Year: 1866

for the benefit of our whole country, that
every unbeheveF could be as fully convinced
of the real state Of affairs as myself


Last Hours Of StonewaIl" Jackson.


DR. Hunter Mcclure has furnished the
Richmond Medical Journal with detailed
account of the last hours of Stonwall Jack
son. 1t is especially interesting as the
writer was Jackson's medical attendant


He says that after the fatal wound was
received, and jackson was being supported
from the field, he pushed aside the men
who were holding him up, stretched him
self to his full height and cried feeblv, vet
distinctly enough to be heard above the din
OF battle, Gen. Fender, you must hold on
to the field, you must hold cut to the last
ERls was his final order upon the field He
was then placed upon litter and taken to
the Wilderness Tavern, which was used as
hospital Ghlor0form was then admins
tered and as he began to feel its effects and
It's relief To the pain heu,was suffering. he
exclaimed, " What an infinite blessing" and
continued to repeat the word +" blessing"
until ne became insensible. The round
ball (Such as Is used for smooth-bore Spring
field musket) which had lodged under the
skin upon the back of his right hand. was
extracted first. 1t had entered the palm.
about the middle of the hand, and had frac>
tured two of the bones The left arm was
then amnUtatad, about two inches below
the shoulder, very rapidly and with slight
loss Of blood, the ordinary circular opera
ton having been made There were two
wounds in this arm; the first and most seri-
Gus was about three inches below the shoul-
der JOINT, the ball dividing the main artery
and tracturIng the bone The second was
several inches IN length, ball having en-
tered the outside of the forearm, an inch
below the elbow, came out upon the opposite
side, just above the wrist Throughout the
whole operation, and until all dressings
were applied, he continued insensible Two
or three slight wounds of the skin Of the
face, received from the branches of trees
when his horse dashed through the woods
were dressed simply with isinglass PLASTER.
During that day and the two or three next
following, he seemed to be doing well, but
ON Thursday a change occurred, and pleuro-
pneumonia of the right side followed His
wife and child We're sent for but he began
to sink. On Saturday he was still worse
We quote the closing description verbatim


When his child was brought to him he
played with 1t some time, frequently caress-
ing 1t and calling it his little comforter
At one time he raised his wounded hand
above his head, and closing his eyes, was for





lie said to me, g | see from the number of
physicians, that you think my condition
danSerousj but thank God if it is His
VIII, that am ready to go About day
hight on Sunday morning, Mrs Jackson in
formed him that his condition was very
doubtful, and that It was better that he
should be prepared for the worst He was
sf3ent for a moment, and then said, " 1t viii
be infinite gain to be translated to Heaven"
H. L.. / r II
death, to return to her fathers house, and
added: Z" You have a kind and good father,
but there Is NO one so kind and good as
your Heavenly Father


He still expressed hope of his recovery,
but requested her, if he should die, to have
him buried in Lexington, in the Valley OF
Virginia. His exhaustion increased so rap
idly that at1I clock Mrs. jackson knelt
at his bed and told him that ere the sun
went down he would be with his Savior
lie replied, "Qh, no; you are frightened,
my child death Is not so near; may yet
get well" She fell over on the bed Weep
ing bitterly, and told him again that the
physicians said there was no hope. After
a moments pause he asked her to call me.
doctor, Anna informs me that you have
told her that am to die to d "; is it so p
When he was answered he turned his eyes
toward the ceiling, and gazed for a moment
or two as ifin intense thought, then replied
/" Very good, very good it is all right" He
then tried to comfort his almost heart broken
wife and told her he had good deal to say
to her but he was took weak Col. Pendle
ton came into the room about one clock,
and he asked him who was preaching at
headqua1 ters to day When told that the
whole army was praying for him, he replied,
Thank God-they are very kind. lie said,
I" 1t IS the Lord day; my wish is fulfilled.
| have always desired to die on Sunday.
HIS mind now began to fail and wander,
and he frequently talked as in command
upon the field giving orders in his old way
then the scene shifted and he was at the
mess table IN conversation with the MEM
bers of his staff; now with his wife and
child; now at prayer with his military fami-
Iy Occasional intervals Of return Of his
mind would appear and during one Of them
l offered him some brandy and water, but he
declined it saying, 1t will only delay my
departure, and do no good want to pre-
serve my mind, If possible to the last
About half past one he was told that he had
but two hours to live, and he answered
again, feebly but firmly, " Very good, it Is
all right a few moments before he died
he cried out in his delirium, Order A. =.
Hill to prepare for actionl pass the infantry
to the front rapidly tell Major Hawks -
Jnen SL0ppeQ, iedfinA Tue beubbiCS uhhitistA-
ed Presently a smile of ineffable sweet
ness spread itself over his pale face, and he
said quietly, and with an expression as if
of relief, g. Let US cross over the river and
rest under the shade Of the trees, and then
without pain or least struggle, his spirit
passed from earth to the God who gave it.


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HARD Upon PoLITIcAL PREACH HERs.-The
San Francisco Bulletin, in speaking Of this
class ol clerical mOuntebanks, says: rs ~


There does not exist more repulsiye
spectacle than a debauched paTson. lie can
dive deeper into the mire of pollution, and
come up dirtier than any other creature we
know Of BE adds to the unscrupulousness
Of the common partisan and the venality Of
the vulgar broker in legislation, an indefati-
gable spirit Of meanness and an JUNCTION Of
depravity that render him altogether unique
He seems to run to evil from pure love Of il.
He hungers and thirsts after unrig ghteousness
with an ayidity that astonishes and disgusts
even the most hardened political stagers. If
he gets into Congress, he Is conspicuous for
his venaGty; or if into the Legislature, he IS