The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-02-21
stonerall Jackson.
W;lp,;,,olor, NC, Revie0.

Wilmington NC, Reviev.
Considerable of discussion seems to
have arisen in regard to the time at
vhichs Gen. StoueWall Jackson received
his death wound. Mr.. T. j. Capps, Of
Onslow county, who drove the ambulance
which conveyed Gen. Jackson to the
rear saws that it vas in the afternoon.
TO controyert this Rev. L.. G. Vass pub.
sl;sbed Z Communication in the Newbern
,Iournal saying that it was after dark,
and Capt. "A. H. 81. Tolar, Of the 18th
regiment, who Was at Chancellorsville,
rfote the Revieso from Colorado City,
:Texss. where he now resides, also stating
that & Rss dark when the fatal mistake
Svss made. Still further testimony is
deducetli from Gen Jss. 81. Lane, who
commanded the brigade at whose hands
.fhe death wound MAS dealt, confirming
That Cant. Tolsr and Mr.. Vass have said.
Gen. Lane writes Maj. D. T.Carawsy. OF.
NsHhern, ;in reply to . letter from thst
gentleman. he says:
AUBURN, ALA, Jan. 8, 1884.
My DEAR MAJoH:-In response to
ynar latter sskiug for Information about
5 iha sWoinding Of Gen. T. J. jackson, !
would respectfully refer you 70 my Off
scial report Of the battle OF Chameleon
yills. dated May 1lth, 1868, and to .
Letter dated Janusrys1st, 1878, written BY
ma. for the Richmond Di.pdtch, at the
sreoaest ofs one Of it, editors. Both of
theas ga 70. be found in Vols of the
fSos.tt en- Hiia0yicdl Society PdpeTs. From
them yon will learn that McGewan's
brigade and ours were not IN line IN
;Jacksorps flank attack on the afeernoon
of Etha snd Of May, but marched By the
dank. .slong the plank road, the rear OF
& the srtillery-ours being in front-snd
l thstaSs soon: q it was sscertained that
= Stha enemy we're rapidly falling back be.
for0 RHODES: wd pushed forward With the
a,tilier5s beyond our second and third
= lineX al within 8 short distsnce of the
lint. EIars Gan. a. P. Hill, in person,
ordered ms, q, ,dork, to deploy one regi-
maut cd skifmishers across the. road, in
: front 81 Rhodes, and to form line of
battle - rear of my command, Tor the
4 purpose of smsking 6 night attack and
capturing the enemies batteries. If posi-
ble Willie ! was giving my orders to
this sHfct, both sides opened a most
terrific artillery fire along the plank road,
in which our brigade had bssn halted.
To sxse my men from this murderous
entilsds .fire, II ct oHce ordered them to
lila iown and mn staff and dismounted
nm tha iaft of the road. .3 ~
5Dprin,, this artillery fight, Col. W. 81.
sPslmar. ''of Gem. Hill's staff, gallantly
scrossed taa road and in the darE inquired
ysfof ms. d called him and on his coming
up. Ne ramarked upon the severity of
the FIRE, the low fight Of the senemy's
sshs ID. etc, and when he informed me
thfk Gen. Hill wished to know,why did
mot form my line as / hsd been ordered.
sI rsouested him to tell Gen. Hill thst l
hail not attempted It on account of the
3tarIific and $mnrderous artillery FIRE, and
thatiif sh,, wished me to do 20 succes.fully
swo,.ld have to order his artillery to cease
! firing, ss ], believed the enemy were
skefIDing sup theirs only in response to
ouis lal Old soldiers know how difficult
its siiis "a ma,rninruyre the bravest troops 10
ths darE nnder murderous fire, through
scs;,hbv ~ IN, a. = and Dine thickets, and over
ths sb.tti, Of tho snemy's abandoned
svn,ts Gel. Palmer, who hsd . most
yaried and trying experience that night,
shas siffequeutly told me that he delivered
INV message to Gen. Hill, and Hill,
thr,uch him, ordered Maj. Braxton, Of
his srtillafy, to cease firing. AZ soon as
thi;;I Wss done. ths enemy, % I had ex.
pecssd, also ceased their firing. = then
Sdeployed the SSrd regiment un9ei Col:
Avery % sklrmisners, ana lofr;eo. a lne u
battle in its rear. The 7th and S7threg-
imenx were on the right OF the plank
road, and the 18th and 2Sth, on the left
tho Jeff; of the 37th and right OF the
18th rested on the road. When l gave
my erderiI 70 my reglmentsl co%manoels,
! iniormsd them tnas We sou.e osiIps
the 'front.' lne iof me purpose 9. al,a w1 bs
= night attack, ana a. .nsss sou'u oe y.
nothing before us out tae sueuy, eueJ
must keep 9 sharp iooKous 70 tne 1,oat.
After Ihad formed my line from ieit 70
right, I rode. back to the plank road to
report to: Gen. Hill and there, in the
dark, i met with Gen. Jackson, Who re-
coenized me 6rst and asked, Lane,
whom arc you looking for p replied,
"Gen. Hill, who ordered me TO form my
line for q night attack, which have
done, and / now wiah to know whether J, l.
musts advance or await further oraers.
I than added, but Gen., l don't knoW
where Gen. Hill is, and as he u acting
/ nnder vonr orders. it would save time,
were you 70 tell me what TO do"
~ ~ tb;a Gan. Jackson, in an earnest
tome and with : gushing gesture Of the
.r;rht hand in the direction of the enemy.
replied aPuah right ahead, Lane" and
rode forward. This was the last time /
eyer raw INV old Y. M. I. Professor and
nonm.nd;no Liant. General. I then
:. .. rods - tha s;oht to. nut INV lima in mo.
Z t;aa t and - fIo tonna ,ho, 3 Liant Col. Smith.
as.ss s,e b. ps.ass,.an;s as.S r.a;ment had come
~ . In @ yh;,s h.ndterchief tied to .