Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-12-24
The Battle OF Fredericksburg.
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sioos occupied blythe .kStiie forces. @ :. pb, sse
beginning OF, the actions, s7s 8 rx.s. - s
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lei with hthesriver, alirt slais saley. South
\ osthe. failroads bebnuing ness the town
q aaa running 70 apiusat Hanptou,s eros.
eiag, and also pafalel viii, sac,riiyer. Is d
:. range of hills covsed with densepaE forest
{ frtngcd on i,snorfern border bypsne thick.
at. $aarsforcesl lcchpied The whole length.
( olthis forest. sBngstrest' 'scorps occupied
] tSo highlands abke, ,Fand for samiie below
!. tie teBn. dackons corps rested on Long
4 1sheet's right, ad extended agagsto the
sassHaeas the sissths right under Al.
I Hlii' crossing tts rsllfoad at Hamilton's
crossing, and stiepHpg lntq The yalley to-;
/ wards the rlser& ppr front was about six
d piles IN length Most.of the batterieessof.-
both corps ReraPsttd ln the skirts OF fltho1
forest, along taeffnf OF the railroad the
/ se2enbatteries 10 Fohnet Lindsey alkers' 4
. regiment:asd Starts horse arlilllss hheisa
stationed ipstbsylleb befYeen The railroad
tlt Hamilton cF9iug and thesriser. The
enemy forces ocbpled the valley north Of
the railroad front Il s1 ssaeriecEksbafg te within
half.a mile. sok ar sseStfe9e right: His
batteries gFo posted over the south.
efnsextremity sE 3e valley, W from adpar.
ter Of a miieto nile ftopI The railroad,
while: the hilIs.d the northern banks Of
the river from Falmouth ITO Fitzhugh
farm, fVe miles D ow Ffedeqcksburg, were
studded at interv Is Of half ainile with his !!
batteries Of heaVEans. ~
The opinion hi prevailed son the night
before that the DENY was 10, attack onr |
lines on yesterdaImorning, but when tha I
day brok 9 withpd the sound of gun be.
ing heard in ffori it began te be thought
that he had deferfa his Advance until this
morning. ".
The sun rose cears sbuta dim fog shrou-
dcd the valley, Huiteg the vision to
short -haif:mile. The {eny was supposed
to be within a nile of se railroad at Ham.
ilton1' s crossing, but theS were. no indiea.
tions of his presence. = - Il
At half mast s. q, m. 0n Too .ttona.dt LII
by his STAFF ro;,a sieYly nn - sseStsf fsent ~
bur lines, from a west ito to cas nn and baited in
the valley a mile to the easnf uam;,ton,s
.crossinp. and ha1fn milo INK "a, % aa-
batteries On tbe cYtrema rSt
o'clock coInmn e on,i, roonS. III. - - s'.s
~ ba Ewell,s a;y;s;on Genspp I pAo'eu
m,nd;na .dysncea M tbe r,I eom,
Bdirec,;on of Port Royal and el1s .cl wv: Wy
,bc wood, 10 tho left of Hsm;lta leN .1'o
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