Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-07-24


the Columns.
At Gen. McDoEell's headquarters, early on
Tuesday afternoon, says the Washington Star,
al was activity and hustle. and officers were
eeBtfauaIly coming and going. every one
seeming anxious 10 be on the march and in
the van. The numerous companies Of regu
lars in the vicinity Of Arlington House, cum.
priziug artillery, cavalry and ihfanfrY, soon
had t.eir tents struck and formed into col
Um1.l they did net excel in pron-ptness of
II .emeut and mi! ;asy enthusiasm the New
YORK EighrE- wii5r!r sapidly formed and
mar bed, leaving iilriT ntS ou the ground
ia charge gi guard. The NeE ork lBrook-
iyn] Regiment was I part of the column
which formed on the read at the foot Of Ar
lingtoH Heights. and were preceded and t9l
lowed By regulars They also ief, their tents
on the ground. We nn,ieel in the line sew
eraI batteries of ri6e3 Heid pieces. TIE scene
from the hills in the neighbOrh0Od et the toll
gate was grand. Locking towards Washing
ton, regiment alter regiment were seen com
Ing towards the road and across the long
bridge. their arms cleaning in the sun. On
the left. towards Arlington, the column al
ready mentioned was approaching, their rear
being lost in the distance. The columns COM
Ing from both directions Joined tthe tell-gate
ana tC0k their places in the line marching IN
wards. Cheer after cheer was heard as regi:
ment greeted regiment, and this, ith the
martial music, anc sharp clear orders of com
manding officers, made combination Of
sounds very pleasant 10 the ear Of Union
man II was about five o'clock when the De
kalb regiment, the last from this side, eros
sed the Long Bridge, and were greeted with
loud cheers by the Twenty first New York
Regiment stationed in Fort Runyon. They
we're acc0np MED by viYandieres, and follow
ed by q long train with their camp equipage,
baggage. &c.
Behind these, stretching out into dim per
speetige came q long wagon train with camp
stores. &c. We noticed several wagons load
ed with musEets in boxes. The enthusiasm
and elasticity Of spirit Of the troops ordered
TO march, their jokes with brother soldiers,
their beyish naiyette and abandon, were in
fectiousy joyous
Only one class of men were l.w spirited
and dispieased. The troops left behind to
guard the f9Ttfcations were loud in their
murmurs because they too we're not sent for
ward One Of the Twenty-frs New York said
he thought it was 2 - hard case that after
being kept inactive AZ Washington, other reg
iments should have the preference. Every
man Of the regiments wanted to Join the
movement The position of the troops Iait
here Is as important, and theirs rs much 4
post Of honor as thai of tie advanced regi-
ments, and they viii take lie field IN time 10
do good service, no doGbt
The column Of the extreme right is com
manded by Gen. Hunter: the right centre col
umn by Gen Tyler. That consists Of the fol
lowing excellent troops, viz: The Maine Sec
ond, and FIRST Second ard Third Connecticut
Regiments, under Col. Keys; the New York
Second and First and Second Ohio Regiments.
under Brigadier General Scbenck, and the
New York Thirteenth, Sixty Ninth, Seventy
NINTH, and First Wisconsin, under Col. Cor
coran, tprobably), with Sherman's United
States Ugh. battery and six pieces Of the New
1ork Eighth and detachment Of the Second
United States Cavalry, under Capt Harrison.
and Lieutenants TOmpkins and Mason Lieut..
Mason was thrown from his horse and so
much hurt IS u have to be carried into
house upon 4 litter.
General Tylcr's column biyouacked in and
around Vienna, four and a half miles from
Fairfax Court House
Colonel Miles, United States Army, com.
mands the left centre column, and among
ether crack troops, has more than 900 reg.
ulars. A portion of the troops forming his
column were two hours passing Bailey's
Cross Roads to the intersection Of the Colum-
bia with the Little River Turnpike
Colonel leintzleman commands the col
umn on the extreme left, composed of the
New York Fire Zouaves, the Michigan regi-
ments. and other very fine troops, including
Cuited States cavalry and light artillery. It's
route was by way of the Orange and Alexan
drla Railroad and county roads in that vicn
ity.
There must be at least $4,000 troops actu.
ally on the march under General Mcdowell.
exclesi@e Of his reserve still resting in and
around his late entrencLments.
WASHINGTON. July Ex-senator Lane and
Representatives Fandever, C0lfax, Yerree.
Washburne and Porter, wkO went with the
advance guard Of the Grand Army to Fairfax
#Court hnnse this morning, returned to the
city at nine O'Clock this evening. having left
that Village at half past four this afternoon.
1hey report that the skrmishers reached
Fairfax at halEpast eleven to day. and the
advance guard entered the village exactly at
noon.
Trees had been felled across the road at
three points to obstruct the march, but thew
proved feeble impediments, About half n
rsle this side of Fairfax an embankment had
been thrown up across the road half mile
IN length, with embrasures for four or FIVE
guns and sand bag projections; but no guns
were mounted. There were 10 pitfalls or
masked batteries
The plckets Of the enemy this side Of Fair
lax retired this morning about an hour only
before the head of the column came in sight,
leaving the grain bags out Of which their
hofses were led, and the federal troops fed the
gram 70 their own horses
The entrance Of the federal troons into
Fairfax is said Ly these gentlemen to have
been inspiring beyond description. The
main street was filed, as far as the eve conIi
see, with the soldiers marching With fixed bav.
onets and loaded guns, cheering Justify for
the Union, whilst the bands played the '!'Star
Spangled Banner" As soon as the G 900 in
lantry in the column had passed, the cavalry,
which were in the rear THE artillery being Ia