The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-04-17

aUOunulng IN n1e positions. 1urhef
Pass is the more prominent, being that by
which the national road crosses the noun.
tains. it was necessarily indicated as the
route of advance of our main army.
The carrying OF Champions Pass, some
five or six miles below, was also important
to furnish the means Of reaching the flank
! 0t the enemy, and having, as a lateral
movement. direct relations TO the attack
Oh the princi pa! pass, while it at the same
time presented the most direct practicable
route for The relief Of IIarper's Ferry =
Ear Y in the mo rning Of the If h instant,
General pleasanton, with a cavalry force,
reconnoilered the position Of The enemy,
whom he discovered 20 occupy the crests
Of commanding bills in the gap on either
side Of the national road, and upon sdvan
tageous ground in the center upon and
near the road, with artillery bearing upon
all the approaches to their position, wheth
er that by the main road or those bv the
country roads which led around up 20 tho
crest upon the right and left. At about
s o'clock A. NJ Cox's division Of Reno S
corps, portion of Burhside's column, in
CO operation with the reconnaissance, which
bv this time had become All attack. moved
up 10 tne 'houH'h'ns ny me o.a >hai
ou' .os'' 70 ''.s s, 'e.t ol '"e ''"'n 'oHu "a
These columns (Scsmmon's and Cook
brigades, } Handsomely carried the enemy's
position on the crest in their front, which
gave us possession Of an important POINT
i, ,p' lu''ne' o'e'"'''hs: rI+s' occies "i
,hn .he ehe'ps ps,i no" nLpea'."s, ooA P7s:H0h'
aad In,nonn o 10 anI o,Ia.,. ~ W.,
onU,s ,,;.;,;an ot Rono,, non ~, y W
~ ~, ,-,o" con.a, ~ | w. 70 was se,.' ,o'
on1 lo,aoon aaI C,;, ~. 80
. w. ' O'' 's'ou
"',1 .r' 'e"' uP. :,
.I ,:t aS,t- 'I'''''''''''e,' 'i' VIZ. Pe'Se
jranta, a s, 70 ns;,;nn ~, ,Hs aen ha;r"s ''t
aL,,;nan, ln, iha ara,,J w.. ,nn. "s'" s.,I'' "'In
o ,ao;n,a;no " H. '.,G | t;r"a| "'' Vas '',I'
lod bsrn was oon.;Jerh,a , on h",h ,I' s;5" Hp"".
and it was here That Major GenaraI Pano'
who had oone forward to ohsa,va ,,a o,a,
rat;ons of L;s earns and - .;,a snab i;
,ao.;nn. as vore nocass,rr ~, 'D.' .r:,.oa1 ~,
'c",''"' % "e'0 "eITs'',N' t.l pierced
WIN a'i'!'>het na'i' Inc loss c! THIS brave
ana distinguished o'llcer tempered with
";' 'he>' me eHni'"'lons q triumph. \
@a.'a'1 soldier IA ao'a general, endeared
TO MS troops Az" associates, his ceath Is
'e'L 'S an I''e aye ''i'.'"'l me.
r,nrns;,:a,s ,.a1or,,, ,rcyol ~, =, ,,a .;1.r-
% ". "'','" i',''' y ',,''.'' 'o*'' "'''e"'
"''I''5 t, 20 'le '7'.' 'no" ,u' "'"g up 10
'"0 ,e''' o'''u''C15. "o"l'' ,'' way DC
iohu '''7 cie>' u '"e pass TO 'he Mouh'aih
iloUSe' On ''Is ''la!, 'G"' ;. "eheFaI HOOK
CT seut Me""e' WIN ''le d'''sioh OF iehH-
> sl'I"'i" 'ese' YES 70 attack 'he en'ihehce
- .he 'i9n, o' '"'s entrance TO the gap
"N'cH Was cone most hahosoheiy ana sue
0esn,u,,E. n.,,
q, ,'I'> , oI'saue' 0. ll"'cn ~ : ul''S''h' q.
was sent-o"e 'o''!oH up "f0G.' '1e foad
u ."' '''e ''''' o,' 'HV 'e''' "'"7 '"' re-
'.,,'""e' .,, ''"' "''2" a. sh'''L- '9nei t.i'
mn anu 0'cU!''e,' W. 1,Ie crest, S"Ppo''5n ny
Do"o,eIat t ',"u n9'P oF's"ooS' ! ne
'''' S''01:' ,t.'l :, S'."' co'.e>' ." ,'9
" e'' ''"n ~ w ,e,,'. ~: e,:g Do
s s"9e" cI '~o Icy '''A '''e '''' ''"' '.'' -
''', T:a,'o,,s, d,.;s;o,, ,,os.oa ,,o -,
,o;a o% ohen, ~ ~ ~ 80 "'o"" o'n..