The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-05-20

YANKEE ACCOUNT.
Hooker Ts-crossing the Rappahannoc,.

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The following account sf HAL 49,.
change 81 oass i from che New York ri,
bune;
The army Of the Potomac IA. reer.....,
the RsPpahaanock Al United S,.,e. .sa
Banks Ford. and 10 marching back /. ,s n.
old camps along the Aqua railroad.
Sedgwick WAS ovsr~ helmed by nu.h...
and pressed hard an bath frunt and -.
and WAS hardly able 10 make good III. :.
cape near Banks Ford. Frsdrr;ek,ha,.
and the heights beyond have besn re.orea
pied by the enemy, and The situation /. ava
siarfiaiiy a. IL ras previo1 10 re adrunr,
Sedg~ick has lost in killed and wound
ed abost fse.thausand men. Ills ar,;ll.,,
and trains were safely brought sversa Ms..
day night.
After lighting the severe battle Of Sand,
morning. Generai H.~ksr e.nt;ss,d !.
strengthen his lines. throwing up desAl.
linrs Of rifle pits. and esnstrssting .ba,,,,
alens the entire line Of his canp. RI.
~reay continued 10 make demsns,ra,i.s,
along the works. driving in the piske,s n.
delivering voilrys u masketry II msa ns,
expasvd.
The artillery was placed on the AriyA,,
bel.w Uni,sd States Fsrd. il ! position |.
romnsnd tho erossiag.
Az daylight spirited canseaadiar VI,
heard far half ~ hsar II Banks Fort, whiss
"a. an snsasrvlsiui aiiempt t. shell s,dr.
!. ~,ek's linz. Al United States Ford ii.
crossing vas effected ~iihsat tass.
TN Tuesday the sinih carps ii iIa.ktt,
H~y. rreraiiy ensssvd Il chanerllsn,i,.
also rseressed The river ii United State,
F.rd and arc marching hack T. Fala.stA.
i Thr retreat 81 He.ksr's arm, prsaas,.
q great panic a. .d9ais. AID rvsrr,A.a,
a.sablr vas placed - board the bsauat
The landing.
| The ordsrfo retreat ras a sSrpriss. - i
Was believed 10 be the d~tsrmiaatipa /.
aareA ~, and attack the sasay - il.
trent,
Il The sr-s.iag ~as commented a. To-.
elack On Tsssday night. Al ) .'sIoes -
"Wednesday M1rn,Hg. wag--s asd ma.
trains md The artillery had al passed. I'D
he iaiantrr vas srosnns on s~e orldgr,as
United Stats. Fard. Coaes'.sorp. ~, !.
The alvaner The retreat sss covered b.
the fifth. Mrsdes esfps.
l.rs's shsrpshasirrs picked aa the sri
lers hossrs and hrsa - say m.snsed Vk
lcrr. .esn behind the rihs pts. Trser,
roula BE- sesn msrcA,ag aaa eo@@sas,is.;
sl.ng the rsas. s.siArast fr-M cssae,
isrssilie. IL al aissniaxsass ps,.iias,
batteries ~vrr run nut sad slg.raasv 80.
against Haoksr's camp. A. saoa - cess
Ter gsas ~ers brasrht 10 bear On ih.lf O.
Ling batteries. tAev sauld disappear 80 sh.s
the ~.slves in ,sae ns. pasitaa.
Tbs EFFECT II ) mssemrns sirsieKrilsait'
defensive. made tAei,ealiy defensive. sss.
rrsdsers ss~agsag sesrs On fks safift.
nv. The ass.siaa sgaiH sas the saisi' :
he A-~r VI the Potomac Csassitsl,sai
wsrs md ~lta serps esaMandvrsi -
gars'i-n Of the possibility d ss,eea "a
discsss-d. 1Ais once srssehsa aaa -
!. eampaigs ~ssA failare.
II "a. 5-ci.sd that the enemy sn =.
! ps~stfai /. be resisted. aud that ssdEvlsi !
corps man be rrjsisrd 10 the sray % q
y NFf W o&AN - 5AFMsAF@ M~t1~NHt r.
o tic 4bie.
sedg~iek having failed 10 joia Hssl't
ria the Frederick .bsrs aad Gsrdsns'lls
J. plank r.4d. and being hard pressed. y
) crossed The Kapp.haaa.ck. and saved y
4 emps fram ahnihils.lss. The sIpsriasn
eest him soms al lhs.ssnd @ea. hs y
a.etsd dosbties.. ! Aseh greater ,alst' .
q the enemy.
> Srdg~lcks r,pslss. added 70 the ws.'
: counsel " certain oi his corps commander
sh.sk Hssker's confidence. and icrssii y
that he ~as the sggre.or. and tbs, e
= han bali Of his c.mmasd han rithslssd "
! attack u the toll farrs II the rhrmy, y
= in one fatal msmsnt. gave the afdsf
= ssscaats the strong position and his is'''
!. fed camp. and to retreat aeras ihe Kaf
!. Ipahann.ck AZ United States Ford.
!. A defeat could have been little va"
i The army 10 no, panic stricken. but y
J. certainly greatly demvrsIized y. ihn =
u glorious retreat.
There was no time irom Friday mesh'
till Monday night that Hooker eoaid y
!. have attacked and defeated 1.ees arm