The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-05
AFTER THE LOST BATTLE.
MONT SCENTS ON THE BLOoDY FIELD
or FRE DERfCkSBURG.
Brnve Mon Moved Down NV Thou.nn.is-
Charging the Ft"iahts-A Vntcnno ur Ftrr
-on the slope Gathering the Wounded.


Every one rcnlnmhcrs the slaughter and
the failure at Tr'drrickAhurs; the grief Of il.
the momen,ary pane " Il tsplir. burnside was
the riun of the 1871 VI December. than hr. no
moro gallant solder in ali the army. no more
patriotic cita'n in all thc republic. Bet he at
tempted there the impossible. and as rcpu's,
grcw toward suster lost n ut equal mind which
IS necessary in ariuous affairs.
Maryc's Hi WIS the forus of the strife II
rises in tn rear ut fredericksburg. n stones
throw beyond the cann which runs alons thr
western border Of the city. The ascent is not
very abrupt brick house stan ia on the hill-
side. whence you mny overlook Fredcrrfshurg
and all the circumii'rnt country. The Orange
plank road ~ ends the hli ON the right hand
sd. ol the house. tn" telegraph road on the lett
sharp r e. Ot ground at the loot at the heights
a,iiord',,i a cov,r Tor the formal on OF troops
commands IT, The hili il part oi u lunl. bold
ridge on winch e.. denliNty ! ans. III, t'htn..
from Falmouth to Massut Onax crock, siN mil. -
lis summit was sha-ay aud rou-h. with the
eartiworks oi tho edcrnts and WIS
crowned VIII their artillery. The stono wall
on Murye's Height WIS their "cuign of van
taE.. held Ivy the irisad, r " Cohbund krrshaw
ol NJ lAwss |, v on. On the s"u.-cir 'ular
crest above and str't hing Tar on ether hand.
was LrnVstr,rte CprIs. forming the lett OF tho
Conicdcrlt' I'M. HIS advance position was the
ston' wall and riil trenches alOn. tn telegraph
commanded aud swept thu streets winch led out
We Nt'issiis. Cn1ti rttsi-
in'ni march NJ down HOS streets "a single II 90.
keeping rlo~r 20 tn houses. one f.r On the
ri-lit hand sid. another on the left BDtyo' n
the canal amt the loot Of thp ride. WIS ID level
plat az fat, even Ground. a lew hundred yards
in width. This restricted space afforded what
opportunity thcrr WIS 10 form in order %. Iai-
t". dlN"on MESSED on H.. narrow plain Was
a tir-rt Tor L.. s artillery. which cut fearful
swHins IN tue d'n se and compact ranks. Be
low ana to- the ri-lt o. tAc hous' wer, fen
which imrrded the advance of the char-iu.:
ines NuHi 'Vcr div.s uu was assign I'd the
inc town. 90 -s'd Ga. canal. tray 10 al the mar
row l"vri ami formed under cover ~ tn" rise ~
ground below IA" house At The word. suddenly
ascending this hnk. they pressed forward up
the hii Tor thr stone wall and the crest bey Ond.
INTO TIE JAWS or DEATH
From noon 60 dark Burnside continued 60
iurl one dNs CA after another against that
smoke md iron hail. lrcn MS diyison was
the first To rush To The assault. When il
emerged from cover and burst ont on tn. opcn
in full view Of the enemy. II WIS cro,t i with !
frlgitiul II rs reception from all his batteries
ON TIE cirrllng summit Thu ridge conrrn-
trHt'd upon IL tn rousprg'n FRI OF all lis ,n-
gin ~ co. war You might SEQ. at a mil. the
,v9nrs mad' Ivy Ire cannon "lls IN the r"nss.
tue ar cloud Of carth and dust. miug,-d TIA
the limbs 40 men. The batteries in front 81 the
devoted division hundred a..ains, It. 1nthe
risit. ~ ihr i"ii, canton VIZ. answering 10
each other ia - Tremendous drAiculns battle
chorus. tNv burden of which was:
Welcome L. ihc-c u,adnou ahoutto ode.
