, 1863-12-01

ouu Iss1nE tuS Pi.a =. .no r. ttuIiPaA place U!
o gossin Ra,on s.a 20 the passage o.
@ oisapIolniL!Gaa: m i!a ihe enemys NcEets M iell back
amVst on3s nnnonI nting s49L. me nYer Was
tcaeue1 FATTY III tne uay, 1nufsuay, ana md
| ttns ts e!as .ue eAeuly uaa ssacualeo INC places,
TP ~ nnoPs Sgntneneea cfossing al once
t;,1a. tt;m,1sany @ nlgas lloops. wagon tfains aaa as.
fnrcs M ms4f thno vso0s su tlse1 ,a snncenl 9s
1ne1, ~ "ae tt ~. m vnn ~. mai1 1naieoa5 Aaeel-
Hoon r. oa 1ae Gelmanla pionk road 70 cover
t tua uonl. FEaay mofnlng ,he on CORPS ana
~ cufps mover lIoI1 near tne Raser up Tug
aan uetnan1a p!anh foao, aleggs cafairy aa-
ttai1nSairg, aiitnE ~ tsnaeaay's sasaax oasa
@ ~ uaA H1uu T ~ Lnls point nuu une muc ~
5unu' =! LIE EneMy llaae consioetaole 1esist-
n' nMnee' ootn slaes aaSlng out stfons sAlrlnfsil
Anes* ,.,
| Ghatge upon charge was made on both
slaes Y tne eki1mlsh llnc. me enemy Were
an1aInol{ ,;a iIePoisea, ano n9aly, m1ooneeo
u, ams " M tn!antly shiIM!snels Il 70 [epel
counter movement with infantry, and, fos a
lew lev momGnts al,;.. tngy lofced our Ane 9ack, pnt
were hnnily rcpulsed BY vigorous fire open
ea upon them from the oth y. T. Independent
na.tSry' ya!s lne Is. pfagaae q ~ MtreEgs
ga'aliy aislsiont unaer command OF Col. lay
brigade is composed Ct the following rcgl-
ments: 80 fennsylyanla cavalry, lst rennsyl-
xanla cavalry, lst, new Jersey cayalry, lst
Massachqsettg cavalry lst Rhode 1aland cav
amts5: - CAaNoo4, companies A.; and !,
CaTts* wright and Walsh, OF the I'd Fennsyl-
Sana casalry, ,had the advance, and behaTedin
the most gallant manner. Tie left wing last
night was two miles south Of Hope Meeting
House or Oakwood, and twelve miles from
Gctmania, on the plank road leading from
frede5tcksonrg to Orange Court House. Just
as the fenel infantry was exposed 90 unex-
Peetcdly to rcpel charge Of the skirmish
TfGNT6H1. HHVhnrR "a
9Th corps came into position very opportu-
n9tely, throwing ont strong skirmish line.
lAe enemy opened with heavy fire Of artl-
Iefy upon It, Which Was responded to In
similar manner IRON our side, aud for an
ho9r qnlte oTisk cannonading was Kept up
By the cavalry tWenty-four prisoners were to-
ken. AS the train Of the 5th corps was turn:
ing from the back pike into the plank-road,
IRE MAS suddenly opened upon 1t from con-
ccaled foe, when one man was killed and sew
efal ma1es. The enemy were speedily dis
5tl corps for the purpose. Having crossed
GeF1nania Ford, tho I'd corps yesterday took
the first road to the right, which
was tne orange Court House pike But lit
TIC distance had been made before the enemy's
pltskets ptl, were encountered and a lively skir-
tasefn. tssfa 9t. Here me me enemy brought forward
1l .neir n1antlI, ana io5 TWO houEs there was
neasE sknmissh'ng llss ana considerable artillery
Rlactaee unn IT Was qn!te CARE next on
nc !ignt OF inc "a 1s the Sd and then again
tne ~ cotPs. tne 20 aaa considerable skif,
m,snmg N tfoht, ~ and & o. one tlme general
;engagement, lasi night, seemed Imminent.
Sas me reason u did not come ott, IN iact, was
1ounuees ny oegause y nel'nsr sac vas feady.
