emotion, and, more
d. fficult than this even, be controlled that dis.
position TO restIessDess which many of US
| have observed on the field OF battle attend
ing great loss Of blood.
Alter reaching the hospital be was
plqccd in bed, covered With blankets, and
another drink of Whiskey aud wafer given
him. Two hours and halt elapsed before
| Sufficient re action took place 10 warrant an
examination. At O'Clock Sunday morning.
Surgeons Bl1ck, Walls, AID Coleman being
present, informed him that chloroform
would be given him and his wound exam.
ined. | told him that smputation would
probably be required, and asked il it was
found necessary whether it should be done
at once. lie replied promptly, Yes, Ger.
tainly; DR.. Mcclure, do for me whatever
YOU think best.' Cbloroform was then ad.
ministered, and as be began 10 feel its effects
au d its relief to the pain be was suffering be
exclaimed, "What an infinite blessing" and
continued to repeat the ord" blessing" " un.
til be became inseu>ible. The bali-such as Is
used for the smooth. bore Springfield musket,
which bad lodged under the skin upon the
back of his right hand, was extracted first.
Tt bad entered the palm about the middle OF
the hand, and bad fractured two OF the bones.
| The left arm was then amputated about two
inches below the shoulder, very rapidly,
and with slight loss OF blood, the ordinary
circular operation having teeD made. There
| were two wounds in bis arm. The first and
| most serious was about three inches below
| the shoulder-joiut, the ball dividing the main
artery and fracturing the bone. The second
| was several inches in length. A ball having
entered the outside OF the forearm an inch
below the elbow came cot upon the oppo-
site side just above the wrist. Throughout
the whole Of the operation, ard until the
dressings were applied, be continued insen'
sible. :,
The next morning be was flee from all
pain, and expressed himself sanguine OF re-
coyery. He sent bis aid de.camp, Morrison,
to inform bis wife OF bis sipjuries and to bring
her at once to him. At this time
the battle was raging fearfuly, and the sound
of the cannon and mu$ketry could be DIS
tiuc,ly heard at the hospital. The Generals
attention was attracted 10 II from the frs
and when the noise was at its height and
indicated how fiercely the cor fi!ct was being
carried on. he directed all Of his attendants
except Captain Smith toIe'urn to the battle
field and to attend to their different duties
Bv 8 O'Clock Sunday night ihe pain in his
side had disappeared, and in all respects be
seemed to be doing well. He inquired
minutely abou. the battle and the different
troops engaged, and bis face you'd light up
with enthusiasm and interest when told how
this brigade acted or that officer displayed
conspicuous courage, and his head gave the
peculiar shake from side to side, and be ut
tered his usual "good, good" with unwont.
ed er ergy, when the gallant behavior Of the
" S.oneWali Brigade" WIS alluded to. He
said: "The men of that brigade will be.
some day, proud 10 say TO tbeir children. 4
was one of the Stonewall Brigade"
The rough teamsters sometimes refused to
move their loaded wagons out of the way
for an ambulance until told that it contained
Jackson. and then wiki all possible speed
thev gave the way a5d stood with hats of,
and weeping, as he went BY. At SpotsylVa-
MIA Courthouse and aiong the whole route,
men and women rushed to the ambulance
briuyiug all the poor d.licacies they had, and
with fearful eyes they blessed him and pray.
ed for bis recovery. He bore the journey
well. and was cheerful throughout the day.
Hs talked freely about the late battle.
- Conyersing with Captain Smith q
few moments afterwards he alluded to bis
injuries, and said MANY would regard tnem
as great misfortune; regard them as one
of the blessings of my life." Captain S. re-
piled "All things work together for good
10 those that love God" Yes" he answer
ed, "thats it, that's it."
About daylight ! was aroused, and found
him suffering with great pain. An examlna-
tion disclosed pleuro-pneumonia OF The right
side. believed, and the consulting physl'
clans concurred in the opinion. that it was
attributable to the fall from the litter the
night he WAS wounded. The General him.
self referred it to this accident. think the
disease came on too soon after the applica.
ton of the wet cloths to admit Of the suppo-
sition, once believed, that 1t was induced by
them. - Towards the evening he be.
came better, and hopes were again enter.
tanned OF his recovery. Mrs. Jackson arrived
TO-DAY and nursed him faithfully to the end.
She was de- voted wife and earnest Chris
tiau, and en0eared us all to her BY her great
| kindness and gentleness. The Generals jo3
at the presence of bis wife and child was
| very great, and for him unusually demonstra.
tive. Noticing the sadness Of bis wife. be
said to her ;enderly," I know you would
gladly give your life for me, bu. am per.
iectly resigned. Do not bs sad hope
may yet recover. Pray for me, but always
remember in your prayers TO use the peti.
tion Thy will be done.''
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