Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-11-21
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Invariably In AdvanesaE.

n "A NM an st.a ~ -
a f.,ns,. o =. . Snung them into an un-
III one,atIons rct ~ s,ss tssealeo 70 the enemy
ii | McCIellsn ,ssronsihia e. ~ ~ s.scu{ionI Waa
q lin ths snds "a ~ ,h o' .nas Napt,of unity
,fl einment vbich bsd .o .'.,s sosayl y. tne Gov
q meuts of ths s,m~ a;naul ~ s.ou ..ne move
d prived of the chjae ,..., no nAu Deen oe-
J. Ircctfon Of tbs ssmiss1 wv. az Supreme dl
o ponsibIe for the s,stan.,;o a,..s a,Snsn re-
Is forces, which. "a he fsca ~ ~ oia o. ms
n ton OF the forces az ths 'sns,. sfs'omeEs-
lively deurIved Rim. sin.e' .h,y,I nae success
4 opened, Of the division Of Banksr w " naa
thirds OF McIloweIl,a corns Iii enu e'a " s,V
0 him one solitasy man ~ AZ, siuous eendipg
0 by sickness ana H. n. osr-,a, ne ~ saP ManG
: these obstacles be bad rosoh "A AL tsp.e y, au
Richmond, but be ad,no lon css tha s .ans "
striking the great blow wbjcSs r,c,.. ~ y
have ended the war. Ia a bSstif Z cn,,,,. ".Ss
appears simple recnboai ass mo- !. va
serions and general stfacL a Thsr. : g..se
toroe 10 needed 10 0uara Sessnst srsn,S.as Ia
still larger force to ascure iinss ~ caDs1onns
cation which cannot be- hsofsn vithout dance,
Reinforcsments we're nsedsd Il UVhencs shanId
they comet 9, Gen !, w ociS Sf,ors sMnrSclE. Re-.
\ men. but feey few. vhile a,aaand W. shin,to,
more than eighty ihouaAui - "a roliectsS os
these shout one bslF Sefe n M ~ Mead sga,nst
Jackson 10 the yaifev nf Ibe sbansndoab TIE
rest were collected under McI)owaI q F.eda,s
icksburg, sixty miles h the north of Richmond
They had rebuilt the rajIvav bridco ove, tha
\ Rgppahannock and IN tbree ar fon, as,s ,bev
might have Joined tba army ~ MrfielIan
ljBhey covered nuthinr at Frede,ickahu,a. and
were 90 notoriouslv useless IN the FadersI
cause that In the ConfedaIsfa ynornsls ,ba,
were spoken of as the "fifth Wheel Of the coacb
| II was known that McIIowali dsa;rad o,Jsn,iv
In oiu r. -.
the decisive moment b,s ass;o,ance ~ ,be csr.s
OF the Union. AocordingIv 'GeneraI McClsj.
Ian had no sooner arrived beiora Richmond
than he undertook IN disc,oa, vhet ba had IN
hope for an this ia No1sofFo,.i .S
vice, either from Wasbi, oton, os F,sde,,cts,
burg, had informed him of McD,vaii,s. nras'
ence at that point onIv s;Y,v nIlea dis,snt' hrt
rumor and probabilitv q greed ao vcli in niscjno
him there, that the Gensral chief ,ssclyeS
to make an attempt 10 estsbiisb commnuic,N
tions With him. On The uiaht of the 96,b ho
sen, fo,Uard Gonsr.I po,.,s S;r;a;o o,n ,.;,l Nv
few souadrons Of ce vsl,S io . toyinns s,o,nn ~
Hanover Court House. a vilia.s ahont t.ents
miles north of Richmond. where the rs;,vsy ~
Ffederlcksburg eroeses ,ba p.mnntav Tss
trcops Of Porter moved ,anidlv and ahont mia.
day on the 9th came nnon the bost;le div;oio,
of Braneh. at HanovTer T const 9",sa Th;S
they assailed Win visor. disner.ad IL and tool
one Of It's guns. AssaiIed IL tbe;, ann hx
Confederate tfoops Ubo had suffered the1, IN
pass BY the woods in Witch tbev Iav biddar
the Federals turued ON their nev anemiss oTd
scattered them also. This h,i,Iiart sfr.;- cost
the Federats four bundled mon and isfs CO.
raj Porter IN nossese;on ~ . c.naar - ~,
hundred prisoners. and Of two bridsss On. ~
the Frederioksbure and n;s an ths V;ro;n;s
Central road Tie advance oua,d of nsSs,ai
Mcdowell was hen at Bowii1y Grseo St,oea
miles from that of ge1eraI PIT, AS So"d
ed only an effort of .be Gill 1ha - a.
mics were united, and the poases.ion ot
Richmond csrt'in1 a. % PSseestIoh
nude. can not reo. 'i ibcas ss.' fses snS vas n's
without real sinking OF the heart. seated IN
an orchard In the blyouso Of Gens,si po,tor
arid the Joyous excitement which folloTs a
successful combat, saw the Fifth Cav,j,vb,ns
in whole companies Of Confedersts ,.isooo,s
with arms and baggage. their ofs3cs,s Oi "t .I",L
head. Bat neither he RIsd contidsncs of .hs
Federals nor the discouraeamsnt az tSo;. o sne
mics deceived me, and / asked mveaIf ~
many Of these gallant Young men w bo sr.'ornS ~"
ed me, relating their explo;Is of the Sss hosn"o
would pay with their lives for The fa;.i Io'Uv' @
which was on the point of beino cor,m;itaS
Not only did not the two armiea 1nits hr. ~.
order came from Washington to sbn.n .n' she ~,
bridges which had been eeissd. This no. the M
,learest vay Of saving to The srms &c S =. n1s we
mac and to its chief that in no case coni5 ,b"r
,ouut ON the sunno,t Of tba as",Js 'ou.9 'neS
Virginia. . The reasoo ot th;s nn,s ~ upper
ate measure was the succesafuI IA ssh ,s r. ",,,o
He had driven Banks beyond The Po,om"o o"ns
created auch confusion tba. be xss .nno.uS SuS
to be on the point of enter;ns Wssh;ppr. h;pvseu
With over fortv tbousapd me5 n SaesDSS SeS'yn. o.
,ity, the line Of the Potomso 90 90 na tne
and the vast eptrenohed camn aronnS ~ " no.I'
;ol, IL was not thoueht to he ssfs . ssP'
jackson had gained his point Hencaeo,,,, ~.
.rmy Of the Potomac most conn. o,of'n noou .. We
,lone.n Npo" ieSeh
The battle of Fair Oaks. the usaron r.,
R,t.Is. - sra az AL As, s .ne seyen pajs'
liver are cranh;cally dess.,h.S y Dn1 ae - .emes
McClellan,s akin Ana, coolnsss ,h,S euetn M
.ventfuI scenes the T,;,cs ..;,e. ;;nossn suese
.erma. On this snhsc. 80 "a ~ ~ enuslssNc .i,,s
~ Tbrouobopt ,biS o-and ard .hs ,onouing'
nent nothino distn,hs5 ,ha .s,aa;, a salt.s move
nsndor. on the ts,-bis so,b ~; III sne I'm
,is aids sunk under tba b.at and ao;,5y, wneh
he task thew we're accomn,;ah,nr @ xsrsus slT oI
,in,.,i v,ites The P.ince ssstas - saw
moinent and ait down /, ~ rs, ~ uos. .of
80 hou,o oa-n - -