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H'OOKER’S FIGHT.
The Battle of Chancellorsville
in May, 1863.
IMPENETRABLB THIGKBTS.
Across the Rappahannook and
the Rapidan.
“stonewall" Jackson's Great Movement
Around the Union BIght—Sickles’ Fight.
Heroic Death of Mid. l’cter Keenan.
Sedgwlck's Corps Captures Marye’a Hill
It Fredericksburg.
The battle of Chancellorsville, Va., was
fought May 1, 2, 3 and 4, 1863, between the
Army of the Potomac, Gen. Joseph Hooker
commanding, and the Confederate Army of
Northern Virginia. Hooker’s corps coni-
manders were as follows: First corps, Maj.
.;Gen. J. F. Reynoldsg, Second, Maj. Gen.
D.'N. Couch; Third, Maj. GenzD. E. Sickles;
Fifth, Maj; GerifiG. G. Meade; Sixth, Maj.
Gen. J. :Sedgwick; Eleventh, Maj. Gen. 040.
Howard; Twelfth, Maj. Gen. H.;W. Slocum.
Gen. Alfred Pleasonton' was attuthe head-,of
the cavalry. . -
Glen.- Lee hadaround‘him his trusted com-
manders—“Stonewall” Jackson, J. 'E. ‘3.
Stuart, R. E. Rhodes, A. P. Hill and J ubnl
A. Early. On both fides they are the names
familiar to those who have followed these
pages. The battle of Chancellorsvilie re-
sulted unfavorably to the Union arms. The
fighting is properly divided into two parts—
that-around the village of Chancellorsville
and that at Fredericksburg. Here the old
ground was fought; over again.
All winter the Army of the Potomac had
lain quiet in camp at, Stafford Hills, on the
cast; bank of the Rappahnnuock, opposite
Lhedcricksburg, just where the desperate
battle of December had left them. Hooker-’5
effective fighting force in the spring amount-
cd to 113,000 men, of whom 11,000 were
cavalry. Lee had about 65;000 men, among
them 3,000 cavalry. Lee’s forces consisted of
Jackson’s corps and part of Longstreet’s corps,
under Lafayette McLaws, besides the cavalry
under J. E. B. Stuart. and the artillery
corps. . ,
Lee was a. master of the art: of fortifyiug,
and thoroughly had he put into a state of do-
fense his side of the Rappahannock. For
over forty miles along that rivcr its right
bank bristled with fortifications and guards. .
By consulting the accompanying maptthe
reader" will get a clear idea of the country
about Chancellorsville. It was extremely
difficult for an army to penetrate this region.
80 dense were the thickets that the approach
of an army could not be seen through them.
(Gen. Hooker was a. man of fine soidicrly
presence, very popular with both the army
in the field and the civilians at home. He
was an enthusiastic, even impatient, 'man,
and desired to strike a blowwhich should
justify the confident-4a felt in him. He was
popularly called “Fighting Joe Hooker}
As soon as spring opened in 1863 he prepared
for a great battle. He was the more anxious
I to have it over soon, as the term of service
of a large number of his men would soon ex-
pire. These were the nine months’ and the
His troops were in mag—
nificent condition. Gen. Hooker himself
said he had “the finest army upon the
planet.” Gen. Sherman, in his paper in The
Century, says that the fate of the war de-
pended on the Army of the Potomac. '
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linemen cuaxmmnsmm'
The army headquarters were at Falmouth,
a village on the left bank of the Rappahnn-
nock, opposite Fredericksburg. All the win-
ter Hooker had been planning his campaign.
The plan sounded well. Gen. George Stone—
man, with 10,000 cavalry, was to start two
weeks in advanced the main movement,
cross the river above Lee’s fortification, at
the upper fords of tho Rappahannock.
Hooker expected great things from this
cavalry movement, which is known in the
war history as Stoneman’s Raid. The object
of the commanding general of the Army of
the Potomac was at, last what it should have
been from the first, the capture, not of Rich-
mond, but of Lee’s army. For this purpose
Stoncnnm, with his cavalry, was to make a
descent upon Lee’s communications with
Richmond, destroy railroads and telegraplis
nhd out off the Confederate army supplies.
To effectually do this the cavalry was sepa-
rated into two columns, one under Avcrell,
the other under Buford. They were to work
at ditferent ints, and then, after their task
was accomp ished, come together a aim in
the rear of Lee’s arm . Cutting off is sup-
iies wouldnccemarily cause Lee to 've up
«‘rcdericksbiu'g and fallback topar Rich-
mond. There Stoneman’s cavalr was to in-
tercept him, worry him‘ and ‘ etain him,
giving Hooker a chance to get: in his work
with the main Union army. Hooker charged
Stoneman as follows: - '
ans. uooxan.
“Hat-ass the enemy day and night, on the
march and in the camp, unceasin y. Ifyou
cannot cut oil from his'column slices,
do not fail to take small ones. Let your
watchword be Fight! and let all your orders
be Fight 1” .
April 13 Stoneman moved out on his raid.
But it‘appearedas if fate itself set to work
to thwart Hooker-gleam in the Chancellors.
ville campaign. e spring rains, which
seemed to have ceased, set in again tremen-
dously, and soon the whole count: was
underwater. Stoneman was delayed. y tho
mud and impassable fords until April 28. “By
that time Hookcr’s impatience would allow
him to wait no longer, and he gave orders to
move‘thc whole army—cavalry, infantry'und
all over together- Thus Stonemnnjs work
was interfered with by the commanding gon-
ernl’s haste, for by the time the cavalry
commander was fairly at his taskthe battle
of Chaucelloxsville had been fought and
lost, and the Union army was over on the
left bank of the Rapmhnunock at Falmouth
again.
HOOKER’S INITIALI_ MOVEMENT.
Hooker’s camp was in plain sight of Lee,
who hay on the' heights of Fredericksburg,
. opposing, It' would be necessary to move
' times in his life has
w‘im tree utmost caution, tlierel‘GI-c, in order
to mislead him. One division of the Army
of the Potomac (Coach’s) was therefom left
in camp at; Falmouth. Three corps were sent
down the river twenty miles below Fred-
ericksburg under Gen. Sedgwick to make a
mum of crossing there. This would draw the
Confederate army in increased numbers
thither and conceal the main crossing, which
was made twenty-seven miles above Fred-
ericksburg, at Kelly’s Ford. Four corps under
Gen. Slocum went up the river to Kelly’s
Ford.
By referring to the map the reader will
notice where the Rapidan river empties into
the Rappnhnnnock. The first named river is
variously called the Rapidan, the Rapid
Anna and the Rapid Ann. Kelly’s Ford was
above the mouth of the Rnpidan. So that in
order to reach Lee’s army the Union force~
was obliged to cross two cold, swollen rivers
—first the Rnppnhannock, then the Rapidan.
They crossed the list by pontoon bridges.
The latter they forded, the men wading
breast deep in the water.
Hooker‘s army passed the Rnpidnn by two
fords. The Fifth corps crossed at Ely’s ford,
and the Eleventh and Twelfth corps at Ger-
manic ford, ten miles above; once across, the
army, except Stonemnn’s cavalry, set; out for
Chancellorsville. By the evening of April
30, four corps of Gen. Hooker were at Chan-
eellorsvillc, and ready for fight.
