AFFAIRS BEFORE RICHMOND: Details of the Events of Thursday, Friday and Saturday; IMPORTANT STRATEGIC MOVEMENT (7/1/1862)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 7/1/1862

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CAMP BEFORE RICHMOND, Saturday, June 28, 1862.

The Army of the Potomac has no longer need to complain of inactivity, for the comparative quiet of the past month has given place to three days of as desperate, determined and bloody work as the fiercest clamorer for active movements could desire. Though the contest is not yet decided, the result thus far, in its bearings on the general plan of operations, is all that could be desired. We have no great victory to report, no long list of trophies to record, and the movements of an army may present the indications of a reverse, but to those who have been familiar with the position of things here, and the plan of operations they necessitated, matters are assuming a new and more hopeful aspect, for an apparent retreat has really brought as practically nearer to Richmond than we have been at any time before. A military manoeuvre, among the most difficult of any when performed in face of an enemy, has been successfully accomplished, and, with forces concentrated upon a new base we are prepared to operate more efficiently than ever against an enemy divided and [???] in the wild pursuit of an imaginary success. He has been tempted to his ruin; and if I [???] the signs of the times, his joy will be turned into mourning, and that ere many days. It is vain to be temperate, and I may seem over-hopeful in the midst of apparent disaster, but the campaign here at [???] assumes shapes and consistency to me and MCCLELLAN appears more completely the master of his position than at any time before.

It was soon apparent, after Fair Oaks, that the rebel attack upon our left wing had induced a change of programme,

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Locality of Last Week’s Manoeuvres and Battles Before Richmond – 1
Affairs Before Richmond: Details of the Events of Thursday, Friday and Saturday – 2-6
From the Shenandoah Valley: a Cavalry Reconnoissance Beyond Luray – 6-7
Important from the Mississippi: Communication Established between the Fleets Above and Below Vicksburgh – 7
News from Washington: Debate in the House on the Question of Enlarging the Canals – 7-8
The City Yesterday – New-York Under the War-Surge – 8
Junction of the Fleets on the Mississippi from Above and Below Vicksburgh – 8
Editorial: Our Army Before Richmond – Successful Movement of Gen. McClellan – 8-9
Editorial: Push Forward Reinforcements! – 9
Is Lager-Bier “Beer?” – 9