. Young folks' history of the civil war . arm was amputated. He was then taken to a hospital,where he was kindly cared for. He died, however, fromthe effect of his wounds on Sunday, May 10. In his lastmoments his mind wandered ; and he cried, Order Hill toprepare for battle — pass the infantry to the front — tell —then the scene changed, and the battle-fire died out of hiseyes, and saying softly, Let us cross over the river, andrest under the shade of the trees, he fell asleep. General Thomas J. Jackson was at the same time anundaunted soldier and a gentle Christian. From general todrummer-boy
. Young folks' history of the civil war . arm was amputated. He was then taken to a hospital,where he was kindly cared for. He died, however, fromthe effect of his wounds on Sunday, May 10. In his lastmoments his mind wandered ; and he cried, Order Hill toprepare for battle — pass the infantry to the front — tell —then the scene changed, and the battle-fire died out of hiseyes, and saying softly, Let us cross over the river, andrest under the shade of the trees, he fell asleep. General Thomas J. Jackson was at the same time anundaunted soldier and a gentle Christian. From general todrummer-boy, his command revered and loved him. Allbore testimony to his earnest piety. It used to be said thathis negro-boy knew when there was going to be a battle bythe time his master spent in prayer. Gwine to be a fight,sartin, he said one morning. Massas been a-prayin allnight. It is also said that when Jackson ordered a charge,he always offered up the prayer, And God have mercy ontheir souls ! Jackson shared his soldiers hardships, and. i863.] Defeat and Vietory. 349 pitied their misfortunes. Lee had lost the best general inthe Confederate army. The next morning, Sunday (May 3), General J. E. , at Jacksons request, took command of his he opened the attack upon Sickles, the men rushed tothe charge, crying, Remember Jackson ! As on the daybefore, Lee assaulted on the front. Hooker was stunnedearly in the morning, by the shock of a cannon-ball against apillar of the Chancellor House, upon which he was two hours he was unconscious. Much of that time theUnion army had to take care of itself, for in the confusionnobody assumed command. It has been called a mad anddesperate battle. Every general did his best: still, Meade,Howard, and Reynolds were two miles off, taking no part init, for lack of orders. While this had been going on, Sedg-wick had attacked and carried the enemys works at Fred-ericksburg. He drove Early out, and put his own armybetween the t
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