The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-06-10


the crossing was very unexpected two pom
toons were laid at Franklin's crossing, one
mile below Fredericksburg. As soon as the
fehemy discovered our purpose, they fred on
our=mearfnonsthe rife-pits,r but werc-drive1
out by the 26th NewJersey: Some so of the
I'd Florida were captured. We lost 5 killed
and about 25 xouudeds@SS
Our forces advanced CONSCIOUSLY and by dark
they reached Bowling Greenwood and posted
their piekets for the night teie52ai s15t1
This audacious movement surprised many
of our own officers not less than the emery
Tits properly q reconnoisance, by which the
commanding General hopes torobtain positive
informstioa Regarding che enemy intentions.
This morning enough was asceftaiinlaesd to learn
the greater portion of the enenyy's FORGE We
took nearly 1Q95prisoners, insbudiD one ma.
jer, during the nighttaJ sir 70 oasilt leSrl
Lee ma. ched two corps back from the vi!
cinitys Of Salem Church to q position in from
of our lines On -oE.u "a zilas4 <su 54sdT
Longstrset re enforced thedtroops at Fred
ericksbnrg, and slept thered last night.serThis
morningthey moTedein a Southerly directions.
By this movement we have demonstrated to
a certainty what has become Of the enemy,
diyining his purposes. s4ssT aesi Z
THE mensbehayed in thu most gallant MAN.
ner, and cheered as they crossed for the third
time the historic stream. -
The movement has thrilled the army with
lexcitemeat and with impatience. Iei.f9 ri
The Times special correspondents from the
Army of the Potomac the 9th says, from pris-
oners taken last evening [ hayes obtained cop
les ofthe Richmod Wig. and q dispatch Of
the 9Th. dated at jackson Sd says the result Of
the fight at Vioksburg thus far, is very in
couragiin1g5 on our side. The enemy has been
~repulsed in every attempt to storm the works.
Grant must be compelled to raise the seige in
a few days. The ,storming of the works is
looked for in a few days. ,7.5ss ~ yis,
Col Kirkpatr;ck's caya'ry brigade arrii ed
last evening at Gen. Stoneman's headquarters
from Yorktown via Urbana and the Northern
neck. Since leaving Urbana they have gath
cred 500 horses and mules, 35 vehicles and
$50 contrabands.. Major Stokes, of the 10th
Virginia, Lieut.. Wilhelm, of the Baltimore
Light Artillery, and a number Of the rebel
signal corps were also taken prisoners and
brought here. aff5ass TssH fam
A Washington special to the Herald, dated
the 9th, states that the I'd division of the 9th
army corps, crossed the Rappahannock at Deep
Run at noon yesterday on a p%cntoon bridge
laid by a detachment of the Engineer Corps.
The object was a reconnaissance in a force to
ascertain the motives and position of the-ene-
my. The rebel sharpshooters made some OPP
position to the placing of the p~ontoon bridge,
but was quickly overcome, although We lest
one or tvs mcn in the operation. After the
division crossed, there WAS considerable skir
mishing, and the rife pits occupied by the
rebel riRemen, were1inally carried and a num-
Der of prisoners captured. The rebels still
hold fredericksburg. Gen. Longstreet is
there, and shows a strong front 1.-THE upper
fords Of the Rappahannock. 1t is believed
that a large part of the rebel forces have gone
in the direction of Gordonsville. Our army
is in good spirits, and ready to move forward
at an hours notice.
The steamer from Yazoor river Wednesday
morning reports that the rebels have burned
the upper works of the gunboat Cincinnati.
A fire in Vicksburg on Monday night,
caused by the explosion of our shell, destroyed
one whole side of Washington Square.
The planting of siege guns is progressing,
and it was the intention to open on the enemy
with lem along the whole line T
Our lines have been drtwn in SO that in
many places the armies are in speaking dis
tanee. ats9i
kilograms were received in Washington
Saturday night from Richmond papars of same
day. The rebels are exulting in what they
alleges to be great losses of Grants army
The papers for several days past have been
continually increasing the number, evidently
depending upon fancy rather than fact. ~.
Dispatches from Murfreesboro say that Col
Wilder, of the mounted infantry, has returned
from another highly. successful expedition to
Liberty. He broke up q band of guerihas,
taking all their horses and 81 prisoners. 45iI
aDeserters represent that the Mississippi
troops ia Bragsssar1y pro iaaa4s.a.o of mutt
n.y. The 41st, Col. Tucker, has been under
heavy guard for several days. -
Portions of Disadvantages and McCcwan's
division, which were reported to have gone to
Mississippi, are still in our front. aa go ~
Heavy firing has been heard in the direc
ton of Tryune,. which is as yet unexplained.
The fight at Franklin on the 4th inst. was
four brigades Of rebels under Forrest
and our forces there, who held the rebels at
bay until the removal of the Federal stores,
when our reinforccmehts came up and drove
he rebels beyond the town. On the morning
,f the 9TH inst the rebels were ascertained to
have re entered thc town. After sefere fight
on the streets Col. Faulkner of the 7th
Kentucky cavalry again drove them some
niles beyond the town, taking 50sprisoners.-f
coL. Faulkner ras badly wounded, and arrived
lere last night. Col, WickliHc Cooper, Of the
Eth Kentucky cavalry, was injured by q horse