The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-08-12
WAR STORIES.
Battle Of fredericksburg

A Georgia regiment, about 3 o'clock
took a battery of eight guns, but be
ing unsupported and having exhaust
ed their ammunition, we're forced tc
relinquish it.
Our loss in killed, wounded and
missing on the right wing will, VIC
think, be found to be about 1900
though DR.. Gill, General Lees medi
cal director, is reported to have said
that that number will cover our loss
along the whole line. All OF our
wounded that have conversed with
say that our killed will bear no pro.
portion TO our wounded, the latter be-
ing eight or ten to one of the former.
Our artillery suffered more severely
than the infantry.
Our loss in officers is, as usual, very
great: General Maxey Gregg was shot
through the spine with minnie ball
and now lies, it IS thought, mortally
wounded at the home Of Mr.. Thomas
Ycrby.
The cnemy's loss on his left is cs-
timated at 5000 men, killed, wound cd
and prisoners. / have seen about 500
of the latter, the only officer of note
on the other side that we hear of be-
ing killed is General Jackson. One
of his aids, Major Zentimcyer, reports
the death Of his chief.
The battle on the left was equally
as disastrous to the enemy, and much
less serious to US. About 3 o'clock
p. m, the enemy sailed out of Fred
cricksburg and advanced against
Longstreet. His FIRST attack was made
on hill south Of the railroad, upon
which the Washington artillery bat
talon was posted behind breastworks.
Between the hill aud the town there
is wide, clear plain, over which the
enemy had to advance. The Wash
ing.on artillery reserved their fire un-
til the Yankees arrived within two
hundred and fifty yards, when they
opened on the heavy masses with grape
and canister. At the first broadside
of the sixteen guns Of the battalion,
hundreds of the Yankees went down,
and atcvcry successive discharge great
burrows were plowed through their
ranks. They staggered repeatedly,
but were as soon rallied and broug ght
forward. But, when within less than
two hundred yards Of the foot Of the
hill on which the battalion was post
ed, being unable longer to withstand
the murderous fire that at every dis
charge was decimating their ranks,
they broke and fed in confusion
wards of thousand.thinking to es-
cape the FIRE from which they were
suffering, ran forward and jumped in
to cut Of the railroad, but found lit
tlo safety in tho movement, as the cut
was swept from end to end by bat.
terry further up the road. The main
body Of the enemy, however, fed pre-
cipitately back toward the town.
While the Washington artillery had
been moving down the center, three
brigades of our infantry had been
busy on the tanks and when the ene-
my gave way, pursued them into the
town.
During the greater part of the ac-
tion Generals Lee and Longstreet were
in the Washington artillery's breast
works, and are said to have enjoyed
the sport intensely. Our whole loss
on this wing amounted to FIVE hun
dred killed and wounded.
The Washington artillery had twen-
ty-five wounded. Among our killed
is General Thomas r. r. Cobb. We
have heard no estimate Of the enemy's
loss in this engagement, but it amounts
to many thousand.
Hoping this report, will interest the
"boys who wore the gray and every
one else who reads it, 1 remain,
Yours very truly,
w. D. Lyles,