The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-05-15
Correspondence Of the N. Y. Times
The Great Battles Of Saturday and Sun.
day, May I'd and Sd.

uhy, NAY ~ hhu out
SATURDAY.
Tho military situation on Saturday morning,
therefore, stands as follows: Our main
force holds the position OF CbaDcollorsvillo,
confronting the main rebel army now massed
opposite us. Howard's corps has the OF.
tromo right--thon q division Of sickles'
corps-tbon slocum--tbon Couch-,hon
Mead on the loft, Humphreys division Of
Meade's corps holding tho extreme Of the
left, Working parties have beon employed
during the whole night in throwing up
brenstworks.
So much for the Right. Another, though
minor force, is working on tho left, injo.
pendently, yct with It's definite strategic
bearings on the main operation. This sub.
ordinate operation 10 at Fredericksburg =
Balloon roconnoissances show clearly that
the enemy havo takon their main force from
tLe heights of Fredericksburg aud tho line
down tho Rsppshannock, and massod !,
against US at Charlottesville. They have
also removed the greater bulk Of thoir ar
tillery with the samo end and Gen. sodg-
wick, who commands the left, thinks bin.
self strong enough to carry the heights -
The Commanding General aSsoHtS, If there
be good prospect Of succoss.
In the morning attention was aroused by
a sharp rattle of musketry coming from q
column of rebels coming ups by the main
Fredericksburg plank road. directly in front
Of us. Knapp's battery, however, which
was planted directly in front Of tho position.
opened upon them, and after q few rounds
caused them to retire.
Immediately afterwards battery opened
from tho height which bavo mentioned as
having boon gained by Sykes, yesterday,
and thon abandoned by US. The position
was rather upwards of milo distant from,
the cleared space, and Its object was to dam.
age our ammunition train which was vsi,
bic to the rebels from the tops Of trees on
the height. One of our batteries was, how.
ever, Immediately opened in reply. The
third shot blew up one Of tho oaissous, and
a subsequent shot blew up another, and this
, settled their account
. At the rebels are moving down In force
] on tho plank road, where We bad a little re
connoisssnce. Geary's division OF Socum'
corps was sent in on tho double quick int,
: The woods. A sharp contest ensues. and il
a few minutes they come back in disorder
A portion of Kaue's brigade, composed o
, raw troops, had broken, and thrown tn
column into disorder.
An Aid from Slocum comes to ask Gen
, Hooker If he can have reinforcements. mo
/ he must hold his own. Howard will, O
: course, support him from the right. Le
Geary's division, however, bo thrown to The
right of tho road, SO that the artillery may
be able to sweep the enemy on the left.
This treatment presently repaired the dam
/, age and checked the hope of the rebels be
II ing able to pierce our centre. Foiled i
d this, they now prepared to mako still NOR
o desperate dash on our right flank.
$ Jackson's whole corps, numbering in q
,. forty thousand men, preolpitated themsove
S on Howard's corps, forming our extrem
? right wing This corps is composed of tn
divisions of Schultz, Steinwebr and Devor
and consists in great part of German troops
Without waiting for single volloy from tb
\ rebels, this corps disgracefully abandone
their position behind their breastworks, an
h commenced running, panic stricken, dow
d tho road toward headquarters. Our righ
: was :hus completely turned, and the rebel
i in fair way Of doubling us up.
o Hooker's dispositions were made in me-
ment. Whom, of all others, should he sen
in at this fearfully critical moment, but ii
darling child of his own creation--hs ow
y old corps, commanded by Gen. Berry.
10 General |" shouted the Commando
y "throw your men into the bresch-reGeis
y the enemy on your ayonets-don't fire
ID shot-they can't see you !"
l. Pressing up in their horrid array of eli
tering steel, the enemys advance was quicl
D. iy checked, and be hadi to withdraw to h
u line of breastworks.
q Capt. Best, of Slocum's corps, masse
u twenty pieces on tho crest near Sickle
AZ headquarters, and terrific fro was opene
" on the enemy, and kept up far into saturda
~ night.
10 Gen. Plsasanton, top, succeeded in turnin
30 back dozen pieces of cannon taken frol
o' flying corps and planting them in favoriI
10 position, while he drew up his little brigad
~ of cavalry, with drawn sabres to protect Il
or guns "a novel sight in battle.) Directr
the pieces to be doube-shotted with canni
k' tor, no swept the position occupied by II
'ss enemy with q murderous fire.
y SUNDAY.
nd Now come TO Sunday. II was pc
En fectly evident. from the position Of affai
be on Saturday night that there must be
,r- change Of our lines, which would thro
On the enemy out of our rear and into OF
if front again. 1t will be seen by VIII
~, skillful generalsh;p the enemy was fougl
Os and checked on from, flank and rear, whi
this was being done.
'o' w Gen. Reynolds First Army Corps a
no rived at United States Ford on Saturdl
ad afternoon. II was Immediately put In
OiO position on our right, which was wit
- drawn from the plank road to the Ely