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The Daily Dispatch: December 22, 1862., [Electronic resource], Interesting account of the battle of Fredericksburg. (search)
anted nearly opposite the tannery and canal, at the northern end of the town, the 19th Mississippi being on picket in advance of the batteries and parallel to the canal, about a quarter of a mile in its rear. The fire of the enemy on this day was unusually severe, as we were exposed to a direct line of fire as well as being enfiladed right and left, being placed, as it were, at the apex of a triangle formed by the enemy's three lines of fire.--On this day a Yankee brigade, supposed to be Gen. Meagher's, charged our batteries several times, but were repulsed with immense slaughter by our batteries and pickets. About the middle of the day the Yankee army sent up a balloon several times, and ascertained our position very satisfactorily to themselves, as they soon succeeded in getting our range, and we lay exposed to a most galling fire of sht and shell for about three hours. Sunday morning, the 14th, found the battalion, 18th and 19th, in the same position in the rear of the batteries,
The Daily Dispatch: December 22, 1862., [Electronic resource], Late Northern news. (search)
during the night, but the enemy opened upon us with their infantry and compelled us to desist. All of our wounded were removed however, and such of the dead as were not within musket range of the rebels were burled. Among the wounded is Gen. Meagher, of the Irish Brigade, and Col. Nugent, of the 69th New York Volunteers. The latter is said to be badly injured, but will probably recover. A large number of the officers of Meagher's brigade were wounded, and many of them killed. The cMeagher's brigade were wounded, and many of them killed. The centre. The Third and Fifth Army Corps, under General Hooker, formed the centre and co-operated with Sumner's column during the battle. Gen. Burnside was anxious that a movement should be made as early as possible, and, accordingly, at the break of day the troops commenced to move towards the enemy's earthworks. The men were full of hope and confident of success and they filed out of the city in splendid order. Skirmishing commenced shortly after daylight, and in a short time afterwards th