The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-06-25


History of Lees Movements for Two
Weeks Past.
Further from Gen. Hooker's. army.
GEN. LEES MOVEMENTS.
BY far the most connected and reas-
enable account of Gen. Lees recent
movements is furnished to the N. Y.
Times by Mr.. L. L Crodnse. We can,
says this correspondent, follow the
course ofthe enemy through the last
two weeks, as we think, pretty accu-
rately. More than thirty days ago two
bfigades of what is now Ewell's corps
left Fredericksburg by railroad. We
could not learn where they went.
Trumble's brigade was one. This bril-
gade, composed largely of Maryland
rebels, now turns up in the advance in
the Shenandoah Valley. We can now
easily conceive how force of one d.
vision was thrown around by rail into
the valley by way of Stanton. The
residue of Ewell's corps moved for the
valley by way of Gulpepper and Front
Royal, about two weeks ago.
When Tumble got into the valley
he found our forces too strong for him.
He sent for help. Ewell supported
him, and in the meantime Stuart was
getting his cavalry ready to dash
through the valley as soon as the valley
was cleared. ON
A week ago last Saturday, June 8,
Longstreet's corps passed through Cul-
pepper and moved in the direction Of
Thornton's and Chester Gaps. A por-
ton of it is possibly up to Front Roya
and Ashby's Gap. but small portion
only. This corps pushed up to the
support of Ewell, and 10 now undoubt-
eddy in the valley Hills corps was
left at Fredericksburg. 1t seems to
have been Gen. Lees hope that the
retention of one corps there would re-
suit in keeping even Gen. Hooksr's
army in statu gao, for Hill never
moved foot till Hooker did.
On Saturday last, the 18th, HIPS
corps began marching out, and on
Monday, the last of his column, bat
terry of artillery, left the city.
Whatever may have been the plans
and designs of Lee, there is not the
least doubt but that they have been
materially interfered with, if not par
TALLY foiled, by two or three energetic
movements on Gen. Hooker's part-to
uit plaocop.or,c cp1don ottool, -,
Stuart damaged him badly, exposed
his designs, and completely discounted
him. His proposed raid did not take
place, and it is supposed that all the
cavalry that has entered Pennsylvania
is under command Of jenkins or I'M
boden, or some other guerrilla of that
stamp. STARTS heavy force of cavalry
is certainly not there. In day or two
we may know just where it is.
Another thing that deranged Lees
plans was Mi.roy's energetic defence of
Winchester, which would naturally
render Lees approach to the Potomac
very cautious in the face of unex-
peetedly serious resistance. AS to the
reported forces on the line of the Poto-
mac, and just north of it, they are
probably the advance guard Of Ewell's
corps and after the occupation of Win
chester, there was nothing more
natural than they should seize the line
of the Potomac, in the vicinity of
Williamsport, and nothing more un-
natural than that they should cross it
in force until the whole of their army
was within supporting distance
which It is not to-day. o.ssI
The present position of the enemy,
comparing all my information, l be-
lieve to be this !: Longstreet and
Ewell, in the valley near Winchester /;
Hill on the march. between Culpepper
and Chester Gap, (but he has hardly
had time to get OH the other side Of
the Blue Ridge.) Lee may make, tits
thought, one of these two movements
across the Potomac up toward
Hagerstown, defending the passes of
South Mountain on his right flank, or a
sudden concentration in the London
Valley and the passage of the Potomac
at Nolan's Ford, just where he crossed
it last year.
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