~ 1liI3 n4vo u Lo,aay. oeus Castef, IN COM
manu- q hnpatI1ek caga1tv alVlsloh, belng
snnad,,, ~ ia & N aae agnt sna1 seemed 70 be
W,t 4na ,cs%a, 9i@e usen aetoss nse9on fora
and an commenced CON work IN real earnest, A. +;
ond posls.on ~ ~ Mas N masht oecome critical,
ara as rs movement would somewhat inter-
tnte n:. Nh ~ onr Y atsansements On 1921, ne was
ailsctea as 70 Ie,efoss the laSer: This morning
far ~ ahd q feadS
sp'rits, gnd may that be harbinger Of de-
claed victory. Ihe country helcabouts Ia
one Of the worst conceivable for field opera-
uons. It Is truly named the Wilderness, for
;na Of sman .ha groth coy
country. So dense are these young forests
that It Is Impossible to penetrate them, e1-
ccpt where paths arc made. This enabled the
enemy, yesterday, to hover on our fanks,
often within sight Of moving
column almost with impunfty. It was not
uEtil late In the morning that cur line on.the
front was connected 20 as to keen s..argiinc
parties Of cavalry outside our l}nes'
During the day it was impossible for INV
small parties to pass between two parallel
columns Of troops without runn;ns tbe risk If
b. ibei1R3g 13g captured Or shot At about two o'clock
jutant at headquarters, accompanied by six
other persons, attempted to cross from
Gregg's command on the left to hca5onor.
tere, six niles directly across on the rnod
where The second corps had moved up. When
r-{n fn1 rs
them, and then started in pursuit puy 4 l;eas &
neck race for abtut two miles was tha ~ next AT
thing on the programme f1ntta n ,umhar ~
shots were fired al tho fiecnT ,,artr hnt ~. VI
tunately no one wa wounded. thouue1, nnm-
race two Of the partt Mera .Anay ,n aesa,. N tae
four lost their hafs. rfa' ~ o,an anna1n,su, ana
Svyrral oiler smal1 5arf ~ , escaPe 50 easuy.
different directions while ,,se,nntIn r HPom ID
from one column to anotin. otinHTP1ng Thang, 70 pass
mistnke the Sd corps aid noaeet in}o 1ast;oG sGnG
assoon as expected, witch eaye ~ po1.1on eno
Temporarily some adyantare :H a. Ing o. enemy
eyer. promptly met the enlereenaeos ~, nom-
cccded in capturing bctWeen roo. al ano ~ soc C.
the enemy. Some three hupdred p11.aoa ~ u
were taken at other points Of the line efS
Annexed is as full 4 list Of killed und wouno
At day-break next morning the command
moved down tho Triana road, and five miles
out It Eepalated-one detachment of ono 1,un-
dred md fifty men, under Command of Gapt.
Bowman. Of the 4th Regulars, going to the
right, for the purpose Of gettins into the rear
Of the rebels and lntercepting their line of re-
treat By why Of :Moorcsyflle or Decatur,
whilst Major Young with the rest Of the eom-
mand, proceeded to, Triana, On tho way to
the mouth Of Limestone creek whera the rebels
were reported to be encamped.1 At Triana !
another rebel was captured. IN the oppo- !
site side OF the river the pickcb of the enemy /
We're Visible, and two fiat Eoats were OBJ |
served tastcned to the bank The destruc-
ton of ferry bouts being snc Of the objects of |
the expedition, the ques1ion arose as to how |
i was to be accomplished in this -casc.
search Was made Faich resulted IN finding
two canoes and i SKIN. 5 Volunteers were
called for to cross u tncae and capture the
BEATS a NUMBER e1efed. cut Of whom Ser
giant Phelps, o. 20. q; 9th Iowa, and
eleven men were accepted, Who crossed
under cover o. IRE 1rom the mounted
J. 'ant1S slaluuea y ,he oank, The rebels
H Isd L. lew WI, snoIs an ned and the Sergeant
ooats M mAtA tneA. ;Ahegso WAS nlso Drought
over, rom Whom Mo1matton Was obtaincd
that feoel 1o5ce u1der MAJOR Faiconet Was
Stationed AZ 1esasT and other points along
lhe nFe1, ana tna! NUMBER o. 1at~boats
Neis IN tneir Psssesslon, which theT
1ssa L1' ~ Grosslag aaelt Paltles over nc
'1Fer, hGVng pfecolcer1e9 signals TOR day
md night 70 communicate With each
,ther, and 70 ha1 me boats from this
!de-tney oeins kelH on me SCUM SIDE q fhe
aver Wneh nos " 1ss, Ma3or 1onhs Placed
detatcnment n q ~ imIty men, nnaer Lieut..
nsts urosee ~ dovn tha r;ver ~ ~ oos o1 ,ps