The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-29
LEES MARCH 70 PENNSYLVANIA.

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l. LEES MARCH TO PENNSYLVANIA.
While Booker thus clouched under his
heavy works, Lee marched triumphantly
toward the Potomac and on the 14th Of
June the first laurel of the cam paign was
plucked by Ewell ut, Winchester, where o
brilliant fl ink movement; conceived By Gen.
eralh Early and executed By his division,
mith the cooperation of Johnson, resulted 10
the capture of that place with four thousand
prisoners, twenty.three pieces Of artillery,
three hundred wagons, three hundred
horses, and an immense supply OF much.
needed stores and munitions.
On the same day General Rodes captured
at Martinsburg one hundred prisoners and
I've pieces of cannon; aud thus the great
northern highway, @the Valley pike" was
cleared of all obstructions and the gate to
Pennsylvania thrown open.
On the 10Th of June General jenkins with
his cavalry crossed the Potomac. Within
the next ten days the three infantry corps OF
our army, under Longstreet, Ewell, and A.
p. Hill, likewise crossed, and on the 24th OF
June the whole Army of Northern Virginia,
in magnificent lighting trim and fush with
victory, stood upon the enemy's soil.
rHE MOVEMENTS OF THE CAVALRY.
While these movements were progressing
the cavalry under Stuart had several times
crossed sabres with the troops OF Pleasanton
without detriment to their own reputation
| or that of their general. And in leaving
Virginia with his main force Gene
raj, Lee had taken every precaution to
utilize these "eyes and ears" OF the
army BY sending them to watch and impede
4 5s n
raj Stuart were "to guard the passes of the
mountains and observe the movements OF the
enemy, whom he was instructed to harass
and i'm pede as much as possible should he
attempt TO cross the Potomac. ln that event
General Stuart was directed to move into
MARYLAND, crossing the Potomac east or west
of the Blue Ridge, as in his judgment should
| he best, and take position on the right Of our
column as it advanced" (Lee's first report
In operating under these instructions an
uptoward circumstance occurred which elm
tinated the cavalry from the available forces
of Lee at time when be most needed IL.
Stuart had followed closely upon, the rear Of
4 Hooker In Fairfax and Loudoun counties,
| Wheu. .alpou the 24th of June, the latter de-
termiued to fall back no further, and sudden.
" thre n Ibis army forward into Maryland to
seize the Tanners and eCrsmpton's gaps o
the South Mountains, near Boensbero',
l which covered the line Of advance from
i Lees army to Baltimore through Frederick
Maryland Conduct of the War, volume
l, page 1897
H. The effect, though not the design OF this
movement was to throw Hooker between
EStuart and Lee, and as the former was crossing
1.-THE Potomac at Edwards Ferry, near Lees
tbnre,it became necessary for Stuart TO make
q wide detour south In, order 70 cross eboyt
him. or to cut In between Hooker and Wash
tineton, and pass northward, ia order to re
lioin his commander. The latter route hl
adop.ed as the shortest, crossing at Senect
fFalis. But unf fortunately Hooker continued
4 his march DorthWard, continuously interpos
ing himself before Stuart; and thus, when b
had advanced so far as 10 be right upon TIT
flank Of Lees only line Of retreat TO Yir
piniG the latter, who bad distributed hi
forces near Chambersburg, Carlisle, ant
York. was utterly ignorant of the enemy
movements, and receiving no message from
lStusrt supposed that Hooker still remainet
!, on the Virginia side Of the Potomac.
LEs's coNcENrR ALTON FOR BATTLE. .
i g On the night of June 28th, fnot the 29.h "a
i stated In Lees firstreport, a cavalry scout
i General Longstreet's rode into that OH .er
headquarters, near mbersburg, With th
momentous tidings that the Army OF the Po
tomac had crossedthe riyerand was then gath
ering near Frederick, Maryland. Hooke
wac thus 10 position: 10 seiz. the South Noun
Il tain passes and cut OF Lees eem,nunicati
General Lee was at, the time about to pus
forward and capture Harrisburg, the capita
of Pennsylyapia. miles distant, which
4 being defended by militia mainly, unde
/ General Couch, could not have wishsteo
the assault from veteran troops. But vii
I:Hosker thus on his flank aud rear the cor
i tinuaace or the scheme became hazardous
iand he determined at once TO concentras
his army east Of the mountains, thus threat
/ ening Baitimole and Washingtons and Il
order to deter the enemy, 70 use his ian