The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-08-14
battery. During this artillery duel .

division Of A. P. Hills was moved to
the front, so that Rodss and Colston
might withdraw and reform their di-
visions. Gen. Lane, commanding the
leading brigade in Hills division,
moved up in the rear of my guns and
halting, withdrew to the edge OF the
woods for protection. AS soun as the
batteries became quiet he threw his
regiments into position, the 7th and
37th North Carolina ON the right of
the road, the 18th and 28th North
Carolina on the left of the road, the
33rd North Carolina having been
thrown forward to the Van Wort
House as skirmishers.
GENERAL LANE.
General Lane had just gotten his
line established and returned to tho
pike in search OF General Hill for
orders, when General jackson rode
up and giving the command, Push
ahead, General Lane passed on to
the front through the darkness My
battery at this time was right be-
tween General Lanes skirmish and
battle lines. AS General Jackson
rode by me to the front, Colonel
Crutchtield, his chief of artillery,
halted and said to me, Colonel, l
have ordered up my guns; as soon as
they arrive you can retire and re join
your mmand'-Stuart's Horse Ar
tillery Battalion. For a brief space,
| shortly before this, there were no
troops on the firing line but my bat
| terry.
'.Lct it be observed here that Gen
errl Lane did not advance at once, as
had been expected by General Jack
son. Colonel Hill, of the Seventh
North Carolina, the regiment on the
brigade's right, reported to General
Lane noise upon his right flank
which should be Investigated. Ac
cordingly Lieutenant Emac and foul
men were sent out and very quickly
ran into the One Hundred and Twen
ty-eighth Pennsylvania regiment
which, on being told that Jackson
had surrounded them, surrendered
and were conducted to the rear
This episode caused Lanes delay
which, though unavoidable, did, in
deed, perhaps occasion the death O.
the great chieftain, who fell tina
night.
Now. where were General jackson
and his staff at the time Genera
Lane got through with the noise or
his right and the surrender OF tn
Pennsylvania regiment? Well, h
had reached Lanes skirmish line, tn
Thirty-third North Carolina, whic
had been deployed as such. Will
I there talking with the officer i
charge of the pickets a Federal horse
) man rode up and asked for Geners
, Williams, of Hooker's army. A Sci
geant OF the Thirty-third, withou
, speaking, fired on the man. Tha
, shot became the signal for the Who'll
: skirmish line, which poured a volle
into the darkness. Very soon Lane
regiments on the right of the road
the Seventh and Thirty-sevent
North Carolina-began also to fir
u endangering the lives Of my men an
horses. l at once dashed forwaI
through the leaden hail to the reg
y ments, and having succeeded in r
!, a storing order and quiet, returned
u my guns to repair the damage dor
u by the wild fusilade.
4 JACKSON SHOT.
!. "When the picket line began
> fire, General Jackson, who was G
O the right of the road, turned bac
q and rode towards Lanes line Of ba
e tie, which had not begun to NOV
n for the reason already assigned.
n making his way to the rear Jackse
e crossed to the left Of the road to avo
the volleys from the Seventh ar
l. Thirt sc lenth North Carolina res
D. menls. which, as stated above.
,r quieted. He had nearly reached n
5 battery, keeping in the edge OF t
* woods, when. Tor some unknov
s. cause, Major Barry, in coa,mand
N tho Eighteenth North Carolina re;
ment, on the left OF the road, order
,g his men to fire. The Tweny-eigh IA
ee North Carolina regiment, being
lie ligned with the Eighteenth, also d
Is charged their guns. 1t was from the
OF vollevs that General Jackson receiv
ne his fatal injuries. He was at
ne time in the edge OF the timber,
nd far from my battery.
ds my men very soon informed
ID. that the General had been wound
ne and that one of their number, 10
n. Webb, had his horse, the Little S
,is rel, but just then the Federals oper
gs from twenty to forty cannon up
ne us. and such was the rain Of CAL
nd ter and she'll that we wondered
OF stone was left on the pike. Howev
a pause came after while and
he roaring ceased.
,ge with the returning quiet, u
vas mel Crutchheld's guns, which had
en-. been engaged thus far, came up
~ relieve me. We welcomed th'
,ed and as soon as our crippled pie
ith were made movable, went back
'es, or 200 yards behind the lines
Of await developments and the return
on Dick Perkins, whom | had sent
wi a pair OF horses for disabled cais:
on. I'VE had scarcely halted in the
rds when Major Rogers came up woun
,ar- and was removed from his horse
the ambulance which. there is e'
reason to believe. belonged to
battery Then Colonel Crutchhel
lTw a,S, my schoolmate and intimate frier
ele rode up and said, Captain. please
les sist me to dismount, my thigh
'eh' broken had him also taken I
you his saddle and placed in the S
SIX ambulance. was then in the &C
turning away to my horse when
reo' ter came along, borne by four
rty' diers. with others in attendance.
JACKSON SPEAKS.
my knowing that Jackson had
sd wounded. | asked. Who have
fore therea' The General In his lac
,ok- style spoke up: Tell him it
O of officer At once recognizing
inc, voice. l said, Hold the ambulai
acc and in a few minutes l had
:,.o pororo lifted ont and General j