"i con ntrM.on. ot an Hrr-alnlo-t a senit-
cir'l''-oi d'-tru. on. 1t WAS q centre Of at
traction Of ail doady missiles. At that moment
mat sinEr DIVISION was gong M alone IA hat-
tr agh nSt ihe southern Couicd"rary. and was
h"in- pounded To- picrs. II continued 10 go
up n~yertnt toward The. Stone wall toward
th crest aOoye. With HIS more firmly pressed
toy tlf T.. the men closed up their ranks AMI
pushed iorwurd. I'll. storm. oi battle m rea-.d
It's Jury upon tIcm: the crash Of fInskcfr,
mingled with tn" roar Of ordnance from IA,
neas~. Thr stone wal ana IA" ,,'-pis added
th~r rrllIe irrli" e. the ii"sp base 81 tu, bel
lowing rd-r. Vhe rapid dl-.har.o of small
arms poured continuous rain 81 bullets IN
th'ir face = t.."y fell down iy tons. by -Horts B.,
hundreds. Nh"n trry mad 40 ned large part
OF Ia" dist.nre. tn storm q .Vcop.i into 4 bur
ri".n" 81 rum. The div Son WAS blown back.
- Il 10y breath OF heil : door suddenly ~, ned
-shait' red. dieor Tered. poll neil. down the de-
ciiN.tcs. amid ~" shouts ana y'..s Of thccneuy.
whi,h mtd"th" horrid Il In dsnoniac. Jntil thrp
the DIVISION seemed to h- cont.n iiny with IN.
wrath Of hrute ana material forces bent ON lis
AMMUNITION. THIS shout rrctli.d the human
agony IN All n. turhu, ncn and fury Of liz
Some. Tn diNision OF French tell hack-that
a 10 say, one heif 81 IT. 1t suffered a loss OF
II a % h immediately charged " tn Ave thou
sand men : i"ran r Eim'ais. l.d D., tried CONE
members. tn g Saw WnNt mad htf peu,i; they
knew VIVA; wod.d hc,nN them. r.ry ad,Hi go
up 90" ilil, flr hrgN - wrrf found s.'d within
tNvnly-INv iH'S Of t'" st0n- wall; It ~ns
tnrS w'rr thrown nH IN q los- ~ two thou
shiri uhli' tented severity of loSs Ham
roeN an From h. rriu.1Hd from tuc Stone wal.
would not qut the Mia a.io-' thor. Turr diyi-
Sons. lying down on the .arih. teral!y lung To-
To- ground they had won. Tho. v.'ilitt mon
Who could uol 70 forward. wp4'tl not ~ back.
All the whll" %" tait-l.c nl fh- hrl.tts RACED
and storued a. them. HoNsrt's IN SIN
Nnrls t. their lett attacked r,IcasoG!y IN thor
support
TINT CREST MUST nr CARRIED"
1t was Tin that Burnside rode down from
~" lAlllps ilOuS ON Ia. northern nd. Of tn
Erppahannock, and standing On riie hun ~
II" river sNrins at tNose formidable heights.
night Hooker remors rated. begged ol eyed
In IN" army - near II tuohey. He prepared u
charge VIII Humrhr,ys DIVISION; he brought
NJ every available haI ry M the city. pro-
cend,d,' he said. " ag INST their barriers ~
would against a fonihraiion. and .ndeaVorrd
y breach nor snili'' 'nuy iarEe Tor q lor,"rn
on the selected spot until sunset. H. made no
Impression upon tnrlr worhs no more than
rp'k.' Humphrey piyslon formed under
shclu.r o l'c u.s., m column, ior assault They
load and IRE. .T,s Officers ''' were r''" pSt
they moved forSlrd With great iml.eta'
n-ly th'y charged a. "A run. hurrahlur The
iYrrn. s. Of them advanced to within fifteen or
twenty yards. q thu stone wall. Hooker after
ward sad; No campaign Ia the world ctcr
raw more gallant adNanr" than Humphreys
men Hodo tnerr But they wer'' TO % il worS
hurled ,lrh with enormous loss Ii Was n'ei
last dark the auack Yus susr nded. Thru
crest, tl' mu~krtry at the ston. wall had pros
uatri d.NiSi"h after di'sioh on Mary 5 Han.
An now o." sun hid st, Wiu-sit bad stolen
,nn nl tnr %s' @ml srrrrd hor '"'i ot dusk; n"
town %" Hat the hill. thr ridge. lay under the
Iarkn"-s, aud gloom iai p rl'l town upon mo
Phillips House. oyer on iir stafford y .l.hte
where burns do would alter u while hcll Ii >
council OF war
AT THE FOOT OF THE HEIGHTS.
;, The shattered regiments ~ TIier's brigade -
HuMphrDN's Division W.r' assembled under