Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-19
HOW STONEWALh JACKSON
DIED,
The Scene Related by an Eyewitness
On the Fatal SpOt-HOOker's Retreat.

The Scene Related by an Eyewitness
On the Fatal SpOt-HoOker's Retreat.
The members of the First Army Corps.
headed by Generals Rosecrans and Long
street, says a fredericksburg Va, special
of the 10th inst. to the Washington Post,
left fredericksburg at O'Clock this morn
ing for Charlottesville and the Wilder
ness. The first point reached was the
junction OF the old turnpike and the Cath
crime Furnace roads. Rev. James p
Smith, an aide of jackson, pointed out
the place and described the council of
Generals Jackson and Lee in the woods
over small fire kindled by themselves.
and also the subsequent movements of
Jackson which resulted in bringing him
on HOOker's flank near the Wilderness
church. From this spot the party pro-
ceeded to the point on the turnpike about
three-quarters of mile above Chancel-
iorsVllle, where jackson received his
wound. Gen. Rhodes had on Sunday
asked permission to withdraw his line i'm
order to reform. Jackson, impatient to
cut Hooker off, refused, and ordered A.
2. Hill to reform the line. While this
was being done he rode rapidly to the
front until he came to within a, few wards
OF detachment OF the First Massachu-
setts, who fired one or two shots at the
rode to the right of the road, and
was met by a YolleY from com.
pany of his own men. He then rode over.
as yet unwounded, to the lett of the road,
where he was received by another vOlley
from another detachment of his own
troops, which wounded him in three
places. Mr.. Smith then described the
difficulty of getting Gen. Jackson off the
the field, the treatment of his wounds and
his death on the 10th of May. A simple
stone marks the place where jackson
fell. Driving to Charlottesville, Gen.
Joseph Dickinson, chief of staff to
Gen. Hooker, described the position
and movements of the Federal army,
the disaster that befell the Eleventh
Corps and its disgracefuI retreat, and also
the w0unding Of Gen. Hooker on the
porch Of the Charlottesville House and
the subsequent destruction of that house
by fire, caused by the bursting of a shell.
Miss Chancellor, a young lady who was
in the house at the time, was standing
just back of Gen. Dickinson during his
recital.
Gen. Henry Slocum pointed out the po-
sitiOn of his troops, and in speaking of the
Eleventh Corps said: "The Lord never
made men who could stand in the position
in which the Eleventh Corps was putt
In answer to a question he said: 81 don't
know whose fault it was"
Gen. Robinson of the Eleventh Corps
made an energetic defense of that body,
and said that no braver men ever fought.
Said Gen. Robinson: ''NO precautions
were taken by Gen. Howard, no pickets
were put out, and we had no skirmish
line and only three videttes. An officer
reported to Gen. Dickinson that Lee was
in retreat. During all this time Gen.
Howard was off with Gen. Sickles in pur-
suit of other laurels. Gen. Howard had
written orders from Gen. Hooker, but put
them in his pocket and never opened
them until the next morning. Gen. How
ard said that. Gen. Hooker had told him to
get bis dinner and be at ease. The fault"
continued Gen. Robinson, clay with Gen.
Howard, and he never had the manliness
or courage to take his share of the blame.v
Gen. Robinson was piled with many
questions, and was frequently applauded
during his remarks.
From Charlottesville, through the
sOmbre Wilderness woods, the party
drove to where Gen. Longstreet and Col.
Herbert located the lines, and to the spot
where WadswOrth was killed, and then
back TO Fredericksburg.