The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-05-04
FROM GENERAL HOOKER.
Speculations of the N. Y. Papers.
Hooker's Movements Mysterious.
NEWSPAPERS AT FAULT.

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addition to what was telegrahed yester-
day says:
Thursday morning the scene changes.
The movement down the river was a
.feint. Late Wednefday night, the third
corps, which was at the four mile bridge
marched up the river again and Joined
the Second corps at Banks Ford, and
early Thursday morning the Third corps
followed on its path and also halted at
the same ford, so that on Thursday morn
ing there were three corps across the
Rappahannock, marching straight on
the rear of Fredericksburg, by way of
Charlottesville, village twelve miles
distant from that city, and three more at
Banks ford with the road to the United
States ford open and communication es-
tablished with the advancing columns
all SIX corps being in position to move
directly upon the rebel line of communi-
cation, and the seventh corps, with a for
midable force, threatening to cross be-
low aud assail the other flank of the en-
envy.
1t may well be believed that Lee evac-
uated Fredericksburg precipitately and
fell back towards Richmond. kilograms
to that effect were received yesterday,
but were based upon the presumed ne
cessity of retreat perhaps as much as
upon any direct information. If it is not
true, so much the worse for Lee He
had no alternative but to march out of
Fredericksburg or to fight with a GER
tainty that his whole army, if defeated
would be destroyed or captured.
Stoneman, with his cavalry, is in the
rear of any position to which Lee could
possibly have fallen back, and we shall
probably next hear that both the Virginia
Central and Richmond roads are sever
ed. In that case Lee must fight with
what forces he has as no reinforcements
can reach him before Hooker falls on
his isolated forces. We regard great
battle as imminent-perhaps already
fought
The groundlessness of the rumors which
filled the city yesterday may be Judged
from the fact that no kilograms and com
mnnications of any kind except official
are suffered to pass outside the lines
North Those who allege that a battle
was fought below Fredericksburg are
manifkstly exaggerating skirmishes
which occurred when the troops were
fast thrown over Wednesday morning,
and circulated in ignorance of the facts |
that the whole of that movement was a |
telnt. 1t is impossible to suppose that
Hooker has divided his army, meaning |
to attack rebels on both tanks and with |
out communication between the two
wings. The inevitable result of such
strategy would be that small force
would hold one half in check while he
would hurl his whole force on the other
and destroy and annihiate it. And |
aside from strategic considerations and |
probabilities on that point our informa-
ton is positive.
The Times correspondent gives the
following as portion of the casualties:
Capt German, 7th Wisconsin, killed;
Lieut. Ryan, 18th Wisconsin, seriously
wounded; 2. j. Shield, 9th Wisconsin.
seriously wounded; Corporal Plummer,
9th Wisconsin, seriously in hand and
leg; Charles Adams, 9th Wisconsin,
seriously in back; Lieut.. Tiffany, 9TH
Wisconsin, killed; Amos n. Strong, 9th
Wisconsin, wounded in foot; Lit. Birch
ell, oath Michigan; Frederick -, 24th
Michigan, necki Corporal j. Shit, 9th
Wisconsin, hand Joseph Kirby, 24th
Michigan, face; Capt Alexander Gaddis,
eth Wisconsin, chest; Lieut. Geo. Hart,
24th Michigan, head; J. Morrison, 9th
Wisconsin, chest; Ransom Lawn, 9th
Wisconsin, arm W. Jameson, 24th
Michigan, foot; Lieut. Howard, Oath
Michigan, foot; Thomas Wordsworth,
18th Michigan, foot; H. Blomcouth,
18th Michigan, foot; H. W. Hughes,
24th Michigan, foot; Corp'l Wilday,
9th Wisconsin, hip; W. Ross, 9TH Wis
consin, c. Barhook, 9th Wisconsin, neck;
L. B. Hill, 9th Wisconsin, arm T. j.
Charles, 9th Wisconsin, leg; Capt. W. S.
Ford, 9TH Indiana, leg; Charles Conk-
ling, 9th Wisconsin, leg; JOS Whittier,
9th Wisconsin, leg; Serg't Chas. Petty,
9TH Indiana, legs; Joseph Corset, oath
Michigan, head; NJ. s. Snodgrass, I'd
Wisconsin, hand; John S. Walter, 18th
Indiana, John Paul, 9th Wisconsin, An
drew Wanberger, 24th Michigan, W. N.
RYAN, 9TH Wisconsin, side; Jos. Mckee,
2lfh MicbinaD orn,