The New York herald., 1863-05-04

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saai 81 = On TN RAPIDAN RvBn, April -, 1858
~ Csosino u Key's lsrd--Cs,d Rais-xAs Passss Of
ms Ibs6-7As NaycA and III INcideSs-DsaA on Me
nsvvA-"k Mustered Ows'-- vldatp Captsrs6-"Hessl de
11rs Efvwa," -.
n corps LEFT their camp at Crttenden's M three miles
- oshsr side os Keys Ford O'Clock this
~ by nine O'Clock I'll had crossed Ksy's Ford except
80 brigaAs which did not Tin about dark, having
bssn lss behind the guard. After thi brigade
osssd river the ponoons taken up, and subse
Gusssy followed route Of march, In charge Of the
ons Hundred and Twenty sixth Pennsyivania regiment
THE wnA1HER.
MD showers In the afternoon, which In the night
snrned into cold rain, threw damper tho mon,
silhough evidently not on their spirits The march
ans particular brigade. which did not leave
xsys Ford Till the evening, having rain and darkness
combined 70 combat 10 the march.
Ct. IL p''-'' flii fzssAds oS slrs yoap
uas made by TWO divisions after dark The brigade Of
cavalry assigned to this corps went FIRST, and
CODED In picking mp thrtysix rebel cavalry including
captain. The prisoners, who belonged 70 the Twelfth
virginia cavalry, were picket The water deemed
soo shallow 70 render necessary TO lay pontoous for in
sHnsry cross but s shallowness waist deep 20
ne men, and - natural Consequence they obliged
~ submit 70 pretty good wetins. should have stated
that previous 70 thin al the troops had undergo
. similar ordeal Of water fordng. 10 crossing
Mountain run, lively turbusuty flowing stream OF
nsnrly equal breadth Of the Rappahannock, three mes
shis side u Kely's Ford.
mE nclDuns ro.DAY's xARcH
wsrs pretty much counterpart OF those Of the two days
prsesdingshat say overcoats blankets and haysr
snsks lined road overloaded pack muIes fell, strus
80 and died under the supsrucumbsus weight Of their
excessive burdens, and soldiers who could stand the
narch-happily few belong 70 this catalogus-wsrs
eoligsd 10 fall out and wait 70 be picked up BY
srssndiy smbuIance,1 Only two Incidents came TO my
nowisdgs dsvia.ing from the ordinary Of army
1arohiny items.
snU1xasD orr.n
Ths arss ne death Of soldier the march and
d the only iocidsat of tho kind hare had the
Sslisisy 70 wna Ths name Of th. soldier was william
esAsr II ths ous Hundred and Tty aith Pennsyvsnis
regnsaA N courage patriotism regard for duty
sDd excesdsd his strength. surgeon called he
- msdcns biz comrades nsv his rescue with their
nsssus sf wafer; hn limbs vigorously chafed but
was TOO late. greater power than the war Depart
asas mustered him out q II BE- hoped that
- "hsd fought The good ash spoken Of In Scripture
Atnr sALLy's ormIoS or rm wAa
me second incident sncountsrins q slave woman
anssy ave years Old She has always lived on the same
piantaiion. stroke Of paralysis makes her articuia
ssa rather ndissnct bat she remembered distinctly the
war Of the Rsveutioa. ssksd her which she thought
" worse
aThis be war, reckon, uasssa for everybody
d ssw killing everybody" was her response.
~ seFa vDKrrn oaruRxD.
On our march to-day two rcbsl vdesies were oaptursd
ss6 an old man, giving bis Winchester and said
~ 10 resident OF Frsdsricksburg. they were given
ever 10 tbe Commanding General tonight for such ds.
pssai a. be may order.
AZ Intervals for three hours before dark we heard
annonading from some Of the ower iords. We told
ah~s cavalry, with artillery accompaniment, have been
-fssiins The enemy IN Ast direction.
aAs Commanding General has his ssadqaartcrs al the
nArss and comfortable farmhouse Of one wm johnson
@nd family, nsar the ford few brissdscrs have ss
cured barns ~ hsadqustsr most az on the sss too
lnsbs. vi hsve 70 sIsspoo the ground or az this kind
s lodging fsestously called. have 70 pot M with a.
~snmodsfdns al tho 'sFIoisI De Terra Firmas bavs
isa ihs hess two sshts. and, although the rooms are
largo and well ventilated there evident dssnpus~s
skas n nos consonant wh comfort and from pro,r.c,ea
Sasrssass Tho hotel must prove detrimental 70 be,b
l. yH.