The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-05-08

Three Corps the Eleventh, under
Muior.Gcn. Howard tho Twelfth, uu.
der Mtior-Gcn. Slooum, and tho Filth,
uuder Mhjur-Gon. Meade, marched from
Falmouth on Monday, arriving ut Kelly's
Ford, about twenty five miles distant,
on Tuesday. The Rebel pickcts were
surprised, bridge thrown across tho
Ruppuhunnock, aud the Eleventh Corps
wus over the river before dark Tho
Twelfth Corps made the passage during
the night, Stoncmun's Cavalry Corps
came up aud crossed at next morning,
and the Fifth Corps Olowo I'd inmedi.
a,cly utter. The cavalry ius'Gntly DASH
cd forward, aiming for the Rebel line OF
communication between Fredericksburg
and Richmond, The Eleventh aud
Twelfth Corps moved without deluy on
Gcrmaniu, and vrussed the Rapidan AZ
that point 3 o'clock on Wednesday af'
tcrnoon. The Fifth Corps passed the
same river further down at b, neither
column having met any considerable r.
distance.
Meantime the ist Corps, under Moior
Gen. Reynolds, the 81 Corps under Ma.
jor Gen. Sickles, and the 9th Corps, un.
der Mpjor.Gcn. Sedgwick, starting al
noon On Tuesday, moved down the Rap
pnhannoek, and in the course Of the night
the 3il and 9th Corps bridged the river
four miles below fredericksburg, and
throw across euifcicnt detachmcn,s tc
hold the opposite heads of tho bridges,
The first Corps succeeded in the same ut
tempt two miles further down, being op'
poscd by Rebel shNrpshooters IN riAo,
pits, but silencing thea With artillery.
When these two movements hal been
accomplished, the three corps that hat
crosSed at Kclly's Ford being already OF
the march for the Rapidan, the IN,
Corps, under Gen. Couch, seized Bank
Ford, six miles above Fredericksburg, oi
"Wednesday morning, opened a road be
NpSn there and United States Ford
ton mica bcyopd, aud wiihou
crossing in force lay in position for !
movement the moment they were need
cd.
During Wednesdays then, tho llth
18th and 5lh Corps reached and crosse
the Rupidan, the I'd occupied Bank
Ford, the Sd anu 9th lay lcur miles be
lpw fredericksburg, and the LIST six mile
below threatening movement ON tina
flank also. The enemy might well b
att loss TO know on which side th,
blow was 1bcut to fall. His pickets hR
been surrounded and captured al al
points, aud the whole operation had boel
eilenIN and suddenly effected aud th
real movement skilliully disguised.
On TLursday morning tho seen
changes. This movement down the riy
or was fcmt. Late "Wednesday nigh
the Phird Corps, which was at the iou'
mile bridge, marched strait up the rive
again aud jOinea the Second at Bank
Furd and early Thursday morning lh
Brst Corps followed in its path, aud a
90 halted at the same ford. So that .
Thursday morning there areShree corp
across tha Rapidan, marching straight .
the rear of fredericksburg by way Q
Chaneellorsyille, a village ;SeNa mile
distant from that city, and three more q
Banks Ford, with the road 10 Unite
States Ford open, and communication
established with the advancing column
---all ok IN position 10 mcye directly uI
sn the Rebel line of communication, an
tho Seventh Corps still with a formldG
bic display of force thre0tening 70 eros
below and assail the other flank of Il
enemy. II may well be believed III,
Lee evacuated Fredericksburg proeipltat,
IN and iell back toward Richmond.
i is not true, 50 much the worse (
Lee.