Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-12-24
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Gen. l,se's oHcIal5 Report. IS
The following Official fport OF Gen. Aee
was received h this city Pn yesterday
HEApouAareRs ARMY aoRTHERN Va,
y .,.s-sSS gs,s December IA, 1862. s,5
The Hon Secsstarg oftgar, Richmond,
Nruiiaai;asgs SCI - s4.t:a ~. !
sIa Da the night Of te 10th Instant
the enemy commenced 10 throw threi
bridges oyerthe Rappahnnock-two al
,Fredericksburg, and tie thrd abouta mile
and % quarter below, he'd the mouth ol
Deep RunssS 4 ~ r sE&st
y The plain on sHhish Frederieksbura
stands Is sd completely soob bnanded5by tho
l,;iIs ~ Stafford. in. poaesbn sof the enc.
M. M that no efFectual dppSsion could he
offered to;the copstrucsibn ,fthe4bridges Or
the passage of.the river tthout exposing
o,ir:troops to the destrurtis fire of his uu.
imerous batteries. spoitids were, there.
foSe:- :se)eeted To onposs; b advance after
,,cTossinp. The uarrowbesI of the Rappa.
;haunooI, its winding eoara aud.deepgbed,
Afforded opportunity fr .construcsioa
bf bridges at points bayo4 the reach Of
our artillery, and the hIka had to. be
watched By skiraishers. be latter, shell.
teri,g themselves behiad u houses, drove
back the working partiss ! the enemy at
tho BRIDGES opposits The dv:s but at the
lo.sst ne;,,t f of crossing Ware no sbeIter
conl5 ;hs baae ~ absrn eI sh hoers 1va,o them.
ssl,ss ariven III and The m cnnle,;on Of the
br;dgs waa sffsotsd about nbn on .he l1tb.
'Ia.t The afteFnoon of that L.. fbe,enemy,s
batteries opeued noon the dy. u. ,aud bv dark
had SO demolished the hous OF on the the river river
bant os to aenrive our skhisbers Of sbsl.
,er-and. nnaer tbe covert his puns. he
effected lodauuent in tie own. :,
The troopsIMhich hat ! gallantly held
their positionia the ely, nder the severe
cannonade during the A., esisting the ad-
Vance of the enemy at serystep, we're with
drawn during TIE slist, aswere also those
who, with eouSl teiSity, lad maintained
their post at gtha;pwest bridge. Under
cover Of darkness "a of d dense fog, on
the 10Th a large fce passed the river and
took position on I, right bank, protected
BY their heavy g,s on tile left. ~ - g
The morning the 18th, bis arrange.
meuts for attaoIbeing completed, about
9 9so'clock-the ovement ,veiled by fog
he advanced tdly in large force against
our right wipg Gen. j JacEson's corps oc.
cupied the riT of our line, which rested
on the -ra;Irol; Gen. Long gstrees's thcleft,
extending aig the heights to the Rappa. !
hammock 'aEo Fredericksburg. General
Stuart, wi,two brigades of cavalry, was
posted in / extensivei plain on our OK.
treme ripb - -.s
.s1as the aav,sos of tho eno,,v
40 .: ~ ared tbron.b tba faa nsnar.I
"as a'' h his accns,oned n1onn.ns.s
o'uai' soo,;on 80 RI. III
n,U ub;"h Jucd with effect upon his 5fani'
.na ~ upon the gallant Pelham a heavy
fra wsh he sustained unflinchinply for
oho,t 10 hours. In the meantime the
las iercelv encountered bv Gensrol
a pt;u,s division farming Gen JaoL
-, a.; spht. and. after an obs.inate combat
s a During this attach vb;ob w.o
.ppsted and botlv contested tvo of Con
pPI;rbripades p1u' we're driven back unon' onr
IA =. line. e
''u IN. Early. with nar.o If b;s division be.,
;Rrdered to his support, drove the enemy +
X from the point Of woods he had seiz.
fand pursued him into the plain until
ssted by bis artillery. The right of the
,my's column extending beyond Hills
Mt, encountered the right of Gen. Hood,
Longstreet's corps. The enemy took
session of small copse in front Of Hood,
were quickly disposssssed and repulsed
h loss. .o - .tss:
During the attack on our right the enc.
was crossing troops over his bridges at
,dericksburg, and massing them in front
Longstreet's line. Soon after his re.
so on our right he commenced series
attacks on our left, With view Of oh. ;
ling possession of the heights immedi.
y overlooking the town. These 1epea, +
attacks were repulsea in gallant style
the Washington Artillery, under Col.
lton, and a. part of McLaw's Division, ]
ch occupied these heights. 49, 49,
Ma ,.st assault mas modo ,f.o, d.,k !
N Col Alov,naor,. ha,to,;on h.d ,a
sd the Wasbinaton Art;l1srv Cwhoso
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