The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-22
JACKSON'S DEATH WOUND.
How Old Stonewall Met His Death on tho
Field of ChancclIorsyiTe.
(By John Estcn Cooke.

""" vi" StoheWail met Ills Death on tho
Field of ChanccllorsviIIe.
(By John Estcn Cool<e.)
On fire with his great design, Jackson
then rode forward in front of tho troops
toward charlottesville, and here and
} then the bullet struck him which was TO
terminate his career.
jackson had ridden forward on Tho
J turnpike TO rcconnoitre and ascertain. if
possible, in spite of the darkness of the
night, the position of the Federal lines.
} The moon shono, but it was struggling
with bank of clouds, and Afforded but
n dim light. From tho gloomy thickets
on each side of the turnpike, looking
moro weird and 8ombre III the half light,
camo the melancholy notes of the whip.
poorwill. Il think there must have been
ton thousand, said General Stuart after
wards. Such was the sceno and aid
which tho events which now are about
to be narrated took place.
jackson had advanced with some mem
bcrs of bis staff, about mile from
charlottesville, and had reached q
toint nearly opposite an o!I dismautlcd
house III the woods near the road, when
he reined in his horse, and remaining
perfectly quiet and motionless, listened
lntently for any Indications of n move
mcnt in the Federal lines. They were
scarcely two hundred yards in front OF
him, aud seeing the danger to which he
exposed himself one of his staff officers
said, General, don't you think this i,
the wrong place for you?' lie replied
qulckl y, almost impaticntly, 'tho danger
is all ovcr the enemy isroutcd go back
and tell A. L. Hill to press on The
officer obeyed, but had scarcely disap.
pearcd when a sudden roley was fired
from the Confederate Infantry III jack
sons rear, aud on the right Of the road
evidently directed upon him and his
escort. The origin of this fire has never
! been discovered, and after Juckson's
death there was little disposition to in
vcsh8atc an occurrence which occaaioncd
bitter distress to all who by any posi-
Oillty could have taken part i'll it. 1t is
probable, however, that some movement
OF the Federal skirmishers had provoked
the llre; II this is an error, the troops
lred deliberately upon Jackson and his
party, under the impression that they
were body of Federal cavalry recon
noitcriug.
Whatever may have been the origin of
| this vollcy, it came, and many o! the
stail and escort were shot, and fell from
their horses. Jackson wheeled to the
left and galloped into the woods to get
out OF range of the bullets; but he had
not gone twenty steps beyond the edge
OF the turnpike, i'll the thlcket, when one
OF brlgades drawn up within thirty yards
OF him fired volloy in their turn, knecI-
ing on the right knee, as the flash OF the
guns showed, rs though prepared to
! guard against cavalry BY this fire
jackson was wounded in three places.
! In rpppiypI ppn ho II IA, hiu l,c ,,,,,, t,,.x
inches below the shoulder Joint, shattcr.
ing the bone and scvering the chief artc-
ry; second passed through the same
arm between the elbow aud the wrist,
making its exit through the palm of the
hand; and third ball entered the palm
OF his right hand, about the middle, and
/ passing through, broke two OF the bones.
Here, Captain Wilbourn, Of his stan,
succeeded III catching the rcins and
checking tho animal, who was almost
/ frantic from terror, ut the moment when,
I from loss of blood and exhaustion, Jack
son was about to fall from the saddle.
| lie WAS then borne to the field hos
/ pital ut Wilderness, some five miles dis
tant.
| Here he lay throughout tho next day,
SUNDAY, listening to the thunder OF the
artillery and the long roll of the mus
kerry from charlottesville, where
Stuart, who had succeeded him in com
mand, was pressing General Hooker
back toward tho RappahannocE. His
soul must have thrilled at that sound,
long so familiar, but he could take no
/ part III the conflict. Lying faint and
| pale, III n tent in rear Of the Wilderness
Tavern, he seemed to be perfectly re.
! signed, and submitted to the painful
probing of his wound with soldicrly pa
tlchce. 1t was obviously necessary to
amputatc the arm. and one of his sur
geons asked, If we find the amputation
necessary, General, shall it bo done at
once! to which he replied with uacrty,
Yes, certainly, DIR. Mcclure, do for me
! whatever you think right The arm was
| then taken off, and he slept soundly
after tho operation, and on waking, be
gan to converse about the battle. 1t was
about this time that we received the fol-
lowing letter from General Lee: Il have
| Just received your note informing me
that you were wounded. / cannot cx-
press my regret at the occurrence. Could
L have directed events i should have
chosen for the good of the country TO
have been disabled in your stead. /
congratulate you upon the victory which
ls due to your skill and energy
| L uo IcnlhlnlnB uctallS oil Jackson y ILL
ness and death are known. He was re.
moved t. Guiney's Depot, on tho Rich
mond and fredericksburg Railroad,
where he gradually sank, pneumonia
having attacked him. When told that
his men on Sunday had advanced upon
the enemy shouting Charge and re.
member Jacdson! Inc exclaimed, 1T was
just like them! it was just like them!
They are noble body of men. The
men who live through this war, he
added, will be proud to say Il was one
OF the Stoncwall Brigade to their chill
dren.' Looking soon afterwards at the
stump of his arm, he said, Many people
would regard this as great misfortune.
regard it as one of tho great blessings
OF my life. He subsequently said, Il
consider these wounds blessing; they
were given me for some good and wise
purpose, and would not part with them
| IL | coul1