Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-05-05


terry, made the attack at IL O'Clock =,
night, which was entirely successful. and
in the charge made by Tho brigade u Dor.
tlon OF the artillery lost by Howard was
gallantly rctaken and the enemy driven
back nearly = mile.
That night Saturday our men slcp.
on their arms. Sunday at > o'clock in
the morning, the rebels could be plainly
seen on the plank road about = mile and
= half from liooker's headquarters at the
Chancellor House, which had been pcne-
trated the evening previous by shell.
Our line of battle was immediately
formed, and in half an hour our advance
became engaged. Soon battalion after
battalion became engaged, the enemy ad-
yanccd his infantry in overwhelming
numbers, seeming determined to crush
out Sicklcs' and Slocum's brave men.
who, however, held them in check, in
ilictlng dreadful slaughter upon them.
French's division was sent in on our
right flank, and soon crushed that por :
iion Of the enemy's line, and at & o'clock
French sont his compliments to Hooker,
stating he had charged the rebels and
was driving them before him.
Five whole rebel divisions wore thrown
up in front Of Sicklcs, but he and his
gallant soldiers held the traitors in
check, taking during the day 1000 pris-
oners.
The fight was desperate to hand
coufict, aud carnage perfectly fiightful.
A correspondent says the dead and
wounded rebels covered the ground in
heaps, tho rebels throwing themselves
upon our muskcts.
One brigade made fifteen distinct
charges, and captured seven stand of
rebel colors.
he Seventh New York alone captur.
cd four stand Of colors and 900 prison
ers.
Sickle's engagement lasted from $3.50
to s:35 A. NJ, when being out Of anmu-
milton, our forces held their position for
an hour st tho point Of tho bayonet.
Upon being supplied lhey fell back ingood
order to the Chancellor House, where
the contest Was again maintained with
great havoc to the enemy and considcra.
bic loss 10 ourselves.
Tho vicinity Of the Chancellor House is
now the theatre Of the fight, and Hooker
maintained his head dquartcrs there TIL 10
o'clock, when it was burned by she'll
In the meantime Hooker established a
new line, and our forces were Withdrawn
TO that front.
At 1870 muskctry firing ceased. Tho
engagement lasted SIX houls with a most
erriic war.
Our artillery Utterly slaughtered the
enemy. Many of our batteries lost heayi-
ly, but the guns were all saved.
The enemy are now no longer in our
front between US and Fredericksburg
We arc occupying fortified and in
trenched position. The enemy gained
some ground, but at the sacrifice Of five
out Of his seven divisions.
Sunday afternoon tho rebels made sew.
eral attempts to force our lines, several Of
his batteries and regiments being actually
destroyed in attempts to carry the apex
of our position near Chancellor C.. H.,
where large quantities OF our artillery is
massed. Our present position is imprcg
nable.
Gen. Lee ordered that our lines must
be broken at oil hazards, but the rebels
will only destroy themselves by their at
tacks.
Our troops are perfectly cool and con-
fdcnt.
The rebel Gen. Hill is reported killed.
Gen. Berry was killed while leading
his bravo men.
Among tho killed aud wounded this
was Maj. Gen. Berry. killed,
Gen. Diven, Osounded. Gen. Mott, wound.
ed, 1t. Col. Scott, Sd Wis, killed, Capt
Semple, I'd Regulars. killed, Lieut.. Cros
by, 4,h Regular battery, killed. Also a
large number Of field and company Of
ficcrs killed and wounded, mostly of N
Y. and Penn. regiments
A Falmouth letter Of Sunday evening
states that Scdgwick attacked the heights
at Fredericksburg, CALAMITY carrying
them by storm, capturing the 9th and
18th MississIpPi Rcgiments, one compa-
ny of the New Orleans Washington Ar.
tillery Of eight gun,, and over 1000
prisoners.
Gen. Sedgwick planted the stars and
stripes over their works. Our loss is
moderate.
Sedgwick afterwards drove the rebels
back, and ut six o'clock on SUNDAY had |
advanced to the brick church four and
half miles towards Chancellorville, on the
plank road.
Here he had severe fight with Earl's
rebel division, which was reinforced by
Lee, but rcpulsed them, taking lot Of
prisoners.
The enemy IL now hemmed in between
Hooker and Sedgwick, and the advan-
tagc is decidedly with us.
The Herald says our loss in storming |
the Heights Of Fredcri. ksbur9 i about |