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overed his body. Col. Hesser was an old soldier, having served through the Mexican war. During the skirmish in the centre, at Robertson's Tavern, heavy cannonading was heard on the right and left — the 5th corps being on the left, in the vicinity of Hope Church, and the 3d, supported by the 5th, on the right. Gregg's cavalry division, on the left, had come up with the enemy's skirmishers several miles to the east of Hope Church, and drive them handsomely to that point, where a portions Hill's corps was stationed. Here three regiments of Gregg's division dismounted and gallantly held the enemy in check until the arrival of the 5th corps, when our troops, after a sharp skirmish drove the enemy from his line and succeeded informing a junction with our centre at Robertson's Tavern on the night of Friday, Nov. 27th. Our loss on the left has not been fully ascertained up to this time, (Saturday morning, 28th,) but it is supposed to be light. On the right, Gen. French, supported