Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-17
GEAPHIC DETAILS OF fHB BATTLE OF
fHkpkkICk SDCR4.
fHI PART TAKEN IN IT By THE fIFrH
A6Nf EOKpex - -

Corps ifi'z John Portrrs, low COZ andesfby
Brix Gen. Euttrrfsldl has been ssSa by ANY
pap - not 20 have h-en enEag1{p sh-> tHtflss
OF Fredericksburg Saturday inst. ItNwas
en7sged, and every officer an nan OF IL waI
under ~ IL was the corps that mad" the LIST
AID mot G-sIr :,ie charge aSaips. aeIn Us
wH-ks; ard ;hrre ara h'tRrfn nns and two
thousand good soldiers noH siilad or woyQded
wao wnofd bein their ranks If i, had not ma h
th,t attack.
rns 81 rfa;isrrsK ssass Il NARY .I,,s- W..
+ ng on tho river. by not ssork DIDO tat liaa.!er
Of q mile depth inland. In front of-it, Ne.
land, eide. lhe. CORPS Of .CopsAr aad MICK
formed line. and ATTACK q e,rJy on STA rday,
The Filth CORPS was .thsn on5 Ola snsrihss';
lark OF the river, but shcrils se2ter nesnfi
Crossed and Al once formed line in tsi,a rear Of
the two Aforementioned cor1ss, tGsifa n's tiivi.,
stoa beng on; The lrfi, Humphreys' DusssE fsKht:
ana Sy kes' IN Humpr~ys, rssE.l sad anfsnesti.,
AZ " rSl'v. thu troops in advance o! it-aop
4: rely r,infoEcsd supported sisefn, but took
tar places while thry r.tirca, ;, -,
Griffin mep, on the left p.st Of the front
INN ediatsly took positions a. yaiva Rsas-enslyI
he nature Of the ground would allow. and
o.ensd = very Hy,ly fire o. musketrY; Whit.
Stursis' troops. which bad till then ssHsSiiassil
that part OF The attack, withdrew and tpok pss.
ssI on In the streets OF the town, -r,sos - .,i
At this time my informant LEFT that rnsrs, Of
its field, his duties calling him 20 th- point
cupied ny Humphreys division, twho~e, ief.
joined with Griftins right, " here Gen Hsoksr,
Gen. Eutt.rff.ld and their stats were psos.sd,
Observing and regulating the moYements o. tas
COTS. It should Re mentioned ,h-re that the
o:her corps o. Hookers grand division tStone-
mans, late Heintze!man'sl had b.en separated
and - nj 10 the support OF FraRkiin. sefnci TWO
niles of 10 the left and below the town. -
Just'at shutdown Gen, Humphrey 5 division
was 6rrit red 10 advance without ErfnS. and
carry The enemy first line win the bayonet
''Very well, sir, res pended The GENERAL cocily,
II sbail he y, II ia moment" AMI at il he
wsnt. Iii, men, almost entirely nine mouths
men, III action fcr the, first iimf. Were dying
Gown on the reverse slope of afsnlait hill AMP
over III n. As thy l,y, was wsi>tiiR-. suah. 4
siUim Of bullets and she'll that orders wsre
nearly inaudatle. But the IseRaEal seemed
ntl'leT TO see, h. ar nor feel ANY danger. Hs
lode back and forth, on the exposed erest of
thu iiill, sword in hand, giving bis commands,
oncour; ging his mtn. and inspiriting All by
iis ,xsmpls, until all rose to ahs,r, feet and
arCh.d 81, adily forwards against the stoua
f.nce and rife pitt, il front OF With We had
all Of rs been standing for some time ,-,.,.. -
Our, helts We're high AZ this man.rrt ,Phe
lTaNe kfioys went forward to within -ffty
rccts Of the wall. 7 The Rrbels wera am ady TO
tie seen running sway from behind ic,, But,
alas tie troops wtrr suffer Ia Z aw9ully frutn
the bTe fSom The wall. and scarcely hess from
tie ha'tFy On the hill behind it2they MT with
enc small obstruction, which, upfortuna tely
10, ked 70 the first liLs like sh.ater, and they
hated and began firing! .EyeFS, Old SO, iirr
GTH f,,.@.a sfao. rl,..fr -t,~,
would lave cost Them far less I0,s 10 haye as
saii' III. Wall Than 10 have rrlreaed-but "a.
titat tfsy did. ~ at there were left of them,
lt'raly singing and cheering as they Cams
bah! -, s.. "a ON
Boys, said Humphreys II you eathe ha IL
spl' nddiv. only wish yon had gone forward
IS well -. -
They fornaed in the Tear Of Sykes diSisicu
ard sItit the night there. after fosfng in that
shcrt effort not |, So titan Thousand men, killed
aid wound. d. No prisoners were taken o
either sd,: fer tiie Retfls did novfor u i.stan.
have the.r works, and We NJ verb quite reached
III, m. e-F>, .a.-E T.as.. ,. =,
CIR Humphreys is one Of the b sspnieeris, In
the army. His head and hear, are ks n right.
Hut lie Nll neyer 1--we 10 serve his 90 IN tty, III
tie POSITION Re is worthy Of. unless in IL, urs
tst'i'e he takes more care OF nm e II f.ian he
did this time " ~ y -.
Hooker ard But;erfi Id. and tl,eir staGs, were
al tor long time under we're musk-try Hrr.
Onr urrte of zach was hit; and IN orderly ridiag
with TIE parry was Kill, 4 by a bullet, - -
lie haze we held was occupied by some OF
thec"ntnss most ndvancrd rife pits. These
thy hsd TEL driven from nv iCouch's tfrst
attack ard from this fact arose tae impression
;hSt We had carried the ssiirst crest, with all
lis works. -, -
Two. ns mbers of Gen. Por.er-s staff wen.
dow 10 their old corps. on pur,,ose 10 lssist
it, ccmnsnder while engaging in hi, action,
CArCs~ q. "ssTG. i'nKpKR ~TAr4 Mgy-We
'rters:and there wa caucus hid last nigh,
o. the PsiG'r >Ir m. IL II l.p gre, = and
oilers. Gov. Robinson is in. the city, and is
n derstood ~ have be, n present. IT ii sup
=, led The meeting was held TO discuss tie
p hey OF So: ths I'll tnionis.s wi u ret.r, u q II
l e Forthcoming proclaim l'ion OF emancipation
b. Hat p esd, nj. ..-. --.-..-.s . {. at
CoSElRMA. IONS By TnR Senate
y ssi<Iaay ms ''se 1 HON Ing ~ mations:
- .sa " Mc Or 70 be attorney OF the
Edwin Willis, % lie u pug. t.oe master at
Monroe, Siate OF Michigan. az risFet -
SECRETARY SMITH AoAtNA ikDeoR JCn7E.
Hon. Cais h. Smith, SECRETARY 1.-THE Inter,o.,
was yesterday nominated TO thu senate, ay .he
President, for United States Distric. Judge for
the District Of Indiana ..''.rs 80
ia ---,E :.
~ The Rebel stean,rr Alabansss reported
to have returned 10 Mar ;iniqueand was receiv-
ing coal there from British vessel The San
Jacinto wasof IT. Thomas on III. 3sth uls
~ An p. al mas Ueea MAGE - the. pe, lple Of
Texss ty lie Retel Governor Lubbock for flxs
thousand more volunteer 70 rsPef an Invasion
Of the State hy the eolera,s. y" = = 40 q
O+YoUNG MINIS CHRIsrIAH AsSpCIA.
uS TON A sp cial EssstiaS Of the -bosri of