The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-07-25

! the signal, 'tfre. Dickinson almost
instantly fred. There was a puff OF
dust from Jacksons coat, and he raised
/ his hand and clasped II to his breast.
His frieuls waited 10 seelhim fall. bat
he stood calm and ipplacable as fate.
Astounded at his failure, Dickinson re-
coiled step CT two, saying "Great
God have MISSED hun, o ...,.
"Back to tile mark, sir p shrieked
Overton, with his hand on his pistol.
Dickinson recovered his composure,
and stood with his eyes averted Gen.
Jackson took deliberate aim and pulled
the trigger. The pistol neither snap
ped nor went off 1T stopped at half
cock. Carefully he recocked it, and
second time took aim and fired. Dick
inson reeled, and was caught by his
friends. A deadly palor came over
his face, and his trousers became Grim
son from the life blood that trickled
from his breast The bali had entered
one side and come out at the other. M
Jackson was Joined by Overton and
they hurried from the field. Looking
down, Overton saw that the Generals
shoe was full of blood 1t was the first
he knew that his friend was wounded.
"My God, are you hit he exclaimed.
81 believe ne has pinked me a little,
but say nothing about it" jackson re.
piled. trt.L ~ ~ W.
Dckinson's aim had been perfect,
He struck the mark where he thought
would pierce Jackson's sheart, but the
slender figure and deceptive dress of
his adversary rendered the wound not
| fatal. The bullet raked the breast bone
| and broke two or three ribs. Jackson
was laid up for weeks. and though he
liyed to ripe old age, the wound was
the eventual cause of his death. Itwas
case in which one or the other had TO
be killed, and Jackson was TO blame
no more than the other man. Dickin-
son died the following day, before his
wife arrived at his bedside.
The next encounter Of Importance in
which Gen. Jackson was engaged
was in 1918. 1t was no fault of
his. A young Captain named Will
liam Carroll, who later became Gen
eral, was favorite of Jackson's. Jesse
Benton, brother of Col. Thomas III.
Benton, challenged Carroll to fight
duel for some imaginary offeDse. Car
roll succeeded in getting Jackson to be
his second, though the General did all
he could to make pleasant settlement.
Jesse Benton was untamed aud fiery,
and would fight. They met, and Car
roll wounded him. Jackson, who was
aggravated that the fight should take
place at all, made light of the affair all
around. Jesse Benton then poured
into the ears of Thomas Benton won
derful tale, and Thomas at once de-
nounced jackson as an migrate, a trai-
tor, &c. Jackson said he would horse
whip him on sight, aud every one be-
lieved it. On the 3rd of September all
the parties wero in Nashville Jack
son with his friend, Col Coffee, went
to the Post Office where they saw the
two Bentons standing.
snow, you d----d rascal. Lam 60
ling to punish YOU said jackson to
Tom Benton, advancing, riding whip,
in hand. Benton made a movement TO
draw pistol, and Jackson drew his,
still advancing, whip in hand Jesse
Benton then discharged pistol loaded
with slugs at Jackson, literally tearing
up one of his shoulders. Jackson fell,
weltering in blood A running duel
then commenced in the street though,
without effect. Coffee shot at Thom-
as Benton aud knocked him down a
flight of stairs, and friends of Jackson
tried to kill Jesse Benton, who was
wounded with dirk. Jackson came
very nearly dying, and carried Benton's
ball to his dying day. This was tho
last OF the important engagements in
which Gen. Jackson fgured.--C Ciacio-
natl Enq,tirer.