Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-02
The Army Of the Potomac

The Army Of the Potomac j
4 Gen. Heaas's Operations LAT Rssh-,7i6s
Passage Of lie Rapidaa-Hpg Lee 1eds
Dectsvsd as to tie Place Of our cto,s tttg-
! The Sknmishes Of Friday and Saturday
Lat 500,
fsa Special dispat sh 70 the n: =. Tribune.
WAsHIsaTos. Nov. 90, 1868.
Your correspondent 4. G, G.: furnishes
the following: zs
ARMY OF The PoToMAc, .Nov.2s i 1s63.5
On Thanksgiving Day (Thursday. Nov,
20, the Army Of the Potomac crossed the
Rapidan. The Sd Army Corps, preceding
. the 9th. crossed at, Jacobs Mills Ford: and
I'D OF Germania, and the 1st and 9h tll9;s'
oplpepper 5rSEt; Sist "a made made the la:
land roads almost impassible;; and an ad.
vance was generally considered impractf.
, Ieable. On Wednesday b number of Off
teers were directed to make q thorough
inspection of all the roads leading to the
fords at which the troops were to Cross;
and report their condition to Headquarters.
The inspecting party having ascertained
that in consequence of the fair weather of
Wednesday the roads had become tolerably
Ipassable, reported acoordingly, and on the
advance of tbe whole army Ivas, nnhlisbed
The morning of The 2Btl came and with n
/ a bright sun and a keen frosty atmosnbere.
THE men seemed in excellent spirits but
| after a march of half. a mile Gen. GRANTS
telegram relative TO his success at Chatta.
nooga was read to them by the Adjntant
Generals of Brigade, their aenthusiasm
knew no bounds. Cheer rose upon cheer,
the air az n In The sxnhsrancs "fl,hs;r
snir;ts thev had hec6,ne I;nsar Ms ~ The
Iass az tls;r ;srso,s !, 10 u,
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tne nTss en!lonee o5 Mnica nau peen
statlonea on inc Tallroao rom q
mock 10 ana tne EiItn 10
the vlclnlty OF were
tae Eoao isa1i9g ~ y CON
monty salea.
wnlcn haa oeea IN ytGinl9.y o. houn
tam greek, was 70 y, axe tne reaa passing
through I, Ktchardsytlle 70 Sjermanlas FORD;
And the inira, Wnicn na9 osen r <e:s ~
near ana tne Two
mltes Aooye; 50 Sns
piank Foaa 1salln ". Shg1p ANU Eotat
Toe, corps al maFenea raplety, ana az II y
A. n. were IN the vicinity OF the aooYe-
named fords,t hidden IN me pine WOODS @ DDS
8 cEoss tne river. zen:
ne anu
.lsu NlslIots W9 y, seem aesiroas ot.ooserv-
our q came CONN 10
ue.lanIa EoIu before n9on, Ana was earn.
esey engaged IN conVefslng win 9enerai
warren VINO mad VISITED the F1vef anu
made an inspection 1.-The Rebel detenses
on the other SIDE. Three Rebel troopers
occupied a small house across the tord, ana
seemed 20 look with q wary eye on the uit-
erent othcers ana corresp onaents VINO cam
down to the river, as u they suspected an
4 advance OF our army :5ia.s isia h4i.Ea
A.. At Il O'Clock NJ, rebel courier came
i dashtng over the hills between the woods
and the river, aud without dismonntiug,
apparently conveyed the order for the
i withdrawal of the ptCketS, as they immedi-
ately mounted their horses and leisureIy
Il wendell their way toward the deep woods
behind, occasionally casting backward
gtanee at our men on the north side of the
iFiyer' Long lines of rifle pits extended
along the hills opposite the ford but no.
occupants were visible, and every one be-
gan to believe that no oppositioniwould be
j made to our crossing at IGermania. q
At 12l O'Clock the pontoon train Of the
Regular Engineers, under the command of
Capt. Mendell, made its appearance al the
ford, aud commenced the work of laying
the bridge, iunopposed by single sharp.
shooter. Pending theilaying of the pom.
toons, Co. Brooks brigade OF. the LIST Df.
vision of the Sd Corps proceeded TO ford
rfSs faI.t IT,, fak a