The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-05-13


cavalry attacks The maueuvre having unc0v
cred United States Ford (Which lies between
Key's Ford aud Falmslth-twelve miles de
tant from the latter Couch's corps which had
for three DAYS been lying al that point, vas
passed over the RappahannOck bv a pontoon
bridge, on Thursday. Without any opposition
or indeed any demonstration more formidable
than brass band playing Hail Columbia Thi-
force also cOnverged toward ChaHcell0rvir, and
on Thursday nigtt ioGs army cops namely.
HONard's Steven. Meals aud COUGHS Eefe
massed at this point. That same night General
Hooker and stat reached Chauceloryiie. AID
established biz headquarters at the ouh house
there.
The order which the commanding General IT,
sued on Thursday after the achievement OF tai.
position, is the key 20 the situation. and io the
expectations Of the commander repeat 10
here for lis relations ath the recital
HEADQU sRrERs ARMY or ia. PcroNAc. ;
Ia Field, April go. 1863
Il is With heartfelt satisfaction thar the Gene
raj Commanding Announces ID die armg. thai
the operations of the last three DAYS have deter
mined that our euemT must ing'orion-l, hy O.,
come out from behind their defences and Civ
Us battle on our Own ground, where certain d..
struciiOn awaits him
ut nfti atipu' Nl LIt Ei4tn EI- NF.If4 fIfi
Twelfth Corps have been splendid series a..
successes
BY command OF MAJ Gen. HOOKER
5. WILLIAMS, Adjgtant General
The significance o. these words vail be seen
from a glance at the map ci the country /,
will be seen that the position gained AZ Chan
ce.OTviile, which, j. tea miles wet los south
or Fredericksburgh, completely turis ihc line Of
rebel Geienses on the series o. ridges in the
rear OF Fredericksburgh, and ia tact there vas
now hut one alternative, the eur'ne must either
retreat along the ine 0t r., iroai .snali Gica
m9Hi, while that lne wa- scr u.c.i. 40. ihef..
was no other l.ae OF Ietfsit fu- Communication
With GoEdonsviiie being threatened 1e our lo.l
on that line,) or else come out AID give Us bat
tie on cur own ground. Lee had been complete
ly outgeneraled, and in a strategetic point of
view had suffered defeat before be had fired e
single shot
On Thursday night our troops were massed In
the vicinity OF ChancelorVille, simply covering
the approaches. Friday morning Gen Hooker
commenced the strategic disposition of his for
ces.
Right here let NE, if can, give an idea Of
our exact location. On your maps YOU will per
ceve Chancellorvilc, a few miles west Of Fred
eaicksburgh, true lyle of Virginia village. con.
the house in this instance, is a fine large struc.
ture, and will accommodate "a great many Of
our wounded, to which purpose it Is already de
voted. But the cross roads is the matter OF Vi
tai Importance here From this point the plank
read runs directly west TO Culpepper, by way of
Germanna Ford, or by turnpike ria Ely's Ford
The Gordonsvile turnpike DIVORCES TO ar lcft
four miles 10 our rear The Plank road e.,
Fredericksbargh runs directly due east. maxim,
an elbow bend 10 the south here bat resaininr
its easterly direction within tour miles. Nearly
east, or about east-nOrtheast, runs the old turn-
pike to Fredericksburgl, which iutersecfs the.
plank road again three miles from here Near
this intersection a road bears to Gle lct. aud
goes 10 Banks Ford, SIX miles, direction north
east. United States Ford lies northwest. and
the road thereto leaves the Ely's road and bears
to the right about one mile frcm this point. This
ROAD winds through the timber, and $ very IT,
different AT best
The line 81 battle va OF Triangular. or a.
dan shape, with tie left resting on the south
bank OF the kappahannock. between Banks and
United States Fords, and the right OF Hunting
Greek, an ailluent OF the Rappahannock, and
having its apex at Characteristic The ia, WIS
occupied with man@Hvres along the skrmishns
line, and Reconnaissance finding the enemy
On Friday noon, on the LEFT. Sykes division 81
Aeade's corps was sent ont or Reconnaissance
)n the Bank sFord road
They pushed the enemy steadil, for nm hour
gaining mile OF ground, which ia itself imDor
ant as giving Us possession OF Two successive.
heights, from which the enemy could annoy ne
with artillery. This accomplished, the order
vas given TO fell back There we're chose who
we're disposed 10 be captious az ibis but the
mud that took IN the totally of operations knew
veil what he did. In itself the position VAS val /
liable, but II could not, without weakening u. /
rave been made available IA the general lne.
Ia like manner portion Of Slocum's com
nand vas thrown out about three miles g. the I
,redericksburgh plank road, and other advau- /
es of the same kind we're made on the right.
These ieelers had the obvious purpose Of caus. /
ng the enemy to develop his force but they /
iad also another purpose, not 50 obvious. name /
?: that OF typographical survey. az existing
maps are enormously detective Gen. Hooker
nth the chiefs OF Typographical Department
usied himself all dag in making himself thor.
ughly acquainted With the ground.
The subordinate operation Is at Frederick .
urgh. Balloon rcconuoissances sbo. clearly
bat the enemv have taken their aau force from
he heights Of Freiericksbsrsh and the line
own the Rappahannock, and massed it against
nancelorNille- lhey have also removed the .
reater bulk OF their artillery With the saus end:
nd Gen. SeGgwick, ~ho commands the ieir.
links himself strong enough to carry the heights.
be commanding General assents. if thsre be
God prospect OF success; for it = of the II.
lost importance not to anticipate the Golden
lomeut 10 strike.
Sill another co operative roll, IS assigned the
oveIiul cavalry expedition under Gen Stone
ian This Is nothing less than 70 cut the rail-
lad bridges that cross tie Two sffiuents Of the
nkey-uane.y, the North and South Al
a-less than twenty FIVE miles from Richmond
h. bridge over the North Anna i hua6res
ID fifty feet long AMI eighty feet high. sd
lnnst possibly De reconstructed in less than q
rtnigbt. You see ho~ Tremendously this vii
nbarass the rebels.
Whether SiOReman has bv this time Actually
sriormed his task. Is not yet reported. have
lleEec him Only a. far a. the Rappshsnnocs
alton, South OF Culpepper, through which b.
Ished on THURSDAY night
This rapid survey viii indicate how colossi
the plan Of campaign which GeE HOOKED ba=
arked out for the army. Il contemplates roth !
2 less than the destruction Ct the entire rebel !
rec in Virginia. Il : stupendousv daring I
t Hooker i a man Who thorougbly understands
AZ, in VA, % greatly gain or must greatly =
re-
SATURDAYS BarrLE. a
The military situation on Saturday morning a