Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-11-11
Late Operations of the Army of North
ern Virginia. ...- -

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We take pleasure in laying before our
readers the official report, of General R. E.
Lee, of the recent operations in Northern
Virginia, accompanied by reports from Maj.
Gen. SteWart and Brigadier General limbo
den. Like, every paper emanatiug from
General Lee, this report is plain and dig
ni6ed statement of facts, without strainipg
after effect, which will be read with great
interest by the people. Although the enc:
my, by retreatipg on direct roads, while our
army was marching by circnitous routes,
managed to avoid general engagement,
they did not escape without considerable
loss in men and stores. es.-Richnond Senti-
mel, End anst.
HEADo'Rs ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA,
October %, 1868.
Gen. s.. Cooper, Adit. and lhsp. General: :
GENERAL: In advance Of detailed re-
port, have the honor to submit, for thein.
formation Of the department, the following
outline of the recent operations of this army.
With the design Of bringing on the en-
gagement with the Federal army, which
was encamped around Gnlpeper 9. House,
extending thence to the Rapidan, this ar
my crossed that river on the 9th inst, and
advanced by way Of Madison Court House.
Our progress vas necessarily slow, as the
march was by .cirouitous and concealed
roads, in order to avoid the observation of
the enemy.
E Gen. :FitS Lee, with his. cavalry division
and detachment of infantry remained to
hold our lines south, of the Rapidau; Gen.
Stuart, with Hampton's division, moved on
the right of the column. With portion
of his command he attacked the advance of
heenemy near James City, on the 10th,
and drove them back towards Culpeper.-
Our main body arrived near that place on
the 11th instant and discovered that the
enemy had retreated towards the Kappa.
hammock. running or destroying his stores.
We were compelled to halt during the rest
VI 'ne uay W pto'''iol 'ne ''oop'' ou' ,.no
ca'airY unoer 1en' osoar'' con'inaeu 20
press tne enemy rear guafa 'o~aIus 'he
Rappahannock. A large force of Federal
cavalry, in the meantime, had: crossed the
fapldan, after our movement oeguh' out
was repulsed by Gen; fitz Lee, and pursu'
ed towards Brandy Station.
Near that place the commands OF Stuart
aud Lee united, on the afternoon of the llth,
and after severe engagement, drove the
enemy's cavalry across the Rappahannock,
with heavy loss. Z,
On the morning of the l2sh, the army
marched In two columns, with the design
OF Ieacning tne orange ana aieSanal'a IAN,
road' nortn OK the f'7er' ana 'n'effnp'ine
''ae reereae Oh ehe enemy
After a skirmish with some of the FEEDER;
al cavalry at Jefersouton, we reached the
Rappahannock at Warrenton Springs, in
the afternoon, where the passage Of the riv
er was disputed by cavalry and artillery
Tne enemy was quickly driven off by de-
tachment of our cavalry, aided by a small
force OF infantry and battery. Eariy next
morning. l3th' the march was resumed
aud the two columns reunited at Warrenton
IN the afternoon, when another halt was
made to supply the troops win provisions
Inc enemy ie,l PACK lap,u'y ".ons tne i.ne
u 'nc i4tiioau' auu 'ai'y oa 'ue s.In ~. w.. "
put'ui' was IOu..nu'o N p.'tun pa,.: 'no a.
y "gss ~ 81, we" " ~ - s.bo o ~aa. a"o,u, W
"a.s :, Us Isl" W.. = s~o;" - ~ VIZ os ~ ~ oaooI.. a
pacaooa;S pa.oa ~ ~. ~ .ho 800 no;Ut h. Anhmsn
pvUS p,:w w ~-L Wv H." ~. 80.
DIao -i..'S a.S 80 WI, ,,a.o ,,.m.on o.
Ewe,l,s advance and the rear puard of the
enemy which was forced back and rapidlv
nnrsned
The retreat of the enemy was conducted
bv several direct narallel roads while opr
.roons vors comneIled 70 nar,b bv d;f;cnlt
onS o;rou;,or, rontos W. vers oonse
anant,n nnahl. to ;n,orosnt him cener,,
HI I'm a..; ,aa 6r0t .. RI, stot;or vhsra
bic adnanoa oon.;s,;,a.of tvo Er;c,des hs
1900 anaouad nth s,rcs lorosle ounsr;or
~ .unhars nos.oa nob;nd tho ,o;,,o,d am
-. irto .0s.;onla-s os .saa..;"n hano
Da. 70. h.S. .sa;.t,- .sa"-.oS hn. ~ III.
no' peeu on0'@''J iepv'''u' pO' 'n0 s
aaes were fepuiSeu Will some ioSs' spu Live
pieces OF artiiiery' WIN a nutnoer OF prison
ers captured before the rest OF the troops
could Dc orougns up ana tne posluon o.
the enemy ascertalned' ne retreatea across
Broad Hun. Ihe next morning ne was
reported 10 be fortltyIng beyond Bull hun,