Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-12-16

aghtlng In our Immediate front and riRht, and
oeJond Fredericksburg, wAs carried 0nby Sum.
nev's grand divIsnn. 4. 49,
tshoTny alter O'Clock, the second cOrps,
Gen. Couch, moved out from the upper part Of
the oity With strong detachment of skirmish.
ers' The enemy yielded gradually, though
lney consested our progress with great stub.
bornneas, and for some time the battle Of mus.
kerry increased. ,-F 7-E'@f 'r'
Atthe same time that this movement com.
Imeneed, the bstterieslof the digision stationed
on The nlpHs aorose the river opened With ehell
to cover our advance. The rebel infantry hay.
Ing fallen back to their 6rst lino Of insfench.
ments and rIas pits, their batteries opened with
vigorous and Tspid fro upon our &C c1lumus,
vWhioe LAD now come to temporary halt, await
Ing tha result Of the artillery fighting.
For some time our artillery on the hluffs Kept
up heavy nre on the rebel batteries with much
better success. The batteries on TA9lot's hill,
nearly opposite Falmouth were finally silenced.
Dnriug tbis tlmothe rebel artillery was al
nost entirely devoted 70 Smelling our advanced
troops. HaDoocks division had the advance,
supported BY the other division coFps. While M
ash corps, Con Wilcox, remained under arms
In the town In readiness 20 advance Soon
after the whole eorps deploJed Into line Of bat.
tie, and moved forward to attack end esorm the
rebel tight bsAesies, while from the euemY's
works terrible shower Of shell, grape and
sehrspps! tore through their bleeding Fanks.-,,
notwithstanding which they rushed on to the
tine pits within short distance Of the fret line
Of fentrsnehments. From the formerthey drove
the rebels, making prisoners Of some while tho
remainder took refnge behind the earth Works.
lhts was accomplished sfter moet heroic and
long conltnued efofts under a murdesous
IRE uoable to hold out against the terrible
nfe sheY now encountered, thsy finally retired
10 scoo otcsf, osftJing away theiF wounded
conrs9ej. They fell back to their original
line OF plckets, thus holding the ground which
they nFst occupied, and which they held uatil
morning, when they we're relieved by Stone
meq's command.
Sust before the advance of Coueh's coFps,
heavy hripg and derse smoke on the left ipdi-
Gated taat franklin vas advancing upon and
nso already engaged the eneny's right flank.
TO open communication with him, therefore,
Ger, Wilcox detached bis division under Gen.
5orps, and sent It 70 she LETT By. the edge of the
5ivsf, With ,nsteuotioaa TO advance under cover
ot'the river bank until he could place himself
10 close proximity to Frsnklin's right. .
After bard fighting Couch's division. being
unable 10 carry the rebel works, the Tremendous
IRE IRON their batteries rendered it necessary
tor them to retire, whiph they did when the or.
Ger had been given for the third time. IL was
now daik, and the diyision fell back 90 Ia
original position, after being six hours under
hre, after severe fighting on Frnnklin'a lefs,
With varied succees, until dark. l 80. "
The relative position Of the t0tGe6 ls shout
the came as In the morning, except that We
hars gained half mile or more on tue left