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to attack *vere Slocum’s and Howard** corps, Sykes’, Hancock'*, Griflln’s, Humphreys' and French’s divisions. Ahead of each column went a detachment of cavalry.Military critics again censure Hooker here for his plan of battle. An advancing army separated into converging columns can be beaten by attacking the different lines one at a time. Hooker’s army found the greatest difficulty in acc omplishing anything, owing to the impenetrable thickets. “It was worsethan fighting in a dense fog,” saysGen. Doubleclay. If Hooker hadpushed forward a tingle hour longer on tiie night ofApril 80 be would have gained an open spaos in which to fight his great battle, But he stopped Just shortof that, and hisornr. job* w. OUT. ««oonvefgent Urns”were cooped up in e hole In the thicket aboutChancellors vilie.The roads from ChanosUorsvffls towardFredericksburg ran slightly north of eastward. Along them Hooker's oolumns moved, facing eastward, toward the Rappahannock and Fredericksburg. On the map the situation will be seen. Banks’ford was one of Hooker's objective points.Bravely the four ootimne moved out Slocum’s column was on the right, end neaiuet Fredericksburg. Sykes was next,' while a pert of Meads'S corps occupied theleft, and followed whet waa called the river road, leading to Banks’ ford. French’s column had been sent farther south,so thatSykes’ column was to be regarded as the ceoter. Theleft and right advanced sen *1 milea along their forward route without meeting an enemy. But, a mile out from Chancellors-ville, Sykes’ cavalry encountered the Coil-federate advance. It was a part of MahoneY brigade, and here the first gun of the battleof Chancellorsvilie was fired. Sykes’ cavalrywas driven back to the main line.Sykes still pressed on till ha had advanced two miles and a half east of ChanoeUorsvilK*. There he met McLaws’ and Anderson’s Confederate divisions end pert of Redes’ di vision. The roeds toward Frsdsricksburg spread apart here, and Sykee was in advance of the other Federal oolumns. There was some sharp fighting, of which Sykes began to get
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Massillon Daily Independent
Massillon, Ohio, US
Tue, May 01, 1888
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