The New York herald., 1862-12-18
HEADQUARTERS, FIy1H ARMY CoRps, I
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, lice. 15-P. M. (

Ihe dangerous f0ionU OF GT VnS Dtcisson--IHcr Cadnye
Of Postion-0pened upon by the ReSels-Ga,lantyy of
the noops-Los Of Officers in the Eighteenth xasaehu-
ssfs-fhe Removal Of the Wousded-Tae Ifhabtants Of
Fredericksburg Learins the City" Where Is Ssela &C.
Between one and two O'Clock this morning General
Grin's division withdrew from the perilous position IL
occupied yesterday and into the city, where stil
remains will be remembered that at the end Of Satur
days 6sht this division was pretty close 10 the enemys
guns. they laid that night on their arms In small
vine which kept them covered from the rebel batteries
but by no means protected against their re should the
guns opsn on them. Thek not being shslled was
probably owing 10 the fact OF their presence
there being known 70 she enemy The order direct
ing them 10 remain there based the supposaon
,ha. the attack the enemys batteries would be
oil in the .norning in which case they would have led
the advance The unpleasant and hazardous nature Of
their position was explained my despatch of yester
day An attempt al removal would have exposed them
while crossing the brow OF the ravne this side 10 the
enerny's shells and sharpshooters combined As II
they lay low all day in fact on their faces. What made
their position more disagrecasIe was being without
knspsacks and Blankets they left these in the town be-
fore gsing into the fight, TO be in light fighting
ordereavug them without ratons AID blankets for the
night.
The withdrawal into town under OF dark
ncss and the utmost secrcsy or movement did not
prevent the fact coming to the knowledge of the
ever vigiIsnt foe. terrific volley Of musketry
was poured into column 10 passed the
brow OF the hin, coming this Sudden and terrible
as the fire was the column did not break, but continued
its retrea,ng march unbroken line The enemy fired
too low or our loss would have been fearful was
oar loss was slight The division has been all day the
streets Of the town, ~hs'e General Humphreys and
sykes divisions Of this ccrps have been Saturday
evening
Gcncrai Grin's troops have thus far behaved most
gaanty They went in seven thousand strong aud their
killed missing aud wounded number two thousand. The
per centage Of killed happily, is unusually small, aud the
per centage mota'y wounded much below the
The personal bravery aud narrow
Hundreds show marks OF bullets about their
clothes The scattering Of the wounded hitherto
every section OF the town and excitement attending tho rc
mova to-day Of an the wounded prevent my adding many
names the list forwarded yesterday. avn told that
the Eighteenth Massachusetts, regiment lost twelve on
GERS This Is The regiment that mounted the crest Of the
hill where the first line Of rebel batteries planted
Among the wounded is Lieutenant Colonel Abbor who
was wounded In three plaeesa slight however. Amnng
the officers wounded In tue Nnetccath New York regl
neni additional TO those heretofore published Lieu
tcaant Atwater Co. c. Lieutenant Hcnron Of the same
company L.utenants Cramer aud Rowan, Co II Liou,c.
mint Snyder CO. u, and Lieutenant Taylor Co d. II will
be two OF three days before anything like full and accu
rate report of the casualties IN The division be re.
ported aud thereby proper credit given to the various re-
gimcnts oagagcd in the recent tight The still
ready tho enemy in the days Of their prcudost
strength
or General Humphreys aud Sykes divisions there d
othag new 10 write thok failed to mention in my