Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-07
WAR MEMORIES.


lli,ers thai uv"' s.s+onauaIl - was
n.y., ,.sT known as "ston ,,Nanr.i,o ,a
tNt s,s own troops At Cha ll,,..
BY hls , ~" oI May 2, 1868. They as
be nlsnc x through his lines with
~ lor the purpose 81 ,b Pstso on his re-.
|ns wy psrty approached inc reoel
|ss the we're fred on by the
Trey Of the STAFF were
\, sese's stonewall was seriously
|,.S As he was being carried ,.l,..' on on
iea. Ter one Of the bearers was
stre. .,.a O,,counded man was agein in
and suV ,sll Of the stretcher. His
by wy antated, but, weakened by
w ma loss OF blood, ne uied
ouA, . Tor A few years ago on q trip
~ in aS the conductor on the train
hriv .,ngton. being an old Conied-
v as .l.n5 ont TO me the house where
poiu' was taken after he waa
ny" Il could be plainly seen from
IT, Nv above Is the common belief
w YIN where the brave and ener-
s Ssy is canonized, it is not be-
sa, Men who were at Chancellors-
n Y Who. while holding Stonewall
w ,ncct as an indomitablc soldier,
( ,',. ,,si fought to win, had good rea-
MN Jaw that he was killed by the
SAY iorces and by Massachusetts
a r.a Confedcrates ALWAYS aD-
Y .h,s matter on the apparent the
Y Jackson was something super
y mi that federal bullets could
X \, " I'm and therefore they did not.
Y iaaa could not be denied, it must
attributed to accident, rather
2 y IA ,gency of the mated Yankee.
y. 7 vi Noses II. Gale of Company i,
M, s Massachusetts, Volunteer in
4, Wounded and taken prisoner
l ,sle after dark the I'd of May,
& rbaneellorsville. There was no
tbe darkness and confusion TO
4 "a the rear, and, as he was
4 4 wounded, it was quite impOs-
81 move him far He was, there
a XII inst in front of our line and
81 inside the rebel lines. While I'M
aM and keenly observing things
N him, not being danger
"A wounded, he noticed a
n "a party ride by him, out on the
N He asked one of the rebel guard,
K NO nv the escort he must be an OIL
n 6lah rank, who he was; the guard
q nStonewall Jackson" They rode
STn the road toward our front, and
&ooh heavy volley of musi,esry was
a from our lines followed by sharp
n Ina few moments Jackson was
4 by on u litter, passing the spot
n CORPORAL Gale was lying, the escort
Isnd carrying him. One of them said,
General almost rode into the federal
Nthey we're so near, before he knew
n was fred upon before he could
Mack
I'M confusion which followed Gale
MI his opportunity aud elude1 his
"a Crawling straight out to the
4he kept its direction, until he was
Hinged by the First Massachusetts in
II and received into our lines and
#rly cared for The First was in line
Nta across the road, and had been
II position during all the time Gale
Men in the rebel hands. When he
'Ais story, members of the First con
il It, by stating that they had fired
IN mounted party after discovering
.gtO be Confedcrutes. In further cor
Nation of this version of the death of
mwall Jackson is the following tcsti-
n Of the late Rev. Warren ii. Cud-
"A chaplain and historian of the First
&tehusetts:
n her Stonewall Jackson had broken
gh the Eleventh corps and driven
MbAck beyond the plank road, he and
Peers supposed they held it undis
n Soon after dark, accordingly, /
ifter was sent with Il couple OF mules
u 4 caisson which had broken dow
4 roadside. As he approached tn,
III held by the First Regiment he wa
IA and ordered to the rear. A couple
tacers, also, or scouts, were captureC
Similar manner aud sent back. Tn
~ were mistaken in supposing tina
Fhcld this road, for it was still in on
" Acting on the superstition tina
Miid hold II, however, Stonewall Jack
5sSith the several members of his staff
|Rhlong about o'clock, in the brigh
sallsht, To reconnoitre the same 10
M. The soldiers OF the First req
A. saw the group of horsemcn AZ
'Rhlng-n0t knowing that Stonewa
fmohg them, Of cuurse-and greete
A with a yolley as soon as they cam
"a range. One of the horsemen wa
avail himself, and he being severel
2sded, the whole group turned an
~ chaplain concludes his account a
MS JEFF Davis having declare
Hfhe death of Stonewall jackson wa
lier loss to the Southern cause tina
q be a whole division of the ran
|$ple, the credit of INJECTING such
is blow should be allowed to thos
pom 1t is due; and, had the i'ir'
H elt accomplished no more in Ii
~ years service than the sing
%HNement referred TO, they would NJ
enlisted, marched and fought
Ile years go by more of the mythic
les 70 the name of Stonewall JAG
81 Wy y Is well to keep in mind Il
s laels and remember that, though
S soldier, Stoncwall Jackson was
y ilAetne rest of us, and at the la
tasaness led him into danger, al
- ' . was Massachusetts soldiers wi
III ~ his brilliant career TO an end,
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