Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-06
ADDITIONAL FROM FREDER-
ICKSBUR6.
General SedgWlck Carries the
Heights.
Two Mississippi Regiments Cap
tured.
Rebel Amy between Hooker and
SedgWiGk
Our Troops Pressing Forward
VALLANDIGHAM ARRESTED.
FROM GEN. HOOKER,s ARMY.

The Times and Herald contain long and
interesting accounts of the proceedings of
Hooker's Army. ..
The Times correspondences states, that
after three days skirmisbing on both sides,
the rebels Saturday P. NJ, and evening,
attacked our right. flank, Gen. Jackson,
with his whole Corps of 10000 men,
throwing himself Immediately on Gen.
Howard's eleventh Corps, but the move
ment was only partly successful, and rein
fOrcements being promptly sent by Gen.
Hooker, the rebels were handsomely
checked HOward's Corps consisted Of
Generals Schurz's, SteinWeher's and Dick
ems Divisions.
The Times correspondence, states that
these Corps disgracefully abandoned their
position behind their breastworks- and
rushed panic stricken towards Headauart-
ers. Our right was thus completely turn
ed, and they were in fair way Of gobling
US up. Hooker was Immediately in the sad
die and turning to the Commander of his
own old Corps, being started, said "Gene raj
throw your menintO the breach, receive the
enemy on your bayonets; don't fire shot,
they cant see you." They rushed gloriously
at double quick to the rescue, pressing for
ward a horrid array of glittering steel.
The enemy were checked, and they retired
to the breastworks, just abandoned by
HOward's Corps.
The batteries were Immediately massed
on the crest of the hill, and poured ter,
oi6c fire on them.
General Plesanton also checked flying
battery of II guns.
He drew up his little brigade of cavalry,
and they, with drawn sabres, stood to pro-
tect the guns.
He then ordered the guns to be double
charged with canister shot, which
swept the enemy's position murderously.
In this charge Of the rebels they took
from the 'oOwardly dutchmenS, as the Times
correspondent styles them, twelve pieces
of artillery.
The Germans fed past Hooker's head
quarters in panic. Many of the Staff Of
6cers, with drawn pistols and sabres, vain
ly endeayored TO stay their fight.
General Sykes regulars are picking g
them mp.
The artillery cOmbat'continued till mid
night, very fercely.
General Hooker and Staff we're all the
time under the severest FIRE.
Another correspondent of the Times,
dated Sunday evening says that it is re-
ported from HoWard's front that the rebels
were engaged during all Friday night in
cutting road past his right, but not much
attention was paid to the fact. -.a.a
On the afternoon Of Saturday it was re-
ported by the piekets in the right of SlO-
Gums front that wagons were seen moving
all day in q westerly direction.
Sickles, with heavy force, was sent to
reconnoitre, when the advance fell in with
the rear of Jackson's army. Sickles i'm
mediately pushed on to checkmate Jack
son, and soon captured the entire 23d Geor-
gia regiment 400 including officers. This
movement Of Sickles cut JacksOn's force
in two, and General Williams commenced
flank movement on the enemy's right,
with good prospects Of success.
1t was supposed that HoWard's s corps,
formerly Sigeps), would successfully re-
sist Jackson's movement, but the first Di-
vision sssailed, (Carl Schurz's), almost
instantly gave way, thousands throwing
down their guns and streaming towards
headquarters.
General Divans' Division, by the demor-
aizatiOn of others, was unable to stand
against the rebels, and Divans was the
second time wounded in the foot while en-
deaVOring to rally his men.
Howard, with all his daring and resOlu-
ton, couldn't steam the tide, and the
Brigades Of Colonel Bushbeok and Mclean
remained fighting as long as possible, re-
firing in good order.
OF course the disaster compelled the re-
call Of Sickles who had been vigorously at
work.
General Williams division returned to
find portion of his works occupied by
the enemy.
Sickles could not communicate with the
whole Of his army by any route, but he
came and General Hooker ordered the
Heights to be attacked to restore commu-
nication.
Wards brigade, aided by Bests battery
made the attack at II o'clock at night
which was entirely successful and in the
charge made by the brigade a portion of
the artillery that was lost BY Howard was
CALAMITY retaken.
The enemy was driven back nearly one
mile that night. Saturday night our men
slept on their arms. Sunday morning at 5
o'clock the rebels could be plainly seen on
the plank road about one mile and half
from General Hooker's headquarters at
Charlottesville, which house had been
the evening previous by a shell.
Our line of battle Immediately formed
and within half an hour our advance be-
came engaged. Soon battalion after bat