The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-16
..,o,lNolNe OF JACKSON.

q a. :Rs s' &. @sd S1t'" ''''
!, Of the old Confederate veterans
p, s,c;pated in the last charge OF
a tackson In the Wilderness are
pewa VAS Of TEXAS and will be interest
c ~, sketch Of that memorable oe.
nnrins ihs DAY General jackson
gu .s1 ,ht dank Of the Federal army
successful attack in the rear.
maoo Contemplation In the Federal
aums bich General SeigcPs corps De
mrfused and reiterated IN bad order:
aid that some OF SelgeI cotpS utu
- .snn running until they hhded III
&.hington CITY. ot,s t., ,oo,,,no
nee .s' chsncellorsvllle, a small village In
w ~ arnsss aud about shutdown General
"A WV ssaryred n lue of battle some half
1kso ou. narters of mile from that OF
nv Infantry firing had about
q Int an artillery ire. was kept up
iote in the night. The Eighteenth
In Tarolina regiment, 70 WnICh pc
~, nv recollection Is that II was the
~ hn.iment on that side of the road,
~ army being on the right and In
4 for a mile or more
n,ckcts had been called In from our
Nv "a every preparation made for n
"a y. an the enemy's lines mt night. and
~ tben about dark. General jackson,
N and courierS. accompanied ny General
\ i uul and stan, rode down the plank
i,n ADVANCE Of our lines, but we had
I,ioe of This fact at the time. The
q l.,i and stan advanced near enough to
Isa,nv's line to draw their fire and sew
4 AS of artillery were brought TO bear
M rood and "A rain of grape and CAMS
4 sor,ed him to abandon the road and
&,,p through the heavy forestry in front
H. Eighteenth North Carolina troops.
IN generals stan and courlers, with
Erroi Hill and stan, made about thirty
a horsemen. and MS they came thunder
dnNn in our front wc thought 1t a regu-
cavaIrv charge and prepared for II.
hi pnrdy gave II, command to com
~ hrinx when the supposed enemy
~ in about 100 yards of MS. and II was
this time that General Jackson received
sound that resulted 10 his death.
Anc was continued until n statf officer
\ Nj horse killed uudcr him in front Of
romnany and ms he diSmounted he
&,ted Thai we were firing on our own
General Jackson had during this
n heen carried around our lines to the
Il uhere an ambulance took him off tho
~ eror 10 keep the matter from the
Il failed and In less than mn hour the
IN knew that their beloved commander
4 heen badly wounded and carried or
tsId This was the saddest hour in the
+ary OF Stonewall Jackson's corps. Great
III was manifested throughout the camp.
M strong men cried like children nj the
Ss N his wounding, hut when the com
h6lnr general gave the official notice
fssk later that Jackson was dead there
4 more deep sorrow and grief manifested
n has ever been witnessed before
kIlce,
4 knight, General j. T.. r. Stewart, took
bmsnd next morning, riding from rish'
'left OF the army so all could see him,
bring them that Jacbson's plans would
carried out TO the letter and telling
hi In the charge tina; was 10 he made
'slong the line at the sound NJ the sig
10 remember Stouevall Jackson and
lrge 10 victory.
u history informs u4 which Is correct
mart, Stewards victory was equal to
lost any Of facksou's The charge was
HI with spirit and everything was car
before ua, and Hooker's great army
forced to retreat in bad order, cross
the river In great confusion. After the
rndng Of jackson. General Hill, who
i also wounded in the arm, rode up to
|one Purdy Of the Eighteenth and gave
a very severe repcimand The colonel
hlghtened himself up and facing the gen
/, said: General. II you don want IN
hurt don't come I'm front Of my regi
nt without giving notice. My informa
4 was that there were no plckets in front
/. OF course, when your company came
VA on me thought it cavalry charge.
I general called on Colonel Purdy next
Eniug and apologized, stating that he had
BE- as any one wonld do under the cir
Instances. but that II was a very sad
biz. This is about ms near n correct
tement of.that unfortunate affair as !
give from memory, leaving out dates.
II am not certain as to the date Of thai
ldent and have no data at hand from
ich to get the Information.
A. H. Fl Tolar,
plain Company X, Eighteenth North car
Ina Troops, G. s. A.