Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-14

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correspondent of the New York Herald, %
win be read with thrilling interest, and we sv
So lea
give it entire.
Ailer the disaster TO our right wing on ye
Saturday and the manifeston the rebels iol
made Of their position and intentions, Gen. ga
Hooker determined upon a radical change ris
OF front Hitherto his line faced east, IA.
south and west 1t was now certain that WI
the main body of the enemy had got sil
around to our right or on the west OF us, oa
and that but small bodies of them remain ne
cd between us and fredericksburg Act co
inx upon this superstition, and with the SUI
full confidence that he would be powerful
" assailed the next morning on his right,
the commanding general determined at
midnight Of Saturday TO form powerful bs
line Of battle, facing directly to the right 70
On the previous night, during the con- c
fusion of the stampede, Gen. Berry, Of
Sickles' corps, had moved up the plank 4
read and taken position Just at the eds
Of the woods, where he met the enemy
thsv were advancing TO complete the .s.e
com6ture Of the right wing, and ha us
d them back most edectually. wa.
then ordered to retain the grOur 4 az hsS
thus defended, which was on 1890 a
The plank road, which wou' .; ,ne' him ilrs Me
left Of our right wing.
During the night OF 1sa,rdav B,rnev.
having been annoyed Va sh.rn.hoot.rs
Of the enemy lyingT 'u wo s1sl phout the
cleared heiu a ~ wv On he bivonacked for
ne hlgn., o,as a out his division and
charged psyohe q lthrcugh the woods to the
plank roau, ACTUALLY clearing it OF all
oodies o. ct 70 els. He then fell back again
into the ne A with Whlpple.
L FIFE GREAT BATTLE.
Aid wight on Sunday morning the o.
fort Is making to withdraw both Whip
pie "a Birney from this field and pat
the n in position on the leftof our new iine,
E n a mile back, Whippls to have the ex-
rpme left. Birney the centre, with his
.;uht on Bsrry's left flank. This new line
Ma been provided for during the night by
she construction of breastworks and rlhe
r;ta along its entire front, and throwing
m feld works for the artillery IN the rear
THE GTTACK.
A little before sunrise, yshile Genera
&ok,,a was removing his two division
from the little farm that have SO oftel
aala accession to refer to, the enemy lei
nr,on h m in great force, toe attack com
nd from the weeds on the northwest OF tn
.Arla. The bulk of the corps had bee
.v;,hdrawn from the field, and were alread
an ros;ton at the designated point. sr
ole brigade, each of WhipPie's and bn
1ev,s corps, remained, and these set the
faces bravely towards the enemy ana r
,nrnad the FIRE that was 80 unceremonlousl
uoured upon them. ),
simultaneously with this attack u
rebels pushed on down the plank road an
fail mon Eerry's division at the cage
The woods, and then upon French, YIN
On Berrvas right flank, and almost IN
ruoment The fighting became general al
intensely hot along the entire left wing
The army. The POI ition in which tho "
divisions Of Sickles' corps were placed,
far in advance Of the rest OF the army al
with no breastworks to shelter them, W
delicate in the extreme. The enemy
the first time brought up several pieces
6eld artillery, with which they opened u
on that little body OF brave men WIN
v;0or that threatened their annlhllatlon :
Rnt there are no soldiers in the corps IN
ever submit to defeat. II IS Hookers Q
command, and is now distinguished ire
the others by the Commanding uener'
AZ the Old Guard" 1t IS one OF me
nest bodies Of soldiers the world mas eV
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of dozen hard ioug
campaigns SCARED, ragged trusty
hraye-men that have never been Rno'
70 quail in however so severe hre Ia
might be placed-dong and daring IN
ery emergency as though always sure
the success that has hitherto inVa.iapiy
warded their efforts. oucn Dooy u ~
T. l,12 .,nuifin
WAYS feel badly used when not per,ni.'
to occupy the front RANKIN 'iihe 81 J., o s,s
Here is the famous division Of Sh eid
whose exploits IN the shenandoah van
gave them a name that VIII ever oe sio
rious And here, too, ls the maShiho'
d,via;on az the lamented kearney, N
x-ho never faltered under any fire, how
or calling And here, also. Is the vetel
colnmo led by Hooker through the Pen
snlar campaign. and with which he est
l;ahe.l i ! reputation as fighting gene
Such material may be equased IN
ranks Of American soldiers, hut the wo
has never and never can, produce tn
.nna,;ora The sold Guard Is an
nrol rate title to DO gwen them, ana
distinction is eminently merltorlous
o. the occasion of this Sunday MORN
attack the colors of the corps were sun
the &c d, as also the corps commander
Their brigade colors were also tn re; 9,
he Is but 4 poor soldier who deserts
Rag when it is in danger There was "a !,
Ger now. They were assailed by moi Il
than twenty thousand of the enen
against whom they could oppose scarce e,
more than FIVE thousand men In b'
brigadee combined. Fortunately tn
we're one or two batteries yet remain
on the feld, which were so efficiently wor
o. as to check the advance of the rebt
Calamity they fought, those two brlgad
many of their number falling upon ;,