Hunter McGuire
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Hunter Holmes McGuire was an American soldier, physician, teacher, and orator. McGuire was a surgeon in the Confederate Army attached to Stonewall Jackson's command, and he continued serving with the
Hunter Holmes McGuire
Stonewall Jackson's deathbed
McGuire's home in Winchester, Virginia
Stonewall Jackson's arm
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Confederate General Stonewall Jackson was wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863, and his left arm was amputated by Hunter McGuire. Chaplain Beverly Tucker Lacy had the arm buried at
Hunter McGuire
…wounded by friendly fire while performing a reconnaissance during the Battle of Chancellorsville. The severity of the wounds required McGuire to amputate Jackson's left arm. Jackson died of pneumonia a few days later. His last words were recorded by McGuire as: "Let us cross over the river and rest beneath the shade of the…
Stonewall Jackson, Winchester, 1862
A modern view of the granite marker
Stonewall Jackson