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The Daily Dispatch: December 3, 1863., [Electronic resource], From Gen. Lee's Army. (search)
vement. This was readily discovered by Gen. Lee, and preparations at once were made to thwart it. The enemy now have possession of all the roads leading to Fredericksburg, to wit: the turnpike, which runs nearest the river, and very nearly parallel with it; the plank road, and the Catharpin road. The Yankee army faces up these roads, and our army faces down them. Their line of battle being formed on the east side of Mine Run, which is fourteen miles below Orange C. H., two miles below Verdiersville, sixteen above Chancellorsville, and twenty-six above Fredericksburg, or west of that place. The enemy has been busy since morning throwing up entrenchments which looks very little like fighting. My own fear is that the enemy will decline to offer battle, but will wait to be attacked until their supplies give out, and then, falling an attack on the part of Gen. Lee. they will fall down to Fredericksburg and attempt to winter on the south side of the river.--And for this reason they ha