The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-01
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fM ~ mont. About i've o'clock In the evening
ank movement was ac accomplished, and that stone
vail waa agnin Numbering in The enemy's rear. =
sacks0n fell upou thg enemyB y rear, going In upou
.nem with their backs turned IN his fanking col
usmn. The at0ry or the stFlying Daiehman1 and
INC defeat Of Hooker Is soon told. In an hour WE
had driven the enemy at all points alp forced them
rack m'Iy two ard . half miles Carrying two of
nne.f w. earhwoTks of a most formidable character.
Nsht closed with our men masters Of the field and
prepared 0n the Gaming morning to turn the iiisht
0t the preceding evening into Toui. After nIxIt
IaI Jackson rode out in front Of his (our) lines Ia
discovering, IL possible, road leading around 10
tnifed States Ford, to the end that he might cu;
Tue enemy of fiOm retreat by the fords. The sad
catastrophe that ensued fs known to the county.
'acnson ieii Whilst returiag 10 our lines, the
my having attempted, in their desperation, TO sur
PRISE us with midnight afrack.s The next morn
ing Grneral E. b. Stuart assumed command OF
Iaekson,s corps aud fought the hattie 10 success
fai termination, driving the enemy back AZ al,
points, but failing 10 secure the fDris, as Jackson
mad intended, for the reason that before he took
command the enemy lad a suficieney Of time to
render u move OF this SOFT impossible.
Let ns return for moment 10 the vicinity Of
Fsederieksburg, and note the operations there
franspastns. On Saturdayevening The EHce of the
enemy which crossed 10 the south bank OF thr
IiveT recrossed TO The north bank and took mp the
!ime o. march, apparently 10 reinforce Hooker at
Charlottesville. Al the same time balloon a.
cended near the Lacey s.ouse, the stafford side,
the Yankees abandon their lines his front, and
%nTgtssing they meaAtias sa1cls Gaantefs Vile
aid Hooker, at Ot,ce ordered his men 10 move. and
started To join Gen. Lee. The Yankees were then
enabled, by means OF their balloons discover the
foFce with which were defending the line at
fredericksburg As soon as they observed Our
from the heights of Stafford, with their bal
loon, they began 10 countermarcb, again threw
down their p0nioOns, and re0ccupied their old PIT
siion about dark of Saturday evening, at the Ber-
naTd honse, just below Fredericksburg. During
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besf he can uuliI three o'cioek and then 81 w,rI
BE WIN you." The enemy ,neanii..e begin 10
press forward on the plank road, expectipg 10 form
il junction with Hooker. Dslusive hope. Al three
O'Clock Wilcox - divisan having falteh back from.
Eanks's Ford, and being sustained BY the rest Gf