Hooker’s chief engineer was Gen. Gouvcr-
. neur Kemblo qur-
ren, n. gallant ofil-
cer and a m a a
highly distinguish-
ed in his branch of
the military profes-
sion. His 8 k i ll
and courage were of
great value during
the four days’ fight.
ing at Chancellors-
ville,especially dur-
ing the disastrous
rout of the Elev-
enth corps, here-
after to be spoken of. Gouverneur Kemble
Warren was born in New York in 1830, and
was graduated at West Point in 1856. He was
employed in government. surveying work in
the west and south, particularly along the
route of the Pacific railway, until 1859. Then
for two years he was assistant professor of
mathematics at West Point. In 1861 he entered
active service, and from the beginning
till the end of the war he was in the
hard lights of the army of the east. His tal-
ents as topographical engineer, as well as
soldier, early attracted attention, and when
Gen. Hooker was raised to the command of
tho Army of the Potomac, Warren became
its chief engineer. During the last year of the
war Gen. \Vurren was in charge at Peters-
burg. T-his brave and accomplished officer
died in 185‘). l-‘cw of those who took promi-
nent part in the exciting scenes from 1861 to
GEN. G. K. WARREN.
- 1865 have lived to be,old. .
Confederate 'oavniry, under W. H. F. and
Fitz Hugh Lee, and Infantry, under-SR. H.
Anderson, had been instructed to waItchthe
- upper.fordsof the Rappahannock, _to prevent
the Federals crossing in that direction. On
the evening of April 28 word was sént to J.
E. B. Stuart, Lee’s cavalry commander, that
the Union soldiers were crossing. ,
Stuart discovered the crossing of Hooker’s
armytoo late to stop its progress. He, how-
ever, 'sent WIH. F. Lee against Stoneman,
and ordered Fitz Hugh Lee to keep between
the Confederate main army and the advanc-
ing Union columns under Slocum. \Vith
Fitz Lee’s brigade, Stuart himself made a
rapid march to a point called Todd's Tavern.
There he left the exhausted brigade, and
rode off to Fredericksburg to tell Gen. R. E.
Lee what hurl happened.
A part of Gen. Hooker’s plan had been for
certain of Slocum’s divisions to march down
tho Rappahannock, after crossing, to Banks’
ford and take possession of it. ' This ford
was twelve miles nearer Fredericksburg than
the ford was where Hooker‘s troops had
crossed. Banks" ford was defended by
Posey’s and Mahone's brigades of Anderson’s
divisions. These brigades, 8,000 men, fell
back toward Chancellorsville on the appear-
ance of Slocum’s host.
Gon. \Villiam Mahone served his native
state of V irginin as a United States senator,
independent in politics, from 1831, to March,
1887. He was born
at; Southampton,
Va., in 1827, and
was graduated
from the Virginia
Military academy-
in 18-17. He be«
came a civil engin- ;_
ccr by protessron, "
and at various
been largely inter-
ested in railroads.
He rose to the rank
of major general
in the Confederate army. Gen. Mahrme is
of small stature and brilliant intellect.
Gen. Lee had been taken by surprise by
Hooker‘s crossing at the upper fords. He
sharply reprimanded Anderson for not keep-
ing a stricter lookout, and wrote to him,
A ril29: “I have just received reliable in-
te iigcnco that the enemy has crossed the
river in force. Why have you not kept me
informed? 1 wish to see you at my head-
quarters nt once.” . '
This dis tch was captured by the Union
cavalry. ‘he Union troops min on more
and more cloSely, ' n’s b gadc Sfell
GEN. MAHONE.
back once .. more, frdm :Chancellorsvillo‘to
Tabernacle Church, and immediately began
to fortify that position.
‘ Such was the situation on the afternoo of
April 30. It was just at this point that m l-
tnry critics say Hooker made a fatal mistake.
He should have pushed on to the attack that
very evening, while only a part of Ander-
son’s, division was near: him _and the re-
enforccmentsl-Lee was hurrying forward had
not come up. . Hooker had 46,000 men at
Cbnnceliorsville, and Sickles, with 18,000
_ more, was withineasy reach. All these troops
were fresh and ready for fight.
But Hooker waited till next-day to attack,
and all that night Anderson-was busily fortr-
‘fytng his piositionat Tabernacle Church and.
Lee was - urrying'l-forwiu'd his :re-onforcc
meats, knowing it; to be life or death.
FIGHT OF MAY 1.
At 11 o’clock, May 1, Hooker started out; tc
attack Lee, and by that time Lee was ready
for him. Hooker had expected to move on
Leo‘s left flank, crush him and speedily gait:
a victory. By 8 o’clock a. m.' Of May 1 ' Let
had McLaws and Stonewall Jackson ready
for battle. Jackson’s corps included thi
divisions of A. P. Hill, Rodesond Colston.
Hooker moved forward to. attack Leo ii
four columns. The troops that marched on:
to attack were Blooms and nowara‘s corps,
Syke's’, Hancock’mGfifin’s, Humphreys’and
French's divisions; Ahead of each column
went a detachment of cavalry.
Military critics again censure Hooker here
for his plan of battle. An advancing army
separated into converging columns can be
beaten by attacking the different lines one at
stime. Hooker‘s army found the greatest
difiiculty in accomplishing anything, owing
to the impenetrable thickets. “It was worse
-- ‘ than fighting in a.
dense fog," says
Gen. Doubleday.
If Hooker had
pushed forward a
single hou'r longer
on the night of
April 30 he would
have gained an
', openspacein which
ito fight his great
battle. But he
stopped just short
' of that, and his
GEN. JOHN W. GEARY. “convergentIlines”
were cooped up in a hole in the thicket about '
Cliancellorsvllle.~ .
The roads/from Chancellorsvillo' toward '
Fredericksburg run slightly north of east-
ward. Along these Hooker’s columns moved,
facing eastward, toward ,theRappahamka _
and Fredericksburg. On the ,maprtboafltma- '
tion will. .be seen, Bahks’ 1'de one of
Hooker's objectivepoints, ' g . .' ~£ .
Bmvely_;the four columns niov _.
Siocum’s -column was, on ,thogfightvzand
nearest Fredeiioksburg, Sykes M next,
whilca part of Mendelscorps
f} .
pone. pledl‘ the
left. and followed what was callodnths rurer
road, leading to Banks’ ford: French's col-
umn had been 'sent further south,so thatSyka’
column was to be regarded as the center. The
’left and right advanced severallmiles along
their forward route 'witliout meioting an
enemy. But.a mile out from Chancellors»
ville, Sykes’ cavalry encountered {the Con-
federate advance. It was a part 0 Mom‘s
, brigade, and here the first gun of thelbattle
of- Chancellorsville was flred.='7 313mg royals-y
v-was dfiven'book to thogmainxlinc. I ‘
«Sykes'still‘pressedon,;tili he had advanced
“counties and a half east of Chancellorsville.
There he nietMcLaws’ and Anderson’s Con-
federate divisions andgpart of. Rodcs’ di
'vision.‘ The roads toward Fredericksburg
spread apart here, and Sykes was in advance
of the other Federal columns. There was some
sharp fightin _of [which Sykes be an to get'
the worst. 0 Confederates flan ed him.
Sykes then fell back behind Hancock’s divis—
ion, which was immediately in his rear. ,
Hancock advanced to the front. By this
time Slocum had come up, and immediawa
’ formed on the right; Slocum’s right held a
commanding position on high ground. By
that time, too, the Federal left had advanced
till it was.in sight of Banks’ ford and the
Rappahannock.
But exactly at this point, with Hancock
and Slocum ready for fight, and the left in
sjrhtnf. tbs silver, Gen. Hooker. in opposi-
tion to the wiEh of every one of his geiic'rals,
gov. the order that the columns should retreat
back to the positions they had occupied be-
fore setting out. He determined to wait Leo’s
atti. 2k instead of attacking him, assuming
the defensive instead of the offensive, with
which he had set out, thus reversing his
tactics in the face of the enemy. lie gave as
the chief reason for this that his army had to
come in narrow columns through the forest
road, while Lee, with full line of battle, Was
advancing in the clearing to meet him. "I
‘was apprehensive of being whipped in ile-
taii,” said Hooker afterward. So night
found the Union army back at (Yliancciiors-
ville.
