The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-22
INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF THE BAT
TIE DE E.KEDERICkSDURG.
CORRESPONDENCE or TEE RICHMOND DlsPATcH
CaMP NEAR FsEDERIcKsBU aa. I


December II, le62.
The ave DAY. fight before Fredericksburg h.s Al
1s' ceas ID and hasten 10 send you Al account oi
such operations fell under own my view-of courS Se
'i"'.-1 70 he brigade to which | AN attached, Cen
" Feather ton 4; to whose kindness, and to that
.. Col Carnot Pesey, 10th Mississippi volunteers
! Bill indebted for more particular detali than
eoGid Otherwise have furnishsd
The long looked for signal guns peaied fortD
about o'clock on the morning Of the lith; The
tnsade wa. quickly formed and awaited orders
Al tni Of Lope and courage Gen FsatAerston
gave few brief directions to Lieut. Col. nanlove
COMMANDING the "a Mississippi batla ion in which
he told him 70 order hla men Ito take deliberate
Az and shoot ths enemy a. you are accustomed
s1oot sguu rel or bear, your courage mas Otter
oeel tried and is now to be trisd again ! believe
lai my brigade can whip the whole Yankee ar
E7.' We then doubie-quicked down the plank
tnAf leading 70 Fredericksburg, and took our pos
hoa % the right Of the road, under hill, about
1A- from lie town. Here we remained few
hours when We changed our position to the LETT OF
Ae plank road, somswhs, nearer town. We stsid
u 'his position all day, being somewhat exposed 10
he IRE Of the enemys artillery, which was directed
= o7 oi our long rssge batteries planted near US;
aet 1e.T rhot did narul. striking the top OF
the hi and ricoehe.tpg over Us. or e!ss passing
s'ef our heads After dark we resumed our former
po'lion, where remsinsd until the morning OF
lie l<th. headIme the enemy had kept mp con
i9'us roar Of artillery along the line endssvoring
oIiltes a5ross the river, which they succeeded Ia
DONG OF the 18th, although thoy were repulsed
sev''a tiraes, with considerable lose by our small
i'okst fosee, stationed In the town On this day
nc moved back TO our second position and remained
AeEe, ii:tenng 10 tee whixx Of ball and the burst
ss o. steil all day. On Saturday, the 18th the "a
alssissppi Battalion, " ita the 18th and 10th Mis-
ssnppi moved over the hill and formed In . ditch
oooa. one hundred yards behind on. batteries
Which were planted nearly opposite tn" tannery
saa canal at the northern end Of the town. the 18th
AIS sippi being on picket In advance Of tho bat
's'os and parallel TO the canal, about quarter OF
nile in ltd Foxr. TIE fire Of the enemy On this
+. Wa uGu-ualiy geyere, Is we we're exposed 70 Q
sa.e' iiLs Of nre as well ~ being eph!sdsd right
no eii, being placed, it wsre. At the spex OF q
nsagle formsd by the ensmys three lines Of hre -
q. 'his day Yankee brigade, supposed to Dc
@ "eh- Nesghsrs, charged our batteries several
s.aes, but were Iopuised with Immense slaughtAr
Y oaf batteries and picksts About the middle
ne dsy ths Ysai 20 army ssnt rp balloon sev'
amss, Snd sscsrtsnsd oar portion very satis'
s.ssy to themselves - thsy soon yascssAed N
ssH1s ssH,s our range. and We lay exposed 70 . nosi
S.mas IRE Of shot and she'll for about thres hours
~ morning The 18th, found the battalion. 18Th
L.,,daa isa In the sslae position ia- the resE Of he
''''es' AID the I6sh, with companies 9 and y. ol