Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-12
forces OF LONGsTREET
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RESIST STUBBORNLY
'sHja Troops Cover Themselves With
Glory by Heroic Action at
Fredericksburg.
STORY Told HY SURVIVOR
80 FlinChing When Five Separate
Assaults Are Made 10y BraT Troops
of Yankees in Bloody Engagements
in Front of Marye'S Heights.

s am going back 10 the first battle
-'i fredericksburg for purpose, he
fore going on to the scenes OF other
'annficts, for instance, the battles OF
Second FredCriCiSshurS, Charccllors-
Niite and Salem Church In my last
letter OF the battle OF fredericksburg
- tried to sum UP this battle briefly.
but found I could not. and DO Justice
: 10 all the troops engaged ia this con
hict
AS stated in M last letter. General
l."nGstreets command constituted the
left wing OF tho Confedorates. Gen
nral r. H. Andcrson's Division rested
an the river above the city OF I'rodcr-
icksburg, and Ia his RICH, were the
divisions OF Generals MCLaw, Picket,
% iind Hood. General Ransom'S Division
>SNas stationed abou. Maryc's aud VIII
Hiss hills In support OF the artillery.
= General Cohh's hrigad. or NcI.aw's
Division and the rwcnty- fourth North
Carolina Regiment OF Ransom'a Divi-
Sion constituted the limo OF battle
around the foot OF these hills where
they were well protected by a stout
Stone wall
JhCI<SON'S COMMAND
MAS on RIGHT WING;
rs stated in my last letter, General
-'acksons command constituted the
rseht wing. and was posted on General
i.ongstreets right. General y I.
.litll's Division occupied the ground
lctween General Hoods right and
Itamilton's crossing, tho hrigadcs of
eli1nerals Fender. Lane and Archer
made up General Jacksors first line.
seicneral Th"mas's brigade was post
tAnl in the rear of Fender and Lane. and
fienetai Gregg's brigade was placed
AN the rear OF Generals Lane ana Ar
cher, these two briGadcs and the For
1y-seventh Virginia Regiment and
:Nwenty second Virginia Battalion of
sfIclds's Brigade constituted General y
II. Hills reserve.
=. General Early and Taiiafcrro's Divi-
.sions made UP General JaCkson's limo.
and General II. II. Hill's Division was
sIn reserve. The WASHINGTON Artillery.
tnnder Colonel Walton. the battalion
{. MHder Colonel Alexander. together with
.Some Of the divisional batteries, were
'sostcd on General LonGHtrcct's front.
$Ahjacent heights. lAeutcnaut-Coloncl
y alker, with fourteen guns. was
.goSted on General y. i. Hlrs right.
supported by two regiments of Gen
.SfaI l'ields'S Brigade, commanded by
sE.olonel BroclicnbcrouGh. General
sS,ckson's other batteries were posted
~ the most favorable positions along
ibis line, SO as to command the open
ground over which the enemy had TO
rTdvancc. On General Iackson's OK
Creme right was General Stuarts cav
airy. supporting General Jackson's
st,t SHIT, and the artillery in his front
Constituting ienry's Battery. Rock
dridge Artillery, stanton Artillery,
.firenshaw's Artillery, regram, Mcln-
p"Sh Johnson and Latham's. and
~tuarts Horse Artillery under Major
I'.lhain. 1t WAS ~ this point. wish
10 state that General Mcadc's Division
Of pcnnSylvauiaGS Was materially de-
lHycd, and finally checked by a brilliant
Etrrvlcc OF stuart s. Horse Artillery under
Major Pelham. The firc of u half dozen
BATTERIES concentrated on Major Pei
lam. finally compelled him to With
draw. After a considerable interval.
during which the Yankee batteries con-
:!nuously shcllcd the woods protecting
dHckson's troops, the Yankee advance
VAS resumed, and was directed to tho
jnccc of woods held by l.icutcnaut-
colonel Walkers Artillery EcscrViur
his fire unit! the enemy had approaches
Within about SOC yards colonel Walker
opened upon them with auCh destruc-
tive effect as 10 cause their line to
:waver. and finally 10 retire In great
confusion. After this there was an
artillery duel LASTING FOR over an hour,
when about o'clock the Yankees were
hagain secn 10 hc advancing against
General a. J.. INNS front In much
greater force, in three compact lines.
oar batteries checked thcm as before.
but only tcmporarily ana Gallunty
.S$iidV ancing they were soon within range
.sof tho infantry, ANA tho contest was
TSioso and desperate. The impetus Of
.ihe Yankee advance penetrated our
lime between rts .NrEadeS OF G"ner'is
4s.'iur'so'i eth,' i','h!' ""n 9n""ehiF l'iI
recond line As soon as these facts
were reported 10 General Jackson ha
ordered Generals Early and Taliafcrro
toadvancc and recover INC ,ost rround
;;aneral Archer. thouuh his nank Mad
heen turned, held on heroicaMy 10 his
line. and the artillery under colonel
Walker played havoc ~ tho ranks OF
iilia second line OF the Yankees ana
checked their adNanc"
RSnIY AND TtLIAFERUO
- COME u WITH RUSH
'sa.rhc divisions Of General Early ana
.alaljafcrro, in lin. of battle. nov. cam.
Forward with a rush. Tho contest VAS
;s,ort and siye-thc Yankees y,.rr
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