But his chief engineer, Gen. G. K. Warren,
testified: “The advantages of the initiative
in a wooded country like this, obscuring nil
movements, are inealculablc, and so for we
had improved them.” Warren also thought
the ridge occupied by Hancock when the
order to retreat was given, was a command-
ing position for the offensive. But the order
to retreat was given; there was nothing to do
but obey it.
A brigade of Gen.
Confederate divis-
ion wns among
those that met and -
fought the advanc-
ing Union columns
on that 1st of May.
Gen. Rodes dis-
tinguished himself
personally at Chan-
cellorsvillc.
Robert E. Rodeo
was a. citizen of
Alabama when the.
war began, though _, .-
a, native of Vir— 5
ginia. H6 was a.
graduate of theVir- "
giniaMilitaryinsti- GEN' nouns, c. 3- “-
tutc of the class of 1846. In 1861 he was
rofessor of applied mechanics in that schooL
t is tobe observed that at the commence-
ment of the war both Rodes and Stonewall
J uckson were professors in tho Vir inia Mili-
tory institute. Both took the fie d for the
Confederacy, both rose to bedistinguished
nerals, both took im rtant part in the
ht of Chancellorsvi l3, and both were
killed in battle Jackson at Chancellorsville
and Rodes at Winchester in the autumn of
1864. At the battle of Chancellorsvilie
Rodes, still a brigudier neml, commanded
D. H. Hill’s division, . I was Rodes’ division
that finally broke the Union line at Chancel-
lorsville. “It was his l:gallant'chnrgc _with '
Ibis clarion shout: ' orward men! over
friend or foe,’ that broke the enemy’s line.”
Jackson saw this gallant charge and said:
“Gen. Rodes, your commission as major gen-
eral shall date from the 2d of May.” A little
while after that Jackson himself was mor-
tally wounded.
Robert E. Rodes’
MAY 2.
0n the morning of May 2 the Union array
occupied around Chancellorsville what Gen.
Doubleday describes as “a plain covered by
dense thickets,” with clearings in front of
the few houses. South of them Were the hills
of Fail-view and Hazel Grove. The latter
was an important strategic position. These
hills terminated in a deep ravine. Various
small streams running through broken ra-
vines lay bctwccn the two armies. As.
Hooker and Leo now faced each other.
Hookcl'wns on the west, Lee on the east.
The ground held by the Confederates was
broken in its surface.
Hooker’s line was now nearly five miles
long. Meade on the extreme left, toward
Fredericksburg, near the sharp bend ‘in the
Rappahannock, which will be seen on the
map, and Howard on the right, near Chancel-
lorsville. Howard’s position with his
Eleventh corps was the Weak spot in the
Union line. Its right extremity rested “in
the air,” in military parlance; that is, it was
protected b no defense or obstacle against
he upproac of the enemy from the o n
lains. Hooker sent a. brigade, under n.‘
rnhnm. with a batter?' to strengthen How-
ard’s right, but _Gen. Toward sent it back
again, sayingB 0 did not; need it. '
Gen. J E . Stuart made a reconnaisanoo
of the Union lines during the latter part of
the night, and at do break rode up to Lee
and Jackson and tol them he had discovered
a weak point on the extreme Union right.
At once Jackson asked leave to take his
corps, €6,000 strong, march in a. detour
through the woods, so that he could not be
seen, and suddenly attack the Union Eleventh
corps on the right.
The front and flanks of the Eleventh corps
were not protected sufficiently by either
'u-th breastworks or fallen timber;Stuert
and discovered this so he thought in wouiu
' ‘ : be possible to :1th ' and rout'it. Loo gave I
~his permission, though to doso robbed his
main army of half its force. -As soon as ‘
' ' . 1 e - a7 .
- ing ,_ Melemsemsr 11385?va
to draw attention away from the movement ’
on its right. As he had been on the evening
of May 1, Hancock was still somewhat in ad-
vance of the main Union line, and his divis-
ion of Gen. Couch's corps received the heav-
iest fire.
Jackson had endeavored to conceal his
movement south and west around the Union
army. He was seen however ashis troops
crosseda hill toward the south. What did
it mean? Either the Confederates werere-
treating southward or else they were going
toattack the Eleventh cor . Accordilrlidgly
Hooker sent an order ad ressed to “ a].
Gen, Slocum and Maj. Gen. Howard,” direct-
ing them to repute for the possibility of an
attack on t 8 right flank. In the order
occurs these words; .
“The right of your line does not appear to
be strong enough. No artificialdefenses
worth naming have been thrown up; and
thereappearsto be a scarcity of troops at
that paint. ” -
Gen. Sickles went out and shelled Jack-
son's cot and drove it to another road.
'lilhen Sic lest;l asked and got leavedto guise;
t capparen i-etrestin corpsan on i 0
from the malnibody, gl‘wo (1i: haven
iven to him, that of Birne in the. fivdnco. -
t was now past noon'of- Iturday, ;'-_ ,, 2.
Sickles followed on thwu‘gligthmswamps to
the road which Jacksonwas ’ unuillg,;bull_d~
ing bridges .astheI went, l s sharp-
shooters captured aGeorgIlag " , .. ,
had been left to gun . the ~.Confederat:o.rear.
From the -G00rglnns it was learned that:
whatever else’SItoneWall Jackson was domg
he was not retreating.
‘ Sickles wished, after separating Jackson
from the main’COnfederato arrhy, 'to fall
upon the left flank of the latter, where An-
derson’s and McLaws‘ divisions were, and
make a sharp attack,
Among Union soldiers who distin iished
themselves llantlfi t Chancellorsvi Ie was
Maj. Gen. aniel . Sicklcs, commanding
the Third He was one of the few oflicers
high in run during the late war who had
not received a military education. Gen,
Sickles was born in New York city in 1821,
and early in life learned the printer's trade,
He afterward studied law and engaged in
political life. He entered the Union army at
the beginning of the warp When the war
closed Gen. Sickles had left a leg upon the
battlefield. He was long ministerto Sdpain
after the war, and mamed a Spanish la y.
0n the field of May 2, at Chancellorsvillc,
Gen. Pleusonton was sent forward with his
cavalry to overtake Jackson with his Con-
federate corps, while Sickles tamed to at-
tack McIaws and Anderson on Lee’s left
flank. But: Hooker declined to allow him to
attack, and so Sickle? . rps waited, doing
nothing. ~
Pleasonton attempted to a Jackson,
but found he could make no progress throu h
the thickets. _ He came back according y,
and took position on the elevation known as
Hazel Grove, before mentioned, He had,
meantime, seat part of his'cavalry to Sickles.
ELEVENTH CORPS ROUTED. '
As he returned to Hazel Grove, he says he
bear “sputtering shots going more and
more to the northwest.” By the time he
climbed the hill at Hazel Grove he saw the
”Eleventh corps in full flight, panic stricken
beyond description.” They were rushing
madly into a swamp to the rear of Hazel
Grove, horses, cattle, men, mules and wagons
all together. “When the fight was over the
pile of debris was many feet hig ,” writes
Gen. Pleasonton in The Century.
Maj. Peter Keenan was at Hazel Grove
with the Eighth Pennsylvania. cavalry.‘
A moment Gen. Pleasonton paused for
thought; then he ordered Maj. Keenan to
charge into the woods with his single regi-
ment and hold Jackson‘s whole victorious
corps in check till he himself should be.
able to place some artillery. Plensonton
had with him at Hazel Grove two cavalry
regiments, already in saddle, and a bat-
tery of horse artillery. The heroic Kee-
nan gave a. glance at the prospect before him.
He, with a. single regiment, was to hold in
check a. victorious pursuing army of 26,000.
He smiled sadly, realizing that the task was
almost certain-death. Then he said: “Gen-
eral, 1 will do it," and moved off without a
word more.
He never came back again. A large pro.
port-ion of that heroic regiment, their com-
mander among them, lay dead in the bloody
thickets of Cbnneeliorsville a fowminutos
later.
