The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-11-27
ADVANCE OF RURNsIDE.

ADVANCE OF BURNSIDE.
Il March of Forty Miles In tsoo Days
and Half-Burnside's Prompt
ness : Struggling Suppressed
Sterile Region-Artizerg ,Sksrnsash
-Cdvalry Raid.
The telegraph announces, in another
column, the arrival of Summers divis-
ion before Fredericksburg, his demand
for the surrender of the city, the May
or's parleying, the proximity of Long.
streets division, but the absence of
Lees army, which is watched vigilant-
ly by Gen. Sigvl with powerful force.
The army correspondent of the New
York Tribune gives the following
sketch of the march of our army
toward Fredericksburg:
eve have changed our base from
the Manassas Railroad to Acquia Greek
and the Rappahannock. We have
marched from Warrenton, forty miles
in two days and half. Gen. Burn
side has already inspired the army to a
marvellous extent. Officers wont to
believe that a great command cannot
move more than six miles a day, and
accustomed to our old method of wait
ing a week for the issue of new cloth.
ing, or month for the execution of an
order to advance, rub their eyes in
mute Advertisements.
1t was late on Friday afternoon
when the telegraph brought from Wash
ington approval of Burnside's plan and
permission for the army to move. AT
daylight the next morning his advance
corps (Couch's) was on the road to
Fredericksburg, Howard's division
was in want of clothing but it did
not wait. We marched ten miles the
clothing came up from the railroad af.
ter dark; the garments for two bri-
gades were all issued that night, and at
daylight the men were again upon the
road, clothed aud in their right minds
Transportation has been greatly cut
down, and only six wagons are allowed
to regiment, but our corps train wa,
more than six miles long. The entire
transportation of the Army of the Pc
tomac, compacted as much as possible
makes nearly fifty miles of wagons
They can carry food and forage to sup
ply the army for ten days, and ammu
milton enough to fight our way int
Richmond.
!, There were very few stragglers be
hind the troops. Gen. COUGHS RICH
enforcement of the stringent order
against lettering has nearly corrected
it.
When night came on, great fires
were blazing through the grass in al
directions, like those which sweep owe
Western prairies. In this sterile re
gion the land is unfenced, and fire, ono
kindled in the tall. dead grass, spread
|, like strong wind across field of tai
wheat. BY day You see its black, DIES
olating track; but at nightitpaints upo
+, the horizon vivid fire pictures of rare
5 fantastic beauty.
e On Sunday, while COUGHS division
moved l6 miles-an excellent march
$ however -Hancock's and Howard
+ divisions were compelled by the wood
: and hills to make so many reflections
$ that they travelled more than 20. Blu
= the weather was cool and bracing; an
at night, half an hour after the head {
the column halted, the rear came vi
The mode of marching in three co
umns is a favorite one with Gener;
Sumner; when he commanded only
division, he always adopted it. It's az
vantages are that in case of attack, tn
y troops are ready to go into battle 6
once; and at night those in the rea
arrive in camp two or three hours eal
ier than if the divisions followed eac
other upon the road. But during til
march it is severe upon the outsid
8 columns, especially in wooded couI
it try like this.
|. Soon after noon on Tuesday, we el
camped two miles from Falmouth, OF
posite Fredericksburg. The Rebe
had planted two batteries OH the oth'
isde of the Rappahannock, just beyon
Fredericksburg; which placed our roa
under cross fire, and they dropped
{ few shells into it, as a hint for US
;, stop. But Gen. Couch sent out of
If GERS to reconnoiter, while he went 70
e ward on foot in another direction f
a the same purpose. From one of tn
. bluffs of the Rappahannock we had
O fine view of Fredericksburg, with i
; roofs and spirs, and two long trains
y cars, just starting toward Richmon,
= conveying away the last "portab
. property" of the Rebel troops. The
IF evidently did not mean to make stron
d stand against us; but careful scrutin
Al with field glasses showed four of the