Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-10
DEATH OF sTONEWALL JACKSON.
Letter from General Titz Leo md Inter
view with Dr. Mcclure.

view with Dr. Mcclure.
4 few days ago the Dispatch received
from o. member Of General Pender's
family 4 note enclosing the appended let
ter. and stating that It might be OK IN
terest % the public. The letter was
written In answer 10 a request made OF
General Fitzhugh Lee that he would give
his authority for the statement contained
in his life Of General r. T.. Lee that
Stonewal Jackson was Killed y q por-
ton OF Pendcr's North Carolina Brigade
and reads IA follows;
GENERAL LEES LETTER.
GLASGOW, VA, September -, is9L
My Dear Sir.-General Lee directs ne
% say that he has not with him the data
upon which he based the statement mat
General Jackson was killed by a portion
Of General Pend.r's Brigade. hut IS almost
certain that he took IL from an account
Of the 'Wounding and Death OF Jackson
by Or. Hunter Mcclure. his chief surgeon.
VINO amputated his arm. etc. The General
says he IS satisfied. however. f. ls "A mis-
take. and that II was Lanes Brielir-
Lane had five North Carolina req
mant-the seventh and Ihlrty-sevtntL
North Carolina on the right of the road,
the Eighteenth ami Tweuty-clghth ON ne
left. and the Twcuty-thiri North Carolina
in front Of these four regiments as skir-
mishers.
lie thinks Jackson was FIRST fired upon
by a portion Of the Thirty-seycnth Norm
Carolina on the right, and afterwards by
the troops on the left Of the road.
In an address which be- delivered sov-
eraI years ago before the Society ~ the
Army Of Northern virginia, he so stated,
but seeing Dr.. McGuige's report after
wards. and thinking h. ought % know.
changed IL. The General says BE- hal
the highest admiration for your father
as a solder, and always believed il he
had lived he would have been q c0rI3
commander. Yours. very truly,
II. N. REED, secretary.
INTERVIEW WITH DIR. MCGUIRE.
When Or. Hunter Mcclure attention
was called 70 the above be- said.
General Lee makes two mistakes IN
his letter. First. jon -lviuE thai Jackson
was shot by men in P-uter Brigade.
and second. that / made this statement
IN my account ~ tn "Nouullrg AMI
Death OF Jackson" ! dl not say So.
R0des's Division was iu front that
evening It Charlottesville. and after
driving the enemy for several miles. BE-
came so disorier,l ana mixed up with
the second lias OcolStou's, or rather Jack
sons old d|iyisiou) that GENERAL Jackson
ordered ROd,s % the rear 10 reform his
men. NJ the same time he directed y.
7. Hi. whose division was iu the rear
and in column. u march 10 tn front
and form IN line in front Il the position
occupied hy Eodes. While this change
was being made Jackson. with several
Of his staN. rode out towards the cnomy5
line 10 ~rccOunlitte.
RAN INTO FEDERAL PICKErS.
Gle went SO far forward that h- ran
into some Federal picket-. who fired ar
bis party. He then turned and rode
rapidly towards his own line. iy THIS
time the change that h- had ordered Wa
completed. agl Hilrs Division was i'm
front. The non 4 HIPS Division diI
not know hat Jackson ami his party
were between them ami the Fci,ra.e
They supposed that there was nothing
between their line and thai ~ the enemy,
and when they hear! a. number of horse
men coming at a. eallop up The harl tIru-
pike road they naturally supposed b. "a
charge - cavalry, and fired. by this
time Jackson was shot
II was not m.n 81 Ponlor's Brigade.
but Of another brigade in that division.
commanded by as noble u gentleman ami
a. gallant a soldier As any IN the C.u-
f.deracy. AMI made up u men who IN
that. as upon every other field In which
they were engaged, always displayed con-
spicuOus courage.
This was Lan,s brigade. but no good
can como Of saying so.