Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-21
JACKS0NS DEATH.
=, ueouIRrs ACCOUNT or TIE LAST
H0uns OF sToNEwALL.



s,r,cm An article by DR.. Hunter Mcclure
Medical Director v q s noS medical Jour.
' Supported upon either side by his
a,ds--Captain James Smith and Joseph
Norrison---the General moved slowly
snd painfully towards the rear. Oc-
essionslly rssting for . moment to shake
81 he exhaustion which pain and the
Ioss Of blood produced, he at last
reached the line Of battle, where most
Of the men were lying down to escape
The shell and canister, with which the
Pederals raksd the road. General PEN
der rode up here to the little party
and asked who was wounded,
and Captain Smith, who had been
instructed by General Jackson to tell no
one of his injury, simply answered
- A Confederate officer "; but Fender
recognized the General, and, springing
from his horse, hurriedly expressed his
regret, and added that his lines were so
much broken he feared it would be ne
cessary to fall back. At this moment
The scene was q fearful one. The air
seemed to be alive with the shrieks OF
shells and the whistling Of bullets /;
horses, riderlcss and mad with fright,
dashed in every direction hundreds
left the ranks and fed to the rear, and
the eroans of the wounded and dying
mingled with the wild shouts Of Others
70 be led again to the assault. Almost
faintipe as he was, from loss of blood,
fsarful,y wounded, and IS he thought
diving, jackson was undismayed by this
terrible scene. The words Of Fender
seemed to rouse HIM to life. Pushing
aside the men who supported him, he
stretched himself to his full height and
answered feebly, but distinctly enough
70 be heard above the din OF the battle |:
"General Pender, you must bold on to
the field; you must hold out to the
last"
JAcKsoN's LAST ORDER.
II was Jackson's last order upon the
field of battle. Still more exhausted
by this effort, he asked to be permitted
10 lie down for few moments, but the
danger from the fire, and capture by
the Federal advance was too imminent,
and his aids hurried him on. A litter
having been obtained, he was placed
upon it, and the bearers passed on as
rapidly % the thick woods and rough
ground permitted. Unfortunately, an
other one Of the bearers was struck
down, and the litter having been sup
ported at each Of the four corners by a
man, fell and threw the General to the
ground. The fall was serious one
and as be touched the earth he gave
for the first time, expression to his SUI
fering, and groaned piteously.
Captain Smith sprang to his side,
and as be raised his head bright
beam OF moonlight made its way
through the thick foliage and rested
upon the pale face of the sufferer.
The Captain was startled by its great
pallor and stiffness, and cried out
sob. General, are you seriously
hurt?" "No," he answered, "don't
trouble yourself, my friend, about
me;- and presently added some
thing about winning the battle
first and attending to the wound
ed afterwards. He was placed
upon the litter again, and carried
q few hundred yards, when met
him with an ambulance. / knelt down
by him and said, 81 hope you are not
badly hurt, General" He replied very
calmly but feebly, 81 am badly in
iured, Doctor; l fear | am dying"
After a pause he continued, ~ am
glad YOU have come. think the
wound in my shoulder is still bleed
ing" His clothes were saturated with
blood, and hemorrhage was still going
on from the wound. Compression OF
the artery with the finger arrested it
until, lights being procured from the
ambulance, the handkerchief, which
had slipped little, was readjusted.
JACKsoN's CALMNEss.
His calmness amid the dangers which
surrounded him and at the supposed
presence of death, and his uniform po-
liteness, which did not forsake him,
even under these, the most trying cir
cumstances, were remarkable. His
complete control, too, over his mind,
enfeebled as it was by loss Of blood,
pain, &c., was wonderful. His suffer
ine at this time was intense his hands
were cold, his skin clammy, his face
pale, and his lips compressed and
bloodless; net groan escaped him
not sign Of suffering except the slight
corrugation of his brow, the fixed
rigid face, and the thin lips so tightly
compressed that the impression Of thu
teeth could be seen through them
Except these, he controlled by hi
iron will all evidence Of emotion, AM
more difficult than this even, he con
trolled that disposition to restlessnes
which many Of US have observed upol
the field Of battle attending great los
Of blood. Some whiskey and moi
phia were procured from DIR. Strait
and administered to him, and placln
him in the ambulance it was started 10
the corps field infirmary at the Wilder
ness tavern. Colonel Crutchheld, HI
chief Of artillery, was also in the au
bulspce wagon. lie had been wounde
very seriously in the leg, and was gu
feriBg intensely.
SYMPATHY.
The General expressed, very feeling
ly, his sympathy for Crutch6eld, an
once, when the latter groaned aloud, b
directed the ambulance to stop, and n
quested me to see II something coul
not be done for his relief. Torches hs
been provided, and every means take
to carry them to the hospital IS safel
and easily as possible. sat in Il
front part Of the ambulance, with N
finger resting upon the artery above u
wound, to arrest bleeding II it shoa
occur. When l was recognized |
acouaintances and asked who vi
wounded, the General would t.
me TO say, :" A Confederate officer,
At one time he put his right haI
upon my head, and pulling me dow
to him, asked il Crutchfeld was d.
esrously injured Whom answered " N
only painfully hurt" he replied,
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