The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-05-22
SUNDAY MORNING, MAY "a. leBs
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From our oro Corresponasut.l

NY4R GUINEA STATION VA. May ..
Tie .rreatcst aud the b,ood.st battle uj the
w-,r has been feAGh; and snsthet gIorioro vic
tory. placed Oh The ca!enlar when has added
- much Iaa:re 20 the army of EoriEeJu ' =
gina. On the 29th day of April. ahsr, tay
Exhttbe risa were startled frois is.. sivr, Drra
by the distant roar ot cannon. an! 'hc -..' -
small arms, which 8: t:ie great c:,:aHce :, Ma
from US, sounded like the patta'i:fg os !."@F5
rain-drops on the sent. Soon the orGcr be
in readiness to leave ct moments warning
came from heade CHARTERS. BY . O'clock we
were in line, and without mouik:u of Erovi
sions in our haversacks ws sst:tei ) Tor the bat
tie field We reached the seems of the battle
OF the 18th December last, about 10 y'clocsl
The small arms had ceased but the 'sul,eu
boom of the enemys cannon would ocoasi"n-
ally break the stiffness, and all would a.,an
he silent. Maj. Gen. Early was already IN line,
occupying the front, aud it dovo!ved on A. r..
Hill to occupy the secord line, supporting
Early .In line once, aud Nc have time jo
b-c-;r' ant look around III. = d.rA I.rc Is
diru.y 4.sse.Eed q uI.e l.. irr;.t al rt..--r.
the RaPpahanuoci. W...cI We II s,"% r. To-
sths enemy.
In this position things remained during tbs
and the next day but on tine second night the
eagle-eye OF Lee hal discovered ts.s move II
lie feint. and We were on tne march io' tho
vicinity of Kelly's Ford. About 10 O'Clock aE
tne next day the two armies came face to face
Brig. Gen Rodes, commanding u. Hsllii's I'D
DIVISION, immediately attacked then. This
kzxiw 81 - t,tr rf,ut 10 T.,
ii HooksF's army coming to sanlc Ics. They
slowly retired before Rodes skirm isshers. now
aud then surI eudsring in squsda sa 20. 20 aud
leo, until about 4 o'clock in tho a.EsrH BON ,
whsu Rodes skitislshers ran into tbs sssin
body, formed 10 lne at Chsnssliorsviiie on the
plank road leading from FrrIericEsbutE TO
Orange Court tiouse.
Gen. Rodes Immediately fornle, ir line n
A z. Hill supporting hi.n. Heavy sisirmiah
lug con tihued all night; at abuut . O'Clock
tue next morning e tall in " wss sounded and
we started back, going until wo came To- .
road leading around the eneny'a right taking
this read We moved for several hours straixut
forward, then turned b. the right, and -stout
dArk fsnnd ourselves ,oa tire plank road five
miles ia lssr sl Oh m seli ssstlll,. i:oies who
had moved in our trout lad come up wiJli
theseneny shout dark and bad :. fierce i4nd
70 hand 6ght, driving them two miles and
capturing large nupsher< OF prisoners. Our
. Dtvhios; e,seep,ipg. ThoHhse and a. caaer
Bffgsdes, snosed th the trout To Relieve goJes.
.Osp Brigade, which had arteG ID rear guard
fot tie ~Agos train, hal,ed ins atirr of woods
and slept until one O'Clock in tie morning
Ehsn we raoSed Go take paeitien in thesron,
hgs >Ws took position the right OF our
nivson about daylight, and hna hardly time
. 20 breathe Fbefors the crder 20 forward p
tsme. .ard ia lees lihs.a, two /uninutes we were
engssed. The eiissny were lying behind
eresst%orks foTmsf Of logs, on the brow OF
steep bill, supported by a battery dfseix pieces
lie snesaS k&zdIy waited TO see .onr sk irn,isal.
srs before fAey broks and fie.t leaainr the
: bsssery ia on hanSm Reforfhtn the brigads
we ssks nsevez Aostnrd agaa.at The sscees
Eue Of the eas5nJs Horks. Our brigade bad
'O"d,ssce fafDSg.Fsn epen Sris, exposed to
the coneentrsied' Ere Of eighty pseces Of, can
non snd line Of n,ea lying behind breast,
e7osks ox bpys saargod Up within hsn,.
Ired tards II the skrks. bat to no purpose
No frodfe "a flse- world. unsupported a. we
we'e, cohJd do sHs thing when exposed 10
ib,! withering fire. a second time we ehary
ed. out with no better result. AT tide mo-
n7ent Polls on s4sfigade, of Asfersons d,vi
sion, came III, sfd moving around to our right
feri in Oh tue epemye left and drove them
pei NEIL hack on their centre. McGosan's
tir~-as' oldj brigade Of sonsa Carolin,aus
attacked them on their right Lana, Pender
V,s'. nd Tl9nAs in front and the SECOND
i.no " As carried. Archer was not carried i'd