The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03

But General Sedgewick had serious
work to do, and 1t Is presur1nblo that
he was not n little perplexed by General
Early's logged quletude; his objective was
the rear Of General Lees army at Chan
cellorsvlle, and he knew that General
Hooker anxiously expected him. At
eleven o'clock the night Of May Cd, he
received an order from General Hooker
directing him to ''move Immediately IN
tho direction of charlottesville. until
he connected with the Encouragement
commnnding to attack and destroy any
force on the road, and be in the vicinity
of the General at daylight
II commenced, therefore, to move BY
the flank in tho direction Of Fredercks-
burg. on the Bowling Green Road" (snys
General sedgewicD. General Newton
taking the advance, followed by the
Light Brigade (Conel Burnhnn), and
IIowes Division. was ordered to take
up all the brigades at Franklins Cross
Ing and below, before daylight. which
was done under direction of General
Benhnm."
General Barksdale gave prompt notice
to General Early, OF tho activity Of the
enemy and was called In and his brigade
disposed MS follows, viz, seven companies
Of the Twenty-first Mississippi. Colonel
Humphreys. were posted in the road at
the foot of Marye's FILL, their left ex-
tending to the Orange Plank roads on
theft right the Eighteenth Mississippi.
Colonel Griffin and three companies OF
the Twenty-first Mississippi PROLONGED
the line extending down the Telegraph
road (nt the foot of Willis HID to Hazel
Run. Tho Seventeenth Mississippi, Colonel
Holder, covered Lees Hill. with the
Thirteenth mississippi; Colonel Carter on
the right extending in the direction OF
Howison's. A regiment Of Hayss Brigade
AZ, IT. ~ 1,i IT..
teenth Mississippi to cover the batteries
on Howison's Fill. isi# zt5
At dawn (third) General Wheatons
Brigade Of Newtons Division, entered
Fredericksburg and Immediately moved
into position on the first ridge back OF
the town. near where the two railroads
diverge cutting their way though the
hillock, General Wheaton threw forward
the sixty-second New York Regiment
ito learn something Of ,tlc nature of the
defences ETC., OF the enemy; the regl-
ment advanced within two hundred and
fifty yards OF the heights willis Hil),
wien 1t was opened upon by q heavy
fire Of musketry and artillery; having IN
a few seconds lost sixty-four officers and
men, 1t fell back; thirty musket balls
pierced It's flag. {showing that the
A1ississippians knew how to shoot,
General sedgwick then placed his bat
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until the troops could be formed for
another attack" Mccarthy. Harm and
Buffers eighteen guns on the hills near
the railroads, behind Wheatons Brigade,
and Cowan's six guns In front Of Ferney-
Loughs house Dust south Of the Hazel. y
These twenty-four cannon poured q
terrible fire of shell and shrapnel
upon Brown and sQuires. The
practice was excellent" says Colonel
rompkins, General sedgewick's chief of
artillery; as well 1t might be. Brown ana
Squires returned no reply; their orders
were to resrve their fire solely for the
infantry. Undaunted, they stood amidst
the iron hail, awaiting the opportune
moment.
GIBBON CROSSES INTO FRED
ERICKSBURG.
A pontoon bridge having been thrown
across the Rnppahannock near the Lacy
house about G:30 A. NJ. two brigados OF
Gibbons divlsion-lIelrs and Laflin's-
.lery-Adanls' and Browns Rhode Island
crossed into the town and rested ON
Princess Anne Street.
About O'Clock column of white
smoke rose from the hill In Stafford,
where the Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad cuts through the hi
Near north end OF BRIDGE: another col
umn OF smoke went up from near the
church at Falmouth; these We're signals
Immediately respondd to by tho enemys
artillery In Falmouth, hitherto concealed
from our view They opened a brisk
fire on DR.. Taylor's hill where were two
guns (Cobb's) Of Wilcox's artillery. Sim
ultaneously, Halls and LatlIn's brigades
moved up the street and detouched upon
the plain north OF the town, with the
object to turn out left and seize Tay-
lors and Stansburys hills. Wilcox's ar
tillery, on Taylor's hill, fired upon them.
Lieutenant Hero, Of the Washington arr
tilldry. drew out his gun from the earth
work near the Plank Road, and. gallop-
Ing up the ridge. opened upon the enemy.
Then came two more guns from Lees
HILL and whirled into battery. accom-
panied by, four regiments OF Hays bril-
gade, double quicking, sent by General
Early TO discomfort General Gibbon. Fall
Ing into line mt the foot OF Stanshury's
hill the Lousianians peppered Hall and
Latin. who lost eighty-one men In
very short time. Browns Rhode Island
battery took position, and opened fire
close by the Mary Washington Monu-
| nent, bur the shades OF that good woman
did not protect them. The retired. after
losing twentythree officers ana men.
Checked and dismayed Gibbon turned
| back into the town.
| General Sedgewick prepares for concert
ed attack on Marye's and I-ee's hills.
General Sedgewick was soldier Of In
| domiuDle determinations: reverses did
| not subdue his strong will Hc formed
| IN the town, from Newtons division, three
"stormng columns OF two regiments
| each, and Il line OF battle OF four regi-
| nents to assault Marye Heights In 'front.'"
| and ordered General Howe who was on
| the south side Of the Hazel, TO ad-
! vance ut the same time his two brigades
| While Brooks, on the Bowling Green
| Road. In front OF Demands, threatened
| the right of our small force on Lees
and Howisons hills, thereby engaging
! the attention Of Gordon and Hoke.
! 444E BATTLE OF MARYEs AND
LEES HILLS.
| At II O'Clock Ave batteries-thlrty can
| non--opened fire upon Marye's and Lees
| hills, While out of Commerce Street and
| quick with bayonets fixed cmfwy
Hanover and Wolf Streets New
TOMS dark columns poured at the
1 double quick. with 0xal