Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-15

Ii lAGERSTOWN, R1u+t Naay Au.-ieScSnbiy
the Chicago Record Herald published an
account of an incident at Port Republic,
Va, when Stonewall Jackson got into
the Federal lines, asked question Of a
Federal officer and was ordered by the
latter to 60 about his business, not re-
cognizng his qnestioner. The account
also said that Lieutenant Douglas OF
Jackson's staff was wounded and cap
tured upon that occasion and that after
Jackson left Douglas laughed at the Fed
eral officer for his blunder. This account
was shown to Gen. III. kyd Douglas, oi
Hagerstown, who makes the following
statement in connection Herewith:
"The article from the Chicago paper
is amusing. II has . lot Of truth in it
and lot OF things not true. am the
Douglas referred to az the staff officer to
stonewall jackson. It Is curious how
my capture has been persisteniiy re.
ported on that occasion. 1t was report
ed in the Northern papers the day after
the fight and led 10 an amusing result.
The officer captured was Lieut.. Ed. VIII
lis who afterwards was killed as colonel
commanding the Georgia Brigade. He
was then on Jackson's staff
"The facts are these: General Jack.
son had recklessly placed bis headquar-
ters atsome distance from hisown troops,
with stream and bridge between him
and them. On Sunday morning after
breakfast, having issued an order that
his troops should remain qniet ia camp
and have prayers, he was startled by
the rumor that the enemy's cavalry
was approaching on the northeast side
OF the river from the direction Of the
Gap. As the general had sent the scout
out the night before 10 watch the enemy
he did not believe this report, but IL
proved true. Gen. Sprigg Carroll, with
an advance OF cavalry for Tyler, ap-
preached rapidly and Jackson was not
convinced Of Il until be was informed
that they were crossing branch OF the
river and would aoon be lid Port Repub
lie between him and hts troops. As my
horse had been sadaied for me TO ride
offered it TO the General, and ran after
his, which vas grazing. He declined,
however. to take mine, and waited for
his own. Only two or three Of the staff
were up, and the report created great
excitement among them. The general
gave an order 10 Pendieton 10 go 10 bis
troops, mounted his own horse and fol-
lowed closely, and followed him. Be
hind me were Colonels Crutchtield and
Willis Of the staff. pendieton got over
easily.
THE General eonld have been cap
tured ii the enemy had known who he
vas or suspected who he was, and got
through last amid the firing of their car
blnes. Crutchfieid and Willis, just be-
bind me. were captured. crutchfield
got away in the middle oi the stream in
the confusion that followed and return
ed. Willis was carried off; he was not
wounded. Hunter McGnirre just cs-
capped by going back 10 quarters.
General Jackson. after having cross
ed the bridge, took position on q hill,
and seeing some artillery approach the
mouth Of the bridge. ordered them over
the river, believing them TO be his own.
told him they we're Yankees; he DIS
credited i. and gave the second order
with loud voice. At that they opened
on US, tore up the ground pretty well
around the General, and he was con.
yinced. In the meatime Poagne's bat.
terry had placed gun near where Jack
son was, having come down at the sound
Of the musketry. roague soon silenced
the enemy's gun that had fired on Jack
son, and led Colonel Edmunston sreg.
iment to the bridge. which quickly
crossed it and drove the enemy away.
there was OF course, no reason in the
world, except confusion, why the enemy
should not have burned the bridge, or,
in fact, should not have cut of jackson
from his command.
The report on the paper about the
conversation between jackson and this