Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-04-01

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The pleasant little town Of CulpepPer,
one of the quiet retreats of Virginia aris-
tocracy, was transformed into a theatre
of excitement on that eventful morning.
The ingathering of Pope's army now
for the first time concentrating, Precipi-
tated upon its unwilling inhabitants all
the tumult and hurry-sllurry attendant
upon moving columns Fastening to the
front Of battle. 1t was plain enough as
Milroy's regiments, weary and dust-be-
grimed from their long night march,
defIed through the streets, that battal-
ions of different uniform would have
presented a far more agreeable spectacle
to the denizens of this heightened Vir-
ginia village. Let them contain their
dislike; there may come a more appro-
pirate time for its exhibition.
Gen. Banks command had already
arrived little in advance of Milroy's,
from its camps at Hazel Run. some ten
miles distant. Ricketts, Division of Nc
Dowell's Corps was also on the ground,
and had been thrown forward three
miles to the intersection of the Gordons-
vile, or Cedar Mountain road, with that
leading to Madison Court House. Craw-
ford's Brigade of Banks Corps had, as
we have seen, been sent out about six
miles some days before as an infantry
reserve to Buford's Cavalry. The Di-
vision of General King, ordered up from
Fredericksburg on the 9Th, was now e,s
r0REs to Culpepper. by way of Stevens
burg and Sigels command excepting
Milroy's Brigade which had arrived), de.
tanned many hours by unnecessary in
quiry about theroad, was now fastening
down from Sperryville. Hrs,a
Such, in brief, was the situation on
our side early on the morning of the 9th.
Our forces, it will be seen, were not con-
cenrated but concentrating. Meanwhile
one division of Stonewau Jackson's COM
mand, the van of Lees army, had cross
/ ed the Rapidan at Barnett's Ford, twen-
ty miles south, on the Sth, and this
morning, reinforced from Tackson's main
body was steadily driving back General
Buford's Cavalry, which as steadily with
drew toward its infantry reserves under
General Crawford. -
These last had taken position at a
point near where the Culpepper road
crosses Cedar Run, just north of Cedar
Mountain. This now classic seminence,
locally known as Slaughter Mountain,
from the name of its proprietor whose
residence is a prominent object on its
smooth symmetrical declivity, stands
isolated and alone like a wayward strag-
gler from the Blue Ridge range, bearing
close resemblance in this respect to the
Lost Mountain in Georgia or the famous
Sugar Loaf in Maryland. From its sum-
NIT is obtained magnificent view of
the surrounding country, the range of
vision extending many miles in all di-
reChons. As a Signal station or a Point
a a6bzfi, it was invaluable to either
army, and as it lay midway between
them was likely to fall into the posses
sion of that one which was best pre-
pared to seize it.
Towards this important point the forces
of Stonewall Jackson were now hasten
ing. By ten o'clock their advance, un-
der EweIl, had made its appearance in
| front of Crawford's line, upon which its
batteries, hurried into position around
the base and side of-the mountain, soon
after opened. Milroy's troops, lying in
the covert of the woods near Culpepper,
listened to the grand diapason of the
guns as it rolled louder and louder over
the hills, and as noon approached, swell
ed into sublime and deafening chorus.