Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-08-27
Evacuation of Harrisons Landing


spcciaI Correspondent Of the Ncw York Tribune.
U,RgtsoS'. LANplNG, Saturday August
10, 1862. -larrisons Landing Is eyucuo'
ted. Without q struggle, without blow,
withou. even the loss Of a single man, tho
immense army Of the Potomac, officers
and men, bag and baggage, stoIcs, tents,
horses, ammunition and Contra6ands arc
now far away from Harrison's Landing,
leaving it, a deserted and deSolatG plain.
At 9 O'Clock on Monday night tho whole
division arrived at the wharf, and embark
ed quickly on steamers LEFT the Landing
some time during the night for Agum
Creek, rs was supposed, via Fortress Mon
roe. An order was next issued that no
more vessels loaded with supplies shoHIa
proceed further than Fortress Monroe ;
and on "Wednesday ten days rations wore
served to the army which was required to
be inreadiness to move at an hour'snotice.
All the knapsacks of those who were or,
dered to march by land were placed on
board barges and schooners, for the hu-
name purpose Of relieving the men OF
their weight and incumhraees during the
hot and weary march. On the same day
Gen, Mcclellan and Col. Ingalls, left Har.
rison's Landing for the nearest telegraph
station, aud communicated with the War
Department us to future movements, re-
turning the following day.
On Thursday, the army commenced
evacuating in earnest, All tho siege guns
were removed from the font, and safely
embarked on Thursday and yesterday on
board of barges and schooners. Porter's
corps led the van Of the overland portion
Of the army on Thursday night. On FRI
day morning every tent was struck, and
then, for the first time, was it generally
known that the lUhole army was about
cyacuating uarrson's Landing. On Thurs
day night fifty sail of vessels left the diff.
erent wharves, loaded with stores, and
yesterday the remainder Of the stores were
placed on boats and steamers by the con.
trabands. All the cavalry that remained
before the final departure ofthe land for
ces acted as piCkets, and strong rear
guard Of infantry and artillery was placed
to protect the baggage trains. The sick
and wounded who remained at the differ
ent hospitals were placed on board the
regular steamboats, belonging to the SAM,
tary Commission, at the Long Wharf, aud
were among the first to move out into the
stream. Contrabands were shipped ~
schooners, barges and pontoon boats, and
it was an amusing sight to see the long
line of boats, with their ebon freight, pass
the difle,ent steamers and wharyes, to
take their places among the Others an
chOred in the stream, or hear the quest
tons, answers and Jokes which passed be-
t"Seh 'he Two parties anna lTe ma
IL" s. OF thC WhilS h'ch anu tAe J"
va Ol l"t u'rCA' -.
zen mcCieIIAn ana 'Host OF nl' s'aII
went ny i%nd, anu yes'Ciaay Afternoon
CoI. 4l2aIs an" SaP'' hAhN!h started
across tNe IenlhSula on horseOa'h' C.'p''
SaTteIie renamed o oIrect the operations
AZ the Landing ana great praise Is due 70
nm Tor his energetic ana lndei"tIgaoLe
eNer'l"nS ana eNcoI!eh' management
throughout
Az CLOCK iast hlSh'' ! went on sh0re
loF lhe lasl l!hle, iroll 'n' in"' H"cK' Oh
Ihe ier anu me D"hN aoC'e' oui Jew
barrels an" BOXES Femalh'S 10 De shlpped
anu WIN lhe exception ol .he provost
guard 'hiS was an tHa' romance Oh sHore
o' inc army oI 'he o'oln"c' r"r rs Hle
eye eouIu feach no.h'nS Cou'" oG seen ou'
a a, ,ul'Eh'y pam oI ie"o'at'ou 'G" iuIn'-
ne 9'ou''u was sIFewh ',le ""ote uIs'""c,
Win hsFo FuoOl'h, 'or mere 'neTe' ana
everywhere IarSe hre' U"'he,'' an" any
'n'nS IN lhNt coeIa assist the fcoeIs ever ever sol
rI'Shl'y was iaS' becoming d ho'p o' 'o@''
re" anu olacNeneH RUNS OF Jay H5t'eS' Us, oS
and bags either fed the flames, or lay
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