Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-22
BREAKING UP OF CAMP raEoERIcK


BREAKING UP OF CAMP FREDERICK
In our last we brought down the notice
Iof ihs F,eiesick Eocampm~nt to the
time Of our going TO press on Friday eve.
ming, ut which time ih- Grand Review
was progressing. and Major Ringgold was
carrying the FiJ ing Ar,iIl ry through the
king of eyoluiinns, which would have
been exc, edingly servicesble had they
been understood and ciul Itiey have been
prarliced, a, Inc time the ArilIrry Of thu
old kind were passing through the retro
grade flying exercises in lie neighbor-
mood of Bladensburg. during the late wnr
After tn closing ofthis review, the troops
retired TO their quart. rs to prepare for the
final exercises Of SATURDAY morning.
Saturday arrived and the morning gun
broke The silence OF the s'eepers and the
reueiHe called them forth fr"m their tents.
The busy hum of prp,rsiion filed III"
camp, whtrs few moments before all
was still as peaee;-but, it was not thu
prepsrat on of the preceding days. but
that which poriendrd departure, and it
was filed with regret. The day had ar
rived, and The hour "a o'clock) was near
at h md when the encampmrnt was TO
terminate. WHO has witnessed the break
ing up of an Encampmtnt and has not felt
mingled with the movement a kind Of
mournful sensationi The order had been
issued BY the Commander in Chief that
at the appointed hour the tents should be
struck. Al were busy making arrange.
ments necessary for that event. The
signals were sounded by the Camp Music
from line to line for the several move
ments preparatory to breaking up and
at 8 O'clock precisely the Commander
gave the word. One last stroke on the
Big Drum announced that the word had
been given, and every tent upon the camp
ground fell atthe instant. The sight was
novel a. beautiful in the extreme, and
we regret that the thousands who had
witnessed the exhibitions al r.taurstay mad
not been In Il er. 10 enjoy it. The nu
mrrous sht et habitalons which crawd.
I'd the eminence Of the mill nffofding
shelter and comfort to near thousand
men, at he speaking Of one word-lt The
SOUND Of one stroke upon he drum-all
vanished as if by magic and exposed 10
view a cloud OF armed and harness d SOL
di, rs who had been previously hid from
sight by the rows Of tents. Then anon
a shou, that made the welkin ring and af-
ter 1t came wor IS Of borrow that the En-
campmeni was over and the declsr alton
of wishes tina, il could las, month Ion
ger.
After tie tents were struck and the
baggage wagons 10 did. the Battaions of
Volunteers were lormt in ne with The
Cavalry occupying the right, the whole
under mmand oi the Commander IN
Chef and novel off to escort Major
Rnggold and his beautiful conn any,
whi,h brought up the rear TO the end o.
the city on their way to Fort McHtnry.
lust at the end of East Pat,ick Street, the
citizen sold rs were halted with open.
ed ranks on the right side OF the road and
Major Rlnggold with his command passed
on in front, receiv ng the salute OF the
whole line and barring with HIM the RS
ects and admiration OF all. he Fred
lex Companies then GScorted The Wash
ing,on County corps in body T. the
West End ef Patrick Ste aud there
took leave Of them with similer tokens oil
re, pc, t, and the like courtesy was extern
ded to the Companies from New Market
and Howard Districts.
An,s,ort OF honor then conducted the
Commander in. Chief to his home and the
scene was closed. II e elems nts which
C, imposed Camp Fro derrick were dissolv-
ed and II long and gallant array ofglt-
tering soldlery vanished from the sight
The sword and the plume were laid aside
for tie poughsha e and The plane, AMI
those who hid for the past wetk dwell in
the Camp and rejoctd in the discipline
OF the soldier now brtook rh"ms Ives 10
the pursuits OF industry and the acts Of
pence - in utraque .parte paratus.