The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-07
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FURTHER PARTICULARS.
FRoN oURowN CoRREsPON DENT
GutsEA STATION.
3p. M. don Iay. NV 4, 1853


Many reports have doubtless reachsd you
of the fight at evidences Caurch., yes.er-
day, which, in many respec.s, was psrbaps
one OF the bloodiest Of shs war Oar loss is
heavy, both i. I'll ,ers and men; bus, through
the all of merciful Providence, visto,y once
more perches upon the b.nnerstf tb5 South.
Tae battle commenced in the neishborhood
of ChaucsllorSyiils, on tee plank road from
frederick burg to Orange Court. lf,rss. asd
extended to a po;at known rs Wilderness
Church, cn the s.yas ROAD. Tfa ensmy had
thrown up entgenehmeIts aud constructed
abatiis, which, after severe fighting, we're car
lied by our troops. Early in the day their
lines vera broken, and in conf lsou their de-
fsat i forces left the field. Many prisoners
we're captore1, some three thousand Of wkom
have reacted this point. Among them is Big.
Gen. Hays, who command d brigade in Gen.
Couchs corps, AID his aid-ds camp, Captain
Echos. Tae prisoners brought here ,rs1rs-
mt soms forty 6i.ierelt regiments a.i., a.
usual, ara mostly mea If f,rsign birth
Among .hs Off sers whose names have
heard mentioned as killed are G II. Paxton,
Of Ssonevail Drigads; Colonel Walker. Of 10
loh Va and Co~nel Mallory, of :he 55:h Va.
1hs country will lament the misfortune which
has befaien orr army 10 the severe wountling
Of L;eus Gen Jackaon, who last his left arm.
Gen. 4. P H;li was also siigh,ly wounded in
the leg.
Ol she lower end Of the line, where NJ .ior-
G n E.,ly conmandet. there was some ha-d
fl ,h'sg yesterday morning. Ia the afte:I Don
Marye's Heights were carried by the enemy,
aad several hundred of our man, belonging to
u Mississippi regiment, captured. Five or six
pieces OF the Washing ston Artillery were taken
a. tha sams time. Tais morning Gen Early
WIS reinforced by Gers hicLlws and Aader-
eo ., and the Fl .h. renswed, when the II lights
were retasen, and IKE piscss secAp:ured, with
u number Of others
In tas fight on the upper iias yesterday, in
addition to the prisoners mentioned, sore two
thousand others were csp,ured, and five bat,
:egies Of fis.j artillery. From this fact soE,e
idea may b. f,rmed of the character of tie
light, aad the extent of our tsiumph. l. is
stated that Gen. Lea legards it as one of til ,
most satisfactory victories Of the whole war.
There ia report thas Gan. Stuart had sue
cseded in destroying the pontoons Of the ene-
my lest night, thus cutting off their retreat.
ssnt You letter yeste day, which, I pre-
sumo, tbs capture Of the train at Ash:asd pre-
vented reaching you. hope this note, hastily
written, will be more fortunate. You will
lear from me again to morrow. It, believed
that thu fight ia for tbs present ended, though
there ia t9!erably heavy cannonading going on
now ut Fredericksburg 3.
Aaclusrs CT THE BATTLES av!S BY THE
woUzDzD
A number Of cur wounded at the late bat
ties near Fredericksburg arrived In this city
Yesterday. They state that the lighting en-
Saturday snd Sunday last was desperate. ID
H. Hills disisioa, comm anded by Br'gadier'
General Rhodes, of Alabama, and Irimbl.'s
division, tthe two divisions composed sf Ala
tgma, Georgia, and Maryland troops under
the command of Gen. Jaekson.) it is said
marehed fourteen. miles On Saturday, and
reached the ensmy's rear that afternoon. AT
tacking the enemy 10 three lines Of their er.
tyenehmsnts they captnrei three batteries, TO-
gsther with about 5000 prisoners.
The struggle en- Mary e's Heights is aieo rsT.
resented as being desperate. On Sunday, s,
Marys's Heights, the enemy, by flank move
ment, sAccssd ID in captuiip six guns belong
j to the lst, 81, 81, and 4lh companies Of the
Louisiana Washington Artillery. The alh
Lpuisi lama re gimen: wsrs nearly all taken pri
sonsrs, together with many man belonging te
the 9Th Louisiana.
f! On Monday our army Ganksd the enemy snd
,steok Mar5s's Heights. Hays's Leulsians
brigade greatly distinguished itself, taking
fourteen pieces Of TIE enem; q artillery.
! We lost in all fourteen pieces Of artilles,
aid captured. i.ty.three. We also captured
nssyIy l0,e coo rr.s ,Eers, 1000 ef whom ar,
raid 10 bs at Guinea's Stati5n, on their way Il
Richmond. Onr icss in killed and wounded Il
estimated at xix or seyen thousand
I LIsT eF cAsUALrIEs
Ths 4ath Virginia regiment, formerly nase
Col VIM. C. Scott, Of Powhatap, who he's einf'
res,eaed on account OF III health, went into III
late fight at Charcsllofaviils ITS strong, AM
loss 1li but Gi. Thai gsslsst ecmmander
.M.j,r Cobb, was severely wonadsd Thrs'
OF four capt. ius and six or tsysn lieutenant
were killed, and several qthsr cfileels wound
"a. This gallant rseipsst passed through th
whols Valley c&npasGn under Gsn- Jaeksol
last ysas; and - eDowsll Cfoes Keys, POI
R4pabRe. ard cthsr plssea, an1AE ~ IIn4nds
/ C5I 1scta, n voa ersat fans.
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