The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-26
THE DEATH or STONEWALL JACKSON.

When jackson had reacleu Tue
point where his line now crossed the
turnpike, scarcely Il mile west of
charlottesville, and not half a mile
from II line of Federal troops, he
had found his front line unfit for
farther and vigorous advance he
desired, 10y reason of the irregular
character of the fighting, now right,
now left, and because of the dense
thickets, through which it was i'm
possible to preserve aingment.
Division commanders found it more
and more difficult rs the twilight
lcepcned to hold their broken bri-
gades in hand, Regrcttlng the ne
ccssity of relieving the troops in
front, Gen. jackson had ordered
4. p. Hills division, his third and
reserve line, to be placed in front.
While this change was being
effected, impatient and anxious the
General rode forward on the turn
pike, followed by two or three of
his staff and q number of couriers
and signai-sergeants. He passed
the swampy depression and began
the ascent of the hill towards
charlottesville, when he came
upon a line of the Federal infantry
lying on their arms. Fired at by
one or two muslets (two musket
balls from the enemy whstled over
my head as | came to the front),
he turned and came back toward
his line, upon the side of the road
to his left. As he rode near TO the
Confederate troops just placed IN
position, and ignorant that he was
in the front, the left company began
firing to the front, and two of his
party fell from their saddles dead
Captain Boswell of the Engineers,
and Sergeant Cunlffc of the Signal
Corps. Squirting his horse across
the road to his right, he was met by
Il second volley from the right COM
pany of Pender's North Carolina
Brigade. Under this volley, when
not two rods from the troops, the
General received three balls at the
same instant. One penetrated the
palm of his right hand and was cut
out that night from the back of his
hand. a second passed around the
wrist of the left arm and out
through the left hand. But a third
ball passed through the left arm
halfway from shoulder to elbow.
The large bone of the upper arm
was spintered to the elbow-joint,
and the wound bled freely. His
horse turned quickly from the fire,
through the thick busLes, which
swept the cap from the General S
head, and scratched his forehead,
leaving drops of blood to stain his
face. AS he lost his hold upon the
bridle-rein, he reeled from the
saddle, and was caught by the
arms of Captain Milbourne of the
Signal Corps. Laid upon the
ground, there came ut once to his
succor Gen. A. p. Hill and mem
bers of his staff. The writer
reached his side a minute after, tC
find Gen. Hill holding the head and
shoulders of the wounded chief
Cutting, opened the coat sleeve from
wrist to shoulder, / found the
wound in the upper arms, and will
my handkerchief | bound the arm
above the wound to stem the flow O
blood. Couriers were sent to DR.
Hunter Mcclure, the surgeon OF
the corps and the Generals trusted
Being outside of our lines, it was
urgent that he should be moved a
once. With difficulty litter-bearer;
were brought from the line near by
the General placed upon the litter
and carefully raised to the shoulder
i myself bearing one corner. \
moment after, artillery from thu
Federal side was opened upon us
brOadsldes Numbered over th'
woods, Kissing shells searched tn,
dark thickets through, and shrap
nels swept the road along which w
moved. Two or three steps farther
and the litter-bearer at my side wa'
struck and fell, but, as the lite
turned, Major Watkins Leigh o
Ilill's staff happily caught it. Blu
the fright of the men was so grea
that we were obliged to lay TIT
litter and its burden down upon TIT
road. AS the litter-bearers ran Il
the cover of the trees, l threw my
self by the Generals side, and hel(
him firmly TO the ground as he at
tempted to rise. Over us swep
the rapid fire of shot and shell
grape-shot striking fire upon th'
ilinty rock of the roads all arounC
us, and sweeping from their fee
horses and men of the artillery jus
moved to the front. Soon the iirins
yeered TO the other side of the road