The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-05-07

-Hooker's Old Division, under
Berry, goes to the Rescue. Terrible
hand to hand conflict on Sunday.-I
Desperate Valor Of the Rebels. The
Most Hotly Contested Engagement
of the War.-Ihe Rebel Gen. Hill
and our Gen. Berry Killed.
NEW YORK, May 5.-The Times
and Herald contains long, interesting
accounts of the proceedings of Hook
er's army. The Times correspondent
states that after three days diminishing
on both sides, The rebels on Saturday
p. M. and evening attacked our right
flank-Jackson, with his entire corps of
40, 600 men, throwing himself impetu-
ously on Towards 18th corps, but the
movement was only partially success
full, and reinforcements being promptly
sent by Hooker, the rebels were hand
somefy checked. Towards corps con-
sisted of Schurz's Steinwear's and
Dwight's divisions.
The Times correspondent states that
this corps disgracefully abandoned their
position behind their breastworks, and
rushed panic stricken towards head
quarters. Our right was thus com.
pletely turned, and the rebels in fair
way of doubling us up. Hooker was
Immediately in his saddle, and, turning
to the commander of his own old corps,
Berry, shouted, General, throw your
men into the breach, and receive the
enemy on your bayonets don't fire
shot they can't see YOU" They
rushed gloriously at double quick to the
rescue, pressing forward horrid array
of glittering steel.
The enemy was checked and retired
to their breastwork, just abandoned by
Towards corps. The batteries were
Immediately massed on the crest of the
hill, pouring in terrific fire until far
into the night.
Gen. Pleasanton also checked fiy-
ing battery of dozen pieces, and drew
up his little brigade of cavalry with
drawn sabres to protect the guns. He
had them double shotted with canister
and swept the enemy's position murder
ously.
In this charge of rebels they took
from the E" cowardly Dutchmen," as the
Times correspondent styles them,
twelve pieces of cannon. The Ger
mans fed past Hooker's headquarters
in panic, many members of his staff,
with pistols and sabers, vainly endeav-
oring to stay their fight Sykes regu-
lars are picking them up.
The artillery combat continued till
midnight fiercely. Hooker and staff
fire and the correspondent of the Times,
dating Sunday evening, says it was re-
ported from Towards front, that the
rebels had been engaged all Friday
night in cutting road past his right,
but not much attention is paid to the
fact.
On the afternoon of Saturday it vas
reported by pickets OH the right of Slo-
GUMS front, that wagons were seen
moving all day in westerly direction.
Sickles with heavy force, was sent to
reconnoiter, when the advance fell in
with the rear of Jackson's army.
Sickles Immediately rushed on to check
mate Jackson. and soon captured the
entire 23d Georgia regiment, 400 in
number, including officers. This
movement of Sickles' cut Jackson's
force in two, and Gen. Williams ccm-
menced flank movement on the enc.
my's right, with good prospects of sue
cess. 1t was supposed that Towards
corps, formerly Sigel's would success
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the first division assailed, Carl Schurz's,
almost instantly gave way, thousands
throwing down their guns and stream
ing towards headquarters. Owens
division, by the decentralization of the
others, had to stand against the rebels,
and Diven was second time wounded
in the foot while endeavoring to rally
his men. Howard, with all his daring
and resolution, could not stem the tide,
and the brigades of Colonies Bushbeck
and Mclean remained fighting as long
as possible, retiring in good order. Of
course, this disaster compelled the re-
call of Sickles, who had been vigorous
ly at work. Gen. Williams division
returned to find portion of his works
occupied by the enemy. Sickles could
not communicate with the whole of his
army by the route he came, and Hook
err ordered night attack to restore
communication. Wares brigade, as
sisted by Best's battery, made the at
tack at IL o'clock at night, which was
entirely successful, and in charge
made by the brigade, portion of the
artillery lost by Howard was gallaetly
retaken, the enemy driven back nearly
a mile, and that night Saturday, our
men slept on their arms.
Sunday, at o'clock in the morning
the rebels could be plainly seen on the
plank-road round about mile and a
half from Hooker's headquarters at
Chancellor House, which house had
been penetrated the evening before by
a she'll Our line of battle was imme
diately formed, and in less than half an
hour our advance became engaged
Soon battalion after battalion became
engaged, the enemy advancing his
infantry in overwhelming numbers,
seeming determined to crush ours.
Sickles' and Slocum's brave men, how
ever, held them in check, inficting
dreadful slaughter upon them.
French's division was sent in on our