The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-05-08

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men attacked the lst Virginia cavalry about
daylight. The rebels succeeded in surround
ing our men, about 50 in number, who
fought desperately. The 9TH New York
came TO the rescue, and the rebels were utter
ly routed and scattered in all directions.
Major Hammond, with portion of the 9TH
New York, followed in pursuit, chasing the
enemy beyond Warrenton. Our loss is one
killed; FIVE officers and fourteen wounded.
Major Steele Of the 1st Virginia is mortally
wounded The rebel loss is heavy, the dead
being left upon the field. We have taken
twenty-three prisoners. fifteen of whom are
wounded. Among the prisoners is Dick Mo-
ran. the notorious bushw hacker, badly woun-
ded. Tenpleton. Mosby's spy,was killed.
Mosby is reported wounded.
CONTINUOUS FIGHTING THROUGH SATURDAY,
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
We now have accounts of the great battles
fought on SATURDAY and Sunday beyond
Fredericksburg, brought By correspondents
of the New York Times, who left Gen Hook
er's headquarters at Charlottesville at 9 O.
clock Sunday evening, and reached New
lOrh on MONDAY night.
THE POSITION BEFORE THE BATTLES.
On Saturday morning our main force was
at Charlottesville Towards corps on the
extreme right then Sickles', Socum's,
Couch's ard Meade's on the extreme left.
The most Of Lees army mad come down
from the Fredericksburg nights aid con-
fronted our forces in the open field. The
forenoon was occupied GA both sides in Skin
mishing and feeling each others positions,
ard there We're severa! sharp fights but no
general engagement.
THE BATTLE OF SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
At four O'Clock in the afternoon the enemy
advanced III force on the plank road from
Frederick Sburg. Gearv's division of Slo-
Gums corps is sent in on the double quick in
10 the woods-their bayonets flashing in the
sunlight. \ sharp contest ensues, and in a
few minutes they come back in disorder. 4
portion of kane's brigade, composed of raw
troops, had broken and thrown the column
into confusion. An aid from Slocum comes
to ask Gen Hooker if he can have reinforce
ments. NO, he must hold his own. How
ard Will, of course. support him from the
right Let Geary's division, however, be
thrown to the right Of the road, SO that the
artillery may be able to sweep the enemy on
the left" This treatment presently repaired
the damase,and checked the hope of the reb-
els being able to pierce our center. F lied in
mis-. they now prepared TO MAKE still more
desperate dash ON out right flank. Jackson's
whole corps, reinforced by d. H. HIS d.
vision, Numbering in all forty thousand men,
had prec;pi;a;ed themselves on Howard's
corps, forming our extreme ri eht wing. This
corps is composed Of the divisions Of SchurZ,
Steinwehr and Devin, and consists in great
part OF German troops. Without waiting
Tor a single volley from the rebels, this corps
dissracet4lly abandoned their position behind
their brelstworks, and commenced coming,
panic stricken, down the road toward head
quarters Our right was thus completely
turned, and the rebels in the fair way OF
doubling Us up.
Gen Hooker took the saddle, and called
forward his old corps under Gen Berry. TO
resist :hc avalanche OF the enemy now pour
Ing down towards his headquarters. Gen
eral - shouted the commander, throw Your
men into the breach receive the enemy on
ycur bayonc:s-dont fire shot-they can't
see YOU Oh. it was a sight 10 see that
glorious band rush at the doub!e-quich to
the rescue. Pressing up in their horrid ar
ray of glittering steel. the enemy's advance
Vas quickly checked. and he had to with
draw to thu line OF breastworks just vacated
Dy the llth corps. Batteries were .mmsd-
atrly sent Up in thunderogs clamOr to the
front. and Cap. Best. chief of artillery OF
Siocum's corps. massed 20 pieces on the crest
near Gen SickieS' headquarters, and a ter
rite FIRE was opened on the enemy. and kept
up far into the night. Gen P.easanton, too,
succeeded in turning back a dozen pieces
taken from the flying corps and planting
them in favorable position. while ne drew
up his li,lle brigade Of cavalry consisting OF
>quaJruns Of the 9th New York, Ssh Penn
,yIyania and 18th Pennsylvania, with drawn
sabres 20 protect the guns "a novel sight in
baljlt.l Directing the pieces to be double
shotied with canister, he swept the position
occupied hv III enemy with murjerous fire.
While this is going on, the panic-stricken
Dutchmen are sweeping past US. and round
lv headquarters lnto the road leading ID
United States Ford. Many members OF the
staff of Gen Hooker AMI other general officers
placed themselves in the road. ard with
drawn Sabres smote and slaShed the cowardly
rc:reatius rascaiS Ii was all in vain, however
Inc road for twI or three niles down toward
United States Ford i now crowded with
thei. shattered fragments, ten Hooker has.
however. a!Teady sent Sykes regulars after
A. : f'1L tNSs St-S-.r-nI nv, the
ether in killed or captured, it could not have
been great-they ran too fast for that.
have the modification to add that they
allowed twelve pieces of cannon TO fall into
the hands OF lhe enemy. What makes this
re,rea, not om,y ii>graceful, but wel-nigh
disastrous, IS that il completely foiled a
>pleHi maneuver which Gen SickleS with
his corps was engaged in executing. He had
gone in or branch road leading of from
me main pike. pierced the sneuy's center,
penetrated for mile. cut them in two, and
would have secured the key to victory, when
the turning of Towards position compelled
hin to make good his retreat, though he
brought out with him four hundred rebel
prisoners
\ VICTORY. EUT DEARLY BOUGHT.
The sixth corps and one division Of the
seventh had been left at Falmouth. They
crossed the river on pontoons below Freder-
lcksburg on Saturday, and occupied Freder-
lckS5urg in the night. Before dawn on Sun
day the column was put in motion Tor an
assault Oh the enem, S works upon the nights,
when We're known to be garrisoned by some
five TO ten thousand men, the iest of the
rebel army had moved down the other side
upon Gen Hooker. After moving out of
the city or the south side, Towards Rhode
Island battery opened in the supposed direc-