But his brief work had been of inestimnblo
worth. During the few moments that occu’
pied the Confederates in mowing down the
Eighth Pennsylvania. cavalry, Pleasonton
had been able to get twenty-two guns, double
loaded with canister, into positioa.
011 came the Confederates like atidal wave
of destruction. They were ilyingn. United
States flag, and Pleasanton was at first un-
certain whether they Were friends or one-
mies. He said to Maj. Thomson, of his‘stail':
“Ride out there and see who those people
are.”
Thomson did so, hesitatingly. “Come on,
we‘re friends!" they cried. It was _too dark
to distinguish the uniforms, when all at once
there burst from the advancing line the well
known terrific “rebel yell" that distinguished
J ackson’s corps, and they charged up hill to—
ward the Union guns. Pleasonton found out
.,.
who “those people” were. ‘
'Mem‘itiuic. while delaying Sickles’ attack on
mois‘ié'r'fiienefii
Hookerhadordered
Brig. Gen's. - Geary
and Williams to
attack the Confed-
erates on the front.
Genry attempted
to make on impres-
sion on the plank :
road, leading from
Clinncellorsville to "
Frodericksbnrg,
but failed to do so, . ,
and returned. ‘
Gcnry had, how-
ever, cnough of ,, .
fighting on the ‘
next day, the 3d, . alas. PETER mush.
before the battle of Chancellorsville '
as. ._
John W. Gem-y was born in Pennsylvania
in 1820. He had an adventumlife. First
he serVed in the Mexican war, was wounded,-
nnd was the first military comander of the
City of Mexico after its In; l'l‘hen: he'
went to California, and was the first mayor
of San Franciseo. In 1856 he became terri-
torial governor of. Kansas, Entering the
Unionormy M1861, Ili'o ‘ ': c I. 'e
general. Hc'fought all that MM. aild
became military governor of Savannah on
its capture by Sherman. After the war,
true to his fate, he was elected governor of
Pennsylvania. This was int-13,32, .110 m
reelected. In 1313, while ltiii‘lsavingiss‘~
governor, Gen. Genry died so dcnly.
Jackson’s scouts had on thrbuai the
thickets that fatal 2d of May, within sight of
, Howard’s Eleventh corps on the Union right.- -
They reported the soldiers’ guns smoked, and
oflicers and men playing QMd otherwise
amusing themselves, thinking . of may .
but a. surprise and attack-gnomim 0
time for Jackson to strike. musty ad;
vancing his men in three lined, Rodes’fitst,
Colston second, A. P. Hill third,th niadethje' ' 1
great attack.
~Uttering their famous fell, Stouciv'vall' ‘
J ackson’s men dashed against the Union
right with all their force. It was a complete
surprise to the Eleventh corps. .
The rest can be told in a. "few words. The
Union troops were attacked in the flank and
rear, audited in the wildest confusion, poll
melt, halter shelter, leaving all behind them:
A line of their works faced toyiard Jackson‘sV
men. It did not stop the [victors Taking
possession of this, the Confederates hurried .
on, on after the flying Unio'il. men. Chan» 2
celiors'ville, the Union headquarters, was.
only half a mile away. Jackson declared it
he had only half an hour more‘of daylight he '
could have taken that too. ' ' ‘
It was at this time that tidings of the mad
flight of the Eleventh corps reached Pleasan-
ton at Hazel Grove; also
idly on Lee's left. . ,
Plensonton checked the advance of Jack-
son temporarily by a deadly blaze from the ,
twenty-two double shottedglnm. ’
And now Gen. Hooker at Chancellor-wills
became aware of .the rout. >‘H6\hd with
, ' him:only Gen. Hi-
raI J‘ Berry’s di-‘
v ;. of Sickles’
co . .‘He rushed
this one division
fonvard with fixed
bayonets to stop,
the - Confederates,
_: drive them back
‘ & and retake the
% ground the" Elev.
enth‘corps had lost.
I Gen. Berry could
notf-do' this. His
division, however,
and 'the darkness
GEN. umn G. BERRY. together at length,
stopped the pursuit, but Howard’s position
was in the hands of Jackson’s-men. -, «. -
Hooker’s staff and the feivicavalry with
him tried in vain to stop the With. It is
said some of the flyin (men werecven shot
down by Hacker‘s steam this attempt, but
in vain. , -. , . .
Gen. Berry kept up at fiercef-fircof shot: and
shell in the Woods,“ Nextdsy, May 3, while
executing another heroicetask, he was shot
and killed. , : ' .-
Hiram George Barr too, hadvan advent-
urous life. Born in I ' e in' 1824, he be-
came first n carpenter, then h‘ sailor, next on-
tering into politics in hisnutive state. He
was a colone of a Maine regiment at the bat-
tle of first Bull Run. He was modes. brig-
adier general in May, 1862. From the time
the war began until his lamented death at
Chancellorsville, May 3, 186:), tion. Berry
was in active service with the army of the
Potomac, distinguishing himself often. . '
I'
DEATH OF STONEWALL . JACKSQ
tii'il‘g‘ig egg-flights. chsionnllyogiit .
overhead above the trees showed when .n
shell was exploded. But the Confederates
advanced no further. It. became too dark.
tofight. There wuss pansointhe combat.
Jackson was a hot fighter always. The
divisions of Rodos and Coistou, who had
made the first attack and pursuit, had be-
come confused and entangled in the woods.
Jackson ordered A. D. Hill’s divisions to
come forward from them and pursue with-
out a moment’s delay.
N .
‘ésroxEWALL" JACKSON.-
Jackson himself rodo forward in the moon-;
light tofirst rcconnoitcr the position. He
went out beyond his own picket line. Dur-
ing his absence the 'ckets were changed.
Finishing his inspection, the general turned
his horses head toward his own lines, The
Confederate pickets mistook him and his
staff for Picasopton's cavalry, They poured
a volley of inusketry into the advancing
horsemen, ‘
, The valley killed or wounded nearly every
man of the escort. Both of Jackson’s arms
were shattered, ‘
‘ “All my wounds are by my own man." he
mid afterward. .
5 He was placed ugon a litter, and borne to-
ward the roar. ut the terrible fire from
Berry and Pleasonwn’s gimsraked the woods
and the litter was struck, and one of the
bearers killed.
Jackson fell from the shoulders of his men,
receiving additional hurt. He lingered some
days, having an arm amputated. Sunday,
May 10, he ‘ed. »
SICKLES’ CORPS.
The advance of Jackson’s men, May 3, to
the ground recently occupied by Howard,
had quite out off Sickles’-¢0rps from the main
body‘0f the Union army, As soon as Hooker
was aware of Jackson‘s coming he had 01--
dered Sickles to attack his right: flank.
i The plank row, which appears in the cen:
tral part of the unloading from Chancel-
lorsville to Fredericksburg, was the most
hotly contested point on May 3. Sicklos de-
termined to retake this from Jackson and re-
join the main Union army.
i This he really accomplished. He made a
brilliant midnight - attack and bayonet
charge, and retool; much of the ground lost
in the afternoon.
The First corps (Reynolds? up to this time
had taken no part in the light. They Were
at United States ford, on the Rappahannock,
four miles north of Chancellorsviile, Gen.
Doubleday temporarily in charge of‘ the
corps, Word was sent'fllom late in the even-
ing to come with all speed to the scene of ac
tion. Doubleday obeyed at once. As they
approached Chancellorsville they heard the
roar of Sickles" midnight battle, At once
they filed to the right in line, singing “Job:
Brown" with a. roar that made, the dark
woods ring again. It: had an inspiring eil'eci
on the disheartened Union army,
' In tho Chaucellorsville fighting. of May 8
Maj. Gen. Amiel W. Whipple was mortally
wounded. He was ’ ‘ ‘
born in Massachu-
setts, 1823', and was
graduated at West:
Point in 1347. Ho , 5
served in tho». .
