The New York herald., 1863-12-02
Progress of Our Forces South
Of tho Rapidan.
Graphic Account by Our Correspondent
of the Marches and Skirmishing.
The Fighting OF Friday and
Saturday.
The Rebels Driven Back and
Forced to Assume a
New Position.
State Of Affairs ON Monday
Afternoon.
A General Assault Ordered, but Sub
sequently Deferred.
s~4>r.-~-~>~O0o<|.@~yNo~
The Two Armies Face to Face
on Mine River.
Rumored Falling Back Of General Meade
to Fredericksburg.
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THE LATEST REBEL ACCOUNTS.
GENERAL LEES TELEGRAM,
&c. &C.. 10.
The Two Armies Face to Face
on Mine River.
Rumored Falling Back of General Meade
to Fredericksburg.
THE LATEST REBEL ACCOUNTS.
GENERAL LEES TELEGRAM,
&e.. &C.. 10.
Mr. Frank g. Ch apman's Dcspatch.
HEADQUARTERS. Army or THE PoroxAo,
NOV. 30, 1868. (

HEADQUARTERS, Army or Potomac
NOV. 30. 1858. J
rux ORDER or MARoa rnE ARMY or TUE rOroxAo
The Army Of tho Potomac commenced moving from its
position in the vicinity Of Brandy Station the morning
Of tho goth inst In tho folowin ing Warren
with his oorps-the second-~hich has been cncampsd
near Ke,iys Ford the Rappahannock, to TO
Germans Ford tho Rap crossing the river at that
point and proceeding onward 70 Robcrson's tavern,
was to take position oo the road ieadrg from
Robortsons to Raccoon Ford The Thid corps, un-
dor Gen. French to proceed from Brandy Station BY
the road Jacobs Nils crossing at that po'nt and tax
ing up the line OF march form junction with Warren
at Robersons Tavern taking position tho right cf tho
Second corps the Raccoon Ford road The Fifth corps
led by Gen. Sykes was to 60 BY way Of the Culpepper
Ford and after crossing the river TO march on tho
wacose Nine road to rarkers stcrc and thence by way
OF the Fredericksburg and Grange Court House plank
road TO tho cross road leading south from Robert
sons tavern, gong into camp at night with It's lett
resting on the plank road, and its right extending
uorthward toward to the left Of the Second corps
The Sixth corps, General Sedgwick's, was to cross
the river Jacobs MILL following the Third and taking
Tho First corps Gouera Eewtou 10 70 low the Fifth
with orders TO form at night right and Of Con-
Sykes General Khpatrick's cavslry was 10 guard the
upper fords OF the kapidan, crossrg at Knccoon Ford
WHOM tho way should be cleared then 10 TSoceed by
way OF tho Raccoon and Robcrlsoos tavern road 70
point where he could take position the left Of General
French Buford was hola the right 1ank while Gregg
WAS TO have tho eit.
This you viii perceive, would have given US front
extending from tho Fredericksburg and Orange Court
House plank road uorthwad the old turnpike at
Kobcrtsons tavern and the Saccoon road 10 below
tho head Of Mine The Firth Second and Third corps In
lire OF battle, supported by the First and Sixth In
servo The reserve artillery was axe position in
Of the Fifth corps, aud tho trains to be parked at
Richardsvile. Buford, in addition TO holding the
right below Cupcprer Court House was also assigned
the duty OF guarding the trains at Richardsvlle
DESIGNS Or cxSxRAL nxADE rTxRrKnED WIN ny
rrmICAroNs.
Them coblnasloos woutd seem 10 roint TO design to
nsuk the rebel position between the Rspdan and Orange
Cour, House. to get between tts rebe, army and the
h beyond doubt had NOT n protracssd rain storm so
saturated the ground to render the roads almost
passabls aud give the crooks and rivers altitude be
youd aii auticipatiou But the rain would mol have
thwarted General Mesdes plans had nothing else inter-
fersd. But the enemy were fully apprsed Of antc
rated movements through the dastsrdy publication In
the washington Chronicle Monday last Of the entire
matter.
DESCRIPTION corrRy-rHr ROADS, STREAMS, BUILD
iSGs, NC
Iu ordcr to understand the opet atoms fully topogra
phical view OF the Reality will be necessary. The cour
try north OF the Rapdan has been often described
that q delineation now would be useless;
but as this Is the farthest point to which
We have yet penetrated in this direction,
comparatively little Is known at the North concerning
this part OF tho Old Dominion. Commencing at Raccoon
Ford which rs about eight miles southeast OF the old
cedar Mountain battlefield and going with the stream
three miles, we came TO Morton's Ford. named after
Dr. Moron who resides half mile south OF the river.
Two miles further down Is stripgielows Ford, and .
milo s,i further down 10 Jsssacoonick Ford. Mitches
Ford Is mile still lower, near the mouth OF Mountain
run Jaoobs mill Ford is two and a hair miles
below Mitchells, and Germapna Ford Is two miles by
land and i've b, river below Jacobs mill
Then 10 Ave mics TO Cupcppsr tord aud thsn six m,s
to Ely's Ford. These fords for the part but
little more than places where foolhardy adveuturers
mounted footed chargers would wlsh 10 cross as
the lowest stage of water and then only under the most
urgent necessity e we're 10 judge by the brush grown
and ck.strew banks up whose sides he compelled TO
climb hundred feet In order 10 realize thai he
has crossed Rspdan But they ords now only IN
name for the frcsbet has made obligatory upon rs 10
bridge the stream At oil tho poots Of crossing south
Of the river, Tor . distance Of from Eve TO eight
miles, TO the line d the old turnpike
the country broken and densely wooded uavcsed by
q network Of paths which In Virginia dgn,sed by the
name d roads. shouId Judge they rsi laid out by
a dog with TN kettle attached TO hh tail Scattered
through this wilderness s patches o cleared land
OF few acres extent, each adorned ~ log house and
ticben vh pcyhsps negro hut or two 10 sive deuity
TO tho name with which each holder chrsens his place
opl.ntatou" few lttle streams wind through the
guile ncrthwsrd 10 the river known Mountain bnc,
Dg Russell "Iitte RUSSELL" Flat and wicrrcs runs,
Mountain run being IN, most westward and WI
ucrness tho most eastward Of the seriot The
ouipepper and Fredericksburg plank soad crosses
the river a Gsrmsnna ford, tbe old turnpike at
Broken Bridge, and intersects tho Fredericksburg
and Orange Court House road four miles ives, Of
ChascslorsyIls. mo IA turnpike, which was formerly
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