. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . SW,. WHERE STOXEWALL JACKSON FELL In this tangled nook Lees right-hand man was shot through a terrible mistake of his own soldiers. It was thesecond of May, 1863. After his brilliant Hank march, the evening attack on the rear of Hunkers army had justbeen driven home About half-past eight, Jackson had ridden beyond his lines to reeniini iter for the final single rifle-shot rang out in the darkness. The outposts of the two armies were engaged. Jackson turnedto
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . SW,. WHERE STOXEWALL JACKSON FELL In this tangled nook Lees right-hand man was shot through a terrible mistake of his own soldiers. It was thesecond of May, 1863. After his brilliant Hank march, the evening attack on the rear of Hunkers army had justbeen driven home About half-past eight, Jackson had ridden beyond his lines to reeniini iter for the final single rifle-shot rang out in the darkness. The outposts of the two armies were engaged. Jackson turnedtoward his own line, where the Eighteenth North Carolina was stationed The regiment, keenly on the alert andstartled by the group of strange horsemen riding through the gloom, fired a volley that brought several men andhorses to the earth Jackson was struck once in the right hand anil twice in the left arm. a little below the horse dashed among the trees; but with his bleeding right hand Jackson succeeded in seizing the reins andturning the frantic animal back into the road Only with difficulty was the general taken
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