The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-03
GEN. STONEWALL JACKSONS LAST BATTLE

of the road, and another upon the left
A few moments farther on l met Cap,
tain Murray Taylor, an aid of A. p
Hills, with tidings that Jackson and
Hill were wounded, and some around
them killed, by the fire of their own
men.
Squirting my horse into a sweeping
gallop, soon passed the Confederate
line of battle, and, some three or four
rods on in front, found the generals
horse beside a pine sapling on the left
and rod beyond little party of men
caring for a wounded officer.
The story of the sad event is briefly
told, and, in essentials, very much as
it came to me from the lips of the
wounded general himself, and in ev-
erything confirmed and completed by
those who were eyewitnesses and near
companions.
When Jackson had reached the
point where his line now crossed the
turnpike, scarcely a mile west of
Charlottesville and not half mile
from a line of federal troops, he had
found his front line unfit for the far.
Their and vigorous advance he desired
by reason of the irregular character
of the fighting, now right, now left.
and because of the dense thickets
through which it was impossible to
preserve alignment Division com
manders found it more and more diff
ficult as the twilight deepened to hold
their broken brigades in hand.
Regretting the necessity of relieving
the troops in front, General Jackson
had ordered A. p Hills division, his
third and reserve line, to be placed in
front While this change was being
effected, impatient and anxious, the
general rode forward on the turnpike
followed by two or three of his staff
and a number of couriers and signal
sergeants.
He passed the swampy depression
and began the ascent of the hill to
ward Charlottesville, when he came
upon line of the federal infantry ly.
ing on their arms. Fired at by one OF
two muskets, he turned and came
back toward his line, upon the side
of the road to his left.
AS he rode near to the Confeder-
ate troops, just placed in position and
ignorant that he was in the front, the
left company began firing to the front
and two of his party fell from their
saddles dead Squirting his horse
across the road to his right, he was
met by a second volley from the right
company of Pender's North Carolina
brigade.
Under this volley, and not Two RODS
from the troops, the general received
three balls at the same instant. One
penetrated the palm of his right hand
and was cut out that night from the
back of the hand. A second passed
around through the wrist OF the left
arm and out through the left hand A
third ball passed through his left arm
half way from shoulder to elbow. he
large bone of the upper arm was
splintered to the elbow joint, and the
wound bled freely.
His horse turned quickly from the
fire, through the thick bushes which
swept the cap from the generals head
and scratched his forehead, leaving
drops of blood to stain his face. As
he lost his hold upon the bride rein
he reeled from the saddle and was
caught by the arms of Captain Viii
bourn of the Signal Corps.
Laid upon the ground, there came
at once to his succor, General A. p
Hill and members of his staff. The
writer reached his side a minute aft.
Ell, to find General Hill holding the head
and shoulders of the wounded chief
Cutting open the coat sleeve from The
wrist to shoulder, l found the woand
in the upper arm, and with my hand
kerchief bound the arm above the
wound to stem the flow of blood. Cou
riers were sent for Dr. Hunter Nc.
CURE, the surgeon of the corps and
the generals trusted friend, and for
an ambulance.
Being outside of our lines, j: was
urgent that he should be moved at
once. With difficulty litter bearers
were brought from the line nearby,
and the general was placed upon the
litter and carefuly raised to the shoul