Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26

| view about IL o'clock. The cannon from
| Marye's Hill gashed them in front; those
| from Stansburys Hill raked them on
| their right. while those on Lees nm
| raked them on their left. But the brave
| Federal soldiers pressed forward towards
| the foot OF Marye's Heights. only TO be
| met by an eniilade Of shot and shell from
| 200 rincmen OF Georgia and North Caro-
| lima, under General Cobb. hidden from
| view by the stone fence. In this hercs
| assault LOO OF these brave men fell dead.
| Hancock's men again made this assault
| In gallant style, but were met with
| Confederate yell and by sheet OF IN
| fantry fire, which was reserved until they
were within about $50 yards OF the stone
| fence. when again 1900 OF Hancock's men
were shot down. At 1 O'Clock Howard s
| Division attempted third assault. her-
| shaw was now in command or the stone
fence. and another gallant and heroic
| assault was made by the FederaIs' oh
| they came; determination written upon
| their faces; with double quick step tney
| rushed towards the stone fence, bayonets
drawn. ready to do or die; but that
stone wall was impregnable, and when
within about 200 yards of the same a
whitening sheet OF musketry fire from the
gallant GeOrgians and Carolinians caused
a halt; they quivered, broke, and 700 more
fell dead and dying. Summers Corps OF
veteran soldiers had dared and done all
that brave men could do; but they at
tempted that which no human power
could have accomplished. Thus nine Con-
federate regiments not only unfllnchingly
held their position, but had piled the
very front OK it with heaps of Federal
dead.
THE GRAND ASSAULT.
At the same hour Of l I'm the afternoon,
Burnside had ordered grand assault OF
C0OlO men upon Jacksons right mus
hopiug BIZ a simultaneous right-hand ana
Ieft-hand assault 20 break through Lee
right and gain one of the TWO hish"ays
that lei 10 Richmond. A. !. Hilis hrst
line of battle was broken DuI
Jackson. promptly informed OF this as
sault rode headlong 10 his right. and
nrrliug Early and TaiaferrO upon the
now forWard-rushing Federals. drove
back their division in great disorder
Near the middle of the afternoon
fourth assault was made upon Marye
Heights This met the same fate as me
previous three, and Loo were soon added
t0 the oead and dying already covering
the foot of these heights.
Stuug almost 10 madness and chaiing
under h.s almost total defeat Burnside
against the advice Of Hooker, ordered
nIth assault upon Marye's Heights. but
"a fiery sheet OF shot. shell, and musketry
met them as they approached the stone
fence and another thousand fell IN the
same undertaking i'm which their prede-
cessOrs had 50 significantly failed. Inc
task imposed upon them was beyond the
reach of human accomplishment; but we
can only admire the bravery exhibited
by these Federal soldiers IN their heroic
attempt 10 capture these Heights.
From three different army corps 5000
men had been hurled against 1000
Georgiaus and CarOiinians, but had been
successfully driven back, and their front
strewn with nearly 800 dead and wound
cd. while not Federal soldier had
touched the wall, so brayely held.
FUTURE CONFLICT ABANDONED.
On the 18th Burnside desired to renew
his attack upon Lees right but he found
all his subOrduates bitterly opposed, and
he abandoned the future conflict ana
at the first opportunity, during a storm
ON that night, he recrOssed the Kappa
hammock, leaving behind him nearly 1900
dead and wounded. Lees loss was about
5000, mainly on his right, where jackson
had fought outside OF his slight breast
works Fifty thousand Federals had
been actively engaged in opposition to
10000 COnfederates
Lee had expected Burnside TO renew
the battle on the nth. but this he did not
DO, and Jackson secured permission
to attack the Federal left on the eve
ming Of the 18th. He and Stuart opened |
fierce artillery fire on Franklin along |
the Richmond road. but Franklin's hun
bred held-cannon and heavy guns COM |
PEELED an abandonment Of the movement |
Not satisfied with this, Jackson desired |
to make an assault with the bayonet |
after nightfau but Lee would not per- |
NIT this TO be done. IN letter TO Presi- |
dent Davis on the 10Th Of December Lee |
declared that he supposed Burnside was
just commencing his attack and that he !
was saving his men for the conflict.
IN WINTER QUARTERS.
The Federal army went into winter |
quarters along the line Of tie railway
from Fredericksburg TO Aqua creek, with |
"a base OF supplies at that Potomac land |
ing. Jackson established his headquar- !
ters at Moss Neck, nesr Fredericksburg
and LOngstreets Corps occupied the !
vicinity OF Banks's Ford, and the Second |
Corps went into winter quarters ia Caro-
line county.
Thus these two powerful contending
armies. with their camp-fires in sight of
each other went into winter quarters
and commenced the work Of preparing
Tor another trial OF strength during the
coming year.
Let us examine lnelr respective cOnul-
tons opportunities. and advantages. as
they lie inactive I'm their camps one was
fairly noung in the Injuries OF life. with
the entire world from which they could
gather their stores; with ample means
10 90 into the markets Of the world and
purchase that which they needed, while
the same money could, and did, purchase
them new recruits, and caused the other
not only to fight against The men Of the
North. but to meet face 10 face upon the
battlefield an army composed OF nearly
every nationality under the sun; hunger
TO them was unknown: priyation7 Of any
Kind TO them We're rare and there stood
at their back strong government ready,
willing and able to supply every demand
made upon ii.
THE OTHER PICTURE.
Examine the other picture. Poverty, in
its most cruel shape, marched through
and peryaded every tent upon that
bivOuac; hunger clustered around nearly
THE DOCTORS MISTAKE.