The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-16

MT by piece of she'll which in exploding
struck down Gen. Cobb, Gen. Cash and
captain on duty with the troops. This
was the first report. Then thar he was
Killed by solid shot taking off his leg.
linen again that he died from want Of
proper attention; that he bled to death.
zen. kershaw, who was on the ground
Immediately after tells me that Gen. Cobb
was shot by a musket ball in the calf Of
ms leg, and that the musket was fired
from a small house in front of our lines
occupied by sharpshooters, and that the
man an extraordinarily fine looking
Scotchman, who, it was thought. had fired
the gun, was afterwards captured in the
mouse; that the wound seemed to paralyze
Gen. Cobb, and no stimulant could arouse
MN; that he bled but little. Surgeon Todd
OF my division, says that he saw Gen.
Cobb and the wound and from Gen. Cobb's
looks just after he was shot he knew
that he could not recover, as nothing could
arouse him, and that he was shot bv a
musket ball in calf Of leg etc, etc"
These statements are amazing to me,
particularly that of DR. Todd who ac-
cordlng to his statement to Gen. McLaws.
saw the wound. l speak from personal
knowledge when 1 say that Gen Cobbs
wound was above the knee whether the
flght or left L am not sure), and he sus-
tanned compound, comminuted fracture
none
pletely shivered and the wound terrible.
l was informed by members of his staff
that after he was struck he sank into
collapse from the shock and that ampu-
tatlon was impracticable, because reac-
uon could not be produced. This was the
real cause of his death, which occurred
soon after he fell, and was taken to the
rear. 1t is obvious that no such result
would have been occasioned by a musket
GOLF 1f ~
out llttle"-such a wound would not even
nave disabled him, and he would never
nave left the front, where his gallaniTg
hdd peen conspicuous, until the battle was
over. was not at Fredericksburg, har-
ing been previously disabled, and at The
Tune OF the battle, was doing staff duty
IN Richmond. Gen. Cobb's remains were
brought to that city en- route to Georgia
Dy members of his personal staff. Capts
John w. Rutherford, Thomas A. Barrow
(brother of Hon. Pope Barrow of this
city,, and, l think, Capt John Cobb were
IN charge OF the body, which was laid in
state in Richmond, a short while before
was taken to Georgia. 1 met the cortegs
at the Fredericksburg depot upon arrival
at Richmond, aided the members Of his
stan in arranging and preparing the body
Tor the casket, and tied around the waist
my own sash, given me by relative wno
had worn 1t in Mexico. In lifting the body
INTO the casket, the broken leg could Be
moved in any direction, or even doubled
upon itself, so complete was the fracture
and l, myself, kept it straight. by holding
II in place. From the character OF ths
terrible wound, was not at all surprised
at the shock which so soon resulted 10
death. The members of his staff told me
at the time, that the fracture was pro-
duced by the large fragment of a schrap'
nell shell, which struck the ground, rlcho'
chetted and exploded Immediately in front
OF the general. and have no doubt from
the nature of the wound Of the accuracy OF
this statement. ! desire to add in con-
clusion that Hon. Pope Barrow, TO whom
l have read this article informs me tna,
the nature and description of the Wouna
ana the cause OF the same. was exacIE
the account given him by members OF Gen.
Cobb's staff. II. D. d. TwigsA