The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-06-05
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sick spd doabdess cases were lsft bsbiSd
and the campaign talet BY ths bstd,
and buoyant With enthusiasts the3
broke up their Winter caibp, sSd fall d
confidence IN Hooker, began 10 iDatcl
they hoped would be crowded with de.
cisive results for the country. How ps.
tien'ly they toiled beneath their kpspsatSs
weighed down by eight days raiiouU.
marched by day and by night through
sun and storm, Are matters Of heroic re.
cord: And crossing the Rapidan ~ithOu.
opposition, concluding that for onre our
plans were not revealed to the enemy, they
became bcpefHlly jab'lant. There were
numerous regiments which took into the
fight every muske. with which they left
camp. The latter part Of the march WA,
made on the plank road leading from
Orange Court House to fredericksburg.
They continued the march on the high
way down to the point where the old
turnpike leading from the same place
joins it, distant from Chancellorsville
about mile and half when the boys
"fled lett" and camped for the night d
mile from the point Of juncture, and
slept in peace. Friday was spent in ma
king preparations for the decisive hour,
skirmishing and occasional cannonading
giving an earnest Of the coming fray.
The line of battle taken by the llth
Corps was formed early on Saturday
morning, and kept during the day. It
was long, weak line, that might have
been pierced at almost any point; and
making it still feebler, one brigade was
detached to persue the resreatipg (?) Re-
bells No advantage Of ground was
gained by thus extending it. Riae.pi,s
had been dug along the front, affording
our troops large measure Of safety while
firing upon the enemy, attempting to
sweep over the open field before them.
Meanwhile, the Rebels we're busy try
ing our line in order to seize upon and
profit by its weak points. About noon it
became quite evident they had made
their decision, for large bodies were dis.
tinctly seen passing along the Kathanpin
Road in the direction Of our right flank.
This road branches off from the plank
road, eight miles from Fredericksburg, at
a place called Deckers. At Ford's tavern,
four miles from Deckers, i. receives
Brooks Road, running almost at right
angles with it, and intersecting the plank
road and The old turnpike. "a glance at
any one Of the published maps or dia,
grams of the late fight will show the
great facility the road-ways gave for mas.
sing forces upon our right. Their course
md relation 10 each other ought to have
the probability Of the move
nent, and caused such disposition of
orces as would have enabled us to meet
promptly and etfectually. But the wi.
est of men seem fated to seasons of stu ,
,idity. The commander of the lst Di-
'ision was not even aware of the exis-
ence of the roads, Of the topography Of
lis ablest regimental commanders "Do I
ou know where you are ?" he answered s
No, / don't know as l do !" ado you
now anything Of the roads in this sec.
ion ?" "No." '& -N SG
This same regimental officer then went I
, an old resident, yankee clock ped {
ler," and got description Of them, and !
zen made rough diagram, and brought '
to his undesturbed general But even 1
ter this he failed to appreciate the sig 4
fcauce Of these numerous roads as t
,annel for rapid movement Of troops. a
he day wore idly away with US while n
e Rebels were perfecting their plaus.- Q
t about 2 p. m. Capt. Senter, Go. B, 55th u
hio, out on picket, sent in his first ser. s.
ant with word that the enemy were
assing on the extreme right with infan Il
y and artillery. Subsequently scouts NJ
om the 95th Ohio brought the general Ia
teligencs that the enemy were in full Il
roe upon our right. After while b l
valry officer came dashing down the ii
i'd announcing that the enemy were in al
rec on our right with artillery! These m
rice-repeated warnings ought to have re
used the most lethargic keeper Of such .oi