. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . d addedto his report that he judged, from the indications in his front, that Lee wasabout to move north toward Fredericksburg. It was therefore determinedthat Hancock should make a reconnoissance toward Lees left, crossing theeast and west bend of the Po River, moving south as far as the Shady Groveroad, turning the enemys left; then to move east, and cross the Po Riveragain by the Block House road bridge. Hancock crossed three of his divi-sions (Mott was with Wright) at different
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . d addedto his report that he judged, from the indications in his front, that Lee wasabout to move north toward Fredericksburg. It was therefore determinedthat Hancock should make a reconnoissance toward Lees left, crossing theeast and west bend of the Po River, moving south as far as the Shady Groveroad, turning the enemys left; then to move east, and cross the Po Riveragain by the Block House road bridge. Hancock crossed three of his divi-sions (Mott was with Wright) at different points at 6 oclock in the morning,forcing the crossing, and meeting a very stubborn resistance in front ofBarlow, who was on his left, and but little in front of Gibbon, who was onhis right. He now laid three pontoon-bridges over the river, it being fiftyfeet wide and not fordable, and then pushed due south toward the BlockHouse bridge, but reached that point too late that night to attempt a crossing. 1. See note, p. 117, and article to follow.—Editors. 166 THROUGH THE WILDERNESS. \ \. Outline map of Lees positions in the Wilderness and at Spotsylvania. By Jed. Hotculriss, Top. Ens., Second Corps, A. rama rtof/rf During tliis night orders were issued from Meade for the operations of thenext day: Hancock was to endeavor to find the position of the enemys left,to force him from the position of his (Hancocks) front. The Sixth Corpswas ordered to feel the intrenchments near the center. Motts division ofHancocks corps, still kept north of the Po River with Wright, and on theleft of the Sixth Corps, was to prepare to join Burnside, who with his corps(the Ninth) was to attack Early from the east on the morning of the 10th. But at dawn on the 10th an examination of the Block House bridge, madeby Hancock, showed that the enemy was strongly intrenched on the eastside of the Po at that point. However, Brookes brigade of Barlows divi-sion was sent down the Po
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