The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-05-07
New York, Nav 5

.H NEW YORK, may o
The Times and Herald contain long aud
interesting accounts of the proceedings of
Hooker's army.
The Times correspondence states that af-
ter three days skirniishing on both Sides,
tho Rebels, on Saturday P. NJ, attacked our
right flank. Jackson, with his whole
corpse of 5000 m en-, throwing himself i'm
petuously on Towards Eleventh Corpse,
but the movement was only partially sue
cessful, and re-enforcements being promptly
sent by Hooker, the Rebels were handsome
ly checked.
Towards corpse consisted of Sturges',
Steinwehr's and Devon's Divisions.
The Times correspondent stat es that this
corps disgracefully abandoned their posi-
ton behind their breastworks and rushed
panic stricken toward headquarters. Our
right was thus completely turned, and the
Rebels in fair way of gobbling us up.
General Hooker was imm ediately in the
saddle, and turning to the commander of
his own old corps, Berry, shouted, General
throw your men into the breach. Receive
the enemy on the point of the bayonets;
don't fire shot; they can't see you" They
rushed gloriously at double quick TO the res
cue, pressing for ward horrid array of gilt
tering steel.
L. The enemy were checked, and retired to
the breastworks just abandoned by How
ards corps. Batteries were Immediately
massed on tho crest of hill, pausing in
terrific FIRE until far into the night. Gen.
Pleasanton also checkek flying battery of
dozen pieces, drew up his little brigade
of cavalry, with drawn sabers, to protect
the guns. He had them doubled-shotted
with canister, and swept the enemy's posi-
ton murderously.
In this charge of tho Rebels, they took
from the cowardly Dutchmen, as the Times
correspondents styles them, twelve pieces Of
cannon. The Germans fed past Hooker's
Headquarters, in panic, many members of
staff, with pistols and sabers, vainly endeav-
oring to stay their fight. Sykes regulars
are picking them up. Artillery combats
continued until midnight, fercely.
Hooker and staff were oil the time under
the severesL fire.
Another correspondent of the Times, da-
ted Sunday evening, says it is reported from
Howard's front that the Rebels had been
engaged all Friday night in cutting road
past his right, but not much attention was
paid to the fact.
On the afternoon of Saturday it was re-
ported by pickets, in sight of Slocum's front,
that wagons were seen moving ali day in
force sent to reconnoiter, when in the ad-
vance, fell in with rear of Jacksons' army.
Sickles Immediately pushed on to check
mate ackson, and soon captured the entire
23d Georgia regiment, 400, including off,
GERS.
This movement of SicIlles' cut Jacksons,
force in two, and Gen. Williams commen--
ced flank movements on the enemy's right,
with good prospects of success. 1t was sup
posed that Howard s corps, formerly Sigels,
would successfully resist Jackson's move
ment, but the LIST division assailed, Carl
Schurz's which almost instantly gave way
thou sands throwing down their goods and
streaming toward headquarters.
General Devious division, by the demor- !
alization of others, was unable to stand !
against the Rebels and Devops was second |
time wounded in the foot while epdeavoring |
to rally his men. Howard with all his |
daring and resolution, could not stem the |
tide, and the brigades Of Col's Bushbeck |
and Mclean remained fighting as long as
possible, retiring in good order.
Of course, this disaster comp elled the re-
call of sickles, who had been vi gorously 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
be came, and Hooker ordered a night at
Jack to restore communication. Wards
brigade, aided by Best's battery. made the
attack at IL O'Clock at night, which was en-
irely successful, and in charge made by
the brigade, portion of the artillery lost
by Howard, wasbgallantly retaken.
The enemy were driven back nearly a
mile that night.
Saturday night our men slept on their
arms.
Sunday, at A. NJ, the Rebels could be
plainly seen on the plank road, about mile
md half from Hooker's headquarters at
chancellor House, which house had been
penetrated the evening previous by she'll.
Our line of battle Immediately formed,
md in half an hour our advance became
Engaged. Soon battalion for battalion be-
anne engaged, the enemy advancing his
Infantry in overwhelming numbers, seeming
determined to crush ours. Sickles' and Slo-
um's brave men, however held them in
heck, inActing dreadful slaughter upon
hem. Il s1s..- ass .-.. trs
French's Division was sent in on our right y
ank, and soon crushed that portion of the !
nemy's line, and O'Clock French sent his
ON pliments to Hooker, stating tn at he had I
harged the Rebels and was driving them t
efore him. Fivej whole Rebel divisions q
,sre thrown upon Sickles' but he and his {
allaut soldiers held them Sin check, taking
uriDg the day an aggregate of 1000 pris-
ners. In
e The fight was dssperats-a hand to hand d