M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-05-21
successfully and made some progress
beyond before Wednesday night.
THURSDAY.

successfully and made some progress
beyond before "Wednesday night.
THURSDAY.
/ Sedgwick still threatenel the enc.
my, and held them near Fredericks
burg, while Slocum pressed on from
the Rapidan and took hs position
across the plank road (the enemy's
lines OF retreat toward Gordonsvile)
1t Ohancellorvile. Couch's (Second
CorpS) which had remained at Bank $
Ford, now moved up to the United
States Ford, and crossed to join Gen.
eral Slocum. General Hooker also
rejOined, and took command of four
corps thus concentrated in the rear OF
fredericksburg, and across the line
of the enemy'S retreat. It was now
time for this detachment to take the
license and hold their position until
the other corps should join them, and
the army thus united, be enabled to
meet all the forces which the enemy
might bring against thom. Thursday
night there was sharp work on both
sides to out maheuver the other
The enemy had now learned with
sufficient certainty that larga force
was IN their rear in the direction of
Chancelorville, an that Stoneman's 5
cavalry was greatly endangering their
ralroa communication, and they
were moving accordingly away from
Sedswick toward the rnar Of U.ooker,
between Chancellorville anl the RAP.
idan, by the roads at the south Of the
| plank-road, which was in our posses
sion. While ltav NJ Sedgwick's
front tho enemy male unusual dem
pnstrations OF camp fires, Us if con.
contrating there, aud similar devices
were r1sDrtUd to on Our own side.-
Bat ne ther deceived tho other, for
both w1rd moving away, and on orr
side portion oI the bridges were ti.
ken up imm datoly, and the Third
corps moved all night toward the
United States Ford to loin with Gen
raj Hooker al ChancellJrvilIe.
FRIDAY.
While the First aud Thir,. Corps
wero moving from the left wiAg t.
| Join General u nker at Chancellor
vile, au | whie Jackson was taking
a circuit tuus route to reach the rear oI
General II olicr's line between Chan,
c1IlorvlIIe and the Rep:jan, two di.
visions-SYkcs', OF. the Filth Corps,
aud Wilam,', oithe Twelfth push
ed on nearer to tho rear OF Freder-
Iicksbnrg, skirm sliny and fighting
with The euemy, VIII showed slight
resistance in that direction The en-
envy were thus driven before them for
Iour m les, when General Hooker,
for som, reason, OrIered them to fall
back AMI rejoin his liuos at ChancsI
Ioryilie. By night his army WAS all
concentrated except the ) Xth Corps,
and ready tor a forward movement tu
the rea~ Of Fredericksburg nights -
The main body ofthe enemy had now
moved away from the works at Fred
1ricksburs, and were preparing tc
utack our army on the wight in a dl
rection from which, if beaten, they
could successfully retreat, aud frou
which it was hardly expected they
would meet US.
SATURDAY.
General Hooker occupied the da,
in awaiting the attack OF the enemy
which WAS evidently expected in front
rhe movements Of tho enemy seemed
to indicate that they were retreatirg
and as the main line OF their retrea
was occupied by our forces, an attacl
to recover that line was confident,
expected. What was the surprise
then, to find Stonewall Jackson, Ol
Saturday afternoon, upon our extrem
right and rear, between Chancellor
vile AMI Germania Mills9 A mes
furious ana desperate attack wa
made, and the right OF our lines
which WAS held bv the Eleventh corps
was almost instantly broken, and thei
panic stricken men, in utter confusion
and without muskets, has and coats
rushed headICng from under hle dow
the only road which led to the bridg
+ es, and no power on earth could hav
1 stopped or prevented the compiet
aud disgracelul rout OF the soldier
t who have hitherto shown better qua
r tiles under their former commander
General Howard could have no Col
troll over. the cowardly fugitives, VIII
stopped not to look back until the
had reached the Rappahannock. 5
> disgracetul panic has not been /
i the army.
3 The Third corps, under Generi
C:oLlos ,yoo intarnoun1 in fhn nrpQo