The New York herald., 1863-05-16

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0ordonsviie abandoning their cannon ammunitioa and
10 the midst Of this panic %ss the sssSs but
their support He renewed the attack keeping the enc
my my N enscs s me Nsr s s1ssy sn
Motifs brigade and Haymans brigade noby supported
Gen. Berry, who unfortunately fell n trying 70 gain the
position abandoned by the Eleventh corps.
The breaking Of the right wing left our troops In 'front.'
danger Of being outanked so they had 70 fall back on
headquarters Gen. Meagher had TO throw line across
the and into the Scotts Mills n order 70 n-
aOug but finding their retreat thus off, had reon
the army The result Of the days Sighting was that our
trs and had sufficient been thrown 10 to
follow up our advantage the enemy might nave oeee
crushed On account Of the defalcation Of the eleventh
army reinforcements had be thrown In In order
TO maintain poson for, II jackson forced our right
wing our centre was too far advanced and would be
crushed. So troops had TO fall back forming more
direct line of battle.
Sunday May broke forth bright and clear The birds
In the 10 est chanting forth sweet melody but their
music interrupted by the fierce roll OF artillery
About i've O'Clock in the morning the battle resumed
the batteries in front vomiting forth their hcrrd mis-
ses DEATH Indeed the battle opened hercey that
the booming Of artillery shook the earth around as con
morning General Meagher received orders to ad
vance vance the brigade 70 the front to support the
the columns that lined the way, we were loud
" and repeatedly cheered. With our General at
M the brigade marched as Srnagb Sooy aSe sSe
woods shot and shell were poured like hail upon u.s.
When the General reached the end Of the road he
the head OF the column and depoyed into the woods His
escapes here almost miraculous; for, though men
were falling on every side he boldly rode on all the time
cheering the by word and example. Here q
shell burst behind him. where he had but just le killing
four Of our men.
hours, under most destructive fire OF shot and she'll
which killed Two officers and several men. The
wood commanding the plain towards Chanceorsville.
This battery well worked and did good execuon for
did it cease firing Corporal H. Lebroke and private
alone remained and finally themselves unable TO work
brigade was ordered K 70 their relief The brigade again
steadily formed line and dashed into the open plain
Ing destructive hre the enemy who were advancing
Some Of fell but the others seized the ropes and
dragged the guns with them, General Meagher oil the
As we advanced through the road we met Of the
One Hundred and Forteth Pennsylvania with one OF the
guns which they unable to carry out for want Of
help Here tho remnant Of the Irish Brigade-for
II numbered only about five hundred and twenty
Union; for, had the rebels seized the battery and
turned 1t upon our army, regular panic might nave
n aid sS giving way We the plain
at the end OF the wood General Hancock rode up to
s rs
was placed in wood the left Of the White House.
While We were thus engaged in front the battle was
continual FIRE Of muskery was kept up through the
woods. AT time the enemy succeeded ON the right
open plain but batteries, particularly Ran
dolphs, opened such fierce, destructive nre
rally moved down In hundreds dense suiphurous fog
Of smoke obscured the plain while high above the shouts
artillery This continued all through Sunday until night
threw its welcome veil OF silence over the
From the dense volumes o. smoke toat arose from .ns
evident that they ON fire. This was the more meau
choy the house was used as hospital and the wood
was full of our dead and wounded. SO thick was the
smoke from the burning forest and the continual firing
that the plain was obscured. Indeed IL was sad
left to perish the most horrible OF all deaths. Yet
such the awful casualties OF war; Our troops were
engaged all Sunday night and Monday morning in throw
ing up strong line OF breastworks the right and Left
These lined with troops with behind,
SO that TINS pos,9n seemed almost ~ s al
men, ana struck the trees General Meagher. Rain
fell in torrents Tuesday, making regular pond Of the
camp. AS not allowed any tons, We had 20 rest
ourselves could the ground under one
was an ominous throughout the camp Tuesday,
and then enlivened by fusilade Of musketry be-
wesred and exhausted on tuesday night thai We threw
ourselves upon the wet ground. About ten O'Clock
for marching in hsf an hour. We jumped up, saddied
horses and remained for nearly two hours whom
night We lay dow again in our wet blankets pools o
water around and were trying 70 compose ourselves
to sleep when were again ordered . got ready for the
march. Never did unfortunate army suffer more
wretched or wearisome march We had 10 march along
new .osa uss cu nIouen sne ,nc a,. was puua
s @ sp ns ss.S ~ - MA s o - ~ ~ sse. e m man NJ srd Soes
o,isd nv.s =; y,..,r - 1rs~ th.,ss,as shrsrh a. AMI
dsv ve recrocsed The the men
wcaried and disprfted, and the dsrent commands re-
turned TO their old camps. fear that attempt has
cesn maae oepse ~ sne ~ % S s nsaa
h,s been ASSIGNED TO others assertfor vas present
all the timethat the battery was brought out By the
Fourth battalion OF the brgade under command OF Major
the
regiment. When succeeded in bringing the guns into
.nc pam on. % o sns % wUou o'ners might nave lent VIII
Here let me remark that both the officers and man or
the brigade uoby and earossy supportod their general