Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-05-13
From the Army Of the Potomac.

from the New York Times
FALMOUTH, Va, Thursday, May Z,
1S63.-The losses i'll the sixth corps in
the fierce struggle which it has encoun-
tered during the the present movement,
amount to 1910, or, as ! first intimated,
nearly one-third of the entire effective
force of the whole corps. The coming in
of stragglers may diminish this number to
some extent, but all such on the other
side will, of course be captured.
Out of 2300 of the flying division,
only 900 are left to answer at the roll
call. Shalcr's brigade, Of Newton's di-
vision, lost $50 men
Ir the fight of Sunday evening at
Salem Heights, a miles beyond Fred
ricksburg.) Gen. Burkc's division lost be-
tween eleven and twelve hundred men.
! This is the most sanguinary battle which
has thus far been fought. The corps was
! proceeding rapidly forward to reinforce
Gen. Hooker on the right, when 1t en-
countered the enemy in the woods OF
Salem Heights. A prisoner Gt is said
on being brought in, on questioning as tc
the position Of the rebel force, said that
there were none in this woods. Burke's
division advanced boldly forward and
were met with terrific fire from the
enemy. who were strongly entrcnchcd il
the forest.
After a severe infantry fight the infan
try Withdrew, and we shelled the wood'
territically, causing the rebels to leave the
woods, and we took possession Of them
t., q, t,,i+ o. It,
Mcnlay evening,) when The enemy at
tackled us, an idea OF the disparity be
tween the forces may be obtained from
the announcement of G>n. Scdgwick
that . the emergency of the case is such
that a regiment must do the work of
brigade" The rebels charged with ter
rifle yells, but were successfully repulsed
when our men would fall back toward
the river
The Fifth Wisconsin and Sixty-fir>
Pennsylvania supported one Of our bat
teries, which did terrible execution o
the charging enemy, and, falling bac
into gully, were .ired upon 10y our ow
guns
The Forty third New York and Sey
enth Maine were left at the extreme right
near crossroads, TO keep up show
while the remainder Of the corps retire
across Banks Ford. The force com
menced crossing at II O'Clock Monda
night
The enemy succeeded III getting in III
: rear of the pickets OF these two regiments
took them before they fired gun, the
moved down upon the 9th Maine, whic
fired volley, repulsing them, and tn
{ retreated to Banks Ford, together wit
, the 43d New York, reaching it in safet,
: being Obliged to make their way throug
: brush and sIushing. Haines Battery Gi
: fine execution, and lost but one man.
, The rebels confidently expected TO caI
, ture the whole corps. Its retreat was
: mastery affair. The bridges over Bank
: Ford, Quilt by the Fifteenth New YoI
, Engineers,) over which they retreate
have been taken up. The whole is sa
E on this side, the Fifth Army Corps CO
: ering the retreat.
d We have captured not less than
. guns.
e The boys are in good spirits, and the
t isno Generalization. Twelve or fifte'
Y thousand will, / think, cover our tot
o loss
v Lieut.. Col. Hale, Sixth Vermont, HI
e his horse shot under him. The Six
d captured four hundred prisoners.
It ID. W. J.