Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-05-11


Gen Howard With sl his dsriag and roeolution
esaidnt six The tide, ard the brigade Of Colonel
basAbeek aud Mclean, remained fighting as
long as possible, Tstiring in good order. OF
conEse THIS disaster compelled tho recall Of
S.ekles, whe had been vigorously At 1srk. Gen.
Williams division returned 70 fad q potion of
his works occupied BY the enemy. Sickies
could not communicates with the whole of his
army by the rorte Ae came, and Hooker ordered
a Hight attack to restore Communication through
the voods. brigade, aided by Best8' battery,
made an eitaez st II o'clock at night, which was
entirely successful, aad, ia the charge, q portion
Of the artillery Lost By Howard was calamity
Tetaken, and the rebels driven back nearly a
nile.
That night. Saturday our men slopt on their
arrs. sanday at 5 o'clock in The morning, the
rebels could be plainly sssn on Che plank road,
shout 4 mile and a half from Rockers head
quarters G. the Chanesllor house, which houss
BAD Been penetrated the evening previously BY
a skeiI. Ger line Of battle was imaedistely
for@sd, and ia half sn hour cur advsnes be.
csma engaged. Sosn, bastalisR after biYstaIion
became engaged, the enemy advancing his in
faRty in overwhelming nanhers, seeming do
t.rmiRed to crush ears. Siekls's and Slecam's
brave mea, However, held them IA cheek, ia
hicsiEs grsat slaughter np0a thsm. Freneh's
division WAS sent il on our night flank and
soon crushed that portion Of Che saemy's line,
aud ats o'clock, French sent bis compliments to
Hooker, ssatisg 10 had charged the rebels and
was driving them before hin. Five whole rebel
divisions wsra thrown mon Siekles, but Be- and
hie gallant soldiers held the traitors ia check,
taking during tho day an aggregate Of two
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Sight e was desperate
hard to bsnd contest, and the carnage perfectly
fighkfni. Officers say the dead and wounded
-.hrfA .-.1a~1 fh- ~r~4r-a - Ean~a. Az -.L-q-
literally throwing Themselves upon she muzgles
Of our runs Watts brigade made fifteen dis
tinct cbArge6and csptursd seven stands Of rebel
colors. The 9TH New Jersey alone captured four
stands of coioTs and five hundred prisoners.
Part Of Cruebe's % corps was present, Hancock
g~ailantly going 10 the relief of the har5-pressad
Siskle's. Tha engagement lasted from $50 TO
S;45 A Il, when being eat Of ~snHunition, our
forces held their position for an hoaT ct the point
Of the bEyoRst. Upon being supplied they fel
back IN good order to ths Chancellor house,
whare the contest was again maiHtained With
great havoc TO tie enenay and considerable loss
ts ourselves. The vicinity ef the Cbsaesllol
house was how the tbealer ct the fight, and
Hooker maintaias1 bis headquarters there TIL
10 o'clock. when It was burned By tho rabsls
shell. In tha mssniime, Hooker established
sew Inns, and our forcss withdrew to that point
aad at 1870, nusket firing ceased. Ths en-
gagsment lasted elk hours OF the most terrible
war. OR artillery literally slaughtered IA:
sneny. Many Of our batteries lost heavily, bu
the guns were al saved.
Tbs speray ars.now no longer in our rsar, bE
dirscsly in oar front, between Us and ozr forces
In Fredericksburg we are occupying fortified
and iusreAshed p0sitions- The enemy hRi
eairsd soma ground, but st a sacrifice Of FIVE 0
his ssvsn divisions.
SUNDAY, P. M-Ths rebels made several AT
tempts ts force our lines, several Of his bstterie
eHd regimsnts being actually destroyed in st
temps ts carry or flank our position near Ia
Chsacellor house, whsra 3 large qHantity of on
artillery is msssed. Our present position j
~inpregRable. Ger. Lee ordered that our line
must be broken at all hazards, bat the rsbsl
viii saly destroy themselves by their attacks
Oar trooss ara perfectly eeol and confident.
The rebel Gen Hill Is reported killed.
Gen. Berry vas killed while Is4fRg bis BRAY
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