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of jj *! l 1io turc is from a photograph taken at a reunion picture faces south; Jackson attacked the EleventhI 884 ana Confederate officers and soldiers in May, Corps from the left (west) by the Plank road, whichConfer le ori Shial house (see p. 190) was set on firo hy passes in front of the Chancellor House. The cross-«?***» shells 011 Sunday, May 3d, shortly after road in the foreground leads northward to Ely’s Ford r ^as injured while standing on the porch. The and United States Ford . See map, p. 158.— Editors.
Again we resorted to tlie litter, and •with difficulty bore it through the bush,then under a hot fire along the road. Soon an ambulance was reached,
( stopping to seek some stimulant at Chancellor’s (Dowdall’s Tavern), wejp-he found by Dr. McGuire, who at once took charge of the wounded man.
a ssing back over the battle-field of the afternoon, we reached the Wildernessj ) 0l ' e 5 and then, in a field on the north, the field-hospital of our corps underl - Harvey Black. Here we found a tent prepared, and after midnight the leftw as amputated near the shoulder, and a ball taken from the right hand.
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p ’ a Pped and undisturbed in his sleep. At 9 a. m., on the next day, whenai ‘oused, cannon firing again filled the air, and all the Sunday through thej 1 Ce battle raged, General J. E. B. Stuart commanding the Confederates inj^ e kson’s place. A dispatch was sent to the commanding general to announceDually his disability,— tidings General Lee had received during the night( 11 Profound grief. There came back the following note:
e X p^ ENEK AL: I have just received your note, informing me that you were wounded. I cannotth e 6SS ^ re g re t at the occurrence. Could I have directed events, I should have chosen, forvif / 00(1 °f the country, to have been disabled in your stead. I congratulate you upon the° r y which is due to your skill and energy. Most truly yours, R. E. Lee , General.”