Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-05-20

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/ orders, when fragment of shell struck
him upon the leg and thigh, horribly mutt.
lating his entire limb. It was now night,
! and the action ceased. .
But to return to Posey aud the Yankees
on the plank road. As soon asWright be-
gan his furious attack upon the enemy's
right flank and rear, the Yankees upon the
plank. and turnpike roads, In nPosey's and
Mahone's front, began Ia give way, and by
night had been pressed back to Chancellors.
vile, their line of skirmishers and pickets
being advanced down both Of the roads
eight hundred OF one thousand yards. At
ter dark, Wright was ordered back to the
plank road at a point where the road from
the furnace falls into tGe former. Here
the main body of ourarny slept during Fri.
day night. Early Saturday mofaing, jack
I 500; &c. Hill asd Taodes ligis-
ions,. passed up to the left by the way Of
the iron furnace, and passing on, iucliniug
to the North, struck the plank road some
where near Wilderness Church. Ander-
sous division, Except Wilcox's brigade,
left at Banks Ford) occupied the centre
of our lineSwith Wright's brigade, on the
left Of the plank road. Malone, ,Posey aud
Perry on the right, where they connected
with the left of McLaws', who had come up
in the night, and was then with his centre
on the turnpike road, with his right extend.
ing across iu the direction of the United
States Ford; and his left, as just stated,
connecting with Auderson's lett and jack
sons right, which, the enemy, perceiving,
was enabled to take advantage Of, aud a.
bout 2 p. m. threw down strong column
and took possession of the iron furnace,
. thus cutting off our connection with Jack.
sons train, and, it is said, taking prisoners
nearly an entire Carolina regiment. As
son as this, movement Of the enemy was
discovered by General Anderson, he des.
patched Posey to meet the enemy, and, if
possible, retake the position at the furnace,
Posey's advance soon engaged the enemy,
who, appearing in overwhelming numbers,
General P. was obliged to retire. Wright,
with three Of his regiments, was ordered to
Posey's support, and soon the enemy gave
way across the run that flows q the foot Of
the hill on which the furnace is situated.
Late in the evening, the enemy made an
advance down the plank road, with two
brigades, no doubt having discovered that
Anderson had Withdrawn most of the troops
from that point. This advance was met in
the woods by the Sd Georgia Regiment, of
Wright's brigade, which had been advanced
all day we'll to the front as skirmishers.-
They checked the Yankee advance, and
finally, after two hours hard fighting, drove
the enemy (two brigades) back to their line
ofentrenchments arouga, Charlottesville
About sunset, or little before, Jackson
having got his men in position upon the
enemy's right flank and rear, opened upon
him, teri fight eusued, lasting uptil
dark. The enemy we're driven from every
position, and with immense loss, until their
right had doubled in on their centre at and
fMmediate4 around Charlottesville. This
was qhe of the most brilliant engagements
of the whole weeks fighting, and contribu-
ted largely to the complete victory which
we gained on Sunday morning. The ene-
my on our right (their left) were compara-
lively quiet during the day bat whenever
chance presented, the gallant McLaws
threw his force upon them, and drove them
into their works. And thus Saturday night
closed upon US. Nothing of interest had
occurred in front or below fredericksburg,
except that the indication showed the ene-
my were disposed to abandon their position
in front of Early.
At daylight Sunday morning our army
commenced advancing upon the enemy
from all points. We are now almost com.
pletely around him, but single point of
escape being open to him, that by way of
the Ely's Ford and United States Ford
roads.
Soon the roar of artillery was heard in
Jackson's direction, and anderson moved
forward in front; Malone on the right, with
his right resting on the South side of the
plank road !; then Wright, Posey and Perry,
McLaws with his left on the plank road,
and his right extending we'll across the
turnpike.
The enemy had dug rife pits, cutabattis
in front and along his whole front, while
his artillery, we'll protected by earth.works,
was planted on every emiuence and swell
or rising ground so as to get a direct and
en6lading fire upon all points of our advan.
cing lines. On our gallant army moved,
their ranks played upoHbysan incessaus
fire of shell, grape and canister from the
front, the right and the left. On our gal
liant commander pressed through the woods,
over the fields, up the hills, unto the very
mouths of the enemy's batteries and up to
the long line of rife pits. With terrible
shout, they sprang forward, and rushing
through the abattis, they gained the bank
in front Of the rife pits, when the enemy
gave way in great confusion and fed This
was on our extreme left, under Jackson,
and that portion of our centte where Wright,
Posey and Perry were engaged. The ene-
my still held their position on our right,
and that portion of our centre in front of
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