The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-05-07
From Gen. Hooke'rs Army,
Terrific MISUNDERSTANDING of the U
ION troops.

NEW York, May 5,-The Post prints the
following as the latest news from General
Hooker's army Just received from Washing
ton.
The battle OF Sunday was renewed on Mon
day morning. The enemy appeared to have
forces equal in number to our own, aud his
successive attacks were made with desperate
spirit.
The Times and the Herald contain long and
interesting accounts of the proceedings Of
Hooker's army.
The Times correspondent states that after
three days %skirmishing on both sides, the reb-
els on Saturday afternoon and evening attack
ed our right flank. jackson, with his rebel
corps of 40, 900 men, throwing himself impet-
uously on Towards II corps but the move
ment was only partially successful, and rein
forcemets being promptly sent by Hooker,
the rebels were handsomely checked. How
ards corps consisted of Schurz's, Steinwhey's
and Owens divisions. e, set essen
The Times correspondent states that this
corps disgracefully abandoned their position
behind their breastworks, and rushed, panic
stricken, towards headquarters. Our right
was thus completely turned, and the rebels
were in a fair way of doubling us up. Hooker
was Immediately in the saddle, and turning to
the commander of his own old corps, Berry,
shouted: General, throw your meninto the
breach-receive the enemy on your bayonets
don't fire a shot-they can't see you" They
rushed gloriously at double-quick to the res
cue, pressing forward a horrid array of glitter
ing steel. The enemy were checked and re-
tired to the breastworks just abandoned by
Towards corps. The batteries were imme-
diately massed on the crest of a hill, pouring
in a terrific fire, until far into the night.
Gen. Pleasonton also checked a flying bat
terry of a dozen pieces, He drew up his little
brigade of cavalry with drawn sabres to pro-
tect the guns. He had then double shotted
with canister, and swept the position murder
ously. -a. M
In this charge of the rebels, they took from
the ''cowardly Dutchmen,' as the Times cor
respondent styles them, twelve pieces of can
non. The Germans fled past Hooker's head
quarters in a panic, many members of the
staff, with pistols and sabres, vainly endeav-
oring to stay their flight. Sykes regulars are
picking them up. a .
The artillery combat continued till mid
night, fiercely. Hooker and his staff were al
the time under the severest fire.
Another correspondent of the Times, dating
Sunday evening, says: 1t was reported from
IlOWdIu 3 lIOllU, IlldG ILlC lCDClO. Ibu DCC1 Ch
gagged all Friday night in cutting a road past
his right, but not much attention was paid tc
the fact. On the afternoon of Saturday, il
was reported by the pickets to the right OF
lSlocuIn's front, tibet wagons were seen NOV
ing all day in a westerly direction. Sickles,
with a heavy force, was sent to r~econnoiJre,
when the advance fell in with the rear of Jack
sons army. Sickles Immediately pushed OF
10 ohoclInatn- IaoEcnn anH coon oontnrad fhe
entire 23d Georgia regiment, of 400, includ-
ing the officers. This movement of Sickles
cut Jackson's force i'll two, and Gen. Williams
commenced a flank movement on the enemy's
right, with good prospects of success.
1t was supposed that Towards corps (or-
nerly Sigers) would successfully resist Jack
, sons movements but the first division as
sailed Carl Schurz's) almost instantly gave
way, thousands throwing down their guns
, and streaming towards headquarters. Gen.
; Owens division, by the Generalization of the
others, was unable to stand against the reb-
els, and Diven was a second time Wounded il
the foot while endeavoring to rally his men.
Howard, with all his daring and resolution,
i, could not stem the tide, and the brigades Of
, Coils. Bushbeck and Mclean remained fight.
ing as long as possible, retiring in good order.
Of course this disaster compelled the recall Of
+ Sickles, who had been vigorously at work.
. Gen. Williams division returned to find 8
| portion of his works occupied by the enemy
Sickles could not communicate with the whole
of his army by the route he came, and Hooker
ordered a night attack to restore communica
ton. Wards brigade, aided by Best's battery
, made an attack at IL o'clock at night, which
! was entirely successful, and in a charge made
f by the brigade, a portion of the artillery los
+ by Howard was CALAMITY retaken, and the en-
envy driven back nearly a mile. That nigh
Saturday our men slept on their arms.
On Sunday, at 5 o'clock in the morning, The
: rebels could be plainly seen on on a plank roaC
: about a mile and a half from Hooker's head
quarters, at the Chancellor House, which
; house had been penetrated the evening before
by a shell. Our line of battle was immediate
Iy formed, and in half an hour our advanc
! became engaged. Soon battalion after batal
lion became engaged, the enemy advancing
! his infantry in overwhelming numbers, seem
ing determined to crush ours. Sickles' an
! Slocum's brave men, however, held them il
check, inlicting dreadful slaughter upoI
them. French's division was sent In on on
! right flank, and soon crushed that portion o
! the enemy's line, and at s o'clock French sen
his compliments to Hooker, stating that h
had charged the rebels, and was driving then
! before him. Five whole rebel divisions wer
! thrown upon Sickles, but he and his gallan
| soldiers held the traitors in check, taking dur
e ms the day an aggregate OF 1000 prisoners
The fight was a desperate hand to-hand con
e dict, and the charge was perfectly frightful
Officers say that the dead and wounded rebel
covered the ground in heaps, the rebels liter
ally throwing themselves upon the muzzle
of our guns.
Motifs brigade made fifteen distinct charges
h and captured seven stands of rebel colors.-
The 7th New Jersey alone captured fou
3 stands of colors and 500 prisoners. Apart 0
! COUGHS I'd corps was present, Hancock gal
lantly going to the relief of h~ard-presseC
> Sickles. The engagement lasted from $50 t.
! $40 a. M, when, being out of ammunition
! our forces held their position, for an hour, a
q the point of the bayonet, Upon being sup
piled, they fell back i'll good order to th'
4 Chancellor House, whore the contest wa
! again maintained with great havoc to the en-
> envy and considerable loss to ourselves. Th,
,, vicinity of the Chancellor House is now tn,
theatre Of the fight, and Hooker maintained
his headquarters there till 10 o'clock, wher
it was burned by a rebel shell. In the mean
! time, Hooker established a new line. Oul
8 forces were withdrawn to that front, and a
+ 11:30 the musketry firing ceased.
q The engagement which lasted six hours
was the most terrific of the war. Our artil
: lery literally slaughtered the enemy. Many
! of our batteries lost heavily, but the guns wer
all saved. r..I H. -,.. .u
The enemy is now no longer in our rear
+ but directly in our front, between and our for
o ces in Fredericksburg, we occupying a for
titled and entrenched position. The enem.
f gained some ground, but at the sacrifice of fy
of his seven divisions. .II4.
On Sunday afternoon the rebels made seve
: raj attempts to force our line, several Of hi
batteries and regiments being actually destroy
ed in their attempts to carry the apex Of GU
| position near the Chancellor House, " here
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