Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-12-09
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
GEN. MEADE RE CROSSES THE NlPIDAE.
An EXPLANATION Or TIE RETEOGRADE
MOVEMENT,


7 AN EXPLANATION OF TIE RETEOGRADE
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d, "aJ "a SATURDAY anu sunday Gen,
Meade and his corps commanders wero
engaged IN ClYsng means TO outset the
enemy from his position on the western
slope OF Nine river. Il had been demon
isIrated that he was too strongly posted TO
lwErrou: us in making direct assault W.
on hw works. even though We should out
number him two to one.
Let nc describe his uosiiion. Mine
river is stream cf porhgps ten feet in
width, but very shallow, J! We judge by
/ the dcPlh Of clear water but very deep
Then we count N ihe mud at its bottom.
. 4! Its sides, c&tenolns several rods back,
/ Is low marsh, miy and rced-Erown.--
{ From The edges Of the marsh the land
/ rises gradually to height OF perhaps n
hundred iee'. \ hal. mile back !rom
/ either shore these slopes are open, and IN
/ many places cultivated patches OF young
/ pIhcs doJ the slopes and extend back to
/ the dense WOODS winch crown the sum-
/ mats OF the hilis. Inc run rises some-
where south OF the p!anE road, IN nearly
"a slra'EHI Nnc'
/ Inc enemy had iosuheu The western
slope oy strong Carlh"olk st its summit,
10 rom 81 "Hi'h ItIeG ''ees ana ShrGG-
ooIIr$ nn" p,usL lott"e" an impone,F1DIe
"Gl'i ~ .ney m"'' 1',o GUE " succession "I
i.',s t'''.' ""! " ''' o'ot'' NT"'" E"sy
''"'' 80 "sl VI 90" I'oIh' |"n '"u' ae' u.
SS,',s " '.,o s.,,'iV o.! ~ VI "1'"nTt5 ~ 'HG
Jo,i''lie' '''e-ie.'t o., '',o '.t,' LIS ine o'
"t''He' rH'eH"e" IIVu C'a'NC Mouh-
'N."s' SUN " III" '""N F"',,' % inc
u'ou'u q. '''I S''g''"', S"u was 'u'Iy sup
PO''cu ~ "''h'e'! En" was III ''c'' sH'o
y! 'n'.''"'I iIe'i 20 po stronger Pos''!oN
VIA" ''o i.''" az, az ! leoe''CfSou'
G"r oTH "'I,'IsIJ was planted upon inc
s."e y, ''e e"s''c" s'oPe' a 'e" roos "o"h
.IV'iI ,r' ''.o e"se " u''o t'hoeT, "Oie our
.u!Si"! were covered rom we" oy me
,"'IN "o""' ~ o'"e' 10 tuCceSsiuIiy
Operate upon 'ne enemy with ihianITy' il
u'ca'he necessary 10 Of'uGe streams ana
lno'aS' 10 SG'era. I'"CCs a "ofN you VIII
imagine 10 ue 0o'h ull'oui' ana uanger-
Jus: - vas HoHG' however, Uy me FiFSt
w., $50 ~ '"e ''S' al" Scconu corps
= '0iPeT,"'eY',
DI' "'leSS 'ou"" US on oa'uluay hIsht
III 'no '"''o"ln9 pos''Ioh ne SECOND
Ups ""I Ct "n "e S3'reme loi'' III 'he
t.o.u''y =. C."sNe Moun'h'n' reinforced
~ o'le IlN''.ou o. VIC 9IE'h GO CORPS Inc
!v'' N'n"c was He'u Dy "He hliu corps
'nt GENRE ~ S"0 Gl'ISiohs OF 'ne FrSb
o"t ,"e '.sn' oy luo i,In' ma INC re-
'%r,"'"E ~" ,r "''A'"u' u 'no S'Ath corps,
EencI"l warren was 10 nave attacked
,'.'.' w, oU "a, o"ynl IIsAt wing a.
'H'eG -!o'N ID me AFTERNOON. Inc nm
ana Ni%lh, uhuer sykes and Scdgwick,
were at INC same Time, to attack the left,
whiIe the Imrd and FIRST were to make a
demonstration upon his Ccnlie. The