New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-12


order drawn up by officer of General Iookers stan
directing General French 10 send thousand men
Of the garrison 10 Frederick and with the remainder
estimated at four thousand-to remove and escort the
public property to Washington. This order. based on
erroneous representations, was not known IN Nashng
ton till too late to he counermanded II, however "as
not entirely executed when General Meade very lndi'
ciously directed the reoce1pall0n oil That hhIo'H'
point. .
ON The Doth General Meades army PIT in motion,
and nc night was put in position the left at Emmts.
burg and he right at New Windsor. The advance of
Bufords cavalry was at Gettysburg and kilpairick
ison Hanover where ii encountered stuarts cav
ay which had passed around the rear aud riG al our
army without meeting any serious opposition.
On the Goth. the let. 3D. and iih torps were concrh
trated al Emmttsburg. under Gen Key nods whhe ihe
right wing moved 10 Msncbeser Gen. Buiofd reported
the enemy force the tafhown road near t'tlyr.
burg and Reynolds moved up 90 that place on The 1t OF
July Ho found orr cavGlry warmly engaged Win the
enemy and holding him in check on the CaShtown road
Reynolds Immediately Grpl0yod the advanced division
If the lst Corps and ordered tie llth Corps 10 advance
promptly 10 its support. Wadsworihs Division had
driven back the enemy some distance. and captured
large number OF prisoners when Gen. Reynolds ieli
MORALLY wounded. The arrival OF Eweirs Corps about
tbs Tine by the York and Harrisburg road compelled
Gen. Howard. upon whom the command deNoNtd, !"
itAdrW his force the lat and lth Corps To the Gene
terry Ridge the south side oi Gottj sDlg About
p. H., Gems Sicscs aud Slccum arrived on the ield
with the 81 aud 18th Corps which took position. one ON
the left and the othor the night Of line.
The battle for the day however over. gen. Meade
RI, ed on the field during tie night with the rcscrVs
Z
the tight the nth Corps next then the 18th Corps
which crossed the Baltimore Pike; the ID and 80
Corps the Cemetery Ridge. the left Of The
liih Corps The ath Corps, pending The ARRIVAL OF tAe
Sixth formed the On On. arrival Of the latter
about o'clock I. IN. II took the place oi tie RIM
which ordered 20 take position the extreme lett
The enemy masscd his troops ON an esierio. ,idfe'
about mile and half in mont Of that occupied ~ ne
Gen. Sicsles. msinterpreing his orders instead 81
placing the I'd Corps the prolongaon OF the second
had moved II nearly three lourths of mile IN advance
on "A
enemy attacked this corps and the Second with great
fury aud il likely Ia be utterly annihatcd when
tie Corps moved up the left aud enabled il 10 le
form behind the line 1t originally ordered 20 hold.
The 9th Corps and part 81 thc First were also opor'
tun,ly thrown into tins gap and succeeded m chc'h
the eefnys advance about sunset The Rebels retired
in confusion and disorder About p. NJ assault was
made from the left Oi the town which was calamity re
PEELED by tie ls "a and nth Corps. Or Tie morning
Of the 80 reganed after spirited contest part OF
our line the ght Of which had been yielded 10 sustain
other points on the I'd. About l r. n. the enemy
opened an artillery fire of 10 guns on our
o. inter- and Jeff. This was followed by an assault ~
heavy infantry column on our len and len center Ths
was successfully ropuised with terrible loss 10 The
enemy This terminated the BEETLE and the Rebels re-
tired defeated from the field. lie OPPOSING forces n
this .an culinary contest were equal In numbers, sud
both ought will the most desp rate courage. IAc
commanders were also brave sElfui ana experienced,
ord both handled their troops on me held WIN dsin
wcllcarned victory In Of the STeatcst and best
fought battles OF the war.
On the morning ~ tie ~ ihecnemy apparently occn.
MED new line In front Of left but IN reality lis
Amy had commenced Us retreat, carrying of a
pnrt Of lis wounded. His lines however were
not entirely evacuated I'LL the morning Of the jth wien
lie cavalry end the tth Corps wcre sent IN plIsult
Tie DAYS oi the 9Th ald 9th were employed 10y
Con Meade IN succoring the wounded and burying the
dead l, on TIE battle 1,d. lie then started in pur
sun Of Leo by flank movement upon Middle
town la the meantime General French
had reocoupied Iiarper's Ferry DESTROYED
Tho cneuiys pontOon train ~ Wlhamfport aud Failing
.tF. IA. al
Middleton y, Gen Ncldc crOsfcd tho South Mountain
and on the l2th found the enemy occupying strong
position on the nights Of March Run. IA front %
lllamspoit. Inftoad Of attacking Lac in this pos
too with TIE swollen waters q the Potomac ~ hls
r-ar without ,ny Of crossing his artillery. and
when defeat must have cau4ed the surrender o. Ills
entire amy, be wGs allowed time - construct pom.
foon bridge with lumber collected from canal boat
ana the OF wooden houses, aud on tie wfnins Of
n. i4th his army had crossed 10 tic south Of TIE
river. His rear eueid' howeveI Was aH@'fri by ouI
cavalry. and suffered considerable loss.