United States engI— ‘ ‘
uecr corps till 1863.
Then the command
of a brigade was
given to him?
While the Union? 1
army was on the ‘ . ,
Rappahnnnock‘y a t .
\Vhiplileco vi . _ I
ed the Third di 9- ,
ion of the Third GEN. WmPPLE.
corps. After being wounded the third day
of the Chancellorsville fighting Gen. Whi pie
was taken to Washington. '1‘ ere, May , he
was a i inted major general of volunteers,
and. y- 7, brevetv maaor 39mm: ofsthe
United States army “for“fillant‘ and meri-
torious services," and on- y 7 he died.
FIGHT or sunoav,~‘ MAY 3.
That night Hooker laid his plans for the
battle ofMay 3. 1:Ho dent: word to Sgdgwick,
I;
Sickles, waitingz‘ git. It was defended byabrigade under. Barks.
. . . ”I. ‘dnle. Cots. Spear and Johns led the" U123
7 1w. .He entered
. detail.
. day morning, May 6, Gen; Lee looked about '
‘daaet an senseless, There was‘i'io head, to
. scenthat . Sickles’ a was granted ' 'al—
though the corps of, code and Reynolds, and
_ commander.
'on harbor and for-ll '
,tifioation work. He |
ISedgwick’s left, under Gen. Howe. Howe
v‘_ army lost 17,197, the Confederates 13,619.
:hnd' 'n."brief encounter with W. H. F.
:
who. with his corps, had gone down the river
below l-‘retlcriekslairg, and crossed it, to
come. up and attack Lee inthéIJ-enr, while
Hooker himself utter-cited in front. .
All night Gen. Piensonton had been forti-
fying the hill Havel Grove, knowing it to be
an important position, but Hooker directed
him to abandon it and fall back into tho-new .
line of buttie‘lio had ordered Sickles to form.
- Sothis important point was lost. TheElev-
enth-eorps was sentto the extreme left,
where Meade was, to be reformed.
. Both Jackson and ‘A. P.» Hill? had been
wounded on the evening of .Mny 2. The
command of Jackson’s corps was given to J.
E. B. Stuart, the caval " general“ ' ' " '
At do break. May 3, timrtbegan the atp.
tack on, ickles’I new line. The Confederates
speedily took posscmion‘of Hazel GrOve, and
tired, a deadly fire-into theiUnion lines. ,
ckles sent an urgent; l nests, to- for
support; But Hooker ha been hurt in his
head-bytho concmsimr of a. ball sirikinga
colui n,. ainst which he. leaned, and. was
the reorganized one of Howard Were 1 ing
idle on the log“? Iinio‘n‘ army hail no'
, .ort‘ itaeenis-Iikel ',
that Chunccllorsvyille migilltaftcr all hnvz
naUnionvictory. i ' " ""' "
IGcn. Sickles fought, till , ‘his ammunition 5
gave out. At that moment; French’s ivisi
tell upon Suzett- ’sloorpu luau worded no
i
.. rent
I imam-elite contests-m Gena. Anderson
and; cham were making a floroafl ‘ht on
the Intoncentcr .under Shown. on-
deavored all the while to verge t'o theleft'nnd ‘
iii-Stuart. Shanon Frem-IninmiSickl
t 3:169?“ IThe _foflhfithc hateful, .tlntday. .
es men' ' o'u' esperate y. . own-5
hauled Confocal-abscissa“, holdThiIgiIheir .
} ‘, sl-zocwtcxi‘s advent-Ear.
Snookerhna ordered Sedgwick to cross the.
Rappahannock three miles below Frederick:-
burg. He vi’ns‘already‘ a'cross,'whajn‘, oh the
night of May 2, he received Hooker’s o'rtiei' to
Chmcellorsvillc road till be connected with:
Hooker. He was to destroy. any. force that-
came in his Way. Hooker had toigotténthht‘
Sodgwick was already across and ontho
south side of the Rappnhannock. Hooker-had ‘
forgotten his first order to Scdgwick. I ‘
At daybreak, May 3, Scdgwick reached
Fredericksburg. Ehriy had bccii left with
his’div’isioh to protect "Fredericksbu'rg. 4H6
occupied the heights on the right. Marye’s.
'Hill, where such fearful scenes had been en-
acted in December, was ill staccato:
Sedgwick stormed Maryc’s Hill- and took
,assaulting columns. *Sp'enr’ was'killcd '
Johns ‘was twice‘wonndedfbntv-the' but my:
taken. Fredericksburg was captured, and; ,
‘ Early retreated alongIthc plank road toward;
Lee and Chancellorsville. ,
The attack on "the fortified heights of
Fredericksburg was? planned . by Gen. - John
Newton, a. division commmider of the: Sixth
‘corps. Gen. Newton was born in IYirginia,
and-was ' graduated
second in his class ‘
at West: Point in
the engineer corps .
of _‘the military
mrvice. He distin-‘
guished himself-
during the civil .1
war. 'Afteritscloso /_- ,_
he was employed '
’?\
is known to fame ’
as the engineer who
‘ can. Jens nnw'rox.
blew up the obstruction known as Hell Gate,
Longlslnnil sound. 7 . . .
. Gen. Gibbon was ‘ t behind, at Freder-
icksbm-g, and Sedgw ck pushed on after
Earlydown‘ the plank road."r'Early’s force? 1
whipped, Iee'sdcstructiouwas certain. Lee
ban of the coming of Early and sent but part ‘
of McLaws’ 41nd Anderson’s men to meet
him and make a stand. The two forces
{glued .at Salem church, half way between
sredericksburg and Clianccllorsvill’e, Then
darkness fell and there was no' more fighting
Sunday, May 3.
MAY 4.
Dawn of the fourth and last day of the“
fighting at Chancellorsvillo broke. Hooke r’s
head troubled him all the afternoon of May
3 and all May 4 so greatly that it is not fair . '
to hold him responsible for all- that hop? ‘
ppned. At times 1pc scarcely know what he
. was about. an as”: or the 4th, although no, ,
tradictory and vacillating, now telling Sedg-
wick to hold his ground and now to retreat
back across the river. Early in the morning
he directed him not to» attack the Confeder-
ates at Salem church, but: to assume the do-
fensive. _All day there was skirmishing be-
tween Sedgwick and Early and the brigades
that bad rc—enforced him. At 6 o’clock in
the evening the Confederate generals, Ander-
son and Early, made a. furious attaCk on
retreated to astrong position in the'direc-
tion of Banks' ford, and there resisted and
beat back the Confederates. _:.
During the ,f In: of Lloyd Sed wickre—
crossed the Rap‘pahnnnock with h s whole
force, Hooker ad ordered. him *1? cross.
then countermanded the order, but a latter
command was not received till after the
crossing was effected. Lee immediatelyre-
occupied It‘redericksburgi
During the night of ay 4 Hooker held a
council of war with his corps commanders
who were sleepy and exhausted. He resol
to cross back to his old: head uartcrs on the
left bank of the Rappahannoc .
Ga Ma ' 4 Ike’s army, all told, numbered
no more t ion 50,000 men, Hooker, including
' Sedgwiclg’s corps, had80,000. Anytime dur-
ing‘ that day a determined attack against,
Stuart, who, with J acks'on‘s old corps, fronted
Hooker at Chancellorsvilic, or against Mc-
Laws, who, with Early, fronted Scdgwick on
the cast, could have resulted in a Union
victory, and Lee could have been whipped in
But no such attack was made.
Tuesday, May 5, a great rain storm arose
in the afternoon. Under its cover the great
Union army back over the swollen.
Rappahannock to its old quarters. ednes-
him for his enem , and found none there.
