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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition. 18 0 Browse Search
Charles Congdon, Tribune Essays: Leading Articles Contributing to the New York Tribune from 1857 to 1863. (ed. Horace Greeley) 18 16 Browse Search
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John Esten Cooke, Wearing of the Gray: Being Personal Portraits, Scenes, and Adventures of War., Jackson's death-wound. (search)
He subsequently said, I consider these wounds a blessing; they were given me for some good and wise purpose, and I would not part with them if I could. His wife was now with him, and when she announced to him, weeping, his approaching death, he replied with perfect calmness, Very good, very good; it is all right. These were nearly his last words. He soon afterwards became delirious, and was heard to mutter Order A. P. Hill to prepare for action!-Pass the infantry to the front!-Tell Major Hawks to send forward provisions for the men! Then his martial ardor disappeared, a smile diffused itself over his pale features, and he murmured: Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees! It was the river of death he was about to pass; and soon after uttering these words, he expired. Such were the circumstances attending the death-wound of Jackson. I have detailed them with the conciseness-but the accuracy, too — of a proces-verbal. The bare statement is all tha