The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-04-17

/ there was considerable artillery riring) WAS
| spent in obtaining info-matioa as 10 the
! ground, rectif, ing the position Of the troops
and perfec'ing the arrangements for the
attack
On the afternoon Of The 10th. Hooker's
corps, consisting Of Ricketts, ami Dop DIE
day s divisions, and the t'enrsyI,anis rs
serves, nnder Meade, were sent scross tia
! Antie,am creek, by ford and bridge to
/ the righ: OF ksydsvile, with orders 10 at
| tack, and, if possible, turn ths enemy.
left. Mansfield with his corpe, was sent
in the evening e support Hooker Arri..
we'd iu position, Meade's division of The
! Pennsylvania Reserves, which was ri the
head OF Itookers corps, became engaged
IN sharp contest with the enemy. which
lasted til after dark, when it had succeed
ed in driving in i portion Of the opposing
line and hsll tha ground.
AT aylight the contest was renewed 5e-
tween Hooker snd the enemy in his front.
Hooke!s attack was successful for time,
but masses Of the enemy, thrown upon his
corps, checked it. Mansfield brought up
his corps 20 iIookers support, when tbe
two corps floya the enemy back, the gall
liant and distinguished veteran Mansfield
losing his life in the effort. Gen. Hooker
was, unharpiIy. about this time vouuded.
and compelled 70 leave the field, where his
services bad been conspicuous and import
ant. About an hour after this time SUNS
ners corps, consisting Of SedgSick's Rich.
ardson's, and French divisions, arrived
on toe ie.J-tsich ardoon SONS time after
the other .wo, rs na vas unable 20 start as
soon as ,hev. Sejgwick, on HE right,
penetrate sGa woods in front of Ilooker's
and Man-tield's troops.
French and Richardson were placed to
the left OF Sedgwick, thus n tackins the
enemy toward their left center. Craw-
ford and Solgwick's lines, bowcyer, Weld
ca to a destructive fire Of masses Of The
enemy in The woods, aud sutiaring greatly
(Genera,s Sedgwck and Crawford being
among the wounded), their troops fell back
in disorder. They nevertheless rallied in
the woods. The enemy's advance wsB,
however, entirely checked b7 tue destGuc-
tive fire of OUR artillery. Fisuklin. who
had been directed the day before ia Join
the main afmy with two divisions. arrived
on the field from Brownsville about an
hour after, AMI smiths division replaced
SedywicL's aHl Craw tordo line. Adyar-
cirg steadily, II swept over The ground just
lost, but no" permanently retakeA. The
divisions Of French and Richardson mains
tainel with considerable loss the exposed
positions wlich they had so galIantly gain.
ed aunorg lhe wounde,! being Gen. Eich
arIzon
The condition of things on the right to
wa.I the raildls Of the afternoon, notHIth-
standing the success wrestel from tha en-
emY b. The stubborn bravery of tlls troops,
was ct this time unproni,ng. Summers,
IIookar's, and ManstieId's c"rps had lost
heavily, several general officers having
oeen carried from the field. was AZ one
tirle compelled to draw two btigaIee from
Portoi,s cop. (the resorve) to Strengthen
the right This left for the reserve the
small division Of regulars who had been en-
gagged in supporting during the day tho
batteries IN toe centre and singls brig
ale OF MOrrali division. Before left
the right TO return to the center, becane
satisfied that the line would be held with
out these two brigadeS, ana counermanI-
ell the order, which was in course Of exc.
cuion. The effect ot Burnside's move
ment on The enemy light was to pre7ent
the further mas>ing of their troops on
Their left, and we he'd what We lad gain
ed.
Buyn,ide's corps c5nsi, ting Of WIcoH's
Stnrgis's, and Koiman's divisions, and
o., Eo,orI, l,-;ri,n ,yoo :,,t,-tefaJ