Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-04-12
CLEARflELD, PA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 70. 1865

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ne charged and drove Locl- in oo,r,
} taking quite number of rr;ro1,n., TT ;
continued to follow mn bii snno,', itT
he arrived within sicbt or ,bo ri,,o -
where the euemy's infoT,r,, ,.,at ~ = , o5Hs'
be posted behind breosI,rnrI. wa, '1,'"" 20
lie was now within tbee n;IoS omJ ',i- ho1t I',I;
, of the Soyfhsila n,I ~ &c u''es "Hd nal!
ful reconnoissance of the one,v,s Inc !, care, re.
% advanced again, moving lerlward -b,i mo
. mater where we struck out we fYgnI The
infantry line opposed to US. Soon aller
we learned that General Pickett LaI com
b m2nd OF this rebel infantry line ,ba. il
was his division that held il and tb,t
Iickeits rightreslcd by WhitcOlr, syao,n
aud his left by the rebel Notifications neor
H"lcAeTs run. Pickct1s division is re-
ported to be between eight and ten ,hous.
and strong, and Is said TO bo slrorr in
numbers as any division in the rebel SER.
vice.
ihe rebel line we could have broLen
had 1t not been for the fac, that to tla
!lghi o. us lay the White Oa. road. por-
nIIel 20 which road the enemy had e,iab-
.isled a strong line. Thoparticular roint
Grs ,b@ EISI1 1n,'T Inc " A.e Oak road runs from
witb .Lo ro"i 'aI.,o, '.,',, o,y' 70 a"u connects
in Order TO ,e,cb ri'n Fo',. "' 10 ~ tno,o Vi
mot moyeon Tho U,yd,yn ,l,,,r. y, G'...' NV
direction of pctersLnr, too ogI l'I, 80 ,n,, ,,'o
OIL the White Oa, r9o6 ior ,hn r,.aIam - '1' =,
that on and ueralle, viii ,,, ,',I, ,I '''p', ,I'
enemy has established n s,ra,,', i,,r',,,,,,
line.
1t, therefore. hecora nccess,ry f,r ne
in order to c,piirpe ON =, ,,o., -, ,I,o
next available road to the ,yes,,y9rI AMI
left This wa did CORA sb,r, l;.,,no,
when II was found i,ot opr c,,,,,,,. ,ronrI
have 10 move by the front IF tnn rcLsI
IN lie. and no. far f,or, +, o,,5 ,I,,t .LarII
we do this and the ener,y f-r,J ~ ont
which no doubt Io yonrI his Frgt ,,,ogo
w"u bo c to YoI cH u" "ouI", , ms -, nLaI move
'attempt the cauf,ra Of ,b. r,rtE c,,t oH
Anv rersou st all aoo,,i,',oI u;ib Mill
Itary matters l,novs bo.y co,,Ir,, c,,,,,-
,mgnl viii s,riD,, o,t ,,,',,aito,. Ta,, lI,,' %
the column il p78rrhaI Tho rn,d rocos.
I.pry f,,ns ,o ,,,rll 49,, ,,,.. -. 49,,
Hon, tIrop,h n ,hicr.I n,,l s.ra,, ,,,,,'
Law Seclinn Hr co,n,r' ~ H.
mead ur our column ,,,ld Lo,a,,, ,.ol n
lin ,be direotion ;fno, oni,o y ,o r F;ga TO-,
rViNr, sne rea' wodlu nave 665h BACK
near inc Doyul0h PLANK road
Had the enemy then made an attack,
and we been compelled to'orm INTO line
to meet him the advantages would have
been greatly in tho enemy's favor We
could not charge the enemy mounted. FOR
the ground was heavily wooded, besides
being ewampy. Again, had our men been
dismounted and sent ilto fight, the long
range rifles and muskels OF the enemy ;
infantry would have soon driven of our
boys, with their short range carbines.-
The disparity between the ranges of the
two arms would soon have settled the
matter.
This now brings us TO the morning of
the 3lst. Tho day opened cloudy and
rainy, and the roads aud GROUND generally
were in no wise improved. The smallest
runs were as small creeks, and the creeks
as rapid streams Every hollow noted
for a water puddle was now marked by a
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