左右手 - 古德明

左右手 - 古德明

DuringtheAmericanCivilWarConfederateGeneralStonewallJackson,inabrilliantmilitarymanoeuvre,outflankedavastlysuperiorforceofUniontroopsatChancellorsville,Virginia.On2May1863,manyoftheFederalswerecapturedwithoutashotfired,andtherestweredrivenintoafullrout.DarknessendedJackson'sassault.
AsJacksonwasreturningtocamp,hisownmen,notrecognisinghiminthedark,shotandwoundedhimsobadlythathisleftarmhadtobeamputated,andon10Mayhediedofcomplicationsofpneumonia.Ashelaydying,ConfederatearmycommanderRobertLeesentamessagetohimthroughChaplainLacy,saying,"GiveGeneralJacksonmyaffectionateregards,andsaytohim:Hehaslosthisleftarm,butImyright."
美國內戰期間,南軍將領石壁.傑克遜兵行妙着,在維吉尼亞州錢瑟勒斯維爾鎮,包抄北軍一支強大得多的軍隊。一八六三年五月二日,北軍士兵不少未發一槍,已被俘虜,其餘的都落荒而逃。傑克遜到天黑才收兵。
傑克遜回營時,手下在黑暗中沒認出是他,開槍把他打傷,左手須切除。五月十日,傑克遜死於肺炎併發症。他臨終時,南軍司令羅勃特.李託隨軍牧師萊西向他致意:「代我問候傑克遜將軍。告訴他:他失了左臂,我失了右臂。」
〔附注〕傑克遜原名ThomasJonathanJackson,因在敵軍猛攻之下仍能堅守陣地,贏得Stonewall的綽號。南朝檀道濟自許為國家「萬里長城」,意思相似。