Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-26
FROM THE NORTH.
THE YANKEE MARCH TO FREDERICK 5BURG-
sCENES AND INCIDENTS ON THE ROUTE.

THE 1AhkkE MAkUh ~ tAhuAAioh
SCENES AND INCIDENTS ON THE ROUTE.
Tbs army correspondent Of the Philadelphia hqui,sr
writes the following account Of the advance on Fred
ercksburg:
As We stated in . previous despatch, our forces
passed through Wsrrentou in three columns, ian. Han.
cock on the right, Gen. French the centre. and General
Howard on the left. This constitutes Gen. Couch's
corps. The ninth army corps, commanded by Gaperal
- and COUGHS co pa, are under the command OF dsn.
Sumner. The troops took the direct rod to Warren.
ton Junction early on Saturday morning, and sncamped
on the evening Of that day in the vicinity Of the Janc
ton, aud again started carly on Sunday morning, making
the next camp near the Spotted Tavern, in Stafford
county. Tauqaisr being the county We had been raiing
through.
No.hing Of any great moment occurred during the
march, eIoeps that 1t was conducted with great order
few or no stragglers to be seen-And such vas the r-
pidlty Of the march that the ctzsn Of the very few
houses TO be found we're tsksn by surprise, not dreamifg
OF an advance Of our forces. The couutenspcss OF all
shsm We osns aeron plainly 0ld Of their astoniah.
msnk -.r
Toe frs. place Of any name, sftsr leaving the juno
uou, vls 4 K Run, Q village consisting OF two or three
houses with the usual outbuildings. A great msj ority Of
the tw sllnSs in this county are built OF logs, and are
very uncomfortable within, Invariably being heated by
fires on he .bcs th-not tie larrs fire plic,s where =
quarter OF Q Ger Of wood cn he u ed At otcs, but mis-
srab's little fire places, narrow an contracted, OF Just
| srai oisnt siI3 90 ira re one TO death 1t The opposite side
| Of the room, Away o y II 10 u lIuA U u1 I u
thi, region are indeed = 'sli uess" set. The spotteo
\ Tavern 10 about fifteen miles from Fredericksburg and
consistA Of one hoase With . large bira. The oritina
tavern vM burned some tiResgo.
| Just previous 10 reaching this place, where the troops
eco lmpsd, the mark Of . former invading army eau
sasly be traced by fences being down, roads
| through ploughtd flds, no pigns OF husb and y, no
shocks OF corn, fodder standing ALI is gems. First came
our to'css, then came the Oonfeds . es; Away they 30,
and then cur fofc's again. All these troops must be
n +. al a -koi .a,nt. (. .L;nnaI
completely out. As most Of the other armies pissed in
\ the summer, very little fire vas used by tho troops, con-
O. Iently very fey rail fences ueredestroyed. Nov IL
IL quito dHsrsnt; tho cold snap has made a e. e very
azreeabls, ard ~ the rails nike a qlick aud ho: fire,
thew are u ed BY Thousands, much - the C 'agrin and dis
con 8 ue Of h Secesh farmers. Last night bright lights
c.uld be seen for miles, looking not unlike 70 q large
city with all the street lamps and stores lit up.
Some OF the inhabitants Of this almost deserted re.
gion have been in mortal fear OF the yankees" for
some time put, ~ they had bean told cur troops kill
women and children and burn all dwellings. A female
At the house used ss heA'q lsrters, near tho Spotted
Tavern, implored us not 10 X II her or the children, and
vas most sgreeably surprised when she learned that
that vas not our line OF business. She had heard We
had been Burning snd destroying al within our reach.
A number Of our troop, While overhauliDg a wheel
wright shop some miles IRON the tavern fcu1d an Ala
bAma amhu'a o. and come % shot gun', With patterns
for gunsLoCks, 81. The guns We rather roughly han
died, s4d tie ;et;usnts left as msmcntoes OF the past.
IL Is sl0 upon HOOl kuAuOTlly tuHh tutTe ~ Lfc NE
sisippi regiments and H. " Cru'chs rebel cavalry br &.
ade in fredericksburg 10 dispute our crossing. The
lO.h Virgins, Co. Cary, is ale suppotei to be there,
or ready 70 come, 40 bous s have been cleared TO be
used as barracks for theu.
Falmouth u avery old town, some Of the houses
dating as far back as lYlY, and soEe claim q greater an
tiqu ", A portion Of ne tovn has . meas air about Il,
-hile the mas Of the houses are old and illehiped-
There 10 not 3 public house 10 the whole Town, or any
place for strangers to STOP. TIE bss. hounes are white
iramer, while the old antiquities are the old fashioned
brickI, with heavy garrett vIndo~s. Very lev men are
70 be ssep, bu. the 9 are IN lbundsaoe OF women and
children.
Diriug the silencing Of the batteries Iososs the river
the utmost CONSERVATION prevailed among the ilhabi.
tana The children seemed very much { 'gn!ened.
During the early part Of yesterday morning . ferry
scoW, belonging to NJ. Tichleu, Of Falmouth, vas de-.
i, stroyed BY the rebels to prevent our crossing. The river
IL 70, islle u nRuy places, and this will have very little
effect in kctbifa be- ths t,ecps I Ca. Hsnoock's D.
vision and the sTiindeF OF tho feiss4.
Tits morairE has opened asR'R TIRES 'Ssing rain, but
our Amy Is ssf,, tic mas, o: II having got over the
rod II fac, The ioies have been nrst rate for The Al.
tlery and traml
bring the march to this poi1t our troops we're in the
very bsst spirits; thuir merry, echoing voices rurg
thsougs ths 'orsl,, rAhiug the spiri 8 # the weary onss
IN the rear, all hurTyins On T. vas tbs nodnt.
d Toe two TRAN . Of cars That tfEa' aosel Z .esVir,
Fred II rksburg last evening carried away With itSn, 10
doubt, many 4 guilty head whose c1ssrdly consierccs
feared TO let them meet the U ion forcss. Each dis.
charge o. or battery at then, az they buried away,
must have caused their n eki to klgpch =: the prospect
Of receiving e shell in the trsins.
The shomy suceedcdllg tight in getting their b.tte.J
a-sj. About dusk they brought a timber over a bridge
t~hIrspans krsnsn eIrsaq, anj our bal cry gave them
4 parting shot Just as night eSme N.
Toe u iris Light Oayhlry srriyed ~ town this morn.
ing, aud II 10 . esHmed they vii cross over tNs river ard
eI ,uine, the county. III fis: Sev jersey Osyslry is
sIso on the scout in this peighborhood. No sgl Of an
enemy is visible Oh the Oppo lie shore.
Ger. Lee telegr,phed 10 the cit zsns Of Frederick.
burg yesterday that We we're coming in two columns
Is was mistaken, as We cane ia three, With the artil.
lery on tie Ecsd. rp,kirg the fourth.
EPISCOPAL GENERAL oJSoI