The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-12-19
Our Army Cross the Rappahan-
mock!
A Desperate Battle fought at Fred
erieksburgh!
Heavy Inss on bofh Sides
Heavy Loss Oh both Sides!
The Result Undecided!
HEADQUARTERs AMY OF PoToMAC,
December ll-9 \. N.


| ZION opposite the civ
At five O'Clock this morning the rebels
| fired TWO signal guns, and during the latter
| part Of the night rockets wers frequently
seen within their lines.
At five O'Clock the construction Of the
bridges IN front OF the city WAS corumen>
cel. When The bridges were about half
CONF Ieled the enemy opened murlerous
u'7' u 'n'""'I1' l'oii, Tue houses ca tiie
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= i'o e"S',
"te'> any" '''',' ,''0 .''"so anu several
h'''e'' anu """''1e1I Al S'A . cock Gen.
! '"'"S'Ge o'''e'eu Oh 'ue guns - pt oPs"-
@' Oh '''e Guy ne c8'S'o" 'ae "H!!h mas
commute up 10 'he present time Is 'ein'
o'e. Inc Guy Is Oh IRE ana lis Ges'iucdon
| appears CERTAIN.
me enemy ABOVE th.s morning opened
VII" '''e'' ''e"'y SunS' i'o,l' 'i'e'. "o'A ''
OUT 50 l"t nave Hoho no serious nJ!y.
Gen. franklin conStructed his bridges
about three miles below tie cny, meeting
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Snei'lh- 'ha enemy ABOUT ~ '''i'e7 GOWN
'"' '"e'' ''et ""'e o'e' oo""'"
- 'i'e'' '''oes 10 '.'e i''r' 70" ""e''
ne '"", a ca nc ~ va, ""''e''e S ~,
ms c''H' !'> i''.' me e'eI' - u " ny o"CN
me enemy h'a"'I y ana ne wei h on Tue
o''"%e" mas %9i'h "eeh COMM ehe'a. lie
"'"l' are an u""e' arms near 'iie IINer'
prepared 70 ,a'' over as soon as me OfId
50 ~ '''''i 'e'e"'
Head Quarters, Thursday noon.
An attempt being made TO finish the
bridges in front of the city, the rebel liz
fantry again oPend fire. The artillery in
position again open on it, the result being
that 1t was fired iii several places. The
enemy has used very little artillery up 10
tins TIME, as It would endanger their own
men VIC are holding the river front
Burnside ha~ jlSt issued AN order to con
oeniraie every available gun upon the city
under HE cover Of The fle of which il is
believed the bridges can be finished. The
k'hea IN" wounded GO Got amount TO
more than ~ men
rE.,or,gr.Rs. E,>7n sryv Conn.
Opposite F.eae, ck>furg Dec II-3P NJ.
Between tonr aud five q clock This mor
ming p"nto"n tain in charge of the l1th
and 5oth \. \. Engineers nnder command
Of Gen Noodb"rv proceeded to tie riNe'
bank Were with Infantry supports an at
,eupi WAS made 10 throw their bridges
across tie river. A dull haze So o!,>ruied
the movement that for a time ii VAS not,
discovered 10y tie rebel pirkets. Our
pnntoonsrf had Succeeded in partially con
,trncti"g The bridge when the rebel, sud-
denly opened a bti-k afd deadly fire of
mu>ketry from along the banks # The riv
or and windows Of Eoa>es, compelling Il
cessation Of work.
| Returning :" the cover Of the Surround
ing hills our men AGAIN formed and about
* o'clock the attempt MAS renewed bnt
The rebels had now been thoroughly aruus
Ell. aui with reirf"gremenlS Of shas;>hno,>
ers they swarlned to The opposite bank,
and houses.
Nprnine daunrel hv the hot fire which
they poured in at rc.l,,,eatarce. uur troops
aud ;"nto"nicr- went gs.iianiiv to work.
but in vain. Storms Of huIlp,, envelored
them. PIanl,s ana boats were IidGled by
avery v0lfey.
once more thev were romppIIeJ 10
Withdraw and fall bac! to fIe cover of the
ri,rn ct hills. runpinr parallel win the
river 1t was evident that HE rebels de
! felnl;ned 10 use houses of the ,.;tv t;,r -
defence. Contrary to an imrliaI agroa,
nent in corre>porLence which RECENTLY
passed hy flag Of truce, directions were
given to our ar,iilervmen to oren fire np>
on The city. Accordingly Beri4mia. Ed
Yards Muhlpuhcrg rnd other batteries If
Q h corps, together with batteries Of corps
10 the right aud Ief; of the city commenced
almost simultaneous bombardtnent.
The fog was so dense that il was inn
possible to see but a short distance heyond
the edge OF the river.
The houses, however in which The rebel
sharpshooters hal cnscouced themselves
were plainly visible, and to them the fire
was for time particularly directed. The
effect was then partial demolition.
a short time after the first fire they be,
came untenabe TO the riferuen who re
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