Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-11

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FREDERICKSBURG, Nay stb.
rifeing little Of haste to the desire to be entire
curate am stin compelled to defer unit my next
annication statement Of such facts as Z afford
pr and Ineligible idea Of the positions q he two
ard PLAN Of attack, sc. in the successiy- 'ngage-
Of the brillian. weeks campaign, at aud near
cellOrsyiIe, where the main contest was ceeided.
rIaIF on NARTE's HUGHgs-THE lsTH MISSISSIPPI.
battle so general and Of such magnitude, so ma
saAees Of individual ard collective daring and he
occur, that correspondent would assume a her
task who would essay to record them all As
.,erestng and severe fight on the classic grounds
lryes Heights has attracted so much Of public a.
%, 1 venture, in justice to the gallAn, regiment,
ls en- essential part Of the correct history Of the
Of the boody drama enacted a. that po int, to no
Fpoci,lly The lS.h Miss. regiment and then I have
with the batse, so far as this end Of our lines or
light wing is concerned
4 o'clock Sunday morning, Nay 81, the regilsa;
eed 20, $50 strong, occupied the enTeDchmen IA
Of Naye's Hil, extending from near the Mil Up
.e cd Turnpike Road, distance Of half nj 60
4 position may be said TO be the key to the beig O.;
the Efforts Of the enemy were mainly coneel, rl-
sgains; 10. To c. this space o. half a mile, tie
Tere depoysd in single file, at intervals offrom FIVE
"a feet apart guarding tie same space, which in the
battle OF Fredercksbgrs on the 18th December was
BY sn entire brigade. Al day,break, the enemy's
nishers advanced over the open space in front,
hin 200 Yards Of the trenches when they about
At the same time the command was given TO
Fsich sen. them scampeEing back in all directions,
the hin
few minutes, the enemy formed three columns
men csch-snd advanced on our line the hrst.
terabiy in adva1ee Of the other two When with
e h8Udred and fly yards, We opened on then
and as the second YOiey, drove them baci ln
org retreat TO hunt a safer place Then everything
i0Sd quiet save the constant thunder Of tn
ys guns and the hogling Of shells from this and
opposite eide Of toe river until ebou. O'Clock,
they were observed collecting heavy force in
I. Abou. the same time they sent flag Of truce
zane up where their dead and wounded were lying,
remained on the grosnd half an hour erecting
es over their wounded, the day being extremely
: ben the TAG Of truce returned, the enemy imme
ply advanced sgain with heavy column estimated
on 5000 70 10000 men. Near the centre Of the
m front Of the Stone WALL the ground was over
ed, which they passed Advancing by the flank in
ranks, when they h 70 the LETT fronting in line OF
l., and moved upon Us in five columns, one in rear
he Other. When within eighty yards OF the LETT Of
line, opened on them with terrible effect for about
Iniaeics, tie fight raging along the whole line With
~ yigOr.
ne brave men that stood behind our breastEorks
gzlsd In ye,a ogliuss Is or . sincs sheir humber
egemv s,iil rushed over the ground covered with
~ dead and WOunded, until In erWheming numbers
n succeeded IN surm0unting our Intellectual works,
PM. zoo yards from our el the fight still continuing
> 70 baud, with the bayOnet and the butt Of the
~ %.
aayy rock ami hurled l. wiki all his strength az
lkee, which would have sent him to render up bis
4 accom-, had it not missed its mark.
Having thus forced our centre, three companies, Co
2Ist Ai-sissirpi L.. Nils Go. l. Capt Robinson, and
+, Capt Gerald, lSh Mississippi, were left 200
d in the rcar-beiug the three companies on the lett
the regimsut-when the hated Federal Gags were
20 living in the open field above them, and beyond
ryes Heights. 70 avoid capture, the remainder Of
regiment vas then led up the Turnpike Road, and
sed within az least 60 yards Ofthe enemys 'front.' stu
- tor a mile through tie open field.
'e-ceS .rg the enemy in the field beyond Naryes
l-e, to three companies mentioned as having been
in the rear by the enemy piercing our centre, ran
% the house, opened FIRE on them. Seeing that 70
main there logger would result Ia certain capture,
y were ordered TO fle down the read, passing within
~ or seventy yards Of five regiments Of the enemy,
hing them for 40 least mile. A little beyond "Hl-
Rln," he enemy halted, where they we're met by the
u and l7-h Mississippi regiments, 4 severe contes,
wing, which resulted in checking the former The
n rallied and formed again in line Of battle in the
q beyond Mrs. CabClps house, and next morning
re joined BY the remainder Of the brigade, when al
urued to the heights.
Tos regiment lost % killed. 43 wounded, and 900
so1ers and missing How the position was defended
long by force amounting really to only strong
iils, against such terrible odds, is remarkable
d Jlder is that any escaped. The rest Of the bri-
.Ac l3h, Colonel Carter. the l7th Col. Holder
: re 2ist Colonel B. G. Humphreys, all behaved
ald in their respective positions which forbade
prominent participation in the fight, did their
ole duty. Y.