Litchfield enquirer., 1865-12-28

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 structiopsnotto move until he reeeirsf potics
 that crossing of the Rapidan was securely 3tds so move prompt as soon ss spch posisssws received, his crossing bsswas sppriaad af on tue after6oouiofa the o4thai By six oicsoeksof tue morning of the etli he wasl .a,lI6g 6is e6fbs iato action near ths Wilderness sqps pss of his, troops having marched adistancesof over thirty miles, erossi E both the fRsr6ahpR mock aa3 Tspidsn risels. copsijertitpssi lhssra large proportiop, probably two thirds ofohis command, was eotnsznsnf 4sf siAs, aszss cassyHIea 70 marches and carrying lhs acSoE; tresments of 2 saldier. this was ss remarkable march. i91l q afJ ;ii hsoriigH oi0 bHa eTofnit
 The battle of the Wilderness waaa afSsr sasa by ous at five o'clock op, tie tnornings fthf stb, and continued with psabaty.l fury -intiil dHrls, ness set in. each sfmy holding substantially tii3 same position they had ioa the evening sfgt6S. 5th. Alter dark5tbe enemy madeds fseblesats tempt to turn our right flank, csptdriha several hdhlrea prisoners and creating, some eopsfdsE iablssconf,sion e But ibe 4prompiness of Gsners al Sedgwick. who was personally present, aud cominaiNlsd that part of the line, soon reform led it and restored order.h On ibs mornigg, lel the 7.h- reconnoissabces showed that ihs ei,s-
 my had fallen behind his ihtrenchei fines, with
 pickefs to the front, covering a part of the bsD, tle-6eld, From this it vas svidspt tomy mlpA thatthe twodays 6giiing had satisfied bin eef his inability 10 further maintain the contest iH the open field Notwithstanding his .ad "a ysntsgs. of position, and that he woullawait anl lntiasIs behind his works therefore detosminedittc push on and put my whole force between ,bsss tween him and Richmond and orders wegsrak once issued for 'a'movement by bis right fAhks On the night of the 7ahitbe march vas eonfg menced towards spottsyIsania Court House. the 5th corps moving, on tue most djeectsoads
 But the eoemy having become appsizsd ofoafa movement. and having the shorter lius. was enabled to reach there first. 70 9ns the sth Gen, sral Warren met a force of the snemyswhich
 had been sent ont to oppose and delay his Id.
 vance, to gain time to fortify his line taken up
 at Spottsylvania.j v This force was steadily
 driven back on the main force, within the fse gently constructed works, aftef considsrablsi
 sa.lag ssssslag i sszsss sss tS both slsssi
 started on a raid against tue enemy ' lines of standardization with Richmond. The 0th. 10th and llth were spent in manosuvring aLd asht- ing without decisive results. Among the kills4 ed on the 9th, was that able and distinguished soldier Major General John Sedgwick, com,i tnanding the 9th oaray corps. Major General H. G.'Wfight succeeded him iu com mahd.a1 Early. .pn the morning of the tl2th . gsnssalaiu tack was mace on the enemy in position. Thy 2d corps, Major General Hancock comma andins carried salient of his line, capturing most of Johnstcns division of Ewells corps and twsn,s ty pieces of artillery. But the resist6nce wdsp SO obstinate that the advantage gained did not, prove decisive.i The 18th, l4th, 18th, 1l6thsa l7th and 18th were consumedin maDeavsriDgl and awaiting the arrival of re-enforcenients
 from Washington. Deeming it imprsciicshle
 to make any further attacks upon the enemy at Spottsylvania Court House orders were issued on the 18th with. view to 2 movement to rths
 North River, to commence ut l2 o'clock on the
 night Of the l9ta.a L.ts in the afternoon cf
 the 10th Ewel' corps cane out of its works
 on our cx.ems right flank; but the attack wak
 promptly repulsed, with heavy loss. This de. layed the movement to the North Anna until the night of the 2lst. when it was commenced. But the enemy again having the shorter line, and being in possession of thsanain r,ads, was, enabled to reach the N ohhg Anna in advance of us, and took, position behind it. The 6thp corns reached the North Anna on the oaitsr-o noon of the 23d, closely followed blythe etlie corps. The 2di and 9th corps rot up about thes same time, the 21 holding the railroad bridgel and the 9th lying between that and Jericho ford. General Warren effected alcsossipg tbs same afternoon, and got lai position witiiosll much opposition. g On the 25tb Grnstal lShsfiso sen rrjoined the army oftlie Potomac ftomItB raid on which he started from spottsylyapia,
 having destroyed the sdepots atd Beaver sDsgb and Ashland stations, four trains of caE siargev supplies of rations, and many miles of railroad track recapturtd about four huulged of opr
 men, on their way to Richmond as prisoners of
 war; met and defeated the enemys cavalry at Yellow Tavern i; carried the first lins Of
 works around Richmond, (but finding the sec, ond line too strong to be carried by asssult) re.
 crossed to the north bank of the CliicksHohi. ny at Meadows Bridge: under heavy fte,,asldl moved by adetour to Haxan's landing 'eai the I