Posted on 11/30/2023 5:51:04 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
WASHINGTON, Sunday, Nov. 29.
E.A. PAUL sends the following:
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, ROBERTSON's TAVERN, Saturday, Nov. 28.
This army was in motion all day yesterday.
The enemy's advance was met at an early hour in the morning, and gradually fell back, skirmishing heavily until the centre of our line occupies, this morning, a point one and a half miles south of this point, which is seven miles from Germanna Ford.
GREGG's cavalry on the left, the Second corps in the centre and the Third corps on the right, had some pretty heavy artillery practice and skirmishing to secure a proper line for more active offensive operations.
The loss in killed and wounded in the Second corps is about seventy; in GREGG's cavalry division, thirty will probably cover the loss.
The work yesterday was only preliminary for to-day, if the enemy mean fight.
It can certainly do no harm now to recapitulate the movements of this army for the last forty-eight hours, which place it in position ready for any emergency.
The army was under orders to march last Tuesday morning, but an unfortunate rain-storm selling in the night before, rendering the roads next to impassable, caused a postponement of the day for marching. Tuesday the storm ceased, and on Wednesday a stiff breeze and an unclouded sun, aided materially in drying the roads. Thursday morning, orders having been issued the night before, the whole army was in motion. The First and Fifth corps moved to Culpepper Ford, a short distance below Germanna Mill; the Second corps to Germania Ford followed by the Sixth corps as a support. The Third corps went to Jacobs' Mills Ford, two and a half miles above Germania. KILPATRICK's cavalry, now under CUSTER, protected the upper fords,
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