Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-18
INCIDENTS OF BATTLE
OF MINE RUN TOLD
Following 1t, Each Army Returned
TO Positions Along Line OF
Rapidan Rivers
WINTER ONE OF PREPARATION

Religious RevivalS Held by Confed.
crate Soldiers Impressive-WO-
men and Girls on Farms and in
Towns Busy Knitting Socks.
On November &c the whole army of
General Meade was discovered In mo-
tion toward the lower fords Of the
tapidan River. BY dawn the 2Tth
General Lee. with his personal R'aff,
vas several miles from Orange, on the
way TO meet General Meade. whose
uesign was supposed 10 be either 10
draw Genera! Lee from his position by
TANK movement. and compel him to
give battle 81; TO advance toward Rich
mond. Genera! Lees PURPOSE was to
accept the gauge Of battle offered.
should events prove the former TO be
General Neade'a object. or 10 fall upon
his flank and rear should he attempt
The latter
The army was withdrawn from It's
ines during the nigh; of November 90.
Inc second corps, under General Early.
General f;wcll being i'll, was directed
20 move by the old turnpike and
Raccoon Ford Road to Locust Grove.
The Third Corps, under General A p.
hi!l Was ordered to march by the
Plank Road. General Stuart. with Cen
cral Hamptons division OF cavalry
moved In advance. General Titzhugh
Leo vas assigned with his command
70 tho defense Of the line on the Rapi-
can. General Lees plan WAC TO force
General Meade 10 develop his purpose
Turing the morning Of November q.
General 4 r. Hill's advance met our
cavalry. slowly retiring before the
enemy. about mile and n half beyond
Mine Run. Meanwhile. General FarIv's
Division. under General Hays. advanc-
''E on the old turnpike. had cncount-
"Eed me enemy near Locust Grove
which place was found to be occupied
by their infantry in force. and Gem
.ra' Eohes's Division. moving by the
Nhccoon Ford Road. had become en-
gafed on the left Sharp Diminishing
followed Some time vas occupied in
making dispositions Of the troops. hu,
about i VI. General Johnson. who's.
division had arrived and taken royi-
ION OF General Rodcs's left advancing
~ WhoI" line ana af;e. sharp en-
Rhc"m"nt the enemy Was driven back
through tho woods occupir, hy them
ana pursued into IN open field b.yond
ENTIRE YANKEE ARMY
MOVES Up THE RIVER
ne character OF the country was
."'aNcFah!e for DeIsul.. and General
Johnson reformed his ;rooDs on tho
edr" % the open ground which no
s'tloH ne held mill dark The cavalry
no" reported 10 General Lee ,ha, the
whole Yankee army was moving IN tho
river III the direction Of Orange Court.
'''"'7'' ''''' ''iIlNS lNt MINT
was Withdrawn 10 the west side Of
Mine Run 20 a more fayornhi. posi,Io,
"Hich INC troops At once proceeded 20
strengthen hr tho erection OF earth
works on the next morning the Yam
Hre arm appeared on tho opposite side
@! NH" Run There was skirmish!ns
h!ohS IN" whole line. hut no attack vas
made on any part %. our works CEN
era! Lee cav" his attention To the
whole !!nc. directing important chang cs
ana rA-tfNirr mistakes readily detect
ed by hts educated eve. endaayoring 10
impress ihe officers with ,he Import
Rnce o: success IN the impending en-
ga-ement and presenting fre ex
annie o' 'n'ig!n= energy and zonl
ME making one OF these tours OF In
SptctioH down our lines General Lee
WITH his stan. accompanied by Gen.
era! = J.. Hill and staff: came upon
body q: our troops engaged I'm al
Vine worship II was SUNDAY on.
serving the devotions OF our mon IN.
general promptly halted and listened
70 me singing Of "A HYMN. He remain
ed Gu!et unt!l the sinr!n-, ceased. and
taen. as the chaplain pronounced II :.
pcrHd!c:!ou. h uncovered his head r.
rs!"cd The blessing and continued hi.
rice along n" lines. II was n striking
scene, and ono Of tn" soul-stl-rli,r -nh-
!ca.% 90 IN" war. Tho troops with
arms in hand, were assembled along
nc lire Of hastily constructed works
Here and there, =; proper intervals
waved the hull"t-scarred hattie aaEsand
from man" cmhrasurcs frowned tho
heavy guns ready FOR action II was n
picture NJ war Men or brave hearts
ana strong arms were there. ready 10
10 ann 20 die, and Vet the. invoked tn.
aid Of their God, who Is the God OF
pehce. so conscious were they OF the
righteousness Of their cause.
HEAVY ARTILLERY FIRE
on CONFEDERATE LINES
on the morning Of November goth
a heavy fre OF artillery was opened
on our lines. and we confidently ex-
pected that an assault hy the enemy's
nfantry would follow. but there was
only the usual skirmishing, and the
day passed without attack. General
Lee could not believe that after all
the display of force General Meade
would retire without n battle and so
he waited another day. anxious TO avail
himself Of the strength OF his position
and hoping that General Meade would
attack: but. finding that he hesitated
about bringing on an engagements, he
determined 10 take the initiative and
move against the enemy the next
morning. During the night two d.
visions were withdrawn from the lines
and moved TO our right. with the view
OF making an attack in that quarter,
but information received during the
night indicated some activity in the
Yankee lines. and at dawn of day it
vas found that the Yankees had dis
appeared from our front and were fast
making their way. back toward the
river.
Pursuit was Immediately ordered
and made, but on arriving near the
river our troops found that the Yam
kee army had recrossed. The dense
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