Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-05-09


General, throw your men iuto the breech-
receive the enemy on your bsyonets--dont
FIRE a shot---they cant see you. They
rushed gleriously at donble quick TO the
rescue, pressing forward horrid array OF
plittering steel The enemy were checked,
and retired to the breastworks just absnd-
oned by Howsrds corps. The batteries
Immediately massed on the crest Of the bill,
pouring in a terrific Ere until far iuto the
night.
Gen. Pleasant also checked q flying
Battery Of dozen pieces, drew up his lit.
tie Brigade Of Cavalry with drawn sahres
to protect the guns. He had them double
shotted with canister aud swept the enemy's
position murderously. In this charge Of
the rebels they took from the cowsrdly
Du,cbmeu---as the Tines correspondent
styles them twelve pieces of cannon. The
Germans fed past Hookesr's Headquarters
10 psnic--many members Of bis stan win
pistol aud saores vsinly eudeavorng to stay
their fight. The artillery combat continu
ed till midnight 6erceiy. Hooker and staff
were all the time under the severest Ere.
Another correspondent Of the Tm dating Sunday
ing says;
1t 10 reported from Howard's front that
| the rebels have been engaged all Friday
night in cutting road past his right, but
not much attention was paid 10 the fact.
On the afternoon of s aturdsy it was re.
ported by our plcke's on the right Slocum's
frout, that wagons were seen moveing all
day in Il Westerly direction. Gen. Sickles,
with heavy force, was sent to reconnoiter.
when the advance fell n with the rear of
Jackson's army. S,ckles Immediately push
ed on to cneckmate Jackson, aud soon cap.
tured the entire 23l Georgia regiment Of
men including officers. THIS movement OF
Siekles cut Jacksou's force 10 two, and
Gen. William, commenced flank move.
AGO., ou the enemy's right
1t was supposed that Howards corps
Formerly Sigeis) would successfully resist
Jackson's movement. But The 6rst di.
vision assalled Carl Schurzs-amost
instantly gave way. thousands throwing
down their guns aud streaming towards
headquarters Gen Owens division, by
the decentralization OF the others, was uu.
able to stand against the rebels, and Owens
was a second time wounded in the foot
while endeavoring TO rally his men. How
| u, j,
could not stem the tide. and the brigades
of Coils Busbeck and Mclean remained
lighting long as possible, retiring in good
order.
or course this disaster compelled the re-
call of Sckles, who had been vigorously al
work.
Gen. Williams division returned to find q
portion of bis works occupied by the enc.
my.
Sickles could not com nnnicate with the
whole of his army by the route he came,
and Hooker ordered night attack to res
tore communication. Wards brigade,
aided by Best's battery, made an attack at
III O'clock at night. which was entirely
successful, and IN The charge made by the
h,igade portion OF the artillery lost by
Howard was gallantly retaken and the
enemy driven back nearly q mile. Thnt
night Saturday, our meu slept on their
arms.
Sunday at 5 o'clock in the morning the
rebels could be plainly seen on the plank
road about mile and half from Ho ,ker'.
headquarter At Chancellor House Ou,
line of battle Immediately formed, and il
half an hour our advance battalion aftel
battalion became engaged-the enemy ad
vnncing his Infantry in Overwhelming uum
bers-seemlng determined to crush ours.
Sickles and Slocum's brave men, however
held them in check, inficting dreadful
slaughter upon them.
Freuch's Division was sent in on our
right flank, and soon crushed il.at portion
of the eaemy's line, and at o'clock French
sent his compliments to Hooker, stating
that ne had charged the rebels aud was
driving them before him. Five whole
rebel divisions were thrown upon Sickles,
but he snd his gallant soldiers held the
traitors in check, taking during he day,
al aggregate OF 1000 prisoners. The fight
was a desperate hand to hand conflict, and
the carnage was frighiful. Officers say the
dead aud wounded rebels covered the
ground in heaps, the rebels literally throw
ing themselves upon the muzzles Of our
guns. ....
Motifs brigade made fifteen ditinct char
ges, aud captured seven stand Of rebe
colors. The Tth New Jersey alone captur
ed four stand Of coors and 500 prisoners
Par, Of Coueh's 81 corps was present
Hancock galantly going to the relief o
! S,ckles, who was hard pressed The sn
e gagement lasted from 80 to 8 As A. NJ
. when being out OF amunllion-our force
held their position for an hour at the poin
of the bsyonet. Upon being resuppie,
+ they fell back in good order to ChanceIlo
House, where the contest was ag liu ma1
/ tsined with great havoc to the enemy, an
considerable loss 10 ourselves Tue vicir
ity Of Chancellor House was now the thealr
: of the fight, aud Gen. Hooker miintaine
his headquarters there ill Ten o'clock, wbe
5 it was burned by rebel she'll In th
e mean'ime Hooker established new in
our forces were Withdrawn TO that front
and at III 80 muskerry fighting had ceased
The engagement lasted six hours of th
b most terrific war. Oar artillery LITERAL
s slaughtered the enemy. Macy of our bal
teries lost heavily, but the guns were a
= saved. The enemy is now no longer 10 ou
- rear, but directly 10 eur front. between u
and our forces 10 Fredericksburg, we occl
!. pying fortified and entrenched position
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