Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-05-05

most instantly gave way, thousands throwing
down their arms and streaming towards
Headquarters Gen Deyon's Division by
decentralization Of others, was unuble TO
stand against the rebels; and Devons being /
wounded a second time, while endeayoring 70
rally bis men, Howard, with all his daring /
and resolution, could not stem the tide, and
the brgades Of Coils Bushbeck and Mclean /
remained Sighting as long as possible, re'ir-
ing in good order. =,
Of course this disaster compelled the recall
of SickIes, who had been vigorously at work,
aud Gen. Williams returned TO find his works
occupied by the enemy.
Sickles could not communicate with his
whole army, and Hooker ordered night at
tack TO restore communication. Wards
brigade, aided by Best's battery, made the
attack al 4 o'clock, which was entirely sue
cessful. and in the charge made by the brig
ade portion of artillery lost by Howard
was gallantly retsken.
Enemy was driven back nearly mile
That night, Saturday, our men slept on their
arms Sunday at five 0 clock IN the morning
rebels could be plainly seen on the plank
road about a mile and hall from hookers
Headquarters, at Chancellar House, winch
house had been penetrated by the enemy pre-
viously by a shell. Our line of battle i'm
advance became engaged. Soon battalion
after battalion became engaged, enemy ed-
yanciug his infantry in overwhelming num-
bers seeming determined to crush ours
Sickles and Slocam's brave men, however,
held them in check, inhicting dreadful
slaughter upon them. French's Division was
sent in our right flank and soon crushed thai
portion of the enemys line, and at 3 clock
French sent his compliments TO Hooker stat
inc that he had charged on the rebels aud was
driving them before him.
Five whole rebel Divisions were thrown
upon Sickles, but he and his gallant soldiers
held the traitors in check, taking during the
3 day an aggregate Of 1000 prisoners. fight
J. was desperate hand to hand conflict and
carnege perfectly frightful, Officers say dead
!. and wounded rebels covered the ground IN
l heaps, rebels literally throwing themselves
b upon the muzzles OF our guns.
+ Mats brigade made fifteen distinct charges
l. and captured seven stand of rebel colors-
Seventh New Jersey alone captured four stand
If of colors and SEQ prisoners Part of Couch'
v I'd corps was present
s. Hancock gallantly going to relief OF hart
e pressed Sickels, engagement lasted from o:5'
to 8:45 A NJ, when being out OF AMMUNITION
n- our forces led their position for an hour
point of bayoneG upon being re-supphed the.
lie fell back in good order to Chancellor Hous
where contest again maintained with grea
er havoc to the enemy and considerable loss t
n. ourselves
m Vicinity of Chancellor House is now tn
Theatre Of the fight and Hooker maintaine
lg his Headquarters there till 10 o'clock whe
it was burned by rebel shell. In meantim
ma Hooker established new lines our forces witt
ce drawn to the front and at 1890 musketr
ed firing ceased The engagement lasted 81
hours Most terrific of the war.
ii. Our artillery literally slaughtered the EN-
of N.Y. Many of our batteries lost heavily, BIT
forces Hie'X in e 9Hr front Oqpger in our
nd We are occupying iortloea and ell
re- trenched position. The enemy gAined som
ground, but sacrificed five of his seven div
ions
Sunday P. M rebles made several attemp
to force our lines Several OF his batter,
and regiments being actually destroyed in II
tempts to carry apex of our position near Ii
IA Chancelar Heuse where II large quantity
Of our artillery is massed Our present posilo
impregnabe.
-. General Lee ordered that our lines mu
La be broken at all hazards but the rebels wi
a,. only destroy themselves by their attacks
1is Our troops are perfectly cool and confden
aIc Rebel General Hill is reported killed
~, General Berry was killed while leading h
nj brave men
IIr Among the killed and wounded are Ma
AZ Gen. Berry killed; Gen Devens wounded
70 the foot Gen Mott, in two places; 1t Co
- Scott, Sd Wisconsin, killed. Capt Tempt
h;s of the I'd Regulars, killed; Lieut. Crosby II
ON Regular battery, killed; also a large numb'
Mo of field and company officers killed al
,bt wounded, mostly OF New York and Pennsy
oaIs Vania regiments.
A Falmouth letter, dated Sunday, 10 p,
Ala states that Sedgwick attacked the Heights
1iS Fredericksburg and gallantly carried them
mr. storu, capturing the 10th and 18th Missi
on sippi regiments, one company Of New
~, leans Washington Artillery OF guns al
hle over thousand prisoners.
ia Gen. Gbbon planted the stars and strip
''u over the rebel works Our loss is moderat
A.. Sedgwick afterwards drove the rebels back
AZ P. NJ, Sunday, had advanced to the bril-
church four and half miles towards Cha
tho cellorviIle, on the Plank Road
o,iI The Herald says our loss in storming Il
iso nights at Fredericksburg is about one thou
,,a aao and killed and wounded
III The Wortds correspondent says the bait
IA was resumed on Monday and was most d,
~, perate affair.
The rebels made series of superhuman
nm, tacks at all points, but were repnlsed with Il
~ rife slaughter Our forces have DESTROY
~ the bridges in rear of the rebels across
Mataposy, thus completely cutting off all
.0d treat to Richmond
tSfr General Sickles is reported killed, but it
80 not credited
FIRE IN TOCKpORT