The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-18
Particulars of Mondays Manoevres.

New YORK, Dec. 1.-THE morning
papers are filed with detailed accounts
of Saturdays fight, of too detailed ma
ture for telegraphing. They contain no
real news but comprise mainly incidents
relating so the affair.
The Times gives the following account
of the withdrawal of our troops from
Fredericksburg
1t says the movement commenced at
dark on Monday night.
All the sick and wounded were remov-
ed during the day to Hospital tents on
this side % .....s
Burnside inspected the position of the
troops in the afternoon and general ac-
tivity intimated that another battle was
imminent.
Surgeons were ordered to be in readi-
ness to care for large numbers of addi-
tional wounded r.-.--
The withdrawal of our forces was, how
ever, determined on at general eoun-
: ell of all corps commanders during the
day. = ~E4
The undertaking was regarded as per-
ilous, but if successful would rescue the
army from an early battle which would
accomplish little except the destruction
of valuable lives.
The troops had received no intimation
of their retreat, and had laid down on
their arms for the night When the order
ito fall in was given the troops sup
posed it was for night assault on the
enemy's works, and were not undeceived
until they found themselves on the pom
toons crossing the stream
The bridges were covered with earth
to cover the sound of the artillery. High
wind and darkness prevented the rebels
hearing or seeing the movement
Frankhn's division moved as soon a:
it was dark, also Summers and Hooker
from under the very guns of the enemy
Many officers and soldiers expressed
great regret, saying they preferred dyinl
in front of the rebel batteries. Z
| Very few wounded were left on tn
field 5
Two brigades occupy the town as ad
vanced pickets, and our artillery on
higher bank, will cooperate in keepin
possession of the town. ...-
Our heavy guns opened on the rebe
batteries on Tuesday morning, elicitin
little response.
The Times correspondent thus do
scribes the rebel position which our fol
ces were expected to storm and take.
(. There is a bare plateau of the thir
of mile, which storming parties wi
have to cross. In doing so they will b
: exposed TO, first, the fire of the enemy
sharpshooters placed behind stone wa
running along the base of ridge of dot
BILE rifle pits On the rise of the ores
of the heavy batteries behind strong fel
works which stud the top of the hill of tn
heavy infantry forces now lying concea
ed behind these, plunging fire from ba
teries on the lower range, and doubl
enfilading fire from cannon to the left {
them
Sevastopol was not half so stronJ
The Times account of the battle show
that Hooker's grand division was on th
side of the river until 4 clock At fou
Hooker, who had not yet been across til
river, proceeded to cross, remarking to
friend that he was going to put this thin
through. In half an hour prodigior
volleys of musketry announce tn;
Hooker, with the reserves, is engage
their last assaulting column, consisting
/, the divisions of HUMPHREY Long, Ho,
, ard, Getty and Sykes. They had, hoy
, ever, hardly got fairly engaged befor
the sun went down, and night close
around the combatants