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The Daily Dispatch: December 16, 1862., [Electronic resource], The battle at Fredericksburg. (search)
nd by all parties it was believed that the issue would be fully joined at daydawn on Saturday morning. With this view the divisions of D. H. Hill and Ewell (the latter commanded by General Barly) were ordered up from the extreme right in the direction of Port Royal, and about 9 o'clock on Saturday morning took position to the west of the railroad, and near Hamilton's crossing. Before there arrival, however, our line of battle had been formed — the right wing consisting of A. P. Hill's and Tallaferro's divisions, and the left and centre formed by the divisions of Longstreet's corps, and extending to within three fourths of a mile of Fredericksburg. The line was nearly a semi — circle, and reached about four miles from the extreme left to the right wing. About 9½ o'clock the booming of the first gun was heard at Hamilton's Turnout, away off to the left, in the direction of the town. In a short time the excessive reports of artillery told unmistakably that the ball was opening, an