, 1863-05-05

couraging. -@ -
4 rnmor is ahoat here that 5000 rebels !
have been captured, but it is not from reli- |
able source.
tions by which General Hooker is striving to |
solve the difficulties oft the situa'ion. 1t is, |
Indeed, 4 bold and dangerous effort, placing !
the two portions Of the divided army in Ell. |
!1emc peril; but tie situation was an cx-
tre1ncly difficult one, and extreme means |
we're required to meet it. II it succeeds, to |
General Hooker muFt be given the credit Of |
the most sk1llful generalship.
TIE CROSSING OF THE RAPpAuANyoCK
from the n. T. Herald's Account.}
HEADQUARTERS ARMr OF TIE poToaAc,}
April 30, 1863
1le bridges were lain exactly at the point |
where they we're thrown last year for the left |
wingto cross. About a mile and u half below |
two othrr bridges were thrown by Companies
pc, u, and X. Of the 5th engineers. They
begun the labor Of laying them about 5 O. clock
in the morning, but had hardly reached the
river before the enemy opened furious yolley
upon them. Portions Of Wadswortf'e diyi-
sion, first corps. opened a return fire upon
them, which ,sas kept up for some time, until |
body we're rowed over. The eth Michigan,
Col; Morrow, and 9Th Wisconsin, Col. Bragg,
Of Meredlth's brigade, were the first to reach |
the opposite bank. Galiantly tt- whole force /
Lleutcnaat Colonel, two L1eutenants, and |
1Ben sso51lr privates, belonging to the 9th |
.-s..As.;2,a and 14th Georgia.
Our artillery which had assisted materially |
In driving the rebels out Of their rifle pits,
threw several shells into the houses TO which
several Of them had fed. The following cas-
uAlticB occurred:
I'VE give only the loss of Northwestern
troops.-EDs. TElB.l
CASUALTIES TO SonrnwEsTERS Tnoopt.
KILLED.
eETES1n WISCONSIN REGIMENT,
Captain Alexander Gordon, Jr, co &.
Second Lieut. Nm. q. Topping, coC.
NINETEENTH 1SD1ASA.
John S. Waller, eoF.
TwESTY-FoUnrn MICHIGAN,
Aboyer c. Brown. COG.
Joseph coryell. co F.
Forest G. Brown, coo.
SIXTH WISCONSIN.
John Pau1, CO C..
- Ruby, col.
- Trslmbull, CO E.
WOUNDED.
s1x7n WISCONSIN.
Amos n. Strong, CO G, foot.
Chae- Adams, co C, back
Corp. John schilk, co F, hand.
]. Morgan, co G, chest
Ransom Low, co E, arm.
Wm. Day. co C, hip.
Chas. burbank. co 3, neck.
l. 3. Hills, co Il, arm,
7. ], Shields. co D, leg.
Chas. Copklin, co l, ltg.
Jas. Whittier, co 4, thigh.
SEVENTH wrscoxs1x.
y y. Ryan. co A. back and side.
"m. Ross, co F, abdomen.
SECOND T1scossry.
IF. Il. snoagrass, co c, hand
SEVENTH INDIANA.
Corp. II. L. Ford co E, leg.
NINETEENTH INDIANA.
Sergeant chas. Petty, co B. leg.
TwESTT.fornT1 MICHIGAN.
G. r. nuschill, GO 6, face.
Lodostco, co D, neck. "
Joseph RUBY, co, D, land.
Geo. Haish, co d, hand.
Wnl. jameson, co G, foot.
L: Howan!, co D, shoulder.
Thomas NadfwoEth, co 4, foot,
II ". Hughes. co c. hand.
John Doig, co c, thigh.
James Corcil, CO Il. hand.
Andrew Wanbecque, co II. thigh.
FROM A SOLDIERS LETTER.
[From the N. r. World, sd]
4 letter received in Newark, n. J., yester-
day, from private BRYAN, Of Capt. Slatcr's
company, se a6th New Jersey regiment, states
cut up while crossing the Rappahannock on
Wednesday morning. 4 Vermont cavalry
regiment was also said to have suffered greatly
at the same time. The Newark Mercury has
letter from member Of the I'd New Jersey
regiment, dated "OYer tue River, April 2a.''
The following extract from 1t Is interesting:
"The bridges were not laid till after our d.
vision Lad crossed oycr. We the first to
cross. The first boats were fired on, but nc
fixed bayonets and drove the "Rcbs.'' back.
Our division and one battery is all that is over
below the city. We can sec the "Rcbs."-
there are about two to our ono. Russelrs
brigade, Of our division, is the first line to.
| day. Talbot's brigade will be first to-mor-
| row. Gen. Hooker is trying to cross while l
write, undcra heavy ire Of grape and canister.
| The 2Gth Is all cut up. Hooker has FIVE corps
| under his own eye, above the city. We are to
use the pick and shovel by night, and advance
little at a time. There will be hot
tisehatgc from the "Rcbs." but am
ready"
| TIE SITUATION ON THE RAPpAHASNocK.
We can only hastily adjust small map in
| completely to represent the situation with
| uookcr+s army, as nearly us can be learned
from last nights dispatches. The rightforce,
| ;liler march Of eighteen OF twenty miles,
reached Kclly's Ford, on the Rappahannock,
above Falmouth, and bY Wednesday morning
the pontoons were laid, and our men crossed
| The river Ithout loss.
| This ford is designated on the map By "X,"
and 10 few miles above Barnet's and Rich
ards tords. 4 portion Of the force also crossed
at Banks Ford, marked "E," md the dis
patches say that still other adjacent fords
were used for transportation. The move
ment Of this right wing, whose numbers We
can only conjecture, WIS led By Gen. Hook
er in person, and It was pushed down
across the Rapidan, and Germania oc-
cupied anl Charlottesville near the point
marked "H." was taken If this latter be
true, tho present position of Gen Hooker,
reported as holding the defensive, with his
right resting OH the Rapidau, at Ely's Ford,
and his left on the Rappahannock, Is q retro
grade in the face Of =. heavy opposing force.
This line Of defence is nearly represented by
he double parallel dotted line.
We only offer this as rough guide to the
dispatches. We deem the latter even roughcr
than the,cut itself. Government has chosen
That no Intelligence from Cen Hooker shall
reach the people yet, and Government has
very nearly accomplished It's purpose In this
Instance,