The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-26

being shot and falling from their !
horses. Captain Boswell was
killed outright and carried by his
horse into the midst of the Con
federate forces. Jackson wheel
ed to the left and gaIloped into
the woods to get out of the
range of the bullets; but lie had
not gone 20 PAGES beyond the
edge of the turnpike in the
thicket. when one Of his brigades
drawn up within 80 yards of him
fired valley in their turn. kneel-
ing OH their right knee, as the
flash Of the muSketS showed, in
the position of guard against
cavalry" BY this fire jackson
was wounded i'll three places.
lie received one ball in his left
arm, two inches below the Shoul-
der joint. SCATTERING the bone
and SeVering 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 entered the palm of his
right hand, about the middle. and
passing through broke two of the
bones. At the moment he was
struck, he was holding his rein
in his LETT hand, and his right
was raised either in the singular
gesture which was habitual with
him, or else to shield his face
from the boughS Of the trees.
His left hand instantly dropped
at his side, and his horse, no
longer controlled by the rein, and
frightened at the fire, wheeled
suddenly and ran from the firing
in the direction OF the Union
lines. JackSon'S helpless condi-
ton now exposed him to a most
distressing accident. His horse
darted violently between two
trees, from one of which a h0ri-
zOntal branch extended at about
the height of the Generals head,
to the other; and as he passed be
tween the two trees, this bough
struck him in the face, tore off
his cap, and threw him violently
back upon his horse. This blow
was so violent as to nearly unSeat
him, but it did not do so, and
rising erect again, he caught the
bride with the broken and bleed.
ing fingers of his right, and sue.
ceeded in turning his horse back
into the turnpike. Here Captain
Milbourne, of his staff, succeed
ed in catching the reins and
checking the animal, who was
almost frantic with terror, at the
moment when from loss of blood
and exhaustion, Jackson was
about to fall from his saddle.
The scene at this time was
gloomy in the extreme. Horses
mad with fright at the close fir.
ing were seen galloping in every
direction, some of them riderlesS,
and others beyond control, and
in the woods lay wounded and
dying men. JackSon's whole
party with the exception of Cap
tain Melbourne and a member of
the signal corps had been killed,
wounded or dispersed. The man
riding behind Jackson had his
horse killed; a courier near was
wounded and his horse ran into
the Federal lines; Lieutenant
Morrison, an aide de camp,
threw himself from the saddle,
and his horse fell dead a moment
afterwards; Captain Howard was
wounded and carried by his
horse into the Union lines; Cap
tain Leigh had his horse shot
under him; Captain Fowler was
killed as was also Captain Bos-
well, JackSon'S chief engineer.
Such were the fatal results of
this causeleSS and careless fire.
1t ceased as suddenly as it began
and the position in the road which
jackson now occupied was the
same from which he had been
driven, Capt. Milbourne, who,
with Mr.. Wynn, of the signal
corps, was all that was left of the
party, notices a singular circum-
stance which attracted his atten-
ton at this moment. The turn
pike was utterly deserted with
the exception OF himself, his com.
panion and Jackson, but in skirt.