Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-21

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plank road at a gailop the party in the dusk was
mistaken for federal cavalry by the confeder-
ate line and volley OF musketry poured into
them. Jackson severely wounded IN
several places and taken from the field. He
died few days aftcrward. more from the
effect OF an amputation than the wound and
an accompanying attack OF pneumonia A. e.
hall was wounded by the federal fire later in
the evening. About dark the Union artillery
fire up the road was something terrific. About
midnight Birney's division of Sickles' corps
made a night attack on Hills right flank
driving it IN and recapturing some guns and
wagons. Then he retired. Hills troops
countered by attacking Berry, but were re-
pulsed Nextmorniug Reynolds arrived with the
hrst corps from Fredericksburg. where II 10
now perfectly clear he ought to have remained
IN view Of the orders sent TO Sedgvick TO
attack and capture the town and advance ON
Lees rear.
SUNDAY MORNING.
Sunday morning, May 8. found fully $1,000
federais huddled in a bad position around
Charlottesville, with lateral branches to the
Rapidan, on the northwest and the EappahAn-
mock, on the northeast West of this southern
projection Of the federals. resting like a spear
head on the point OF junction OF the lateral
branches, was Jackson's corps, numbering per-
haps 25.O00 men, deployed across the plank
road, awaiting daylight TO renew the attack.
East OF il. and feeling well around TO connect
with Jackson, WAS Lee with not more than
$4,000 men of Anderson and McLaws. but still
cut of from Jackson by SIckies at Hazel Grove,
until that commanding position was finally vol
unfairly abandoned. one OF the weakest moves
of this weak campaign
In fact. Jackson's defeat Of the eleventh oorps
had not decided the battle. The confederate
advance had been stopped-had spent itself IN
the brush-and there was ample time and
plenty of troops with energetic action TO meet
the morrow and roll back the rebel tide.
Hooker had hardly been touched; totally elm
mating Howard. he still had az. OO0 formidable
infantry. as yet unengaged. holding all the
lines of communication exactly between tie
segregated wings OF the confederate army, be-
sides the q, 900 menacing Lees rear az Freder-
lcksburg. Lee was far from victory at day-
light on Sunday morning, May 3. with he
ablest lieutenant gone and the isolated part %
his army practically without a head In fsse
his situation was critical In the extreme.
With anything like intelligent; and vigorous
action the Union general still had the game al
IN his own hands With his force either Grant
or Sheridan would willingly have traded OF
the entire eleventh corps with Howard thrown
in for such an opportunity at Lee as
was here presented. But Hooker conspicuously
failed 10 utilize these immense advantages.
Early IN the morning Jacksons troops pressed
to the attack under commasd of J. L. H.
Stuart At first they were successful. but the
federals recovered the lost ground, capturing
prisoners and colors
But stuart persisted in making attack after
attack. There WAS apparently skill or order
IN these onsets; the cOniederates were simply
hurled against the Union lines IN ss large
masses as possible. But the federal position
was so bad as TO permit Stuart TO constantly
outnumber them at the point II contact and
to entlade their line with artillery After
hehtlng with varying fortunes several hours
under these disadvantages, they sullenly
yielded the ground around Chancellorsyill.,
not whipped by the foe, but by their general