The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-04
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE FREEMAN
4 O'CLOCK, '' p. M
FROM HOOKER's ARMY.
OUR TROOPS OCCUPY FRED
ERICKSBURG -.- rr~~
FIRST LINE OF REBEL REDOUBTS
40 ,as. TAKEN. 20
NE Right Wing at Chancellorville'
Whole Rebel Army moving
a.# against III. adv
Heavy Cannonading on the Right,
Heavy Cannonading on the Right,
Sunday.
Our Successes on saturday.


New YORK, May 4. The Herald says the
battle began at A. NJ. Saturday, both on the
right and left wings. The cannonading on the
left wing was very heavy. Gen. Sedgwick was
engaged on the flats which Gen. Franklin occu-
pied on the former attack.
LATER.
The Tribune says that on Saturday General
Sodgwick occupied Fredericksburgh and the
first line of the enemy's redoubts, and was NOV
ing on to the second.
The Times correspondent dating in the field
near Charlottesville, at 10 P. M, May states
that the Second Army Corps took position the
night previous on the left, and the Third Corps
reached the front about noon. The position
then occupied is thus described We hold the
Gordonssille road securely, and the county road
leading to the Spottsylvania G. H., and another
road four miles in the rear Of that. The enc
my's flank is thus dangerously exposed, and if
they fight it must be in the open field
dispatch captured yesterday, from Lee to
an engineer officer, dated Goth ult., says he
(Lee) was much surprised at this movement
had not anticipated it, and was not prepared to
give Instructions ......
Abost noon a movement was made, to endeav-
or to bring out the enemy and compel him to
develop his strength Our men entered the field
with much enthusiasm. Only one regiment of
cavalry first charged on the rebel infantry, the
latter driving ours back repeatedly, when a
small force of infantry supported our cavalry,
checking the rebels. Our division under Sykes
and rebel division under Anderson then be-
came engaged Our troops drove the rebels
from two ridges parallel with the Rappahan.
mock, gaining mile, and so prisoners, when
Hooker ordered them to retire, not wishing to
bring on a general engagement The rebels
mistook our retirement for check and followed
rapidly.
On top of the forest ridge the rebels halted a
moment, gave yell and came down in double
quick, but were met by Sykes division, who
poured in q terrible fire at very short range.
The contest lasted three quarters Of an hour,
and extended to the cross roads where % guns
shelled the woods effectually, and the rebels
retired. .,t
During the afternoon the rebels made several
attempts on our lines, but were repulsed At
6 80 P. M. they made desperate charge to
capture our battery commanding the plank road
to fredericksburg but were handsomely repulsed
by Geary, assisted by Knapp's and Hampton s
batteries, who double shotted their guns with
grape and canister.
During the night both our and the rebel for
COS built earthworks and abatis, and battle on
Saturday was it thought would be opened by
the rebels. ,-4A.4u1LGt.
The Tribune has just issued an Extras 30
A. M.-stating.that our army has advanced, that
the left wing is behind Fredericksburg, the first
line of rebel redoubts has been carried, and our
troops are advancing on the second.
The rebels are concentrating on our right
wing at Chancellosrville, where heavy firing has
been heard, indicating that the rebels have been
forced into fight on the ground selected by
lighting Joe, Hooker. ba.s5
Other accounts state that We have captured
A'rsbel cannon and destroyed a large amount
otsfprss, also that the New York 9th cavalry
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