Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-06-04
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THE WAR.

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movements, advances and faliDgs back
have been made by Grant aud Lee re.
spectively; out of whch we need say no
more than that they brought about no
definite results. but he papers oi last
Monday brought US th lolowing startling
intelligence.
General Grant has abandoned his plan
Of attacking Richmopi from the north. -
lie has gone toward, White House, and
will begiu his lobors aaew from the east.
He has adopted NJ M'clellan's plan Of 1862,
and will opperate upon the same ground,
General Butler, it is reported, will be re.
moved from command, as he has failed to
accomplish his share ir the operations.
On Wednesday last tae Federal army
lay along the South Anna. Part was on
the south bank and part on the north bank.
The river ran between the two portions -
The western flank was at Jericho Mills,
and the eastern little west of Fredericks.
burg Railroad crossing The enemy,
strongly entrenched, opposed any further
progress though their numbers, owing to
the woods and hills which concealed them,
could not be ascertained
On Tuesday the Federal limo had ex-
tended as far east as the railroad bridge,
but in order to concentrate The forces, the
flank had been drawn in westward and
the guard upon the bridge given up. The
Confederatcs ct once set fire to it, and dur.
ing Tuesday night burned it to ashes.
On Wednesday the FEEDER al headquarters
we're removed from Mount Carmel Church
to Jericho Mills. fredericksburg had
been abandoned as u supply post, and
Port Royal, on the Lower Rappahannock,
was made the new one. Wounded were
sent there and supplies received. Prepa :
rations were made to pass the eutre army
over the North Anna. Burnside S. advance
crossed. 1t was discovered, however ,th at
Bull Marsh, a large swamp on the south.
ern bank, prevented all communication be-
tween the two wings Of the army on that
side. The enemy threatened an attack
upon the isolated wings. Affairs appeared
critical, when on Wednesday evening a
heavy rain began aud a series OF thunder
storms continued all night.
| The rain sweled the North Anna. The
fords we're obIierated The two wings
on the southern bank were threateded with
olatlou from the reserves on the north
ern bank. The movements Of the enemy
were ominous In order to prevent an at
tack upon either Of the wings on the south
ern bank, it became necessary to recro 8
the stream, aud by Thursday night all the
Federal troops were Withdrawn to the
north bank OF the North Anna.
When Grant found that the North An
ma route must be abandoaed, be determn :.
ed to follow the only other feasible road :.
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the Pamunkey. He resolved to transport
his army thither as quickly as possible,
and in order to get across the river, which
was too wide for convenient passage at
White House, he chose point some dis
tance above, where there was ferry. On
Thursday afternoon he sent Sheridan $
cavalry to sieze this point, asd with Sher-
idan s march began the transportation of
the enemy to With House. This change
! of operations to the several criticised Nc
Clellan route, will invoke one comment
from every mouth Grant, after the most
sanguinary fighting and severe losses, has
but arrived at the point which Mcclellan
reached by road comparatively blood
less,
From Jericho Mills, the North Anna
runs southeast course to White House.
Below the junction with the South Anna
it is called the Pamankey. This stream
is very crooked, but in straight line the
, distance from Jericho Mills to White
House is thirtyfve miles. A road along
the south side of the river, about for miles
from it. connects the two places. The
Fredericksburg Railroad crosses both the
road and river five miles from Jericho
Mills The crossing is at town called
Chesterfield. Ten miles below the railroad
bridge and about mile from the south
bank Of the river is Hanover Court House
eight miles below Hanover Court House
and also on the south bank is Hanover
Town. Twelve miles from Hanover Town
and also GU the south bank is White House.
On the road fifteen miles from Chesterfield,
stands Mongohick Church 1t is about
six miles northeast of Hanover Court
House, the river running between them.
General Sheridan's cavalry were sen,