Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-05-07
FROM HooKER,s ARMY,


fanking the enemy on their left In this
they so far succeeded as to compel them
to leave their intrenchments for an open
field fight. We copy the following from
the telegraphic account in Walton's Daily:
New YORK. May 9Th.
The Times and Herald publish full &C.
counts of the battles on Saturday and
Sunday. 1t was succession of desper-
ate hand-to-hand struggles, and the car
mage was frightful. Knapp's battery
opened. The Goth Pennsylvania from
Berry's division of Sickle's corps, were
sent out as skirmishsrs, and the rebels
fell back. In the afternoon the rebels
advanced in the center. Geary's d.
vision, in Slocum's corps Was sent
forward and a sharp contest ensued. 1t
was the beginning of the battle; all before
was preliminary. Kane's brigade of the
division broke, and the whole division
came back in disorder. The rebels ad-
vanced confident of success, but an emf
lading fire from the batteries, planted to
sweep the road, checked them. All through
Friday night Gen. Howard beard the
sound of axes in the woods in front of
him. The pickcts in front of Slocum's
corps through Saturday had seen large
trains Of wagons moving southwest. Was
it the enemy in retreat or movement to
check the advance of our right? Biz
ney's and Whipple's brigades and Barlow's
were ordered to advance to see what was
going on. They drove in the rebel pick
cts, captured sixty and ascertained that
Stonewall jackson, with heavy train of
artillery and 10000 or 10000 infantry,
was passing up towards our right by new
road cut during the night Sckles was
ordered to push on and cut the rebel line.
Gen. Williams of Slocum's column was
also ordered forward. The column fell
upon the enemy and captured 400 prison.
ers
Stand now at Charlottesville and take
another look at the forces. You are still
looking south the FIVE brigades move
across the open field and disappear isthe
woods. The other brigades of Howard
on the right, stand securely, as they think
behind the works they are throwing up
Suddenly there is crash behind, belch.
ing of flame and smoke, the roar of can
non and rattle of musketry. Stonewall
Jackson has passed along the entire front
of our line, and gone out mile or two
beyond Howard,--turned square round,-
instead of moving southwest, marches
rapidly north. He comes upon Howard
like thunderbolt He is between Hook |
er and the Rapidan. Shrubs brigade,
without standing an instant, gave way.
The men are panic stricken, throw their
arms and rush pcll-mell towards Chancel-
lorville running through Devens' division.
All threats, all efforts to rally them are
unavailing. Gen. Howard and all his
staff officers put themselves in the way,
but the panic is on the poor towards and
they fly like frightened sheep. But just
behind Chancellorville is division which
has not yet turned its back ingloriously
upon the rebels,-Berrys division, Sd
corps, Hooker's own children, who we're
with him on the Peninsula. 1t advanced
and took possession of a ridge of land a
short distance west of Charlottesville,
when all the available batteries were i'm
nediate!y put in position, and held it.
Sickles and Williams, who were pushing
'n so gloriously, were of necessity re-
called. 1t was a critical moment.
All the energy, nerve and perseverance
If the, commanders were needed Capt.
Best opened with twenty pieces of artillery
1t close range, throwing in grape and can.
ster. Pleasanton brought up IL pieces
belonging to the fleeing corps and joined
n the resistance. The rebels by this sud-
len onslaught got possession of IL of
Schurz pieces of artillery. Hooker order
I'd night attack to recover what was lost
in position. AT eleven o'clock, by the
light Of the full moon.
p,rnay Wk,x,