The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-05-15

nor accepted by those whose cHie1
motive willb be to aid their oodntry. and snos
10 rake undue.gains Soutsofs The needs ofsour
noble soldiers. Z, JAMES A. SEDDnNsf
April Is, 1868, Secretary of Nax.
From tie Richmond Examiner s Il the 7th:
fs4f From Fredericksburs,
Two trains, bearing seven humid Cd voynd.
ed and two hundred sick soldiers, fexehed
this city yesterday morning from 6diASa,s
station onsths fredericksburg road From
wounded officers who came dog1 on this train
we have some Interesting but scant facts Of
tho recent sanguinary battles. On Thdnday
Hooker Is right wing had reaebeda ppint rear
Spotsy lvania Court Hanse, his jeff rsstingion
the Rapidan at Ely's Ford, and bis scentreron
charlottesville, ten miles Southwest of Fred
ericksburg. The hostile lines We're at this
time IN close proximity and skirnfisbes were
freqaents On Friday evenjngrabeut six io'-
clock, General jackson attacked the, epemy's
right flank, and the first general hattie ;epgu-
ed General Rhodes, commanding D. ii. HITS
old division, being on our extfsmsi lett, began
the fight. ,Thesensmy had during ,llhnrsaay
night, thrown up formidab breast works 70
resist an attack from the direction OF Frede- Y
tricksborg, but our forces advancing from
nearly opposite direction, they weres df eoufse,
worthless. The, enemy finding himself cat-
Aanked deserted his works VII bout Tssistapce
and fed towards ChancelIorsyille, Night
..1T oh the pursuit was disconssfnued.--
During Saturday. jackson ac6ntihdedi 70 press
the enemy's right Shilst tGenerah lee asisil-
ed him in front. On, Sunday mornings short
" after midnight The hostile armies occupy
Inc lines parallel With the plank road leading
from Fredericksbafg TO- Grange Court Hotse,
the enemy ad vancede and delivered battls.a-
At thiscritical jrmetuIao Gsnegal Jackson ~
ceived bis wound in the manner dfteilsd Az
Ejuas Yesterday. After one Of the most despe-
rate and bloody battles az the wat, which last
ed until tcna o. clock ions Sunday inurBiA9,
Hooker was beaten at alb points, sapds5hI
back towards the RapidanJat It's 3c3ndtlnsnee
With the RappahannOck, some sixteen miles
Eaboye Ftsdericksb This wns the battle Of
charlottesville wv hilsti itwss raging ssSedE
wick. with an overwhelming fssce. advanced
| from, the Rappnhann9ck below Frede1ictS-
burg. mon General Early, WIN, with one d.
vision. held the heights Of Frederick bufx.
! After d short hut desperate resistance, Early
/ was compelled to retire towards Chafc elAoft-
vile. and Sedgwick took posses ion of the long
/ coveted heights. In this fight the enemy cap
tufed q humber Of prisoners ard i've guns OF
1.-THE Washington Artillery lbifsaiiof9l MiIs
/ said that two. entire companies sfifhe Mash
ington Artillery were taken, bpi We thaaf tho
report doubtful. When a ressrse overtakes
i us q scape goat is never wal'ting, Up this
case IL is said we could have bad our POSITION
but for the pusillanimDus conduct OF SONS m
s. fantry regiments We howeSsrs belle W. ionr
i defeat at this point to have been splely dpe 70
i the immense odds brought against us.
3 The enenny's triumph wns destined e 90
4 short-lived. Gen. Laws being sent 20 zen.
Early assistance, in less than ~ henra ms
4 lodged Sedgwick and drove him into the laE
& ley Of the Rappahannock, retapturing, It 10
believed, The guns just before bst. whether
4 Sedgwlck resfeateutt 'no soNu - -, ~ s1's0
point below, we have been gaAb ilearp.rr
But in either event Genera1 lfe haYng pm
= ished Hooker sufficiently t.; Keep him qnlet
4. for the balance Of the day. turtisd his troops
4 towards fredericksburg, detsrnlaedl TO sdnss
s. Sedgwick beyond the river and get rid OF hina.
This. he did, sbntasasse asaEns alAesaA1ezzs.~
i est bought victory of the dhyss ~ our loss IN
Il this battle be as, great ss rted, oar col
snns must have sssp sssseia d 9s hY
the enemy artillery, ptanteq ~ tne SsAInHt1
Il hills. sss :. ,.s,g :.
ET1 OF the operations slase sunday I'VE ness
i nothing but the yaguest and nsns pnsahsias'
i Itory rpmours. I'D a.f3 si f,Ifi4s ssiisd taI
Il In the series Of battles, We hsyf menhoned
that our army captured thirty cannon and
s some ten Thousand pflsoners.-e'3'le snousa1u
OF which are SAID TO nave 'afr1sss' = sau'nsss
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