, 1863-11-12
THE WAR M virginia,
GEN. mEADE'S CDNGRATU.
LATORE ORDER.

HEADQUARTERS Army or TIE PoTcHAc,{
WAsu1N0ToH, EoY- II, 1861.
Yesterday afternoon Col. Upton, who com.
manded the brigade which last Saturday so
successfully charged and captured the enc
mT's works ut Rappahaunoek Station, &C.
companied By deputations from eaoh of the
regiments participating In the assault, pre-
eentea Gen. Meade with eight battle. n.gs
taken At that time. Col. Upton p1osented tho
flags In the name Of his command, narIng
the regiments, the 5th.and 9th Maine, the 5th
Wisconain, and the 121atN. r, tho latter Col.
Upton's own regiment
Gen. Meade has Issued a consra*ulatory Or
der to the army on tho recent successful pas
sage Of the Rappahannock In tbs face Of tho
enemy, and says the President has expressed
bis satisfaction witn.its recent operations.
NEW YonE, Nor. 1.-The New York 11mzs'
Washington speci.lsays:
The main force Of the rebels were at Cor
louisville yesterday and Monday morning,
making 2:40 time to Richmond. Meade Is
encamped, rafting supplies: The repairs on
dorea, and Aqua Cfeek wili be our next base
Seventeen hundred muskets were gathered
as fragments In the recent fight, most Of
them bearing the stamp of 1871, and al In
se1Vlceaolc co9alton. iHo Of INC cannon
captufe4 were lVpound Farrotts, and two II
pourd Napoleons, with caissons and all com.
plete.
A Union scout just from Richmond and
tther parts South, reports Lee actually In
command Of Bragg's-. army, and Braggy,
tough 9sominslly 2s caist, y LEGS suboraln.te.
Ee ss EYE 5G,s 4 VA oeciaeu lew Gays SINCE. at
1sbsI e. Caeinet I tsssion. to aba9don Virgins
aRGH dt,n n.Jnitenu: o;a,,t a .,,a,o .n,.
.. iaosu Ptisoness .s,m meie @ otuaeat up
;.taS ny ~ a. Ih ene gisGe1ls ' "" 5ooR % tf1aa T9s.
3s M.ttSu j., ~ Yoaaeyu 1o4anus aaAe LIE. LUIS
T. "o1ie ~ t1Iese ~ aa tss iesaapa3oA VI eAenaose
- ~ = ~ H. hst ~ - Sseas a.,.,n, ~ 49, rnu,,
fhe1e h.s been ire.h b dspositou M gdta o{ our
!olce. tpr stlateglca! PuTposes, o1t oIaefWlse
ssefy'ning y qolet; ihere hAa neen very
Atte 11mlsnlng WIN 1epelh soutn OF tnl'
Peppel, anu acGolang 4g u y, ~ aceounIs II Is y
no means M CERTAIN tnat al Ine rebel army Is
Gen Bnfora mada Tseonnoas,nca ve,tsr.
Gay m Io~A!as ~ EFe1Ltsu4e; and came upon pof,
t1en OF ine seoel zen. Mnco1's diyision, ana
a1!er e1a1P tkllnisn compelled toem TO 1Au
eaGk. G tk Dalkness M P1e'eateo p9!suH.
UT troops 40 not Occupy Fleder.cksourg
Eor FaIneuth, knpat5iek,s cavalEy only hay
ing Waited tneIe one cay bet9ra our advance.
II ne rebels malntai4 their position BE-
t"een GulpePper ana tne Kaptda9, II 1s OUTS
pfIoapie taat q pa ue maY oe Jet 1ought: Ihss
y y, LsSs ~; Snosea oasl!e gfonno, aecofatng 70
1. IL o1c1M ~ aGpolt u oaI aoYAnce 1sT Weeke
deG II a impression iS genera IN ne army
t5s thas al o. n 1olSes W. yer cr4ss the zap
to1S ~, sl9g. Mv,- 1z.,,o u.o,,...
49,, ine Ne" 1orA 97ao""s's Warrington spe-
cl9i thys:
r,ts1a f1om tae noat ne nase tn8 toAo Hlns; aa5eo
lht ueaaquaRetS R Amy o. NE f,otomae Monaay
S,ga' enaaa,. outoaas sty tytsaon 1etusnen
te-oay, ;g h;a!ing el1ven me enemy before r. 1hem u
9oWn suipnut opf1ngs 70 Mltnin m1e OF
CalPepper.. pottlon Of me enemys ln1aat.
Y, mNu altu1ely, "as encouute1eo iast n1gnt
anoqt sunset, near Calpepper. aad n sklze r.
ha1t rnsn snsIn ;51s ~ ~ sastaea lpss o.
aovIs % W.. iM7ai ano ~
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III .s5a ~ the "a p.o1asn ai{hn1rh ,ort1n1
~ thsi. sue <aon. y, ea1 ;na pof'1oo
snoi,+s sne1t si9uPe fe ~ 94t SulpspRS
h,S;n ont tS %
fa fs.p5 ~ teeo1nolteaeu u co11.ty
pepper: The report that he he has sur surprisedaad
peutE1 St;a1 wv p'l7onefS ~ H1's1oso aaeAs COL
nrns.1oai nIsno.t,,ora ~ ,,r t,ros. Inv. ha.,
e,n te. y. ~ .uAees 81 H.e @ pesn Gase
rttaos. ~ ~ Ga7,ts -. ~ .ae Po's1pln1J VI
To1ent IN snow S .qaa nhS Occurred s @ yesterday
~ ~ ~ 4ne & aagit;4 70 4u.tr Sota, oos
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~ ae.asa ~ ~ ptonn ~ ioso" msau4nae-
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7esE a.s51onre t~o 15dar oo7nn,e,d W - - T.ats,a
iarnh ~ Evan,n u ottached r. Rntord's " % d,vis.
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