Knoxville Weekly Chronicle

An officer of Stonewall Jackson's command relates an interesting reminiscence of the death of General Phil Kearney, of the Federal army, who fell mortally wounded in one of the bloody and hard contested battles on the Potomac during the late war—of which the relator was an eye witness. He says:

'The gallant Kearney received his death wound from a private in my command, and when he fell from his horse I hastened with many others to the point where he lay, not supposing that his wound was a mortal one. Just as we reached his body, however, his limbs gave one convulsive quiver, and then all was over. Seeing that he was a major general, word was sent to headquarters to that effect, and General Jackson, coming to the spot, immediately gave one glance at the dead officer's features, and exclaimed, 'My God, boys, do you know who you have killed? You have shot the most gallant officer in the United States army.' This is Phil Kearney, who lost his arm in the Mexican war.' He then involuntarily lifted his hat, every officer in the group following his example, and for the moment a reverential silence was observed by all. Subsequently the body of the dead soldier was placed upon two boards, and when being removed to headquarters was followed by General Jackson, General Ewell and other officers, while a regimental band proceeded it, playing a dead march.