The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-05-19
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| ssa, M. thursday Mass5s 1864. Ss1l
Late on Tuesday the v ole,army became
aware that i would he ,moyod within a
few hours. During ihe night and the first
dsylieht Of the next mprpi,s everything
was put in motion, Grecg's Division af
Cavalry, crossed Ely's Ford, without oppo-
si,ion. at daybrsak. Wilson's Division
date Kilpatrick's} crossed Germania Eord.
Hsncockr 81 Csrpt. followed Gregg. and
warren's 9th, Corps followed Wilsom--
Long before night H,pccck bad possed his
corps and est.blifhed headquarters at Chaa-
seliorsvilfe, while Warren had pushed on
Is Wilderness Tavern, and occupied the
ridges facing Nine Run and ,the enemy.
BY sunset Sedgwick. With the eth, Corp /.
had crossed Germapia Ford, and last rnigha
rncnmped along the road in,resr Of Warren,
Sheridan, With the, Cavalry 6 ,rne, sthor-
"uehly secured The tcoqrtry insap directions,
He intercepted ,dispatehes. FROM the Rebel
Gen. Rhodes to Ewell. stating that Meade
had effected ascrpssing. and asking instriic-
ti9psfo Another 1intercept n hispascS 7ao
4 prised Us that, Stuart WAS hsyiag aca~alrv
review at Hamilon's Cross Roads, sShs~i'
dan ,wts s2x'ons tn assissat the spectacle:
but twas not thought ex pedient.u ssaror
| Gen, Grsrt lef Gulpep3er and Gen Meade
Brandy, carly yesterday Jnorniug. snd ea,lv
in the afternoon pitched headquarters Just
this side Of Germania Ford.T s7trrnr 81
! At dsvbrsk this morning Sheridan
moved with al his force with twnypwpSs.
es7T,o .lnd and fight S,nsr,.. and I'd pust,
a reconn9issance farto, our lcft on the. enc.
mv's right fapk, TIE, order cf f,m.rch 10.
day. as Fixed, since midni.ht. is fnFsWsr
rem 70, advance ~ iPa1ker's aTay.rasla aye
miles toward Nine Run. for, ,H,pceckl h
fake z road leading him, frop ch.ncello,s'
me, that win .eNahie him ta establish. = Jies
bon b,e ieft Of W.rren, copnecting With Ahs
after. whils Ssdg1ick- o-maxa-ap-e~d
!, assume y srTfn's Fari'ieeYdf. WaE
/ Ift possible, however. that Leo NAV
cause change in the programme. Gen,
4 Griffin reports, tkSl snemv menaesns (i1
position on ihe srsdgs acN.hrnf this point,
and not a mil sway. Wsrrepy orders- him
not to move ~ howard Pafker's Tavern
until Sedgwick can comc up and relieve
| hiT fpFnsMrN IN ps tAd ii..'hu's ~
! a1d ssfd TO Warren. 'dIfThe enemy come
reas YOU pitch risht irwishsaN you've soi!''
4 The dispositions necessary to sustain an
4 attack ifsuch be Less purpose, have caused
/ halt or the chlUmns-u,nd now We are
/ nstening for the Rrst GIN. II the enemy
ldss. mt chooss IN, preGpitrs s,tl,s bsttle
thssse. roar.aa afms sbcfsrs night win hold i,he
\ position contemplated bv the morning or
r. AZ sssI|F, S,s |,.!;r fsss:s III. Z
she Rapidan1if vsase attscksaaFsw win be
with the hope ofbreakins through the NOV.
iTg cplnwns bY a siRpso,,s as.anl. ;snon the
flankss Geaes~ls. 'draht, Meade. Warren.
and Sedgwick viii see to it that what the
3ereny supposGidAel WeAk f1sHk lke)shail
ird to his COS. is nothing less ,q9r else than
'ormlqaoss napl ss opst ss.,.s sa. ,1pe, - ,sa
y fhave never seen the army more With
mbre exsct order. with less nu.nher of
larssghrs. ana. yvikh 80 - litts app,rsn. "a.
tisus ta the men. All hxri . fuit ration Of
sleep last nieht-which is bstter aug,,ry
os victory. .tkih ] fsins ftesamsetntt5 tesamsetntt IL .R5ds
lands, oThAHoAdsAns in -egesaleht eMaitior,
fhe fwesherss alaAttAi snni So 20 I.. warm shas
whe.s divisions stgnsd .tAir aavlatceats
IAnd extra blankets on the march. At one
point Ipoiiced .some hped.sdsof oyp,ceeAs
laiad been ttqwR into stream to improve
lths crossing. .QSercaass ..sqd .Alsskse sre
decidedly better for the purpose than rails.
Iisl understand that Rsrnsids, mstteilsd
thrs night to join this army. abi will reach
ESermahis Is9S4V, ptciA understood th,t
Gen, ,Bqsier 70 nsAksn 4 siin1F4 4hsaa, ,ionn.
! ivaFd 10 Rchm nd and .vilf ot q occupy.
|Cjy gnnl 1awss Rs R1.r.s ~ That shes. - .s,sc
|mFepen.s are being mad, Is iSS isSeSnssrssiIyy' ny
tsora j',ta IL she gRy, ena h.a arosti,pkf
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