The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-05-08
We Lose 1000 in the Operation
THE BATTLE RESUMED MONDAY.
REBEL RETREAT TO RICH
MOND CUT OFF.
General sickles Reported Killed.

New YORK, May 5.-The Times and
Herald contain long and interesting ac-
counts of the proceedings of Hooker's
army.
The Times correspondent states that
after three days skirmishing on both
sides, the rebels on Saturday afternoon
and evening attacked our right flank,
Jackson with his whole corps of forty
thousand men throwing himself impetu-
ously on Howard's eleventh corps; but
the movement was only partially sue
cessful, and reinforeements being prompt
ly sent by Hooker, the rebels were hand
somely checked. Howard's corps con.
sisted of Schurz's, Steinwhey's and Di.
ven's divisions. The Times correspon.
dent states that this corps disgracefnlly |
abandoned their position behind their
breastworks, and rushed panic stricken
toward headquarters. Our right was
thus completely turned, and the rebels
in q fair way of doubling us up. Gen.
Hooker was Immediately in the saddle,
and turning to the commander of his
own old corps, he shouted, General,
throw your men into the breach ; receive
the enemy on your bayonets; don't fire
a shot. They cart see you" They
rushed gloriously at double. quick to the
rescue, pressing forward q horrible array
of glitteriug steel. The enemy were
checked and retired to the 0reastworks
Just abandoned by Howard's corps
Batteries were immediately massed on
the crest of the hill, puring in a terrific
fire until far into the night.
Gen. Pleasanton also checked fly
ing battery of dozen pieces, and drew
his little brigade of cavalry with drawn
sabres to protect the guns. He had
them double shotted with canister, and
swept the enemies position murderously.
In this charge of the rebels they took
from the "cowardiy Dutcnmen,H as the
Tines correspondent styles them, twelve
pieces of cannon. The Germans fed
past Hooker's headquarters in panic,
many members of the staff with pistols
and sahres vain!y endleeavnring t.c stay stay
their fight. Sykes regulars are pick
ing them up.
The artillery combat continued until
midnight fercely. Hooker and stat
were all the time under the severest fire.
Another correspondent of the Times
/ dating Sunday evening, says: 1t is re-
r ported from Howard's front the rebels
had been engaged all Friday night il
cutting a road past his right, but no
much attention was paid to the fact. II
l the afternoon of Saturday, it was report
g ed by pickets on the right of Slocum'
front, that wagons were seen moving all
t day.
: Sickles, with heavy force, was sen
to reconnoiter, when his advance fell ii
with the rear of JackSon's army. Sick
les Immediately pushed on to checkmat
b Jackson, and soon captured the entir
s 23d Georgia regiment, of four hundred
including officers. This movement O
. Sickles cut Jackson's force in two, AM
Gen. Williams commenced flank move
9 ment on the enemy's right with a goo'
prospect Of success.
1t was supposed that Ho@ard'S corps
formerly Sigels, would successfully re
sist Jackson's movement. but the first dl
vision assailed was Carl Schurz's, whicI
i almost instantly gave way, thousand
', throwing down their guns and streaming
u toward headquarters General Diven'
: division by the decentralization of tn
e others, were unable to stand against tn
u rebels, and Owens was second tim
. wounded in the foot while endeavorin
u to rally his men. Howard, with all hi
daring and resolution couldn't stem th
70 tide, and the brigades Of Colonels Br
IT shoeck and Mclean remained 6ghtin
as long as possible, retiring in good OIL
8 der.
. OF course this disaster compelled til
L. = recall of Sickles, who had been vigo
IL ouSly at work General Williams div
>. sion returned to find portion of h
pl works occupied by the enemy.
II Sickles couldn't communicate with II
'r whole Of his army by the route he cam
and Hooker ordered a night attack
restore communication. Wards bril-
ade, aided by Best'S battery, made IL
,o attack at IL o'clock at night, which WI
~ entirely successful, and in the charl
%. made by this brigade part of the art
o. . lery lost by Howard was gallantly ret
10 - ken, and the enemy was driven bat
~ nearly mile
u That night Saturday our men sle
on their arms. Sunday morning at {
,v clock the rebels could be plainly Sc,
"a on the plank road about mile and
ha % half from Hooker's headquarters
~ Chancellor's House, which house h,
10 been penetrated the evening previous
w by shell.
Our line of battle was immediate
formed, and in half an hour our advan
,rs became engaged, and soon battalion {
'at ter battalion became engaged, the Ell
ad my advancing his infantry in overwhel
'or % ing numbers, seeming determined
' oL crush ours. Sickles' and Slocum's bra
Un un men, however, held them in check,
p ,ip ficting dreadful slaughter upon the
'' French's division was sent in on O
~. right flank, and soon crushed that p,
Iow ,' tion of the enemy's line, and at eig
sy toy o'clock French sent his compliments
'rn 'u Hooker, stating he had charged the
,o A bells and was driving them before hi
~ Five whole rebel divisions were thro
upon Sickles, but he and his gallant s
ew diers held the traitors in check, TAXI
as. during the day an aggregate Of t