The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-05-14

J forcing him to move by the fipht flank
aF che rirer sr.iLa junction wss farrn>
ed with tbe-msiu body Of bs fo,ees nea,
Chanceimrsvills. * - y.
/ on Saturday de diririons.of McI~w.
amt Andets.n, refnaineti on this line
and IN the eneneys front. while Gen
JACKSON, AZ the head Of his corp.,
moved IN the left along the Furnace
road. passing around the enemy's right,
and gaihiug Tho plank roai in his rear.
Choosing the Pls,,ktoad. he assaiied and
carried The enemv's first. line Of en-.
trenchments by a flank movement, cap
turing several pieces of artillery, and a
number of prisoners. The enemy,
driven out Of these. retreaied in the rii-
reclion Of Charlottesville, followed by
onr forces who had disloaged them un>
I'll they reached tho top Of hill some
three hundred yards distant, where they
again. offered Resistance, but tind;nr
'hemselvesdoo holly pressed. soon, Weld
ed, and fell back about mile to- their
second line of rife pits, or eptrench.
menis, which were construc,ed Of heavy
ttnbors with earth thrown over Hem.
In approaching these works, which oc
Cured about nighlfall, our. troop.. hnd
TO encounter. almost insurinGunial,ie
barriers. The ascent for two hundred
yards was very slight, a small .lurpI h
stream running at tho foot Of this- as
cent. between which and the works The
ground was of a marshy character, GOV.
cred witA an Tundergrow,h Of ,6ick
shrubbery--the heavy. timber around
having been felled so as 10 form kind
Of ahsttis, over and through which our
forces bad 20 climb -, - =.
Tho works were. however. carried.
about 8 o'clock p. m, aud hold for a
snort "'""' as our troops we,e NOV
lsg along the lIlankroall near this p.in,
heavy VoiIeys Of Iuuskttry fre,n arubus.
cades were poured upon them, nod
.hnaiiy bsuery of four guns, pos:ed on
hI'l.soine two hundred yarsss,in ads
vance Ct t'she head Of the column, open.
ed upon them with g,ape and canister.
i"r time checking their advance and
w""wlhan number of Offices an,, men,
Tho shefhy fbeu rallies! aud ,eposss ssssed
himself vi the works from wbich h. had
been driven. our fsrces fatii,.g back ..
short distance dninS tho NIGH. On
the same day n portionaof the 'corrs of
Gen. Jackson gained pesses> ion Of .r,e
raj 'mds Oh tho IIver, i'll rear of the
enemy. 80.
On Sunday tile battle orened o,,rv.
m The morning. Gen. Paxton, of the
S'onewaIl brigade, was killed before =
gun hal been fired by hi. ccm,aard.-
lhe line "t mo.kA icga'ncd l,y the ene-
my tho night pre-, ious we,e n second
t,'ne assaulted ami rarrie,l- abou, 8
o'clock. our columns pushing on. the
enemy WAS driven from his third line Of
hreas,wo'ks, In changing wh,ch, a,
so'He p""ts, our 'oes MAS ye,y severe,
The troops being exposed not ONLY 10 \
hes'y discharge ct, luu, kerry, but also
a terrible and destructive fire Of artik
iery, Gon' ths,'idas at Ch~ncelsorsyiil.,
distant ahoin iisif n mile wh-re .t:e eu.
eny had strongly entrench.d himself
+ About the Hfddie Of the day, however,
lie WAS driven from ,his position. afto,
desperate and Ubrtifiac resist, nee. Al
Que point rather commanding, the
Struggle WAS truly desperate
hmss was the enemy driven from his
pns''io'i, and rs otteh rcgair ed it; bnt
af,er The fourth charge oi our. .invincih,s
sold'ery, ,theg yielded tie pospiou v n
out further effort to maintairy y. "....
Failing back some diaa.:se hevouJ
Clianseliorsvilie, their si&e+ werc "a.
formed, and position taken on the sam
mn OF All .rihineG5e IN n norlhe,lv dircc.
non from the rttiags, sRd GEAR ths old
turnpike road. > Very soon the r,,n, ot
the skFmishera were again llea; o. fol-
lowed b. ,he artillery ,f the enemy
directed at orr .eolmnu.. tscn- leavirrp
ChshesHorsviiIe. They. however, nave
way withou. risking sno,iscr general
engagement, aud on 4 i.is eod ofallle sine
the heavy fighting of the dsy wa.
eotsea. No,h''g,. beyoEd the 'eyents
liete dies e.tbed, has since ,tta,rsp,p, a
With tile exception of occasional 1ful.
lety dueII,ngc = -. g., -
Wits. .rhese operations were j.,
progress on lhs iiil'psr Iine, tlens Ear,,;,
S,Yston WIS holiy engreed in f:c,6, -
FIede'icksSufg@ perng the Afternoon
"t Sunday the enrn.y sueceutlS,l m car
ryigg 9@yes dsighI$, <&hcre ,h,,
captured .soms 800 q orr men 1,ei,a,y
lns to ais,ssierl regiment, am1 .are
.s lsl p'ecea |f the N Nashrnylon Aruiery
Ihe ncxt morhiAg .Gen. L. ,was. rein.
forced 10y the >Gv,.inu Of Gen. Mc Law,
anu part OF he division Of Cen. Audsr.
sou when Che heights. ware assailcd an,
enrrisd, and ouc st,iltpry recap,u,ed.--
(s9on1 after our 'eoops regainea pos,es.
son OF the town, Maicl - las, as'coapis
'sss held BY uen. bs~ton's ,bngade.Sscc =
tFe tgh,n'g ON ,bi, end Of Tie ii,s, on
Aiontay ws1s'Sery heavy, s,,t prison us
whd were cap,ursd rsport tiiat they tos,
IN the sierst engagements thres MAJOR.
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