The National tribune., 1882-09-23

the works from which they had just emerged.
| Their artillery under Colonel Crutchfeld,
which had been brought up to sweep the
Plank Road, was almost annihilated by the
fire of the battery on the Plank Road. This
gave time to reload the guns.
a DETERMINED STRUGGLE.
The enemy rallied and opened furious
musketry fire from the woods against Pleas
onton and Berry. Both stood firm, and
then came two charges in succession which
reached almost to the muzzles of Pleason-
tons guns, which were only supported by
two small regiments of cavalry, the Sixth
New York, and new and untried regiment,
the Seventeenth Pennsylvania. The whole
did not amount to over 1000 men. The One
Hundred and Tenth Pennsylvania regiment,
Of Whipple's division, arrived in time to
strengthen the cavalry support, and many
of the Eleventh Corps men fell into line
also. The last charge of the enemy was
batfled by the Opportune arrival of Birney's
and Whipple's divisions and Barlow's brig
ade, which formed in columns of brigades
behind Pleasonton. They had been ordered
back at the first report Of the disaster.
By this time, too, (about 9 p. m.,) Hayes's
brigade Of French's corps had been posted
on the right, in rear and oblique to Berry's
second line. The latter had greatly strength
ened his position with log breastworls, etc.
Captain Best of the Fourth United States
artillery, in the meantime, had exerted him
self to collect forty or fifty guns belonging
to the Twelfth, Third, and some he had
stopped from the Eleventh Corps, and had
arranged them at Fairview, to fire over the
heads of Berry's troops into the thicket
where the enemy were posted and along the
Plank Road
JACKSON'S DEATH WOUND.
Hooker was so disheartened at the unex-
pected success of the enemy, that when the
first shock came he sent word to Sickles to
save his command if he could, and at one
time there is little doubt that he thought of
retreating and leaving the Third Corps to its
fate. For when the enemy charged there
was an awful gap in our lines; Birney's,
Whipple's and Williamss divisions, and
BarlOw's brigade were all absent Fortu-
nately Jackson was unable to press his adj
vantage; for the ardor of the charge, the
darkness, the thicllets and the abattis in
which his forces became entangled, caused
RhOdes's and ColstOn's divisions to be all
intermingled, creating such disorder and
confusion that military organization was
suspended, and orders could neither be COM
municated nor obeyed. Jackson, therefore,
halted his men in the edge of the woods,
about mile and half from Chancellors-
vile, posted two brigades on the two roads
that came in from the south, and sent for
Hills division, which was in rear and which
had not beer engaged, to take the front,
while the other two divisions fell back to
the open space at DowdalPs tavern, to re-
form their lines. Pending this movement,
he rode out on the Plank Road with part of
his staff and few Orderlies to reconnoitre,
cautioning his pickets not to fire at him on
his return. When he came back new men
had been posted, and his approach was mis-
taken for the advance of PleasontOn's cav
airy. His own troops fired into him with
fatal effect. Nearly all his escort were killed
or wounded, and he received three balls
which shattered both arms. His horse ran
toward the Union lines, and, although he
succeeded in turning him back, he was
dashed against the trees and nearly IN
hOrsed. He reached the confederate lines
about the time our artillery again opened
up the Plank Road with fire which swept
everything from its front. Several OF his at
tendants were killed and others wounded
YOU MUST HOLD YOUR GROUND"
The rebels found the utmost difficulty in
keeping their men in line under this tre-
mendous fire. Sentries had to be posted,
and great precautions taken to prevent the
troops from giving way. General Pender
Jackson as he was carried past
and complained of the demoralizing effect of
this cannOnade, but Jackson replied sharply
and sternly, you must hold your ground,
General Pender." He was removed to the
Tavern, and as General Lee was
in some fear that Averells cavalry, then at
Elley's Ford, might make dash and cap
ture him, he was sent on to Guiney's Station,
on the fredericksburg and Richmond Rail-
road, where he died on the 10th of May
Whether the rebels killed him, or whether
some of his wounds came from our own
troops, the First Massachusetts, or Seventy
third New York, who were firing heavily in
that direction, is matter of some doubt.
While leaning over him and expressing his
A P. Hill was also wounded by
the fire from q section of Dimiclls battery,
posted in advance in the Plank Road, and
the command of his corps was assigned, at
his request, to the cavalry general, J. E. B.
Stuart.
When our artillery fire ceased Hills
troops took position in front of the Others.
To be continued
When the Frost IS on the Pumpkin.
TPU BENZ f. .0haSOnl