The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03
|EREDE R|CKSBURG
!0.SALEM CHURCH
charlottesville Campaign Story
Of the Winter Suffering Of
Brave Men.
SEQ eEWlcK,s NIGHT MOVE.
Graphic Story Of One Of Greatest
Battles Of Modern
Warfare.
sEDGEWlcK's NIGHT MOVE.

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II The Army OF Northern Virginia had lad
lain all winter upon the bleak hills OF
Epotsylvana, in rear OF Fredericksburg.
Scantily clad were these men and poor
1 " sheltered, yet warmed by the 1ne MN
/ Cuishable fire that glowed in their
breasts, they patiently endured the many
I. SHOWS and rains that fell upon Them
Es' Headquarters,
Army of Northern Virginia,
f.s March y, 1863
ITO. the Honorable Jas. A. Seldom, Sc
8 cretary of War:
..'rhe troops of my army have for some
Time been confined to reduced rutionA
;G.'Each regiment is directed to send
4 daily dtail to gather sassafras buds.
wild onions, garlic, lambs quarter and
Il poke sprouts, but the supply obtained
IS very small.
..The men are cheerful and receive
"R. E. LEE. General"
i Endorsed: Preferred to Commissdry
General Cor consideration and report"
81. "A. Seldom, Secretary Of War"
..Respectfully referred to the Secretary
81 of War,
'.The appearance of the men In Gen-
eral Lees army and their health con-
\ firms the opinion of Dr. Cartwright us
4, commended that the bacon and pork IA
4 ton be accordingly reduced to onc-fourth
#of pound throughout the army
IL b. NORTHROP,
"Commissary General OF Subsistence"
5 On the morning OF April 10Th, 1863, we
(the Confederates) were aroused from
S5 our reposc by sudden and brisk fire
II Of musketry and artillery, occurring In
fBrear Of Eernards farm.
A dense fog hung over the Rappahan-
mock and the fields. obscuring the view,
4 but we soon learned from our pickets
that u body of the enemy had made
4 sudden dash across the river In pom
4 toon boats. and effected Judgement
\ near tile mouth of deep Run on Ber-
nards farm, about two miles below
& Fredericksburg. Two pontoon bridges
were soon thrown. and large force
under General John Sedgewicls crossed,
nenacing the right OF our army.
# During the aey (29th) General Lee re-
ceived intelligence from General Stuart
that large body of Union infantry and
/ artillery was marching up the north
side of the Rappahannock River. Later
\ IN the day it was learned that General
Hooker with the main body of his army
y had passed the river and lodged In the
woods near charlottesville
It was now (Soth) apparent to Cen
eral Lee, '.const&ering the inactivity OF
"a Il
= ericksburg, that the main attack would be
e made against our left flank and rear he
'therefore determined to leave sufficient
troops to hold our lines near Fredericks-
burg and with the main body OF the army
to give battle to the approaching column
i under General Hooker.
Leaving General 1carly's division -four
brigades) of Jackson's corps, and Cen
+ eral Barksdale's brigade (of N1cLaWs's
d;x,ict frN n mn n tfnriaS nnIar
General Pendleton to observe General
Y eedgwick, ut midnight of the Both Cen
4 rral McLaws marched with the rest Of
his command towards Charlottesville,
End was followed ut dawn next morning
y (AIay 1sD by General Jackson's corps,
with the exception OF General lcarly's
division.
General Early had long line to pro-
)ect. extending from tho foot OF Taylor's
4 Hill. opposite Falmouth. to Hamilton's
Crossing, more than six miles. lie posted
four brIgades of his division (Hays,
I. Bmith. Hoke. Gordon) along the ridge
from Howison's house to Hamilton's
. Crossing. and covered his front from DR..
e Taylor's to Howison' s--embracing Fred
ericksburg-with Barksdale's brigade OF
four regiments. acting as pickets.
Eight guns were placed In enrthworks
on the crest of the heights in rear OF
fredericksburg. to command the roads
{ leading out of the town and the inter-
yening ground. Lieutenant j. Thompson
4 Brown, of Parkcr's Virginia battery. With
his section and two ten-pounder PARROTS,
occupied the pits on the shoulder Of
willis Iiill"; next on his left. immc-
diately in front OF the old Willis bury
!ng-ground, was Captain Sduires. of the
+ Il Washington Artillery, With two three-inch
rifles, Two guns OF the Washington Ar
&s lnlery, under Lieutenant Hero, to the
left of the Marye house (between the
Telegraph road and plank road. and two
a IF the Washington Artillery, under Lieu
tenant Apps 10 the left and near the
plank road. On Lees I'M. six hundred
yards In rear OF willis HILL" was
Fraser's Georgia battery, four guns. and
on the ridge back Of IIow!son's, Patter-
94s son (Georgia), with three guns, "in ALL
IN both fronts, fifteen guns, while TWEEN
II !y-two. Including the heaviest, We're
marching to the rear, and eleven Others
were waiting orders 10 march IN the
| ,ame direction" General Pendieton's re-
port). Cartons Georgia battery, after
A being withdrawn from its position nigh,
Il bf May ID, was recalled 10 occupy It's
original post In rear Of IIowison's. and
actively participated IN the battle OF Ma!
N ID. 5
AT this time Wilcox's brigade five regi-
plents, and two batteries OF artillery
Z H4ewis's Virginia, Lieutenant Penick. and
4 Hugers Virginia. Captain Moore. lay
NJ along the river road. covering Banks
Ford, the head of the column reaching
aear. Dir. Taylor's.
From day to day General sedgewiel
Overwhelmingly deDloyed his skirmishers
opened his artillery. and displayed his