The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-19


Yankss Accounts u ~ Dstsss = DurnsiAs's
RsDsss Dsesre - RssrsassA -fhs Eassss sf
Fallins Dask sftAs YANKEES Army.
4 eeatlsnAn Who rsad ths wAahingtou Ser, oe
shs l7tS. and otAse NossAssn Jossnals says Tho
Ss~. scm1sating on The atnatioa of affairs afsse
Dgznsids haA aads his attempt md been driven
ssbeb ~ STRICKEN the whole country with Eeslinss
q painful sarpsiss. Il sdds, sarcanialiy, that
perhaps The army was not gott.n up afssr al to
aanihllaAs the rshsls. bat to guard Waahingtou,
and advises that II 60 into quarters far the few
naming winter months.
The ssasral news broughs by the Northern pa.
psrs IL uninportant The Yankee Journalists wers
busy cosiee,ursng what viii bs next attempted IN
the way OF warfare. They are discrseny silent on
the rstsosrads movement OF Busndds. performed
after hs failure to capture The crest Of the hills to
which he alluAss In the following dspstsh cent to
WaaAisgtou before b. reerossed:
HEApQRs Army PoToMAc,
"A. L., Doc. ~
ne Prssi1eas: havsjus returned from the Aeld
Our sroope are a over ths river, and hold the ars
ridge outsids the towA and three miles below. We
Aope e ~ the ~sss se.aay Oar loss y heavy
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Asjoe-0snsral Oomd's
THE HRRALD's ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE
GREAT SLAUGHTER OF FEDERAL TROOPS
THB KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The correspondent OF tie New York Htreld
writing on the l4,h from fredericksburg gives the
following description OF the Ashs OF Saturday,
which he says ragged feroely throughout the entire
day. and even after night had shrouded the Held
He says:
The fshtir on our immediate front and right,
snd beyond Fredericksburg, was carried ON by
Gen Summers grand division, consisting Of the %
and oh army corps Shortly after CLOCK the d
corps, Gen Oouch, which constituted the right OF
ahs attacking forces moved out from the upper part
Of the city, between the pia ank road and westerly
outskirts, with strong detacbments Of sklrmisherA
1hs enemy yielded gradually, though they con
tested our progress with great and for
time. the rattle Of musketry was iocessant. At
the same time that this movement. was commenced
ths batteries Of the divisions stationed on the
bus across tbs river opened with shall, to aid the
exit Of the rebels and 70 cover cur advance.
PRoaREss OF THI ADVANCE.
The rebel infantry having fallen back to their
Grst line of entreuchments and Fids pits their bat
teries opened with vigorous and rapid fre upon
our columns, which now hai come to temporary
halt, awaiting the result Of tbs artillery fight -
For some time our artillery On the bluff, kept up
heavy hrs upon the rebel batteries with sac
succss, that the batteries ON rsyloss Hill. neary
opposits Falmouth. and commanding our right
Asnk. wers anslly silencsd During this time the
artillery Of the rebe,s wss almost entirely devoted
TO sheliing our advanced troops. Occasionally
they would send . ahot toward. our batteries, but
they fell short or lodged In the town beyond
Hancoek's division had the advance. supported By
the other divisions Of the corps. while the eth
corps, Gen. Wilcox remained under arms In town,
ia readiness to obty the signal to advance to the
sistancs and support of their comrades whsnever
thsy could efsctuslly do 90 Soon sf or the whole
corps depioy cd into liao Of battle, with Hancock .
division the right, and Il this order moved for.
~Ard attack and storm the rebel batteries while
from all the ensmy's worAs q terrible shower Of
ing ranks. Notwithstanding which they steadily
pushed to the rife pits, within short distance
Of the FIRST Ike CT entrens hmenis From the for
mer they drove the rebels, making prisoners Of
some while the remainder took rafuge behind the
eazthwosks- THIS was accomplished after the most
heroic and long.contiLued efforts under calling
and murderous dre.
HuHAN NATURE UNABLE TO STAND THE FIRE
Humsn nature was unable to hold out against
the terrible fire which they now encountered, and
they finally retired but In good order, carrying
away with them their wounded comrades. They
ing the ground which they at first occupied. and
| which they held until this morning. when they
were relieved by General S:onsmsns command.
| just previous to ths advance Of Couch's corps
| that Franklin, with Ills grand division, WAS Sd.
vancing upon and had already engaged the emo.
| mys right flank To open communication with
him. therefore, Gen. Wilcox de1ached his DIVISION
under Gen Burns, and cent Il to the left, By tie
edge of the river, with Instructions to advance un
der cover Of the river bank until he could place
| himself In close proximity to Gennral Frsnklin's
! right,
ward crossed Hazel kun, snd took position with
bis left ing on Deep Run. 10 the Opposite bsAk
OF which Con. Frsnklia's right extended. Prom
:his 10 at;0 be also able TO support, II neces
rstions the space Of ground bstween Deep Run aud
COUGHS corps; and though the division did not take
psrt In the days nt It rendered valuable
assurance otherwise. Abou: noon, Gen stursis
was ordered to The support ef Cen Couch. So
forming his division win Hen. PerrerO'a brigade
In the advance, be moved obliqusly with 1t and on
the LEFT dank Of Gen. Couch with the intention of
attack ing the batteries which had been enf1iadirg
Couch from the right centre Il the rebel position.
He one med the attack with Cen. FerIeros brigade,
which deployed into line Of battle parallel with
the suemys works. with Cen, Nasle's brigade
formed in the rear In easy supporting distaare.-
Ferrero thsn advanced. pouri In terrific
volisys Of musketry snd driving the rsbels back
AAorHxR FALLING BACK
To rstsrd this movement tho ressl. opened a
rskIps 6re upon his left dank, upon the discovery
Of Which 0cn stureis ords,ed Nagle's brigade 70
advance by the left dank, and formipg into line Of
battle 10 attack the enomye battery on the left
The movement was accordingly attempted, but In
consequence of ravnes which it was IL iadcious 70
leave In their rear, Gen Nsgle unable to carry
out the 0. der and he then fell back 20 the dreo.
support of Gen Terrerc Couch's corps was fall.
ia 2 back while this was transpir:ng. and by the
time Gen Neg 9 had resumed his original position
vas nearly c6 the Geld, leaving Sturgis alone In
tie sdvancs, and upon his command the ersmy con.
csn,rated almost their entire force and the daht
now became one of the most desperate character
P1RRRRo's DIVISION SIX HOURS uNDER yIRB.
Despite tho storm Of missiles from the numerous
rebel works, Gen Ferrsro continued TO ed vance,
supported now also by Dickessons battery, which
was disabled In fifteen minutes zf:sr coming into
scton when its place was relieved by another bat
terv. At last, by q dsskink ehsrge, the brigade
carried the crest Of the hill, and approached with.
in eighty PAGES Of ths eneuy's entranchments -
Their succass however, was not Of iorg continu.
snce a the tremendous Are from the rebel bstso.
res soon rendered it necessary for them to retire.
hieh they did when the order to do 30 had been
gwen for tie third time. 1t cow dark, and the
division fell back to is original position sitter being
six hours under Are. Gen. Stursiss division may
be said to have borne tie bfunt Of the lighting on
the part Of the 9th corps, and behaved most splen
didly throughout the whole affair.
when 6turgis was mcst warmly engaged the Sd
vision, under Gen. Getty, advanced to his sup.
port. executing movement to his left similar to
that which hs was making In relation to General
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