Named Entity Results, Benjamin Watkins Leigh

The wounding of Stonewall Jackson — extracts from a letter of Major Benjamin Watkins Leigh. [The following extracts from a private letter of Major Leigh, who was then serving on General A. P. Hill's staff, have never been in print, and will be appreciated as sheding additional light on the events of which they treat.] camp near Hamilton's crossing, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, 12th May, 1863. * * * * * * * * * On Friday the 1st, D. H. Hill's, Trimble's and A. P. Hill's dMajor Leigh, who was then serving on General A. P. Hill's staff, have never been in print, and will be appreciated as sheding additional light on the events of which they treat.] camp near Hamilton's crossing, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, 12th May, 1863. * * * * * * * * * On Friday the 1st, D. H. Hill's, Trimble's and A. P. Hill's divisions — that is to say, all of Jackson's corps, except Early's division — marched from the vicinity of Hamilton's crossing to a point on the Plank road, about eight miles westward of Fredericksburg. Early's division was left to watch a body of the enemy who had crossed the Rappahannock at a point opposite to Hamilton's crossing, whilst the rest of the corps marched towards Chancellorsville, where the enemy's main force had been concentrated. The greater part of Anderson's and McLaws' divis<

urg, where we remained until the following day in the hope that the enemy would give us battle on ground of our own selection. My loss in this terrible battle was heavy, including some of the most valuable officers of the command. Major J. W. Latimer of Andrews' battalion, the boy major, whose chivalrous bearing on so many fields had won for him a reputation to be envied by his seniors,--received a severe wound on the evening of the 2d, from the effects of which he has since died. Major B. W. Leigh, my Chief of Staff, whose concientious discharge of duty, superior attainments and noble bearing made him invaluable to me, was killed within a short distance of the enemy's line. Major H. K. Douglas, Assistant Adjutant-General, was severely wounded while in the discharge of his duties, and is still a prisoner. My orderly, W. H. Webb, remained with me after being severely wounded. His conduct entitles him to a commission. Fewer wounded from my division were left in the hands of

rest was furnished by Lieutenant Smith and Major Leigh. Extracts from the printed narrative mas in front opened with great violence, and Captain Leigh, who had just arrived with a litter, had h, and the latter, leaning his right arm on Captain Leigh's shoulder, slowly dragged himself along trom his wounded arm flowing profusely over Captain Leigh's uniform. Hill's lines were now in mot escort to dismount and accompany him, viz: Major Leigh, who, I believe, was then called Captain LeCaptain Leigh, and he ordered the rest to remain on their horses in the pike. He sent at once for Dr. Barr, was being borne off on foot, supported by Captain Leigh and one or two others, I walked between thgone for Dr. McGuire, Lieutenant Smith and Captain Leigh were left with General Jackson, and I supptime, as did other members of the staff and Major Leigh, who that night acted as aid-de-camp to Geniskey, after the first fall of the litter, Captain Leigh and the General's to aids, Lieutenants Smi