LATE NEWS FROM RICHMOND: The Circumstances of the Death of Stonewall Jackson; THE FUNERAL CEREMONIES (5/16/1863)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 5/16/1863

[Homer_J_Simpson]

WASHINGTON, Friday May 15.

Mr. L.L. CROUNSE, of the New-York TIMES Staff on the Rappahannock, sends to this Bureau the following exceedingly interesting extracts from the Richmond Enquirer of the 13th, and Sentinel of the 14th.

From the Richmond Inquirer, May 13.

HOW JACKSON WAS WOUNDED -- HIS SUFFERINGS AND DEATH -- ALL THE PARTICULARS

Gen. JACKSON, having gone some distance in front of the line of skirmishers on Saturday evening, was returning about 8 o'clock, attended by his Staff and part of his couriers. The cavalcade was in the darkness of the night mistaken for a body of the enemy's cavalry, and fired upon by a regiment of his own corps. He was struck by three balls, one through the left arm, two inches below the shoulder joint, shattering the bone and severing the chief artery; another ball passed through the same arm between the elbow and wrist, making its exit through the palm of the hand; a third ball entered the palm of the right hand about its middle, passing through, and broke two bones. He was wounded on the Plank Road, about fifty yards in advance of the enemy. He fell from his horse, and was caught by Capt. WORMLEY, to whom he remarked, "All my wounds are by my own men." He had given orders to fire at anything coming up the road, before he left the lines. The enemy's skirmishers appeared ahead of him, and he turned to ride back. Just then some one cried out, "Cavalry, charge!" and immediately the regiment fired. The whole party broke forward to ride through our line to escape the fire. Capt. BOSWELL was killed, and carried through the line by his horse, and fell among our own men. Col. COUCHFIELD, Chief of Staff, was wounded by his side.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

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The American Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts

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Late News from Richmond: The Circumstances of the Death of Stonewall Jackson – 2-3
Important from the Southwest: Official Advices from Gen. Grant to the 8th – 3-4
The War in Tennessee: The Recent Fight on the Cumberland – 4
News from Fortress Monroe: Flag-of-Truce Boats – 4
Military Executions – 4
Accident to Gen. McNeill – 4
News from Washington: Our Special Washington Dispatches – 4
What Shall be Done with the Negro?: A Lecture by Frederick Douglass – 4-5
Skillful Surgical Operation – 5
Fashions for May – 5
Editorial: Vicksburgh and Richmond – 5-6
Editorial: Slavery and the Rebellion – 6
Editorial: Re-enlistment of Volunteers – 6
Strategy – 6
Vallandigham – 6

[oldplayer]

Homer, thanks for these postings.
Do you know how the NYT was getting the information for their column “The Late News From Richmond?” Were there official channels, did they have undercover sources, or did they just make it up as they went? Of course, “fake news” runs deep in their DNA, so anything is possible.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

I think people on both sides got lots of juicy information simply by reading each other’s newspapers.