The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-10

erenched and against whose fortified tIons
burnside threw fully 1900 Union soldiers
IN VAIN This grape shot must have been
hred from battery posted quite a distance
away from the city. as the shot was found
lmpedded about an inch I'm a brick wall
anu was easily pried out with knife
blade On the 1st of May following Burn
sides overwhelming defeat. Fregiericks-
nutg heights were captured by Gen. John
sedgwicks Sixth army corns the sa,a
oody OF troops that fought and won the
battle above the clouds in the chicka-
mauga campaign under Grant. TIE can
tnre OF the heights of Fredericksburg WA
made possible since Lee with nearly his
entire army was at the time confronting
the army OF the Potomac under Hooker AT
charlottesville In the wilderness n few
miles distant
IL was In the battle of charlottesville
shat Hooker who was momentariiy stand
ing In the door CT his Headquarters
at the forks OF the roaas-one a
Park road leading TO Chancelors-
vile, became the target for rebe,
sharpshooter who was up tree a
half mile distant. The elongated bullet
fbefore use about as thick as lead PEN
Gil and one-haif inch long, ehown In the
Illustration. passed through Eooker's hat
and lodged in a hickory tree. from which
II was cut out by an ai5e-de-cann but not
until Union sharnsslooter had brought
the rebel sharpshooter tumhifng to fhs
ground by weii-directed shot.
The battle of Charlottesville was log, 70
the Union arms through bad gsnsraLShfp.
The plan OF battle was most excellent and
on the first days engagement promised
success. after which Hooker. shs, COM
mandf1g general. seems to have lost his
head. Instead of pushing through the WILL
dernsss a labyrinth of trees and yfne-f,fa
teff<1 al nm y,so sa r.
rays OF the sun. he halted his victorious
army ard permitted the enemy. VINO knew
every inch OF the country, TO nearly sur
round hkn. Hence on the afternoon Of the
III Of May Sfenewau Jackson. at the head
Of 30. 90 weil-seiecsed Confederate veterans.
corps. commanded by Carl Schurz FRANK
Sigel and others routed the panic-stricken
corps and threatened the destruction Of
the Army OF the Potomac. The second
days fight and that Of the subsequent day
was disastrous to the cause Of the Union
and tie Army OF the Potomac retreased
across the gapuah nnaek TO their Old
camps practically unnsolessea since Lee
WAS considerably crippled. Here fell the
great rebel ehiefsain. StonewaM Jackson.
The brass button seen in tbs engraving
bears UPON its face the coat Of arms OF
the state of Georgia. and adorned the gray
zoaavs jacket Of 3 member Of tire Forty
afth Georgia infantry IL think that Was the
number Of the regifnegfl. On tae 18th Of
May. lisa. the owner of the button with
his command confronted detachment CT
the Second army corps under tie snYIrcihie
Hancock. at Spot tsglgansa courthouse ane
rs there laid down MS life at the bloody
salient IN behalf Uf cause ne Deemed
righteous. no matter by wha: title We may
characterize II. lie was Il mere stripping
handsome and weli-sormsd. In death he
was a sssbsect for sculptor A bullet
through the left breass--as indicated by
the biocd matted there. had quickly ended
hEs young life and In death hs SEEMED
ssnilFlax. Far frura hoase and loved oses
ne lay ia . CHASTITY pise Of dead confeeI-
crates who fell before the sickle OF death
where