When was stonewall jackson mortally wounded

Jackson was struck by two bullets in his left arm and one in his right hand. Bleeding profusely, he was carried on litters to a field hospital, where his left arm was amputated close to the shoulder and the bullet extracted from his right hand.

He was then moved to a house some 25 miles away and might have recovered, but he contracted pneumonia and possibly pleurisy and died on May 10th. It seems that Lee never made the comment attributed to him, that though Jackson had lost his left arm, his death had cost Lee himself his right arm.

Even so, he might well have agreed with it. Jackson was 39 when he died, leaving a widow and two small child-ren. After an impressive military ceremony in Richmond he was buried in Lexington in what is now the Stonewall Jackson Cemetery.

A distinguished American general of modern times, Wesley K. Clark, thinks that if Jackson had lived to lead troops at Gettysburg in the Confederacy might still be enjoying independence today.

I then asked the question, "Gen. I said, "Gen. I will have to rip your sleeve to get at your wound"—he had on an india rubber overcoat—and he replied "well you had better take me down too," at the same time leaning his body towards me—and I caught hold of him—he then said "take me off on the other side.

Wynn on the other. I replied and started to straighten on his horse to take him off on the other side, when he said "no, go ahead" and fell into my arms prostrated. We laid him down on his back under a little tree with his head resting on my right leg for a pillow, and proceeded to cut open his sleeve with my knife.

I sent Mr. Wynn at once for Dr. I wish you would get me a skilful surgeon. McGuire and also an ambulance, as I am anxious to get you away as soon as possible, but as Dr. McGuire may be some distance off, I will get the nearest Surgeon to be found, in case you should need immediate attention," and seeing Gen. Hill approaching the spot where we were, I continued "there comes Gen.

Hill, I will see if he can't furnish a Surgeon," and as Gen. H rode up, I said "Gen. H have you a surgeon with you, Gen. B[enjamin] W. Leigh who was acting aid de camp to him and told him to go to Gen. I hope you are not badly hurt. Hill pulled off his gloves which were full of blood, and supported his elbow and hand, while I tied a handkerchief around the wound.

The ball passed through the arm, which was very much swollen, but did not seem to be bleeding at all then, so I said, "Gen. Hill announced his presence to Gen. McGuire reaches you" Gen. Hill whiskey for Gen. He hesitated and I also asked him to drink it, adding that it would help him very much. I then said "Gen. About this time Capt. Adams halted two Yankee skirmishers in a few yards of where Gen.

They remarked, "we were not aware that we were in your lines. Hill seeing this immediately hurried off to take command, saying to Gen. Jackson that he would conceal the fact of his being wounded. Leigh on his right side and some one, I am not sure who was on the left side to support him. When he walked a few paces he was placed on a litter borne by Capt. Leigh, Jno J. Johnson and two others whose names I am not certain of. Johnson of Co. Battalion was wounded while per-. I could take no part in bearing the litter as I had not sufficient strength in my right arm to assist, in consequence of a wound received in a previous engagement, so I got on my horse and rode between Gen.

In the army, he supported Gospel preaching by encouraging his chaplains, writing the denomination to send more preachers, and by attendance at worship services with his men. He trusted in the providence of God for the results of all his endeavors, personal and military. Lee, made a forced march around a far superior Union army and attacked on their flank, wrecking all the plans of the enemy and driving his right wing from the field.

In the process, Jackson received a mortal wound in the dead of night when he made an ill-advised reconnaissance of the lines.

Men of his own command carrying smoothbore muskets, mistook him for enemy cavalry and fired a volley. Robert E. His ability to maneuver his Corps under the able instructions of General Lee had helped transform the Southern Army into an almost unbeatable military force on the brink of winning independence.