Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-05-14
egN, HeeKgR's MOVEMENT.
ou,n,on OF Mr.. Emil. Schslk.

Mr. Emil. schalk, who has published
two volumes Oh the war to put down
Tho rebe lion. and who is conceded on
all hands to be high military authority
tho Ercai,,g Post and other Leading
Journals quoting with favor from i'ls
addresses to Col. forne' >
paper, the Philadelphia Press 81 Sataf-
lay he following communication on
Gen. Hooker late movement
10 tie Editor u Tie Fh'laaefPhta
Press
SIN .-Nhou battles are fought IN
which thousands and thousands OF
crave soldiers are inundated, but which,
Notwithstanding tie great sacrhcc, do
not obtain an adequate result Tor the
enormous los Of lie, is !! teen not the
duty Of every friend Of the country 10 IN.
cure tito the Cause u the disasters
which cover q whole nation with mourn.
ing, and which, in its histor,, remain a
dark spot In lis giofe
The late battle OF Fredericksl ulg aud
ChanctlloryiIlr. with lis hetacomhs OF
human bcingr, may, like nearly all the
other lost battles Of this war, tie traced
directly 10 the mistakes Of The generals
commanding, ard i is bu, ust that t e
whole country should have clear IN
Sicht into those mistakes, for i, may be
| that thus more errors in future VIII II
avoided.
Tne NoyfMENr.
looking al the map, It Wi DO seen
ths. the rebel army, III is encamrmeut-
! near Fredericksburg, held a line rnnnn !
rom northwest to southeast, II
right wing was extended rs lar down rs
FOR, Royal, on the kappabannock It's
left wing rested above Fredericksburg,
on the same river. TIL army has only
two nam lines OF retreat, pne towards
! Richmond. the Other towards cord rs
Vile. 1t cannot retreat 10 the est 81
! southeast. 4. sncA march would carry
i into Tie Potomac or York river.
nral paint d attack is the rebel left
wing. Ii this wns !. seiiousl y defeated
and the victory raitdly 70 lowed W, The
rebe army would be presss from it.
two !ues Of retreat against tie south.
east, thrown against the RIVER, i u gu, d
% finally Obliged 10 surrcraer-tLs
samo late which etel the PrGIsian arm
/ .ttpr the battle II .lena.
Crossing, therefore, above l'foderieks
borg, at nl,ed State, For1, ior IN
stance, marching rapidly to Chancellor
| vile aud Gulnney, on the railroad, tor i
/ the last move / e considered too daGns
moving straight from ChancollorslIte
against fredericksburg wonld be iht
correct sirasctie,i move 10 obtain ,he
| desired result, VIZ, the destruction Of the
rebel army. Utmost speed, concenlra
ton OF force atd utmost daliug, would
! guarantee complete sucocss.
Gen. Hooker arranged his plans OF AT
tack as follows He had seven army
corps of these, three were massed be
low Fredericksburg, TO cross there ant
make ;oiut attack on the rebcls-tw,
ot the corps, Immediately after III,
! crossing, to return and JON Gen. Hook
or who, meanwhile, vas crossing Will
the ionr remaining corps At severa
lords, some ten 10 twenty miles above
fredericksburg.
On SUNDAY, 9th Of April, the move
mcnt was commenced on Monday II
was continued, and on Tuesday morn
ing the three corps below frederlcks
burg, and on Tuesday night and Wed
nesday morning the four corps above
Fredericksburg, made their crossing.
On Wednesday aud Thursday tl,
main army moved to Characteristic
some five miles from the principal cross
Ing place, making five miles in thlrty-sl,
hours. Friday was occupied by throw
Ing up entertainments saturday the
Il hung seriously commenced S4tur
day evening only, rs it appear, tie tax
remaining corps arrived from below
Sunday another attack, and rcpulse o
the man ARMY
Meanwhile, Sedswick carries the en-
trenchments behind Fredercksturg.-
Bv Sedgwlck's movement, two lines o
operations are Clearly formed, the twy
Union armies separated by distance o
some twenty miles the rebels in ccn
tral position between them. While a.
these movements are being carried cut
the whole cavalry under Gen. stone
mau is detached on raid in the reai
0! tie rebel amy
ten. Lee, without needing the cayal
ry III h 5 rear waits quietly in his en-
,rcuchnents TIL the Union movement i
fully developed. lie easily dlscerus III,
TENT 'rcm the real attack. lie throw
his whole force against cen. Hooker
whom he confronts on Thursday even
ng, giving up, meanwhile, his enireuch