December 5, 1862:
In Virginia, Gen. Burnside tries a crossing downstream, closer to Port
Royal. A flotilla of gunboats steams up
the river to help, but well-placed Confederate artillery drives the ships back
downstream. In addition, the movement of
the army is hampered by roads nearly impassable from rain, so the Federals
return to their muddy base at Falmouth, watching the Rebels across the river in
Fredericksburg.
---Gen. Thomas Hindman and his Confederate army of 11,000 have advanced
north towards the Fayetteville area.
Gen. Blunt of the Union army awaits them with 5,000 just south of Cane
Hill, building defences to block the way of what will surely be the Rebels’
route of advance. But on a smaller road
to the east, the Cove Creek Road, Hindman heads north. Blunt has left a small Kansas cavalry
regiment to picket that route.
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