Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-04
GREAT BATTLBINEVITABLE,
List of the Western OasualtIe
THE WAR IN THE SOUTE
THE War IN THE SOUTH.
Rebels Routed in Kentucky
Federal Advance in Mississippi
Banks has occupied OpeIOusas.
THE MOVEMENT ON THE RAPPAHAN-
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NEW YORK, May 2.
The Tribune, in addition to what was
telegraphed yesterday, says Thursday
morning the scene changes. The move
ment down the river was a feint. Late on
Wednesday night, the Sd Army Corps,
which was at Four Mile Bridge, marched
up the river again and Joined the I'd at
Banks Ford, and early Thursday morning
the lst Corps followed and halted at the
same ford, so that on Thursday morning
there were three corps across the Rapidan,
marching straight on the rear of Freder-
icksburg by the way Of Charlottesville, a
village twelve miles distant from that city,
and three more at Banks Ford, with the
road to United States Ford open and COM
munication established with the advanc-
ing columns. All six are in position to
move directly upon the rebel line of COM
munication, and the 7th corps still, with a
formidable display of force, is threatening
to cross below and assail the other flank of
the enemy.
1t may well be believed that Lee evacu-
sted Fredericksburg precipitately and fell
back toward Richmond. kilograms to that
effect were received yesterday, but were
based upon the presumed necessity Of re-
treat 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 the certainty that his whole army, il
defeated, will be destroyed or captured.
Stoneman, with his cavalry corps, is in
rear of any position in which Lee can pos
sibly have fallen back, and we shall pro-
baby next hear that both Virginia Cen
trail and Richmond and Fredericksburg
Railroads are cut. In that case, Lee must
fight with what forces he already has, for
no reinforcements can reach him before
Hooker falls back on his isolated force.
We regard q great battle as not merely
inevitable, but imminent perhaps already
fought.
The groundlessness of rumors which
filed the city yesterday, may be judged
from the fact that no kilograms of no com
municstion of any kind except official, are
suffered TO pass outside cur lines to the
north. These which sllege that battle
was fought below Fredericksburg, are
msnifesting exsggerations of skirmishes
which occurred when troops were first
thrown over on Wednesday morning, and
circulated in ignorance Of the facts that
the whole of that movement was q feint.
1t is impossible to suppose that Hooker has
divided his army, meaning to attack the
rebels on both tanks at once, and without
communication between two wings. The
inevitable result of such strategy would
be that with a small force, Lee would hold
one half in check while he hurled his
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then annihilated the other, and aside from
strategetic considerations and probabilities,
our information on that psint is positive.
The Times correspondence gives the fol-
lowing as portion Of casualties: -
Captain German of 9TH Wisconsin, dead
Lieutenant Ryan of Tth Wisconsin, seri-
ously wounded; P. J. Shields Of 9th Wis.
oonsin, seriously wounded; Corporal Plum
mer, wounded in the hand and leg; ChRs
Adams, wounded in the back; Lieutenant
TOPPING of 7th Wisconsin, killed AmosN
Strong of 9th Wisconsin, wounded in the
| foot; Charles Adams of 9Th Wisconsin
Lieutenant Birchell of oath Michigan
- Frederick, company D, 24th Michigan
wounded in the neck Corporal ]. Schieli
Of 9Th Wisconsin, wounded in right hand
James Kirby Of24th Michigan, face; Capt
Alexander Gaddin Of 7th Wisconsin, chest
Lieut.. George Haighth of 24th Michigan
head J. MOrason Of 9Th Wisconsin, chest
Ransom Lawn Of 9th Wisconsin, arm; w
Jamison of oath Michigan, left foot; Lieut.
Howard of oath Michigan, left foot; ThOs
Wordsworth of oath Michigan, left foot
H. Blanckonts Of oath Michigan, left foot
H. W. Hughes of 24th Michigan, left foot
Corporal Wiley Of 9th Wisconsin, Charles
Bartook of 9th Wisconsin, neck; L. B
Hills of 9th Wisconsin, T. J.. Charles o.
9Th Wisconsin, left leg; Captain W. s
Ford Of 7th Indiana, right leg; Charles
Conklin of 9Th Wisconsin, right leg Jas
Whittier of 9th Wisconsin, right leg; Chas
Petty of 18th Indiana, left leg; JOSEPH
Coorsell of oath Michigan, head; NJ.
Snodgrass of I'd Wisconsin, hand; John S
Wolter Of 18th Indiana, John Paul Of 6tl
Wisconsin, Andrew Waubsrger Of 24tl
Michigan, NJ. W. Ryan Of 7th Wisconsin
side; James Mckee Of 25th Michigan, lef
/ hand