Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-07

| all his daring ana resolution, couldn't
stem the tide, and the brgades of Coils
Busheck, and Mclean remained fight
ing as long as possible, retiring in good
order.
OF course, this disaster compelled tue
recall of Sickles, who had been vigorous.
y at ork. Gen. Williams division re-
turned to find his works occupied by the
enemy. Sickles couldn't communicate
with the whole of his army by the route
he came, and Hooker ordered night at
tack to restore communication.
Wards Brigade, aided by Bets bettery
made an attack at l l o'clock at night,
which was entirely successful, and in
charge made by the brigade portion OF
the artillery lost by Howard was gallant.
ly retaken. .....
The enemy was driven back nearly a
mile. That night Saturday our men
slept on their arms.
Sunday at 5 o'clock in the morning
tho rebels could be plainly seen on the
Plank Road about a mile and a half
from Hooker's headquarters at the Chan
cellor House, which house had been pen
etrated the evening previous by shell.
Our line of battle was Immediately
formed, and in half an hour our advance
became engaged.
Soon battalion after battalion became
engaged, the enemy advancing his infant
ry in overwhelming numbers, seeming de-
termined to crush ours.
Sickles' AMI Slocum's brave men how
ever, held them in check, naicting
dreadful slaughter upon them.
Fiench's division was sent in on our
right flank and soon crushed that por-
ton of the enemy's line.
At eight O'Clock French sent his com
pIimcnts to Hooker, stating that he had
charged the rebels aud was driving them
before him.
Five whole rebel divisions were thrown
, upon Sickles, but he and his gallant SOL
diers held the traitors in check, taking
during the day, an aggregate of 1900
( prisoners. The fight was a desperate
, hand to hand conflict, and the carnage
perfectly flightful. Officers say the dead
3 and wounded rebels covered the ground
in heaps, the rebels Utterly throwing
t themselves upon the muzzles Of our guns
0 Motifs Brigade made fifteen distinc
charges and captured seven stand of reb
ell colors. The 7th New Jersey alone
captured A stand Of colors and 500 pris
, oners.
5 A part OF Couch's 81 Corps was pres.
ent, Hancock gallGntly going to tho re-
lief of hard pressed Sickles.
Hho =,
| $40 A. NJ, when being out of amun
ton, our forces held their position at tn,
, point OF the bayonet
: Upon being resupplied they fell bacl
: in good order to the Chancellor House
= where the contest was again maintained
= with great havoc to the enemy, and
>. considerable loss to ourselves.
j In the vicinity Of the Chancellor Hous
. the new theatre of the fight, Hooke
maintained his headquarters till 10 o'clocl
q when it was burned by a rebel shell.
:. In the meantime Hooker established
new line. Our forces were withdrawn t.
4 that front, and at 1l:30 musketry firin,
ceased.
The engagement lasted six hours, an
"e" sho "Oot 'OiiiiC VI tho Nui. Su
artillery literally slaughtered the enemy
Many Of our batteries lost heavily, bu
the guns are all saved.
u The enemy are now no longer in on
% rear, but directly in our front, betwee
!. us and our forces in fredericksburg
" We are now occupying fortified an
- entrenched position.
The enemy gained some ground, but a
- sacrifice Of five of his seven divisions
= Sunday p. NJ, the lobels made sever
al attempts to force our lines. Severa
: of his batteries and regiments being actu
ally destroyed in attempting to carry on
=, position near Chancellor House, whel
:; large quantities of our artillery is mas,
:, 4 ed. Our present position is inpregnabl
~ Gen. Lee ordered that our lines mu,
: be broken at all hazards, but the rebe
y, will only destroy themselves by their a
" tacks.
IN Our troops are perfectly cool and col
~ fident.
~ ~. The rebel Ger, Hill. reported killed.
,b Gen. Berry killed while leading his bra,
J.. men.
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