Final Moments of General Jackson

What did, uh,

Jackson say on his deathbed? Um, w- I'm also ...

Back up a little bit and remind me about A.P. Hill, too.

When Jackson lay dying, what's the scene?

Um, the scene is in a bedroom in which, uh, he's coming

in and out of consciousness. Uh, s- pneumonia is what he

died of, not the loss of his arm.

And, uh, his wife got there to be with him,

and the surgeon, Dr. McGuire, uh, told, uh,

Mrs. Jackson that her husband would die

that day.

And, uh, she told him, said, uh,

"The doctor says that you won't last the day out."

And he said,

"Uh, oh no, my child, it's not that serious." And he went off into some

sort of

sleepy delirium. Pneumonia affects people in strange

ways. And then finally she said,

"You'll be with the Lord this day." And he called the doctor

and says, uh, "Dr. McGuire, my wife tells me I'm gonna die today.

Is that true?" And the doctor said, uh, "Yes, it is."

And he said, uh,

"Good,

very good.

I always wanted to die on a Sunday."

And when they offered him brandy or morphine, he said, "No, I

want to keep my mind clear." And,

uh, the last thing he said is sort of ...

He, he, he, he wandered in his mind. He was calling on A.P.

Hill, prepare for action. And then all of a sudden he was

quiet, and very quiet for a spell. And he

said in a clear, distinct voice, "Let us cross over the river

and rest under the shade of the trees," and then died.