In the battles o Chuncellorsville_the Union
It onlfzaremains tq notethc events of Stone:
man's . id. After crossing the IRappahune
nook, be divided his cavalry into 'two‘ col.-
umns. One, under Averill, 4,00tllstrong'. went
to Rapidnu‘ Station, on the Orange railrclmd, _
and::returned tottho main army, Hooke
himself sent Averill the Order to return. —
Stonomn‘nhi . , with his main column,
moved south and westward to destroy the
Virginia central. railroad. e leached
Louisa Court House, May 2. e sent out
raiding mrties in various directions. There
was a tight with one of W. H. F. Lee’s regi-
ments. near Gordonsville. This regime-Lt
was driven back by the arrival of Union re:
enforcements. ~ ~ '
A party, under Col. lVyndhnm, attacked
the canal at Columbia. A third, under Kiln
patrick, dashed across country and came
witzhigid {)wa milosdof.Ri;<élhmomfl thml 2.3:
stro rigesnnu o c‘re
ericlvrsburg railroad, I“T’herimhe turned and
went to Gloucester Point. Other detach.
meats, under Col. Davis and Gen. Gregg, did-
con‘siderable damagoto railroads at various
nts. -
p”May 8 Stonemnu recs-cased tho Bnppahnuc
“Wk at Holly‘s FQIig: June ii, the cavalry
from' Gloucester oint, under Kilpatrick,
also reached headquarters, bringing in
among other spoils of war, 1,000 freed slaves,
in those days called oontrabands.
Testing the Teaching Machines.
A professor or governess is engaged to
instruct _boys and girls, let us say in Latin,
history, or physiology, and it is assumed
that he or she will not precisely like a
teaching machine for that particular sub~
ject, and never step beyond its borders.
A‘ little common sense would dissipate
this idlc presumption—rsupposing it to be
really entertained, and the t the mania for
cramming sheer- kInIowlerIge down the.
throats of the young- does not make their
elders wilfully disregardful of the moral
poison which may filter along with it.
Every human being, as I have said, cxI-
ercises some influence over the emotions
of his neighbor, but that of a teacher,
especially if he be a brilliant one, over his
student-s often amounts to n contagion uf -
enthusiasm throughout the class. Ilis
admirations are adornmthe object of his
slicers despised, and every opinion be
enunciates is an oracle. And it is these
professors and teachers, for-sooth, whos-c
opinions on ethics, theology and peltticsit.
is not thought worth while to ascertain
before installing them in their chairs to
become'the guides of the young men- and
women who are the hope of: the nation.-
Fortnightly Review. ~
Bloating, headaches, nervous pros: met at
and spinal weakness cured ‘by Lydia E.
Pinkhaui's Vegetable Compound.
Bciliu University, Germany, has 163
African sin 'enls. ' '
Flti'l - but, as the newspapers say; “no.
body-trill believe it,” Fodto-ine's cure for
Consumption is guaranteed to cure diseas-
t 5 «Mile iungs. For sale-by C. Lapiiam,
11 Main Street, Norwnlk, Conn. '
The Anti-Treating Club,” of Chicago,
alone. - . 1
IN .lmlyIsliotild live in. perpcptual lean.
as d suffer" from the more serious troubles
that. so often appear, when Dr. Kilmcr’s
“'11!st . lithosranli;
eslay=~
. 011] “1mm lgurinmemm. 101'?“
0.. ,w-i Duet can 4:
Siam too" offiétwhrtnhu l
, _ ‘ . r ) o
I ' sou «ammonium l]
.whgnaword‘teached .139“ ”0'. ”’11: ~_:.,r_g -.47‘)‘i bu
“cross the Rappahnnnock” and. follow the 3
"head 'is' plentiful ‘dn’ " .
flyccause on that nt'ghtrsthei-l'ato trains
IIivcre run and brought-Into the city that“!
'crowds of persons living in Ethanol-round-
'hour. .
. night?
some nnWritten law, seems to be‘ the mn- 1"
sing when the ‘helpl have'their night out.
‘ them realities.
:found in goodII
is more mixed on that evening than on.
any other of the week. The gallery-is full
’ toms] lanai contents at Lon
numbers 450 persons. Everyone drinks ~
THEATRE ‘AUDIENCES.
Enow may DIFFER m 'cnamcrsnv
' on CERTAIN NIGHTS.
Bolton's six Distinct Clause .of Theatre
Patriot—Bone Obits-Cloned! ‘13!“
pom-cotwr-Sfitnfloy Night tho
lieu ofztioslook'rl‘ "' - 5'. -‘ " ‘-
.pl-obsmy‘retl ' ensues-s 36ers of this" city
realize, as do the theatrical mnritger'n,’
that there are in :Boafont six distinct
audiences of amugcmcnt ,. . rs, and that
they have special nights upon which they
Aflttendfl'the'tli'ehtfis.“ " ‘ '
’ nudienccson dflferent :nighuiof: themeek‘f
~‘that charm ager instills
,tor each night, which balms, v n
z . .
.,, JPN"
, IsmainIly on account‘o'f'the character tile“ ‘
audience'tvhich he'ex'pects on taste-asyl‘
to see in‘hio'housee‘. 18m instance; Moth. ,
., n , y ulc-
.ciding night, pi; as: a T713? .’ ,
;.Weducsday,‘- tra‘in"*" liti“”1‘hn"“n , -
“night:s:ont?' " nignwiai‘rl’doy MI '
nishta Saturday; . .
Asked tantrums, .,
the ”nights, ‘ he ‘sa'i’d ‘ ,
'there has been a large ad ‘ salbdli't 6""
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.. . ”It 1,9. on, Mend-vi ewnlno usuallyrthat-
lithe theatres, change their bills, and so ‘
‘the oppOsitloh on that night; is’ generally .
‘ ten more than on say other, and to there
.-is room' it is- desirable ,tospdy - oil ' thodltlu
ograph or, advertising. debts on that night.
In preference to any'other. ' ' ' "
-'of these tickets iss‘ued than" ' managers
would care to acknowledge, and- tlie'y are
generally well represented ,on Monday
night, and so 1 call that night ‘llthognph,
Intgh‘t.’ ’ Of couraefon Monda'ymfige‘t the?
“replies” on hand-t.» mi ,. ,t on v.
everynew actor. _or, Iy,I at he seam,
‘ ‘ 't ~.n » t’: a I.
recognize‘hini In 'niyfnoinenclhthre.’ 1‘1 . F
“on healthy man we can-..~generally
..tell from the receipts. howthe business. is .
‘going to be for the week. If massage is, .-
Surgerin""monoy‘t§anIit was on.’ Monday,
ave fassume'ftlidtl “he rfprmniioo 1m
pleasedL the "public, has.) horn well
'ciease nightly for the ' m or: theIweek.
Therefore [can it"‘deciding' night,’»a‘o It
generally decides the vastness; on that
' night, too, We get those Who mama
the theatre until-"theyihave xeid'their
favorite d'aily' paper, and leather! the'opin-
ion of the newspaper‘critic cementing tile-
plnyand- players: These-re the assist;
nut-critics, and they die "influential? Ill or
class.- Wednesday nl'ghtds’ftflin nightf»
eSpccinlly designed jfoi'i theatre parties
ing towns. This name ls-not'lo‘ p’ertii
Incnt as it used to be, as narrow-nearly
all the roads out of the.city, there are-
trains run into enough top'ermit‘of out“
of town people visiting the tliéii’trol bud?”
reaching .home at a. fairly-renewable-
rim “mom out" near.
“Why do '1 call Thursday night out
WelI,I ‘do not want to‘dtspnl‘nge ‘
Thursday night, . for we get a strangely
mixed audience on that night, but welareI
always certain to have a large , contingent
of servants “on that evening, as that; by
The upper tiers are always _well-z filled .on
Thursday evening by stout, 'lienlthy look-
ing young girls; accompanied" by their '
sweethearts, and I tell you they make a
spendid audience for the ordinary attrac-
tion, as the illusions of the stage are to
An actress who cannot
make them cry or a comedian who cannot
make them laugh should speedily retire
from the. business, On, Fridaywc expect
to see the more fashionable. personages,‘as
than on any other night of ,thcwoek. On
Friday night we also expect to see 'a. great:
many‘of our’ Hebrew patrons, more than
on any other night of the week, although
they are great theatre gears, and are
llullibers on evgry at t.
