The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-05-09

bels effectually checked and driven bacl
to the entrenchments from which th'
Germans had f1ed. Here the rebel
concentrated in force; but our battesie
were massed on eminence which com
mand.d the position and rained down I
perfect storm of leaden hail upon them
l Gen. PleasAnton also checked . bat;erJ
Of the flying troops, and TUNED it a
short range, double shotted with grape
and canister. directly upon vulner
able part of the rebels. and moved then
down terribly. The artillery kept VI
the fight until far into the night. =
| A, this time saturday afternoon,
sit was reported by picke,s on the
right of Slocum's front tha. wagon:
have been seen moving all day in 3
westerly direction. - sH
Sickles. with heavy force. was sent
to reconnoitre, when the advance fell
in with the rear of Jsckson's army
Sickles Immediately pushed on to heck.
mate Jackson, and soon captured the
entire Twenty-,hird Georgia regiment,
400 men. including officers. This
movement OF Sickles, cut Ja-kson's
force In two, aud Gen. Williams com
mrnced flank movement on the enc
my's right, with good prospects, Of
success Ase -
But the miserable conduct Of the
Dutchmen lost US all this advantage.
Sickles was recalled and Williams re-
turned to fndspart Of his works in
possession Of the enemy. Sickles was
cut of from communication with the
main army and Hooker order nigh,
atlsck 10 restore the communication,
which was entirely successful. Our
brave troops slept on their aims Sa,ur-
day night. having retaken part Of The
l2 cannon lost BY Howard who con-
manded the Germans. or tried 10 com.
mand them end couldn't. aas o
At 5 A N Sunday mo:ains the re-
bells began 10 concentrate near the
Chancellor House. where Hooker made
his head quarters. The advance be-
came engaged. our line Of battle was
70, med and then whole bauallions veni
Into the fish:. ''
The enemy advancing his infantry
in overwhelming numbers. seeming de.
termined 10 crush ours. Sickles' and
SIocum's brave men. however. held
them in check. iufic,ins dreadful
slaughter upon them. Frsnch's divi-
sion was sent on our right flank. and
soon crushed that portion Of The enc
my's line. and at eight o'clock French
sent his compliments to Hoeker, s,a-
ting he had charged the rebels and was
driving them before him. 4 te
Five whole rebel divisions were
thrown upon Sickles'. but he and hi.
gallsnt soldiers held the traitors in
check. taking during The day an aggre-
gate of 1000 prisoners. IA
The tigh, VAS a desperate hand to
hand coaflict, and the carnage was per-
fectiy trigattul. Officers say dead and
wounded rebels covered the ground in
heaps. Tie rebels literally throwing
themselves upon The muzz.es OF our
guns. Mo.l's brigade made fifteen dis
inc, charges and csp.ured seven stand
Of rebel coloIs. The Seventh New
Jersey alone captured four stand Of
coiors and 500 prisoners. Par. OF
Couch. Second corps were prss.n,.
Hancock yaliantly go,ng TO The relief OF
the hard pressed Sickles.
The engagement. lasted from $50 10
8:45 a. m. when being oul Of ammuni
ton. our forces held their position an
hour al The point OF the bay onel. Up
on being re-suppiled. they fell back in
good order to the Chancellor Hou.e.
where the contest WAS again maintained
with great havoc 10 tine eGemy and con-
siderable 10 ourselves.
The vicinity oi The Chancellor House
IS now the ihreatre Of the tight, and
Hooker maintained bis headquarters
there until ter, O'Clock, when & was
burned BY a rebel shell. Mean,im.
Hooker established a new line o; forces
"itLdrawn 10 that front. and at til:30
musketry firing ceased. The engage
ment lasted SIX hours and was Ib.
a,osi terrific OF the war. Our artillery
literally slaughtered the enemy.
Many OF our batteries lost heavily, |
but the guns were all saved, -
The enemy is no longer in our rear, |
but directly IN our iro.t, between US |
and our fo.ces in Fredericksburg. We
occupy a fortified and enirenched uosi. |
tion. The enemy gained some ground. |
but at the sacrifice Of Eve of his seven |
divisions. ss-af -, tt4
Sunday afternoon the reb. Is made |
several attempts to force our lines, sew
eral OF has batteries and re gimenis bSing
actually destroyed in attempting to car,
~ the apex Of our position near the
House, where a large ouau-
lity OF our ar ilIery is massed. Our pre-
sent position is impregnsble. Gen. Lee
ordered that our lines must be broken
at all hazards. but the rebels will only
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