The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-12-17

ucnCc OF tne Dtltlsn OOusUl. iho HOinlnB
the owner came over 70 recover II, and II
was returned TO him.
The main body of the army is over the
river tho balance being in position to cross
at any time. There is no indication Of the
enemy evacuatng.
FREpEnrcKsBuRa. December 13, A. M
II is ascertaned, beyond doubt, that the
rebel force is nearly 200 900. Jackson com
mands tho rebel front. Longstreet has the
center. Lee and Stuart are on the left.
Herald dispatch, dated at headquar-
tcrs last night says General Franklins
line moved forward at sunrise. with his
right resting on the river, three miles below.
Skirmishing commenced on the left about
daylight. Soon after, q rebel battery
opened on our lines, and the 9th New York
militia was ordered to charge, but after q
fierce struggle, were compelled to retire.
The remainder Of the brigade under General
Tyler then charged the enomy's guns when
the fight became general on the extreme
left.
Generals Mead's and Gibson,s divisions
encountered the right of General A.P. Hills
command. The cannonading was terrific
though our troops suffered but little from
the enemys artillery.
Gradually the fight extended around the
right. General Thomas division then went
in, and then Brooks division.
About 10 o'clock General Summers troops
engaged the enemy back Of the city, since
which the battle has ragged furiously along
| the whole line. The enemy occupying
woods and hills had much moro advanta-
geous position, but were driven back on
! their right mile and half early in tho
day.
About noon General Gibbon was re-
licved by General Doubleday, and General
Mead hv Stoneman. Afterwards General
Newton's division moved to the support
of the left, when the firing ceased for q
short time and broke out with greater
ficrcencss in tho center, where our troops
were opposed to - plunging fire from tho
enemy's carth-works on the hill.
Along the whole limo the battle has been
fierce all day with great loss to both sides.
Tonight each army holds it's first posi-
ton, except slight advance of our left.
Cannonading ia still going on and musketry
breaks out at intervals quito fercoly.
Bayard was hit in tho hip by a solid
shot while couvcrsng with General Frank
lin.
Several hundred prisoners were taken,
who report that Lees whole army is i'll the
vicinity.
General Franklin is opposed to StOncwall
Jackson. 1t is impossible to form an accu'
rate idea of the loss on either side.
The city suffered terribly from the rebel
artillery, and is crowded with our troops
the front extending but short distance out
About dark our forces carried the right
crest of the hill occupied by the rebels
driving them from the position with great
slaug hter
This evening the rebels have been she'll
ing fredericksburg, endeavoring to drive
our troops out, but without success Gen
Burnside is in tho city personally directing
operations.
The following is u list Of officers killed
and wounded, az fur as yet knQwn;
Cen jackson, of the l'ennsyIvania Re
seryea, killed Gen. l3ayard, struck in the
thigh by shpll aud atiorward dlod Cen
yiuton wounded IN tho side, but not Sc.
riously General Gibbons, wounded in the
hand Gen. Kimball, wounded IN the thigh
Gen Caldwell, wounded in two places, but
not seriously; Colonel Sinclair, of the Penn
sylvania Reserves, wounded seriously
EqptQiu Hendrickson, commanding the 9Th
! Nev York Etq.e Militia, seriously.
The firing of musaeIry Gessed about siX
o'clock this evening, but the rebels cGntln'
ued throwing shell into the city until eight
| Qcl9ck.
| Tie uqsps arg in good spirits and not in
the least disheartSneq,
Tho Herald says of Saturdays battle
It ragged iiercely through the entire day,
and eySn after darkness Fig htins in our
immediate frant and right and beyond Fred
oricksburg was carried al " Summer
grand division. Shortly after 9 o'clock the
| lNnp
the uppog psrt of the city with a strong de-
tachn,tut df slirl4i.iarS, The rebels gave
way gradually, though they CQntqstEd ON
progress with great stubbGrnnegg, anq tol
somo time the rattle of musketry was in
Gsssant,
At tho samo tmo his movemcnt COM
menqod, tho bStfories pi tao dlPlslgn gtn
toned on the 6lutiS across the river opened
with shell to cover our advance, The rebe
batteries now opened with vigorous Rnd
ropid fire nnon our columns, which had now
come to a temporary halt. For some time
our ertiIlery on the bluffs kept up a heavy
fro en- ihe rebel batteries with great sue
cess. The baiteIies GA Vaylor's Hill wer,
finally aIcnced. During this liWe the rebe
artillery, almost entirely, was de%0ied tC
shelling our advanced troops The Oh
corps, under General Wilcox, remained
under arms in town, ready to advance.
o. Soon after, the whole corps deploycd intC
; line Of Lalt,e suI moved forward to attacl
, and storm tho rebel right Rattores, Will,
from tho robOi works . terrible shower Q
shell grape, and shrRpnel tore through thei
bleeding ranks. They steadily pushed on
5 however to tho rilo pits, within shor
distance of the first line of entrenchmcnts
Z ErCm thG former they drove tho rebels
1 making prisQuer5 cf some, while the remain
a dor took refuge behiiid eArLhWCrks. rh
. was accomplished after mest heroic an,
Z long continued efforts, under murderou
u and CALLING fire.
4 Just before the advance of Couch corp
y heavy firing and dense smoke on the lci
& Indicated that Franklin was advancing upol
o and had alregQy engaged tn" enemys righ
flank 70 open cGmmpniGQtion with hin
: therefore. Wilcox detached lila 'diYisiQn
y under General Burns, and sent it to tn
g left by the edge OF the river bank, with in
Is structous to advance under the bank, unit
J. he gould place himself in close proximit.
= to Franklins right. After hard lighting
COuch's division Leipg lnQtle to carry tn,
|. rebel works, the tremendous hre rom tRel
n batteries rendered il necessary for them I
u retire, which they did when the order ha
\ hsrn given for the third time 1t WAS nov
u dark anG the division fell back to it's orig
= inal position sttef LCigg siy hours unde
70 :" fire, After severe fighting on frauHi'"- le!
! with varied success until dark, the reiaty
!, position of our forces was about tho sam
i as IN ,L9 morning, except that We ha
:, gained half q mite VI Wore on the lott
N December IA, 1880 4, M.-vfheIc ,s y
II fog to-day, The sun is shining brightly,