The National tribune., 1904-03-10

son.Q But now that be was. being re-
lieved from the pressure q Ne Clellari's
presence, there was nothing to pfevent his
moving forward his entire army to destroy
Pope, and he ihstantlystook measures ac-
cordingly .(12) Thus its waa that at the
very moment McClellaR was turning an
unwilling back on. Richmoud and teayiug
| the course open. to his mighty rival Lee
was putting his column Sd motion to-
wards the Potomac. I shall accordingly
leave for while the army undergoing the
laborious process of transfer BY water aud
trace that ferce: outburst Of battle that
swept from the Blue Ridge to the fore
ground of Washington.
| PopE's REThoGRADE MovEMENT.
After the: action of i Cedar Mountain
Jackson retired to Gord0nsville, fearing
an attack frda Pope's superior force. Q3)
The 18th of August he was Joined ut that
of Longstreet's Division, two brigades
under Hood. and Stuart ,ca yalry. Pope
advanced his line, resting his left lReno's
Corps Of Burnside's army ;ou the Rapi-
dan near Raccoon Ford: his center Me
Dowelrs Corps1 on Cedar Mountain, and
his right (Sigel's Corps on Robrrtson's
River, branch of the Kapidan. Banks
was posted at Culpeper.
On the arrival of Longstrcet, Jackson
idan, waited till the Goth OF August for
Longstreet to come up, when they crossed
at Raccoon and Somerville fords.
Learning the, approach OF this force,
Pope on the 18th.Rnd 10Th Drew his army
back behind the RappahanHock, his left
at Kelly's Ford, and ilissright. three miles
above Rappahannock Station. This was
a judicious measure on the part Of Gen.
Pope: but it was not carrying out his own
principles. IN expounding hcfore4the War
Committee, a month before this time, wha:
he proposed doing, he held The following
language: "By lying off on their tanks. II
they should have only 5000 OF 10000
men, could whip them. H they should
have 10000 or 10000 men. would attack
their fanks, and force them,. In order to
get rid of me, to fdllow.me out into the
mountains, which would be whgt, you
want. should suppose. They would not
march on Washington, with m4 lying with
Now. though the force which Lee had al
this time did not exceed the ssma Hest OF
these Hypothetical numbers, and the force
with which Pope proposed this operation
had been increased by aetle addition OF
Reno's command, he did hot attempt to
carry it out, finding Lee. pfrhaps, less i'm
pressed than he should have been with
the appantion OF Pope lying OF on his
fanks."
ALONG THE RAppAHANkocK.
Pope having Withdrawn betind thu
Rappahannock,L Lee advanced. his army to
that stream, but. finding that ffie Union
commander covered the foriss in force. he
left Longstreet opposite thesa to mask a
turning movement by Iacks0h on Pope's
right, by way of Warrenton.l5 jackson
accordingly ascended the Kappnhann0ck
by the south bank, md eYoased the head
OF his column lEarly's Brigadel at Sub.
phur or Warrenton Springs on the 22d Of
August. But that day d severe storm rem
dered the river impnssabIe, ana EARLY was.
compelled to recross the Kappahannock,
which he did the following Higl1t on an
improvised bridge. While these mapuyers
were under way. Stuart, with Es10O horse
men, made an expedition to c3t the rail-
road communicating IN. rear 9ef Pope's
army. Stuart succeeded in reaching Cat
let's Station in the dead OF an exceedingly
dark night. fired the camp md captured
300 prisoners, with Pope's official papers
and his aggage.4s He failed, however, to.
burn the railroad. bridge, and does not
seem to have been aware that Pope's en-
tire army train was parked, there. d6) 81
JAcKsoN's FLANK MARCH,
The movement Of Jackson mp the south
bank Of the Rappahannock to turn Pope's