Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-05-18
THE EVENING STAR.
news FROM LATE RICHMOND PA.
2F pERR
Rebel Accounts Of the Rattle Of Chancel-
loPavilIe.

FERS.
Rebel Accounts Of the Rattle of Chancel-
IA lorsvilIe.
Prom late copies Of Richmond papers the
following additional news il Cleaned:
The correspondent OF the Richmond Eng ui-
Ter, writing from fredericksburg under date
OF "wednesday last, says:
II cannot be denied that we allowed the enc
my to get on toe easily. His whole force ought
70 have been captured, or rather that which
crossed at Banks Ford. Why the failure to
cut Of and capture larger number than Were
brought IN it is not In my power to dictate !
believe Gen. Lee expected q more brilliant
result 1t was no fault of his that there was q
failure at any point and whilst the credit be.
longs in common to Lee and Jackson, mp TO the
ll-fated hour when Jackson received his
wound, il is but Just to say that after that
period the whole credit belonged to Gen. Lee,
not only for his planning, but for being in con-
venient distance, and watching with his own
eye to the execution, in so far as he could make
1t successful The enemy ought to have been
attacked at two o'clock on Monday evening,
May 4th The reason, however, which defer
rod it uL til six is not proper in the judgment
Of your correspondent to be communicated.
When in an afterday, history writes the rea-
son, its sufdciency will be readily acknowi-
edged.
Just here, let me urge upon the newspapers,
as the organs OF public opinion. to insist that
General Lee shall never hereafter again ex-
pose his valuable life to the missiles OF death.
tits unnecessary: and now that Jackson has
u
it to us, If not to himself TO be where the shock
of battle cannot reach Ten Thousand, or even
one hundred thousand men slain in battle
might be replaced, but if Gen. Lee should fall,
who could take his place : Echo answers who!
General A. p. Hill assumed command on
Saturday night at Charlottesville as soon as
General Jackson was wounded. but, he in turn
being compelled to quit the field from q flesh
wound, the command devolysd upon General
Rodes for a time. General Stuart was, how.
ever. at once sent for, and on his arrival upon
the field, assumed control Of the movements OF
Jacksun's corpS-feneral A. r. Hill still how
ever, remaining near the field, aud advising in
all the important operations of the corps
To make a reorganization of the following
events we would say there were the following
battles and participants Wilderness fifteen
miles above Fredericksburg. where Jackson
succes ded in turning the enemy's flank. This
may be called, Tor proper understanding of
the matter, the battle Of the Wilderness. 1t
was here that Jackson turned the enemy's
flank on Saturday evening, with ID. HI. Hills
and ] rimble's divisions. The next was the
fight of Charlottesville, to W nich point the
around which they centered and made their
best fs,ht, lasting from dawn until midday OF
Sund8y. In this fight d. Ii. Hill and Trimble
pressed them from above, whilst A. p. Hill,
McLaWs and Anderson not only held them in
check in attempting 10 force our lower lines,
but aided III driving them from their breast
works, and accomplished the great victory of
SUNDAY, which, indeed, was the turning point
on Sunday morning may properly be called the
battle OF fredericksburg. There were AT this
point Barks date's brigade of McLaw's division,
and part, think, of Hayes Louisiana bri-
gade, though of this am not positive.
The next engagement was on SUNDAY even
ing. The troops here engaged consisted of An
derson's aed McLaws.' This occurred near
Salem Church, abont four miles southwest of
Fredericksburg, and may, we suppose, he re-
gardetl as the battle of Salem Church The re-
rult OF this fight was that our men drove the
enemy back fully j mile in the direction of
Fredericksburg. The closing engagements oc-
Cured along the line OF the plank road and to-
wards Banks Ford by which route the enemy
succet ded in recrossing the river. The troops
engaged on our side were the divisions OF An
derson and McLaws, who held the position
nearest the river. on the upper line, and the
origades OF Hays. HoRe and LaGton on the
lower line; whilst the Mississppians, under
Barksiale, and Smiths Brigade of Earlv's
Division, guarded the rear from an attack out
wards from Fredericksburg-the heights ltv-
ing been previously taken without the firing of
gun, on Monday morning by Gordon Bri-
gade, with charged bayonets. This was glo-
rious ACHE yelnent, the browning act of the
great drama. 1t may be fifty called, we think,
the "rout st Banks Ford