The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-09-25
Close OF the Even.fdl Campaign In Mary.
land,

Close OF the Even!J0l campaign IN M@'y-
land.
The rebel army, after being defeated
10 series Of hard fought engagements
among the hills Of Maryland, have been
beaten back across the Potomac into Viz
ginis. Il was hoped that u least por.
ton, if not all, OF this army of invaders
would be either completely destroyed or
captured before re crossing into Virgin.
Ia, and our Generals and their troops
certainly strove hard enough to accom-
plish SO desired result. But when We
heard that the rebel forces had been
massed and consolidated for one despe-
rate effort at resistance, tho most we
could reasonably expect was that they
void be badly cut up, defeated and driv.
en- out-and this has been done ctfectu-
ally. For one great army to surround
and captaro another army equally great,
while in battle array and while terrific
conflict is progressing along the entire
lines, is next to an impossibility. The
thing has never yet been done, in the
history of wars, except where fortified
army has been compelled to capitulate or
surrender after an exhaustive siege. A
great army may surrouLd and capture a
small army, by well executed strategy,
but it is as difficult for one great army
that is we'll posted and under good gene
rslship, as it is to place one ring inside
Of another ring Of equal size, especially
when the base Of the pursued army rests
upon forbade river, as in this case
However, had not Harper's Ferry been
SO unnecessarily surrendered to the enc
my, we have no doubt that we should
have captured large portion of their
army.
The great purpose Of the northward
dash of this desperate rebel host has been
completely frustrated. The Rebel Con-
gress few days ago, after spirited de-
bate, in which the southern reptile was
transformed into spread eagle, declared
and decrecd that their armies should in
wade the North, and transfer the war
from Southern to Northern soil Lee,
Jackson and Longstrcct undertook to car
ny out the new "policy." They rushed
furiously into "my Maryland" aud were
preparing to Invade Pennsylvania. But
NcCIel!au's great army was at their heels
sooner than they anticipated, and they
heard Federal bullets whist,iug about
their ears before rebel foo. desecrated
the soil Of a free State, and though it
must be confessed that they fought furi
ously to maintain their new position 10
Maryland, yet after half week Of bat,
ties, in which they lost probably at least
third of their army. We now see them
once more in Virginia, "skedadIling'
southwark towards Richmond, which
place, however, they will hardly ever
reach again lIeiutaIeman and Sigel are
in all probability now moving up from
below to intercept their retreat, while
McC.e,lrn is still pressing their rcar,and
they stand a better chance Of being sur
rounded or destroyed now, in the valley
of the Shenandoah, than they did On the
Potomac This conflict, so terrically
conducted in Maryland, will now, We pre-
dict, be re opened in Virginia with even
greater fury.
Thus far VIC eau we'll be satisfied with
what has been accomplished As Nc
CIcIlan said in his dispatch yesterday,
'PennsylrCnia aud Maryland are So. 9"
but the re,reating rebel army is not safe.
1t has been weakened by losses which it
cannot replace, and demoraizcd by Dc
feats and retreats, which it c22not re-
cover
All honor 70 the h.avc and ,,lIan.