The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-13
THE REBELS AT FREDERICKSBURG
LAwlsy's sketc hes After che Battle OF
h4f4 Il Frederic ksbWrg.
Especial correspondence OF the london Timcs.,
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Especial correspondence OF the LONDON Timcs
rnr Ernsts sxAs RENEWAL o. INK ATrsc..
Ny ut letter brought the narrative OF before
Frederick burg 70 tho night Of saturday the 18th of
DeCsu0cr Il would be idle 10 pretend that upon that
night inc magnitude the success which had been gained
by the Confederatcs fully gagged and comrehended
day. tho 18th. ,oa,d pines renewal Of sSerai attack
and enc night Of the 18th and the subsequent nights
buslly cnuloyed by the nedcratee 10 Strengthening
their ncstous and throwing up fresh
the Confederate centre and right ar had only thrown
ses days ssssr tbs Dsss,s a should have saved many
valuable lives" That renewal Of the federal attack
would have been most disastrous to the Assailants
Confederate generals that after Saturdays experience
no s assault would sgain BE- directed against Maryes
hssyy oas~ughs which Il was cxpscted woud On sSs
orre~ be sds ag.las. General J.cksOns corps tho
Confederate right Never the spirits Of thnt gene
wSiS Els jpap dgFlpG sss tight on saturday and
the 0orw. But rust be confessed that, while the
tx q the Confederate believed in tho renewal Of
rate generals whose prescnce told that troops SO
roughly handled as tho Yankees would be little apt to
sdsa s .ns. hsrs would !.
no fresh attack BY che cdrals the Confederate nes
lingering wish 70 direct bis horse artillery there aud
that night In tho Generals mind.
49, uE Uxox Taoors WIN TO eET AWAY
When Sunday tho 18th, came, II brought full confirma
son OF General stuarts words The day clear and
AsA and warm a. its prcieccsor but totally devoid Of
passed tho night in tue PLAIN where dArknrss overlook
theul without biapkots wf,out fires, With only Laf
nations The day wore away, and witnessed no federal
ms MarGurrR UNDER MARyK's HrIGHrs--oxE THOUSAND
soUa EusBisED ASD mksry-raRxK IN a
Gone indeed, they we're but IN what fashion, r'ance
~ tho hong slope botwccn The town OF Freierckfburs
and the foot Of Maryes Heights gavc the best idea OF
ohe assude Of the toll which had been exacscd for
ther passage OF tho Rappahannock A ride along the
whole length OF the lines told also sad tale siangb
TER bat when the eye had rested upon te fatal
J sore above mentioned the memory became Fixed
cyer tsdo from the memory q those who saw y Therr
An every attitude Of DEATH lying close 70 each
hs, you might step frombody 70 body lay Of the
federal dead II seemed that OF the faces which
lay nearest 70 Col watoss artillery or the well
known niiesan type IN one small garden not than
Dyone csepses doubt whether In any battle field n
modern times the dead have lain 80 thick and cose
BY universal consent VI the who have all tho great
battles Of this nothing Ike II has been secu be-
fore II r said tha< the morning after victory always
breaks upon naked corpses II wns not so in this case
but she sole reason that the pkots OF both armies
Swept the slope with their fire. aud that any living thing
Sn as Shovel owed. upon y was the tarsr. fOr
hand which ny.,.s ssss into ' sss i pocket
and Others from which everything bat lhsr under cloth
ing had been rIned, vtsiSc in abundance 30 ire.
Bs a i the - s. ,sT cSss
that chickens IN the Says fvsnf fai psusd 81 a.
quaiuied with the Federal General sumner, VII, com
mauded the federal right, " Wa AnS any c<sr Gs-
~ ss ac s es.ss oS & b.. he Are s Sess
% ovsry other living thing Hrrcs ~ dosens were srown
hog sy close 70 sbs ssas sn 100 osen fsary torn and
utliss<d hannah bodies which svsrywhsee met the View
~Sssss any living ps could Justice 70 rs Ssrrs,
but Is certain that would be easy 70 wrto that
Ss .xS S s v, y
were carried "a and buried by the fsderas but a the
sss gd:y r :ssd :. sg ser sossss. lad so
~ cs a. a. ss ss ss ~ "a s:.s !" n . z,
may gain "a spsrcxMsis csinas q The federal io;s on
che 18th Of Deceabss. no lhs ns also be add up.
and ~ the ssr.GIs ana ds.rs y 40 .srsysS s.sy
from the federal army ssoasssssSjs ths; Dc Issh
% sss e s:s =. :s, q q; e:
ksarts q ths rrvssisu psogss ~. -
Axxrynos AVID Asw pcvxp on mn yu,.
E,ytans ad'cs.ss .Ass ne y,s.sy 3 IL i isss
s,ope.Sa, q osssrs EIswspictsS - ~. division
Gle $50 900 rounds % bali cartridge. o. ~ aa1 -.
knfAered up from II 900 10 900 stand a srms ~s
rr,os soLpiERs KAon srsxsnrn.
Prisoners ny dossss were found concealed tire co,Isrs
OF fredericksburg, eosr o w,vrndey ana burning VIA
arriay 70 rsrcni wArvion ta<s u 0s dscvusufssr 81
srsrRns sraxslpn AID scoxrn-pEAn on A sucoyp
ASSAULT.
There d doubt that The night OF tho lash cneral
Burnside contemplated renewal ~ the attack shs nert
day @ories were rife q h having said that Il /, es
bI- 20 100 men Le void take those he gts was ~
mombercd that 10 similar position, General Mcclellan
had anrry vowed that federal army should
by General Burnside that the 10000 men, whom,
perhars he willing 20 sacrifice, lad 1
viii OF their own The schect The immense ylasgh
cor OF ftderals before Mitycs Heights aud
known BY all tho federas who were not engaged against
no Confederate Igia. Le.d m.r~ur. ,saf g',al ~.
s<re disnsv hard Gen,ai Hsct,r's poce aering ".
1re'nsas foM q sssa % har lssa smp,xeqs Tgsea,
$50 VIII fssis ssssss s. .4E1E.s .Nr