Thus ended tie Rebel campaign north OF The Potomac
from which mport6ni political and military results lad
been expected OiI own los ia this short campaign
Lad been very severe VIZ: r3f killed. 1890 wounded
md oCf3 missinr-in al. - ~. We captured gum
81 stand ards 1907 prisoners. = IL small arms The
whole ., Of The enemy known. but judgin, from
the numbers Of lls dead sud wounded left on the field
II must IaFe been much greater ilaa our. Aier cToss
Inc tie Potomac. Lee corun1ed bis retreat W TIE
Valley ~ tie Shenandoah and through the gaps Of The
Pine RIDGE. ill he ieaclcd tie south ba1k Of tie
E,uidnu. near Orange COurtIiouse. when he took
position u pNlt tit c4JthuH
Gen. Meade continued Ills HAM pursuit by Harpors
Ferry Berlin and Warreuton. til lie reached Culpcpler
Cont House when he halted his army, not ceeming IL
prudent 10 cross the river and attack tie enemy, who
y,ag nov nlenoAod on tie south bank. which CON.
plcely commanded the approaches Oh the north side
During tbs advance, several cavalry skilmishcs TOOK
plnoc but without serious loss On either hide.
/ A considerable part Of Lees army was now with
drawn 10 reinforce Bragg IA the West but with his d.
minlsAed numbers be assumed threatening attitude
agaiust Meade naneuVercd to tnrl lis flank. ard
., IN fall Iacl IL d
d.sfored tie Orange and Alexandra Railroad from
tha RapdaE to Manassas the Rebels again fell bae 10
reiF former positiOn ucas Orange CONF House, Dur
ing these operations there were several severe engage
us en- s6ti6nti i6scsk but no general battle:
October 10 aud H. at Robertson River; Oct. ~, at
Brandy Station: Oct IL. nj brstoe osaii0ui Oet W 81
guckland Mills; oct a. ut Bealton aud the Rarpsliah
mock Bridge aud the 9TH OF November on the south
bank OF tat river Our los al BTstoe station was 81
Killed and 80 Wounded We A-S captured 1--WE
In The several skImishes between the 9th oDd 20 O
OotobcI. the casualties IN our cavalry corps were
Il, aud o-j missing. Inc enemy 1858 Is nOt kLo@h'
INF must have been heavy. we captured many pris
ounra Troops sent out from Uafpcrs Teny forced
him 70 Immediately retreat. On the dh OF November
Gems. Sedgyck sud French attacked tie enemy nj
Hanpahann0ck Station and Keiiy's Ford. capturing
several ,edoubts four guns eight battle flags, and
about 90 prisoners. Our loss IN Killed and wounded
was SO The enemy now Icreated to his ola position
on Tie EapdaD The operations OF our troops m west
Vagina are referred ~ here being Intimately con
nectsd with those of the Army Of the Potomac. The
force being small to attempt any Important cam
uaigg by itself has acted mastery upon The defensive ia
rcpening raids aud breaking W gu-rrili bands
When Lees 6rH'y IetIcotod across The Potomac IN
Juy last Brig Gen. Kelly concentrated al his asaila
HE force on the cncmy's flank. near Clear Springs,
ready 10 cooperate III the prcpOeed attack By Con.
Meade They aeo rendered valuable services IN Tue
pursuit afer Lee had chctd his passage Of tho river
on the aith OF July. Col I0.sId attacked the enemy
nj Yythsyile on the East Tennessee aud Virginia
Railrcad capturing pieces Of artillery lOO nnsfeis
and Us prioneis Our loss was II Killed and OIL
wounded. The oncny's killed. and wounded were re
ported 10 be -. ,e,..
in August GEN Averi.l attacked Rebel force under
Gen sam. Jones ~ Rocky Gap IA GreehoTIcf 'ohHy'
,,r,nO o,e eln iyCprisOnsls AID killing aud wound
inc eolne OV Our loss Ia killed. wounded. and missing