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The Daily Dispatch: December 17, 1862., [Electronic resource], Important from Fredericksburg — the enemy Recrosses the Rappahannock. (search)
ont, and has recrossed the Rappahannock. I presume he is meditating a passage at some other point. R. E. Lre, Gen. Com'g. Nothing further was learned until the arrival of the train late in the afternoon, which brought down a confirmation of the dispatch, and the additional statement that they had stolen their dead from the field under cover of the night. No better evidence need be desired of the completeness of the victory on Saturday than this sudden and unexpected withdrawal of Burnside from the south side of the Rappahannock. It is a frank admission of a defeat and, whatever his future movements may be, this "change of base." will be regarded as a confession of the inability of his own forces to meet successfully those of the Confederacy. A gentleman who came down on the cars last night says that great disappointment was felt among our troops when they learned that the enemy had withdrawn without a second time offering battle. The general desire among the men was t
Progress of the War. Burnside's Fate Marked out. The Chicago Times, writing before the late battle, gives a little oid a battle if they choose to retreat. Where they go, Gen. Burnside must follow. If they mass their armies behind the fortel capital, they must be attacked and beaten there. If Gen Burnside is incompetent to perform this feat, he will be removednd within a day or two has volunteered the same advice to Burnside. Witness. "It is understood that the President has fu McClellan--and on which McClellan failed to act — to General Burnside, for the consideration and guidance of that officer. ing his army southward.--The same order has been given to Burnside, and if he does not obey it, off goes his head. If he doave but little doubt in that case that the generalship of Burnside and the valor of our troops would carry the old flag safeeavor to keep open its communication with Washington. If Burnside penetrated to Richmond, and maintained himself there for
The Daily Dispatch: December 17, 1862., [Electronic resource], Important from Fredericksburg — the enemy Recrosses the Rappahannock. (search)
Burnside "Changing his Base." Burnside is imitating McClellan. He has already "changed his base" --that is to say, he has made a precipitate retreat. Our victory of Saturday must have been a tBurnside is imitating McClellan. He has already "changed his base" --that is to say, he has made a precipitate retreat. Our victory of Saturday must have been a tremendous one? It seems to have sickened him thoroughly. He has changed his base. The Yankee can change his base, but he cannot change his base nature. What now becomes of the comparison made e expect to learn that they have taken advantage of the opportunity before the operations of Gen. Burnside are fully developed to retreat ere retreat is rendered perilous or impossible." It seems, however, that the retreating has been done, not by the rebels, but by the Yankees. Burnside has had his Resting, and he has withdrawn. Will he try to have his Wagram still? We shall see. The gre that he will change his mind or his base before he gets five miles from the Rappahannock. Burnside fought the late battle on compulsion.--It was fight or die with him. He had no choice.--The par
hat Gen. Lee made the same calculation in arresting the advance of Burnside at Fredericksburg. He knew that be could not prevent him from cro to do, was to make him pay for his passage, if he wished to fight Burnside — which we presume he did — it was surely much better to make BurnBurnside come after him than for him to go across the river after Burnside. We observe that the Yankees already begin to compare Burnside's eBurnside. We observe that the Yankees already begin to compare Burnside's exploit with the two passages of the Danube by Napoleon in 1809--the first resulting in the battle of E ing, (the 21st and 22d May,) and the sBurnside's exploit with the two passages of the Danube by Napoleon in 1809--the first resulting in the battle of E ing, (the 21st and 22d May,) and the second in the battle of Wagram, (6th July.) There is a considerable difference, however, we venture to suggest. The first crossing, in May, wa cases was there much real opposition, or many men killed, whereas Burnside suffered severely in the passage. Again, it was May and July whenred severely in the passage. Again, it was May and July when Napoleon passed the Danube whereas Burnside has passed the Danube in Decembe