“Saturday a ght is the best night of he
week‘for'mnny- reasons, and the audience-
of working people who have been paid
torment; the clerks and shopkeeperl ism
therewith their sweethearts and wives,
knowing that they contest on Sunday,
and the front rows arc-full. of Harvard
students, more especially if there are
heathen goddesses on “the ’stage.‘ The
nearer the representatives of the heathen
goddesses approach the originals in form v
and raiment, thenearerthe students get
to the Stage. .You mustn’t ask me why
tlijs'is. I only state facts. An Eexperi-
enogd theatrical man, acquaintedwith the
city,,could tell yon-what night of the
week it was by just looking at. the. audi-
ence. if he had no other; means of .know-
ing.”-r-Boston Herald.
The Boat Wis-figs! Dresses-a. .
The other day one ofthesevmastgrs of
his art was asked: _ “Who make . the best.
window dressers—women or men!" ' ,
“Men, by long odds. Women are a.
failure at. it, in fact. Strange, too, isn't
it, with the average American women‘s
exquisite taste in combining colors she.
cannot fit up a window with the resources
"of nature at her command! 1’“ tell you
‘ why. She cannot executaaig'eneml de-
‘sign, and, not to appear angel nt.I «
neither can she appreciate It. Stand with
a crowd :of women in. front of a Window
which is worked him one grand design,
, and you will find nine out of “not them
have discovered each some particular
piece of stufl that she likes, and doesn‘t
see anything else in, the 'window.”—-‘Ch'i-
cago'Tribune. ' '
The Crow In India. '.
Crows. are as gentle as are sparrows
with us. Indeed, much more so. I saw
one in Calcutta taking its meal from a
quarter of heat which a butcher had on
his head, and several times. I have seen
them . steal food from a man's dish when
he _, was eating before his door. They.
come within five or six feet of natives at
every railwa station, but eye very sus-
piciously n oreigner, and can hardly be
. tempted with crumbs nearer-than ten feet
or so. There arc'vust numbers of them
in‘ every part of thcland. In Buriaah
they "are black; here they have a‘ mouse-
colored neck, and look‘ as it they wore a
cape A native hurts nothingif he can
help it. —Carter Harrison’s Letter.
('hllllllllln Short “and ertrr.
Mr A. S, White. the ~well-known author
of “ \Vhite‘a Pli‘onography'," farnons' as
the' Champion Shorthand Writer of the
\Vorld,.reeeived the first rises in the in-
st: ,Edinhurgb.
Bari: and. Berlin 2 he came near horns P?!“
runnently disabled by rheumatism. ,» _Hn
recovery by tho use of a remedy infallible
in curing I lie umatism and all .blooddisealu
is told in a letter from his oillcc, 02 Wash-
ington st.. Chicago, dated June 20, 1887.
He writes: - ‘ '
“Your mined has done wonderful lets
vice for me, or the past five years I
' have been troubled with rheumatic paiul.
' “My right hand had become'almost use.
lea-and I was gradually loaing‘apeod as a
shorthand writer. A friend of mine, Dr.
Dcderich,_advised meat your remedy. I
used a doicn bottles of 8. 8. and amnow
entirely recovered. I shall novel-cease to
commend your excellent medicines. and
wish you much success. > ,
“Yours truly. A. 8. WHITE."
And here in another witness:
“Burma, Ark , August, 25th, 1887.
“ Last spring I, was hugoroualy afflicted
with cryaipelae, and my life was despair“!
of by to physicians. AI » a last ope I
tried 8. S. and soon found relief, and
in two peeks was able to attend tom!
bruins-I. I need five bottles. . .
"I. H Wrrruonsadtd. Saline Courier.” .
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed iron. Tun Sim-r Sriicmc 00..
Draw-:3. Atlanta; Ga.
Unm the third and fourth generation!
yea scrotula and . sslt-rh'eum is cured by,
(a, Lapiillm, 11 Main Street Norwalk‘.
The floral decorations at the White
[louse for February cost $4,000.
Happy and Hungry.—-—For over five
'years was a, constant sutferer with that
most terrible and annoying disease, dys-
prlhit'. Alter paying out "hundreds t 9 doi-
lnrs. the only Im'c‘dlc ne‘I found that would
ood was Sui hurBltters. Six
Ci-lnplt‘ic Female Remedyis certain to
1 prevent. and cure-Tumor andCancertlicrc.
For sale by C. liapliam, Main Street.
1
do n c any 3
l on'os cured me. .Now' can eat well ad
I ttlll happy and hungry.—~Editor.
, create more; ,
regular critics-and tho flra’tarigkton‘,who ‘i
Ispoken’of;'and tha’t‘t‘he 'roticipta'will in? ‘ _ ,
i-Matlrice.~Bdker column-"and. Me. n
rsuounnis, if
.ilmitrlst. *
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fTIE‘JEST ll lIE
‘J IillEl'."
Southern: Lane is Strictly-Pure
on'thnt day, for Isuperstiti’ous reasons or _ .
their week’s wages and arc-seeking so.“ 'i 1 '
r‘oniaiac’s Great Discovery. For sale by;
. Sill .
I ht. allumor h hate w'aier's.
It: nudi‘ggfitgdmodwmsa N
"I This :fird'deangvelr Juries-i L A: - thr‘iarvei’ of" polio
. re . ,w 0, need.) . c.economc
’ I nflé‘fiduynifimdidcmnm scldtn'com-
,. ~ rumi;wlth5m:‘ tltudemt, low. test, short
' "jumber- 18.
no ,inrImow' near you
out FIN-D
as was: AN Asson‘runrtroiz‘ '
' '5 M E 1'11 '1" s .
gr} wgmm smarter.
'1“:5"5“Main. Street.
,As candle found in. any market in this town
> _ l'otvN’orwalk?
. I‘3')?v_‘er‘ytliing is selected b Com tent
Judges of ourlinc of goods. y, pc
Dressed 1411115072.,
»_ [lamb and Veal.
CALL AND EXAMINE.
ms ratio. w. smrrn.
', iiEBENruer. BONDS;
6 -, _,_, +4“,—
. Di 0 Ga inteei, ileum
0f lichen hula“ Ina- a-d 'I'ra'st (lo.
TM; is one of the oldest, inns! conservative and
, *socce-fnl institutions dell ‘ , ~
Eleven 11 in such securities.
{Country}
h.
hurls-mu
ev kno u. Itis
test has been given, as thous—
nds who haveniserI it" will
fly..'l‘-hcrc isnothing better
, pitthcloogand‘shortot
*- ~ .. ' s'rouv -
trout in .vonrihopse. -.; pruggists, 2502., 50o.. $1.
gun.
-‘ monsoon/i;
Illicit-9-
; .intimatesJanis-viI usadithvou will never to
«wax ri , dolls ..
toinveslorl' _pe 3,1109,“ guts ‘ Ir 01,10.
, hmsfimordowmis sconce ”not.
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tumm'maemm
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id’"';‘,?”l’?",-PW°9!B9IIET~Qt-Hntm.
' Mt from best Corn-Prod ‘ >
Iowa, ansas, Nebraska and Hmuwi.‘ m. 0'
i- or full information enquire of ’ ' m
”ore. witaou.
' A A ll flavoured? ag’l‘uu manly way. i
,- ca , eItnI eraIprosperous hat on.
