Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-06
EHR PENHsYLVAHIA CAMPAIGN
Gsaeyay Lss'' 0meisg Report.

EAA EANT5E AFAHAA IA mFAAGElt
Gsseray Ees's OAcisy Report.
The following Is az authentic copy Of Gen
Robert E Less Official report Of the PennsyI-
vanis campEign:
HEADsaAETERs AEaT or EoRTHERE YrRaIsIA
July 81 1858.
General s. Cooper, Adiutsnt and Laspse.or-Gensral,
Richmond, Va:
GENERAL: I have she honor 10 submit the
following ouElina Of the recent operations Of
this army for the information of the Depart
meBt;
The position occupied By the enemy oppo-
site Fredericksburg being one in which he could
not be attacked to advantage, is was determined
TO draw him from it. The execution Of this
purpose embraced ths relief Of tha Shenandoah
valley from tho troops that had occupied the
lower part Of it during the winter, and spring,
and, If practicable, she transfer Of the sc3ne Of
h5stilitias burth of The Potomac
L wss Thought that the corresponding move
meBts On the part Of the eRsmy, TO which those
contemp ztsd by rs Hould probably give rise,
might Chsr q fair opportunity TO strike a blow
at the army therein, commanded By General
/ Hooker, and that, in sny event, shat srmy
would be compelled 90 leave Virginia, and
possibly to draw to iss support troops desigssd
/ 20 operate against another part Of the country.
In this way Il was supposed that the enssly's
plan Of campaign for She sumner would be
| broken up, sui part Of the se3s0a Of active
operations be consumed in the formations Of
now cOmbi9ations, aud the preparations that
they would require
In addition 30 these advantages, il was hoped
that other valuable results migat be attained by
military success.
Acsuated By these and other important con-
sideraiona that as7 hereafter be presented, the
movement beg2a On the 81 June. McLawB'
division Of L0rZstrseSs corps left Frs8ericks-
! burg for CUIpepar Court House, G1d Hoods
division, which vas sncamRsd On the Rsyidas,
marched TO ths sans place.
They were followed on the Al and 9TH By
EwslpS corps, leaving that Of A. P. Hill TO
cesgpy our iiZss az FredericksbUyz.
The march Of these tToopa having b5sn dis
| covered by the enemy On the slssEu0on Of the
9th, and the following day he crossed q force
amoUzlia@ to about one army corps, to the south
side Of EappshanuOck on q BOst0On bridge laid
dOvz nesr the mouth of Deep Ran Gen. Hill
disposed Of his command 20 resist their advance;
buE IS they seemed intended foz the parPOse o.
observation rather thau attack, the movements
/ in progress were not arrested.
The forces of L1ug5treat and z veil reached
! Cul9epaT Court House by The S.h, at which
| point the cavalry under Gen. Stuart, was also
| concentrated.
| On the Ssh 8 large force of Federal cavalry,
strongly supported by infantry, crossed the
/ RappabsnuOck st Bcverey's and Kslley'3
/ tords, and attacked Gen Stuart 4 seysEe en-
/ gsgemsnt ensUsd, continuing rom early In the
/ morning Until iste Ia the afternoon, whom the
/ enemy was forced to rscross the river with
/ heavy loss, leaving four hundred prisoners
| three pieces Of artillery, and several colors IL
/ our hands
/ Cen. jenkins, with bis cavalry brigade, had
/ been ordered to advance toward Winchester &c
cooperate with the infsutTy in the proposed eZ-
/ petition into ths lower valley, and Bt the 5ame
! time Gen ImbJdsa was directed, with his com
/ msud. to make q denomination in the direction
/ of R1mnsY, Ia OfdeT TO cover the nCvemenI
| against Winchester, and prevent the enemy a
| that place from being reinforced by the troop,
On the lilo OF the Baltimore and OHIO Tajlrosd
/ Both Of these effieers were in position WbeE
I Gen T Fsu f Cu'peper Court House, on tn,
| 18Th. Crossing the Shenandoah near From
| Royal, he detached Rods5' division TO Berry
yiile wish Instructions after dsl0dZinz the fore,
/ statiJued there, 20 cut of the Communication be
| tween Winchester and the Potomac. With tat
divisions Of EARLY and Johnson, Gen. Ewell sd
| yauced directly upon Winchester, driving thc
enemy into his works around the town on tho
/ 18Th. Oa TIE sane day, the troops st BsrryvillJ
| tell back before Gen. Rodes, Tesrea6ng to Win
chester. Ol the l4th, Gen Esrly ssormsd the
| works at the latter plscs, aad the whole army o
Gen Ailroy wEs captured or dispersed. Mos
! # those who attempted to escape were inter
| cspted and made prisoners by General johnson
| rbeir leader fed to HarDer's Ferry with a snsl
party Of fugitives.
Gen. Rhodes marched from BsTyviIls 20 Mar
! tnsbuJg. entering the latter place on the 18th
! WHARF be took seven hundred prisoners, Hv,
pieces OF artillery aud s considerable quantity
Of stores These operations cleared the valley
| Of the enemy, those 81 Harpar'5 Ferry Wita
drawing 10 Maryland nights. More than fou
thousand prisoners, twenty nine pieces of artil
lery two hundred SD seventy Wagons ans
| sm0Ulsnces, with fog, hundred horses, weTl
captured, besides Is iarCa amount Of military
! stores. Oar loss was small Oa the night thai
Ewe,l appeared st Winchester the Fsders
sroOGs in front OF 4. P. Hill, &C fredericksburg
/ TscrOssed the Rsepg1anuock, and the next day
disspp ,sred behind tae hills Of Stafford.
The whole army Of Gen. Hooker withdrew
from the line OF the Rappsbsnnock, purs6ing th,
roads rear the Potomac, and no EvJTsbis CD
porsunity was offered ior stack. L seemed &
be tas purpose OF Gen. Hooker 10 take a posi-
ti0n which would ena5ls him 70 cover the sp
breaches 10 Washington city. With a view q
draw hm further from his base, aud, a. ths sam
time, to cover the march Of A. P Hill, who, Il
seeOTdsrca with instructions, lois Fredericksburg
| for the Valley % soon as the enemy WibhdreV
| trem bis front, Longslreek moved from CUi
peger Courthouse On the 18Th, aRd advancing
along the east side Of the Blne ridge, oceupiet
Ashby's and Smokers gaps. His force had beer
augmented while Al CEipspeT, by Gen. Pickett
with ihres bTigades from his division.
The cavalry, under Gen Ssaari, was throWl
Gus in front of L0og5tIees to watch the enemy
now reported 80 be moving into L3udOu. y.
the I7sb, his cavalry encountered tEo brigade
Of ours under Son. Stuart, near Aldie, and wa
driven back with loss. The next day the Gu
gaRement gss renewed, the Federal cavalry be
ing strongly Supported BY InisasTy, ana Genora
Stuart was, in turn, compelled to retire.
The enemy advanced as tar as Uppervilie an
then fell back. In these engagements Gen. Stu
art took about four handTed prisoners and
considerable number Of horses and arGs.
In the msGnIme, part OF Gen. wells corp
had entered Maryland, snd tho rest were abou
to follow Gen Jenkins, with bis cavalry, wn
accompanied Gen. Ewel, penetrated Psnasy
vauia as Tar as ChambeTsDurg. As these dem
onstrasions did not have the easct Of csRsin
the Federal army to Leave Virginia, aad as