Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-05-14

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Chancellor House, which Hooker had re-
tanned as his headquarters, though shell
had gone through lit the evening before,
and another had cut down tree directly
in front of it.
"Our line of battle was formed with
Berry's gallant division on the right, Bir-
ney next on the left, Whipple and Will
Jams supporting, At 5 IL A. M, the ad-
vance became engaged in the ravine, just
beyond the ridge where Best's guns had
made their terrific onslaught the night
before, and where they still frowned upon
the enemy and threatened his destruction.
"The rattle of musketry soon became
long continued crash, and in few mo-
ments, as battalion after battalion became
engaged, The roar surpassed all conception,
and indicated that the fight would be one
of the most terrible nature. Berry's di-
vision which had checked the enemy's adj.
vance the night before, engaged him again
and if it were possible for them to add
more laurels to their fame, then they did
it thrice over again. The enemy adyanc-
ed his infantry in overwhelming numbers
and seemed determined to crush our for
ces. But the brave men of Sickles and
Slocum, who fought their columns with
desperate gallantry, held the rebels in
check, and inflicted dreadful slaughter
among them. French's division was sent
in on the right flank of our line at about
7 A. NJ, and in short time a horde Of
ragged, streaming rebels running down
the road, indicated that that portion of
the enemy's line had been crushed At
8 o'clock A. NJ. French sent his compli-
ments to Hooker, with the information
that he had charged the enemy and was
driving him before him.
"Sckles maintained the attack upon
his line with great endurance The cne-
my seemed determined to crush him with
the immensity of his force, and as subse-
quently shown from the statements of
prisoners, five whole divisions ofdhe rebel
army were precipitated upon this portion
of the line for from these five divisions
we took during the day an aggregate of
over two thousand prisoners.
1.-THE exploits of our gallant troops in
those dark, tangled, gloomy woods may
never be brought to light; but they would
fill a hundred volumes. 1t was a delib-
crate, desperate, hand-to- hand conflict,
and the carnage was frightful. Cool off
GERS say that the dead and wounded of
the enemy covered the ground in heaps,
and that the rebels seemed utterly regard
less of their lives, and literally threw
themselves upon the muzzles of our guns.
Many desperate charges were made during
the fight, particularly by Berry's division.
Motifs brigade made fifteen distinct char
ges, and captured seven stands of colors,
the Seventh New Jersey, Colonel Franchie,
alone capturing four stands of colors and
five hundred prisoners.
"Geu. Couch's Second army corps,
though only in part present. did excellent
work. 1t was Gen. French who charged
and drove the enemy on the flank, and it
was the indomitable Hancock who gallant
, lily went to the relief of the hard pressed
Sicklcs.
1.-The engagement lasted without the
slightest intermission from 5l-2 A. M. to
$40 A. NJ, when there was temporary
cessation on our part, occasioned by getttig
out of ammunition. We held our position
for nearly an hour with the bayohet, and
then, being re-supplied an order was Civ
en- to fall back to the vicinity Of the Chan
cellor House, which we did in good order.
Here the contest was maintained for an
hour Or more, not so severely as before,
but with great havoc to the enemy, and
considerable loss to ourselves. Il
"The vicinity Of the Chancellor House
was now the theatre Of the fight, and my
visits to that spot became less frequent.
, General Hooker maintained his headquar-
ters there until 10 A. M, when it was set
on fire by the enemy's shells, and is now
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