The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1880-01-02
NvLi.LLAN Am l.Er.

NNMs - - AsifaNs pttHNNIA tsttFNtNgn
III uril. Ire, commanding The Cunfel
crate nrmy al Richmond. las written
newspaper account III Tho operations vi
The "Assen Days Fight frpm South.
rrn standpoint, ffon which ~ tran.
trfilr il,e following
When uen. Mcclellan rrpssrd Ill.
Chirkal,ominy II WAS thought he wonld
advance Immediately upon Richmond. |
This expectation was disappointed.
however. for instead III advancing he !
trgan ~ foriify his position. The
right wing rested on the Chickallon.
my. Il little below New bridge. and the |
left extended IL the White Oak swamp,
embracing front of ninnt iuur miles, /
nearly par Allel will, that II The Gonie.l.
crates. The opposing lines we're sep. /
AEated by All interval but little exceed |
ing mile. but zach wins obsenred from
tho Others view by the intervening for.
est. The picket lines were often with
In close ,nu-kct range III each other.
AZ iirst there was gool deal vi picket
skirmishing, bnt this WAS sooh diueon.
tuned by mutual consent. and \ lively
exchange of newspapers. coffee and
tobacco succeeded ii. The strength
u the Confederate forces MAS
always greatly over.rsiitnalcd by
uen. Mcclellan, and his frequent
anil urgent calls for rcinforrcments ex.
poseI his timidity aud want III eonn.
dencs In his own strength. them. Lee,
knowing this uneasy, insecnsN feeling
81 his antagonist, and McDowells force.
which had always bcen thorn In Ills
side, being about this time Withdrawn
from Frederitksbarg for The support Of
banks anil Shields In the valley, pre-.
Inayed ~ sAAume tlie offensive. lie con.
csiyed The bold plan of crossing the
Chiekal,otniby ana attacking tho Fed.
sral right wing tn force II hack aud 10
seize Gen. Mcclellan line III conmnni.
cssion with lis base of operations. This
plan be,nR successfully executed, tho
Federal General would he compelled 70
ssye his army u. best he could by re-
trral. Preparatory 10 thu execution of
this plan. uen, j. u, Is. Stuart WAS or,
dcred ~ make Reconnaissance IN the
rear NJ tho Federal position. This NJ.
ficer, with f0rce Of about .1DO cavalry,
executed Ills instructions with great
bOldness snd success. Hn made
tho entire circuit vi the Fed.
srsl army and gained much
important information. Ill. design be.
ing confirmed rs Slnart's successful re-
eonn0isasnce, Ueh. Lee proceeded 10
organize y force requisite for the ~.
complishmrnt III his proposed enier.
prise. The troops that could l.e eonyen.
iently spared from North Carolina,
Houtl, Carolina, aud Georgia were sr.
dsred 10 Richmond. By the 2gth Of
june, Maj. Gen. HoIinev, with 1000
men from, North Careiina. brig. Gen.
Hlpl.y, with G.OeO from botltll Caro-.
lima, and Big. 0en. La~ton. with 300
from Georgia, haI arrived Ia Itch.
mond. ~ the same time 6sn. jack.
s0n wns ordered n Withdraw secretly
from The valley and proceed will, such
expedition - would enable HIM 10
reach Hanover Junction by the after.
NOON 81 the z5th NJ June. In order 10
mask ILLS desigbs from tho F.dsyal.,
0eu. Lee directed Writings division
sud Iawton's brigade - proceed 81
btannton, apparently with ths view u
reinforcing Gen, Jackson, hut really or.
slsred to return Immediately and Join
that General on the 18th II Hanover
strengthened ucn. Mcclellan in ths
opinion u the VASTLY superior force d
Gen. Lev, and completely blinded hin
- regard 70 the real intentions II tina
General.
Utn. Lee determined 10 attack III.
Federal night wing on the morning o
the 18th VI june. Uen. jackson w
directed 10 move 10 AtIef's Station. o,
The Central railtDaL; Uen. A. r. Hi
wae directed ~ cr0ss The cbirkzlDnin.
~ Meadow bridge, - soon ~ jackson
arrived IN supporting distance, m,
stack the felersls ~ MecLsnicsyiile
drive thHm fsDm that place, 70 that III
bridge on tiss Richmond and Mecl,sn
iesvilic fvai might LN open for Ill
advance NJ tl~ other troops. GENERA
I.0nKslreet and u. II. Hill were orsler.,
~ fnI,vc their divisions ~ uesr III prae
licstIe 10 Ills Mecbanie.,ille bfiI9
without discovering tLTnsoises 10 Ill,
observation ~ thu FedaraIs, while Nj
grinder. Iinxes sud Holmes held II,
lines thst Wsfs now completed wit
instructions ~ watoi, closely the move
msntx u the enemy In their front ~.
oct ~ circumstances might snpge.
The effective farce III tho Army
Northern Virgins, including iii
brought BY Uan Jsc.Aon Iron tlse vale,
- shown NY tho ntA returns ~ Jun
~ and -, au,1mnt@d 10 d little over y i
f4W men. Thirty thousand ~ thu,
we're LIFT In observation under UsI
0a9Sud<r, While nsn. Lee led loom |
~ attack VI the Pe.Ieral lDrc~ north
~ ChiekAh0miny. which amounted |
ol,Out ~ IND men, commanded ~ Uel
1ilx John Porter. Tine division III Hi
lofc~, al,0ut 6yO(D0 ~ I ,itU sirDng, md,
lhs e0mmnnd III Ten. j. Is, Ilryn1ial
0ecnpi<d M1eIlsuiesyiije II thu EXTERN
night u the Federal position. RI
mAtn t,Ody. under tho Immediate con
isapd ~ Usn. Porter, WA posted ne,
Coll uarb0r ~ Gaines Mill. sl,uut ii
niles below MeehsDle.,iit<, sud eol
meeting ~ bridges with lhH msin body
he R~d4Iat army south III the cbiel
ahOminy.
0sD. Jackson having biyonaeted
Ashton % thu night u thu 2Nb, m
~ apsn ring istiguei ~ previous l0n
marches, dill nDt resch his designate
position In linz III hattie until lhe s1t<
neon VI ih< 18th. This dajsy VS. vi
embarrassing ~ 0sn. Lee, aud erssll
increased the difficulty VI &1@cuiing b
plan n epefsti0nn. - II exposed biz n
sfgn ~ tbs enemy and allowed him lin
- Dsspsss fDf the ar11oarLinG storn
0en. H. r. Hill, m lll1 arrival III u@,
1o6h2cp shout I O'Clock crossed III
Okiekahomjny md inside spirited !
- - thS Federal loscS u Msci,auic
-, - eonDelled u = retire - > y