The National tribune., 1904-04-21
CONTINUANCE OF THE BATTLE.

When. some hours before dawn of Sun
day. Lee received word of the wounding OF
jackson. the messenger who conveyed to
him the tidings, added that it had been
Jackson's intent. had he been spared Ito
have pressed the enemy on Sunday
"These people shall be pressed to-day" ex-
claimed Lee. with deep emotion. (35)
Stuart had succeeded for the time being
to Jacksons command. and forming the
corps in three lines. he advanced it at
daylight to the attack. with the batte-cry.
charge, and remember jackson =" t36 J
Swinging round his right so as to bring
it perpendicular with the plankroad. he
seized the crest which had the day before
been occupied by the left of the Eleventh
Corps. got 30 pieces of artillery rapidly
into position thereon, and opened heavy
fire on the plain around the Chancellor
House. (3O
SUNDAY MORNING
The attitude of Hooker had not now
even the pretence of an offensive charac-
ter. The line he held, however. on Sun
day morning, still covered the angle
of roads at the Chancellor House
Sickies's Corps, and Berry's Division of
Slocum's Corps. and French's Division of
COUGHS Corps formed the right. and faced
westward to meet Stuart's attack, while
the rest of Slocum's Corps and Hancock s
Division of COUGHS Corps formed the cen.
ter and left and covered the two roads
from Charlottesville to Fredericksburg to
meet any assault from the remainder of
Lees army. while part of Hancock was
thrown back. facing eastward. so as to
guard the communications with United
States Ford The corps-commanders saw
that .t was only Il question of saving what
they could of the army's honor, for the
army was without a head. $3.50 During
the night the engineers had traced out a
new line three-quarters of mile to the
rear of Charlottesville. toward the river.
and covering the roads to United States
and Ely's Fords. To this line Hooker had
resolved to retire. and he seemed to be
incapable of other resolve.
Sickles and Berry and French made
good hight at their position, receiving
Stuarts impetuOus attacks; but the re-
suit was that, after a severe struggle
Sickles was forced from his front line.
Carroll, with few regiments of French s
Division, assailed Stuart's left flank. and
threw it into much confusion. capturing
several hundred prisoners (39D but that
flank being reinforced. Stuart pressed back
French in turn. and his right renewed the
attack on Sickles. (4O)
LEE GOT CHARLOTTESVILLE.
While Stuart was thus bearing down
on the right wing, Lee with his remaining
divisions attacked the center and left un-
der Slocum and Hancock. He threw for
ward Anderson's Division on the plank
road connecting Fredericksburg and Chan
ceilorsville to attack SlOcum. and assailed
Hancock with McLaws's Division. The
latter was repulsed in the most brilliant
manner by the skirmish line of Hancock s
Division; but Anderson pressed hard on
Slocum: and throwing round his left. sue
ceeded in making a connection with Stuart
by thin line. This done. Lee advanced
his whole line. when Sickles and Slocum
were forced back. The line melted away
and the whole front appeared to pass out.
and Hancock. with portion of Slocum' 8
Corps under Gen. Geary, alone held the
extreme point of the line on the side of the
Charlottesville House toward the
enemy. l4D Drawing hack to the Chan
cellor House, a struggle was made for Il
time at the angle of roads: but the line
soon began to waver. Detecting this. the
confederates sprang forward. and at 10
o'clock seized Chancellorsville (42)