' ' cadmium and kept healthy by
uq-arh-iwlth its vuedlke
v_-titnI until he loses control of a temper, and
-t encomcs grave mistakes. Aunt cr'turn'of the
a
man." ‘ ' ltélie'f‘from ihes‘c terrible diseases makes a
.t-lrent. Amer-Inn Specific gives ”that .reliei‘.
'l'hrrc Is no mistake abomrhis. and at this season,
am this climate, yongeannot allotd making the mis.
‘takcothelng withonta bottle of this wonderful
remedy. .Dampaehill winterwiuds, sleet,-anow,
slop and ice-are as certain to bring on the tor-
ISABAIIR’S (lunar Arguments structure to cure
Price 50 cents a, bottle. ' Prepared only by
_ oomtle it
smith, N and go. Tremont Street, Boston, Mass,
cm.
_Selling Agents. ,
‘ "Tlie Best'infstlie War/d! '
" sisal?
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:1 one Free from All Adulteration.
Hill unmet Fill TIiE'flilll.
We manufacture all goods bearing our
- bland It modelling house. New Haven.
Sperry .& Barnes,
new HAVEN, cone.
RUE PUBLIC INTERESTS
altl’i .Iil'iai liliiliililLSliiliii.
In tortures its
5v so and Near-lain tormentsaiipatlence out of a
sheave-of Mppiuepsfor-the'suflerergand Baker’s
{gems of Itasnxa'risx and tortures of Nsmumta ‘
t
GENERAL MARKET.
Meat, Fish, Vegetables. Ito.
LOCKWOOD it ANDREWS.
tans GMT.
Allkinds of the best qualities of Meals, Fish,
Clams, Vegetables, etc., are kept constantly on
hand.andwllibesoldbynsulowas can be pro-
cured at any market in Norwalk. We intend to
. prove to our customers that we deserve their
patronage by fair and generous dealing.
tyeo LOCKWOOD a ANDREWS.
.[I N
_ A Full Stock of Furniture or all kind»
PABLIIB IND 'BElIIl-[IIIII SETS
ii specialty.
DAVID s'row.
liainStteei. opp. Depot
SOUTH NORWALK,CON1\
was s _ATKINSth,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Harness, Blankets.
Trunks. Bags,
Sole Leather and Shoe Findings, and Boot
' and Shoo Uppcrs. ‘
Corner of Pals-field Ave. and Kiddie Street
Bridgeport, Conn.
lyds
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277/
Its action u on the system is unlike any
disease to the nternal Organs.
. all'tho poisonous and corrupt humors,
- eradicate: the disease- from the system.
blains‘. Frosted
Sores, Fresh Cats, Snake Bites, Bruises,
tom three times larger than any other Salve, and
everywhere.
results than any other medicine.
for all Malarious seases, Yl‘orpid Liver,
Dyspe ia, Loss of Appetite, Indigestion.
Nearing“ and Nervous Diseases, Female
Inflammatory Rheumatism, Piles of every
Kidneys. ,Colds and Fever and A e.
' dinner I’ll . one taken after dinner each
Complaints. etc.
or yet by mailbt’ Express, prepaid, on receipt of
Estimates tiee'inlll Given
i. ‘
i.f/,//47 -1.
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Page’s Climax. .‘ .Salve.
A FAMILY BLESSING FOR 25 CENTS.
lts properties go
through the perspiring vessels to the surface, and
.We warrant it to cure Old Sores. Ulcers,
Scrofula Sores, Salt Rheum,'Sore Breasts or Nipples.
Erysipelas, Boils,.Scalds. Burns. Cuts. Bruises. Fistula, Piles. Corns,
Feet. and all cutaneous diseases on man and beast.
PAOC'. “I.“ “Lumen like magic on horse flesh in curing
Burns, Saddle and Harness Gulls.
Mofi’at's Life Pills are purely vegetable.
and kidneys, purii and mulate the whole system, _
3i Impure Blood, Jaundice. Biliops Complaints.
i compoun
’0!!! “ma Proamtion, Norma Headache.
_ “wraith, .Nar‘vona Weakness. Stomach
and Liver Diseases. Rheumatism, Dya-
pepala.and all affection of the Kidneys. WELLS,
es]: ’ '7
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sinuous at rubies «items
other external remedy, as it never drives the
to the diseased part, and separate
Inflamed Eyes, Swollen Glands,
Bunions, Chil-
Scratches. Marv-e, til i
(Thales. err. in i.- puz on m
icld a: «the low pvt. e ofrwenty-tive rents t or box.
I: is warranted to cure in every caseor money. refunded. For Sail: by Druggisb and Dealers m mediums
—__.____————
MFFAFS LIFE PILLS.
THE“ can? stomach-AND LIVER acmenv.
Established by One or our most eminent physiciins and recommended by the medical
profession and druggists whoknow their real merit, and or.-
used with more pleasing
They act on the stomach, bowels, lI-scr
and are warranted a. certain cuzo
Nervous and t ivk Heartache.
Scurvy.
Costiveness,
obstructions and General weakness.
kind, Gravel and Diseases of the Bladder and
A1". LI" PILL. are e egant'y Sugar coated and easy to take xii-ti are a perfe‘t cft- r
dav WI” aid digestion and cure all disorders of the Stu-v nclx.
lieadachc and Sick Headache cannotexist if these Pills are used. For costiveness take one Pill at bedtime.
_ "octaves PHOENIX BITTERS
,Are not a drink. used for intoxication. but a pure medicine and only used by people
who are sick. They correct the secretions of the stomach and are a sure cure for
Dyspepsia, Sleeple‘ssness, Nervousne-s, Debility, Weakness, Loss of Appeti e. l-‘emnl -
Thousands of certificates are in possession of the proprietor. giving
ertect cures effected by these invaluable medicines and we Warrant that they rsifl i‘ 1
Fast what we have said or money will be refunded.
will it; them once. their use will convince the most skeptical.
IOI'B OLIIAX SALVE. 25C. a Box. IOWAT'S LIFE PILLS, 25!:- a “fix. HOFFAT'O
PHMNI‘ ."T...’ ‘lmo a Bottle. For. Sale by Uruggrsts '..u.l Dealers in medicine cvcryx. acre.
it is simply askedxtlint the atllictcd
price.
.1‘. P. MILLS, Sole PrOprietor.
83 LIBERTY STREET. NEW YORK.
W E AK N E R V E 8
Punk‘- Caumr Comma) is a News m
which never fails. Containing Celery and
those wonderful nerve stimulant-.13
‘ all nervous disorder: '
causes Rheumatism and restores the blood-
making organs to a healthy mndition. his
the true remedy for ldie‘ umatmu. . .
KIDNEY COMPLAINTS
Pam's Cuts; Comm quickly restores
the liver and kidneys to perfect health. This
curative power. combined With its nerve
tomes. makes it the best remedy for all
kidney complaints. ' -
DYSPEPSIA
Pm's Census Comm s the
stomach. and quiets the nerves 0 themsel-
tin organs. 'Ihis is why it cures m the
worse cases of Dyspepsia -' *
CONSTIPA'I'ION . 3'
Ram’s Gutsy 0011mm is not a cathar-
~ . tic. It is a hxativoIgivins easy and natural
action to the bowels; Regularity surely fol-I
lows its use. -
Recommended by Extensions! and minus
men. d for book. .
Price $1.00. , Sold by Drought.
RICHARDSON & CO. Prop'l
BUELING‘I‘ON. YT.
. .
. . ’ , RHEUMATISM ..
' _ » . Pusnz's Caterer Coxrom pn‘rlfiel the
_ blood. It drives out the lactic acid, which
’d
E. It. torment en,
HOUSE FURNISHING‘GOODS-
NORWALK AGENTS
run run CELEBRATE!)
lie : Tllilllllll’ll
‘Theionly kind alldwed by the Health Authorities of New York City;
in citieetiit till the Sewer.
PLUMBING in all its Branches.
' E. Ii. Irililli-W‘ililll it (30.
Norwalk Chronicler