The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-12
JACKsON,s DEATH WOUND.
From Wearing of the Gray, by John Eaten
Coke, OF Va.
E. B. TREAT, Publisher. N. Y.

On fire with his great design, Jackson
then rode forward in front of the troops
toward Charlottesville, and here ane
then the bullet struck him which was t.
terminate his career.
Jackson had ridden forward on tht
turnpike to reconnoitre and ascertain, j
possible, in spite of the darkness of th'
night, the position of the Federal lines
The moon shone, but it was struggling
with bank of clouds, and afforded bu
dim light. From the gloomy thicket.
on each side of the turnpike, looking
more weird and sombre in the half light
came the melancholy notes of the whip
poorwill. II think there must have beer
ten thousand" eaid General Stuart after
wards. Such was the scene AMID which
the events which now are about to bt
narrated took place.
Jackson had advanced with some mem
bers of his staff, about mile from
Charlottesville, and had reached point
nearly opposite an old dismantled house
in the woods near the road, when he
reined in his horse. and remaining per.
fectly quiet and motionless, listened in
tently for any indications of movement
in the Federal lines. They were scarcely )
two hundred yards in front of him, and
seeing the danger to which he exposed
himself one Of his staff officers said
General, don't you think this is the
wrong place for you?" He replied
quickly, almost impatiently, "the DANCE,
is all over the enemy is routed-gc
back and tell A. P. Hill to press right
on~ The officer obeyed, but hsd
scarcely disappeared when q sudden
volley was fred from the Confederate
infantry in Jackson's rear, and on the
right of the road--evidently directed
upon him and his escort. The origin oi
this FIRE has never been discovered, and
after Jackson's death there was little
disposition to investigate an occurrence
which occasioned bitter distress to all
who by aoy possibility could have taken
part in it. 1t is probable, however, thai
some movement OF the Federal skirm.
ishers had provoked the FIRE; if this is
an error, the troops fred deliberately
upon Jackson aud bis party, under the
impression that they were a body oi
Federal cavalry recoanoitring.
Whatever may have been the origin Of
this volley, it came, and many of the
staff 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, in the thicket, when one
of his brigades drawn up within thirty
yards of him fred Volley in their turn,
kneeliDg on the right knee, as the fash
of the guns showed, as though prepared
to "guard against cavalry" By this
fire Jackson was wounded in three
places. He received one ball in his left
arm, two inches below the shoulder.joint,
shattering the bone and severiug the
chief artery;a second passed through
the same arm between the elbow and the
wrist, making its exit through the palm
of the hand; and a 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 staff, succeeded in catching the
reins and checking the animal, who was
almost frantic from terror, at the moment
when, from loss of blood and exhaustion,
Jackson was about to fall from the sad
die.
He was then borne TO the field hospital
at Wilderness, some FIVE miles distant.
Here he lay throughout the next day,
Sunday, listening to the thunder of the
artillery and the long roll of the musketry
from Charlottesville, where Stuart, who
had succeeded him in command, was
pressing General Hooker back toward
the Rsppahannock. His soul must have
thrilled at that sound, long so familiar,
but he could take no part in the conflict.
Lyint faint and pale, in tent in rear of
the evidences Tavern" he seemed to
be perfectly resigned, and submitted to
the painful probing of his wounds with
soldierly patience. 1t was obviously
necessary to amputate the arm, and one
of his surgeons asked, "If We find the
amputation necessary, General, shall it
be done at once?" to which he replied
with alacrity, eyes, certainly, DR..
Mcclure, do for me whatever you think
right" The arm wss then taken off,
and he slept soundly after the operation,
and on waking, began to converse about
the battle. 1t was about this time that
we received the following letter from
General Lee: II have just received
your note informing me that you were
wounded. I cannot express 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. I congratulate you upon
the victory which is due to your skill
and energy"
The remaining details of Jackson's
illness and death are known. He was
removed to Guiney's Depot, on the Rich
moud ard Fredericksburg Railroad,
where he gradually sank, pneumonia
having attacked him. When told that
bis men on Sunday had advanced upon
the enemy shouting "Charge, and re-
member Jackson !' he exclaimed, "It
was just like them! 1t was just like
them They are noble body of men.
The men who live through this war;" he