Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-21

thing His Pennsylvania INVASION in 1868
f1.losrI tie Chance! ,-sy.lle iuIbecIlity a.
naturally o. tar tactics of ChanceliorsvIlIC
were iu-p.-,d H. the pho nomcnal success
mob cav through BIrn-IIe's sen,eless at
tack ~ Fr.GcrIck~burE His confidence in
h. troop 49, comp .rteiy restored And he
~; uauatural.y concluded the spirit of the
Jni1n srmy lad been 50 broken ty Fredericks-
bars and chance iorsviIlo that it could be
whipped auyWht <. 80. with the consent and
encouragement VI his government; he went
forth t. -tr Ee the tiual blow AID end the war
Certain u ., that lmme iiately after Chan
eeLOr-sils LOucstreet. with two detached
divisions, vas called IN from south of the
james aud the confederate army rapidly
strengthened amt equipped for an offensive
campaign. Covered by the I.appahannock
and tAc Bull lsuu and Blue Ridge mountains
IL was easy . MAKE the earlier stages Of the
movement without observation. Hoods and
McLaw- divisions o: LoHsstrcct were sent
tOWari Culpsper on June ,. EwoL's divisions
folouiug on IA" ith and 5;h Gen. Hills
cOrps Vas Lift IN observation at Fredericks-
burg Rockers a-my was stIl lying on the
north s.de % the I.-IpahannOcA IN the vicinity
OF F4lmOUtl.
WATCHING THL FSENY LEAVE.
But nevertheless ON tie ith Hooker had OBJ
served q, breaking " % tle enemy's canps.
lie Wrot~ 10 FrcsIo,nt Lincoln on the 9Th con-
eeraln; thc c;lg l.Iy IS movement fo.cshadowiu-
thai tLe head Of his column would be headed
toward t..t Potomac VIA GOriua.yI!le OF Cul-
psper. ~AIo The rear would rest on Fredericks-
turs. n a-k.i :lr the views Of the govern
ment concerning LI5 own army expressing;
H. en- ~ L.
the enemy, T,.r.~ In answer LIN, DIN wrote
sugsc .lE- tac '-sisG Of teing cntang!ed upon
the river hAe an OK jumped half over tho
fence ami ESbis 1, ., tom By dogs. front and
rear. without a fair chance - gore che way OF
lick the otAer. Halleck also opposed an Of
-~nsive move .aru, around FreIcrieksbrrg
against u, .ort.n.I enemy. ..,: with his main
army L. saoI..I maxi q. rush Ior Washington.
HOOVER INST ucts were corr Ct IL j. ar-
parent frHu Lees letter OF June % Davis
hat a federal attasa anywhere AROUND Fred
.ricksburS would have brought back both.
Ioasstfe,t and ESril very qlekly gu the
afternoon 10 the Sta. Hooker hay.i. ...a,le 1.
strong demonstration across the u.yE. Lee
s.thSu sht . ITuItu;' 10 send word to EwcIl
that ul,Lt % halt hi> march toward CUIpep per
for devclopnls uts. Hooker reported that his
movement brought the rebc. forces to his
front from al quarters and the PRISONERS cap
tured convinced HIM that the entire rebel
army Was s.ll there
PLEssoNIoN's FIGHT AT BRANDY STATION
He know. however. of the concentration al
AMI near Culpeper Of large body of confed
crate cavalry under the redoubtable Stuart fol
some purpose Of n.-chief. and sent Gen. Pleas
onton with al the federal cavalry and 1900 in
fAntry To ait4ok AMI break it up. On the Oh
Of June a magnificent general cavalry battle
occurred IN the VICINITY OF Brandy station
YloasOnton attacking. The forces engaged
were about equal. each in round numbers 10,
oOO strong. but owing to the miscarriage o.
PseasOntOn's concert Stuart had a superior
number engaged stuart managed, after hard
fshtlng, 70 repulse Gregg's and Buford's at
e,cks. capturing three disabled guns and some