The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-05-15
GREAT FIGHTING ON THE Kappa.
HAMMOCK!
THE BATTLES AT AND NEAR FRED.
ERICKSBURG.
Correspondence Of the n. Y. Tribune.
Chan celloryilIe Va Nav

On Friday, at o'clock in the afternoon
the army was drawn up in battle line, hav
ing the 9Th Corps, commanded by Majo
Gen. Meade, on the left, the I'd Corps
commanded by Maj. Gen. Couch, next OIL
the right, the 18Th Corps, commanded b,
Mai. Gen. Slocum, on tie right Of the 81
the 18th Corps, commanded by Maj Gen
Howard, on the extreme right, and the 8,
Corps, commanded by Maj Cen S.ckles
held in reserve. The centre and head
quarters Of the Commanding General weI
IN the large brick hous. known as Chan
cellorville, at the junction of EIy's For,
road with the Fredericksburg and Cor
donsville turnpike, and ten miles ives. from
the former city.
Soon after the army had taken this po-
siiien, Gen. Sykes, with his division Of reg
uars, advanced on the Banks Ford road
for the purpose Of feeling the enem7, and
also to secure ~. , ,,f. IF Rockers army
1he enemy resisted stubbornly. but was
driven back about two miles. Sykes was
ordered TO discontinue the advance, and 70
gradually allow himsef 10 be driven back.
Gen. Slocum made like emons,ration
down the Fredericksburg plank road
On both the roads the movement was well
executed, and, at least, partially accom-
plahsd the object Of the Commanding
General. l. wes first necessary to ascer-
tain whether the enemy had abandoned
his stronghold on the heights above Fred
.er.cksbnfg; if he Lad not, he must either
be. induced to come ont, with the expecta-
&lol. OF crushing a smaller force. or the po-
sltion must be outflsnked OF taken bY li-
rect attack. Gen. Hooker attempted the
former, and how well he succeeded the Sc
g1el will show. In the event the enemy
came TO give battle, i: was Hooker's deter
animation to receive and resis. the attack,
purely on the principles OF a defensive bat
tie, until such time as the conduct Of the
attacking party would indicate that his
force was greatly spent, and the hope Of
success was fast dying out, when be would
boldly march out Of bis strong position,
and astoniah, confonnd, and conquer the
audacious enemy With this view of the
plan Of battle the reader VII readily COM
prehend the con sction Of the several
movements, and VII. be able to reconcile
the otherwise ineongruous changes made
in the progress of the battle.
On Saturday, a desperate battle was
fou. ht-the rebels driving our troops
back into End beyond Fredericksburg In
this battle the 1lth Army Corps Gear!
Schurz' division among them), made a
stampede, which came near proving total
disaster TO our army They ran like
sheep, but were stopped by the troops of
Gen. Sickles, and by this means our army
were saved another disgrace ike that OF
Bull Run"
THE BATTLE ON SUNDAY.
After the disaster to cur right wing OF
Saturday and the manifestation the rebels
rnade Of their position and intentions, G en-,
Hooker determined upon arsdical change
of front. Hitherto his line faced exst,
south and west. II WAS now certain til at
the main body Of lie enemy had got
around to our night, or on the west Of US,
and that but small bodies Of them remain
cd between US and Fredericksburg Act
ing upon this supposition, and with the
full confidence that lie would be powerful .
~ assaIed next morning on his right, the
commanding General determined at mid
night Of Saturday to form a powerful lire
Of battle, fEcing directly to TIE hight.
INTENDED L1NE OF BATTLE SUNDAY MoRNIs c
The organization of this line gave Reg
rolds tie extreme light, with lis right
a.,E sting on the river SIocum the
Sn-TIes the lett his ef. fan K
centre Az - ak. Couch aud
resting at SCOTS - fror, 20.
MeaG8 "cio IerC ivoL ,.fso. sIEa on' ~
wards Fredericksburg, while the remn.1ne
OF the I1rh was to be used if i could be
rcorganized, wherever it could BE made
the most effective. In the formation Of
this line have given particular attention
10 those forces that were most &r:;ye!v
engaged. On the previous night, during
the confusion OF the stampede, Gen. Berry
Of Sickles' corps had moved up the plank
road and taken position just at the edge
Of the woods, where he met the enemy
as they were advancing to complete the
discontinue of the right wing, and had
hurled them back most eifectually. He
WAS then ordered to retain the Ground he
lhl tHuS GcicuuSd, WHICH was On cItuei
side of the plank road, which would give
him the left of our right wing
During tho night Of Saturday, Birney
having been annoyed By the oharpshoo,ers
Of the enemy lying in The woods about the
cleared field in which 20 biyouacked for
the nigh. ordered out hi. division, and
charged bayonets through the woods to
the plank road, ehectuslly clearing it o.
all bodies Of rebels. lie then fell bacl,
again into the field with "hipplc.
AT daylight on Sunday morning the
effort was making to withdraw both
Whipple and Biruey from this field ant
put them IN position on tha cit Of on
new line, half-a mile back. Whipple tt
have the extreme left, Birney the center
with bis right en- Ber.y's left flank. Thi
new line had been provided for Gurin!
the night BY the construction of breast
works and ritlo pits along is entire from
aud throwing up Geld works for tae ar
:illsry in the rear.
TIE ATTACK.
A little before sunrise, while Gen.ra
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