St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-06

Parker, who was in charge at the
Generals headquarters, and to col.
Jones at the quarters of the Sixth
Regiment, informing them that a con-
certed attack was to be made on the
camp at night. Every preparation
was made, the word flew swiftly
round, and although no attack came,
every man went through an expert
cncc hardly surpassed by battle itself.
At midnight the General arrived. HIS
presence was an immediate and suili-
cient reinforcement.
The next Monday he kept his own
counsel till Z. NJ. Then he sudden
ly announced to his staff, and Colonel
Jones and Major Cook, that in one
hour he should move on Baltimore
with only thousand men. Yes, the
very Baltimore which had murdered
the Massachusetts men, should see a
column of them marching directly
through their streets, and cncamping
over their heads on Federal Hill. In
one hour the train started, artillery
and infantry, the General and TWO
Aids. SO sudden was the movement,
and so masked, that the spies from
TIarpcr's Ferry about the Relay,
thought an attack was mcditated
there, and two horses were killed by
their rapid riding to inform the rebels
of it. Arrived in Baltimore, the col
umn discmbarkcd the General tell
ing his staff to look to their pistols
and have their swords ready, and took
command. \ company OF the Sixth
Massachusetts marched first ; then 2
section of artillery forming a hoi
low square, and in the centre OF that
square, on a white horse very con
spicuous, rode Gen. Butler, with Col
| Parker on his right, and Major Gle.
mcnce on his left. The detachmcnts
of the two regiments followed.
The chief orders given by the Cen
cral for the march were, " If any man
of my staff or of the command is shot
at from any house in Baltimore, on
this march, the column is to halt, and
not to move forward till that house
has been levclcd to the earth, and the
people in that house shall know this
earth 10 more"
Silently aud steadily to the simple
roll of the drum the invading column
moved on. They marched only
thousand strong ito occupy" city
of two hundred thousand inhabitants
The talk Of the papers ahont " cheer
ing" and ladies waving handkcr
chiefs" is nonsense. The march wa
witnessed with sullcn and supprcsse'
rage, except in "a few rare exceptions
Arrived on Federal Hill, ovcrloob
ing Baltimore, amid pelting storm
the troops halted. No camp equlI
page. no comforts, no rations. Wood
however, was speedily purchased am
twenty fires kindlcd, by which tn
wearied men lay down. About mid
night word was brought (it tnrne,
out falsely that the mob OF Baltl
more was at work and approaching
The tired troops were reused, tn
drums beat to arms, the General pre-
pared for attack and in this wise
the camp stood under arms. eau
nonccrs mounted, all the rest of tha
night. Next day, Gen. B. issued hi
proclamation, captured the arms {
the city, received the allegiance of tn
Maryland Militia, arranged with Fol
McHcnry for combined attack o
Baltimore if Baltimore should prov
restivc, and to cap the climax dete>
mined to ride through the principa
streets of Baltimore on horseback, u!
: attended except by his stall. lhl
f accordingly he did, accompanied onI
, by Col. Parker, Major Clemcnce, Maic
5 Cook and two artillery officers. II
C dined at the Gilmore House, kept b
: Mr.. S. S. Stone, Massachusetts ma
D After dinner, and about dusk, a cor
!, pany of the famous Sixth escorted II
: General back to camp, through tw
e miles of scowling streets.
v Such were the doings of Tuesda.
j when Baltimore beheld the cannon
J. Massachusetts posted upon the ove
c hanging hill above her, and acqu
esced in gloomy submission. G
5 Wednesday, Baltimore lay open
: every direction to Northern troop
:. and Brig. General Butler was promo
5 ed by the President of the Unite
G States to be Major General, al
y summoned to Washington. So cn'
G this history of the four weeks mIiit
:. nv career of this Lowell lawyer.