The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-22
The Rebel Invasion of MARYLAND.

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They came into the State boastfully and tri-
umphantly. They made proclamation that they
had come to free the people from the tyranny of
the Federal authority, and 10 loosen the chains
rivited by The " Lincoln Government upon the
State, they in their fondness had called g My
Maryland.' In two weeks, with broken and
decimated ranks, a defeated and almost routed
army, they re. crossed the Potomac, glad to es-
cape and secure Il remnant Of their invading
host from the sharp pursuit Of the Union troops.
Thej. experiment Of invasion has disastrousiy
failed, and their battalions stand again on t e
defensive.
OF the details OF this movement Of the rebels,
of It's purposes, and Of the battles by which it
was defeated, We have the most conflicting, exag-
gerated, and contradictory reports. From the
mass Of stories of all sorts, however, when COM
pared with the official bulletins which the gov
eminent has permitted the people to see, we
can approximate the truth, which. in briet, is
this;
When the rebels found that Gen. Mcclellan
was withdrawing his forces from James river,
they evidently formed at once the purpose Of
marching Immediately North, on Washington,
Baltimore and the Free States. With their
large army Of more than 100 900 men, they
confidently calculated on destroying or captur-
ing Pope's army, before the army of the Poto-
mac could reinforce it. But the stubborn re-
slstance which they met all along the line of the
Rappahannock defeated this part Of their plan,
and SO much delayed their advance that Nc
Clellan's army joined Pope, and together they
fell back upon Washington, after severe and, on
our side, disastrous fighting but saving Wash
ington. The rebels then pushed immediately
North and crossed with their whole army into
Maryland. Here again they were disappoint ted,
in the cool reception they met where they had
expected $1,000 recruits would Aock to their
standard.
At the same time Gen. Mcclellan, in COM
mand Of the old army Of the Potomac, many
new regiments, Burnslde's troops and Mellow
ellis corps, constituting in every respect a splen-
did army, moved up the Potomac against the
invading army. The rebels slowly tell back as
our troops advanced, while "a week was occu-
pied in reaching the passes of tie Blue Ridge.
On the Wednesday previous, however, the rebel
zen. jackson had, with his usual celebrity
marched up the Potomac to tie vicinity of Will
Transport, crossed back into Virginia with
5o,0Oo troops, and Was rapidly making his plans
Tor Jhe capture of The Union garrison at Har-
per's Ferry, which he finally compelled to sur
render. with the exception of about 1000 caval-
ry, on the following Monday morning, taking
between eleven and twelve Thousand prisoners,
with their arms, six batteries Of artillery, what
ever siege guns were in the place, and all the
stores o. every kind there. While jackson was
thu. doing his part of the work at Harper's
Ferry, a fierce battle was fought en- the passes
OF the Blue Ridge, by Gen. McCleIlan's army
Sunday, resulting IN a glorious victory to our
arms, and giving us command of the roads
through the mountains. Our army pushed for.
ward in pursuit Of the retreating enemy on
Monday, but when they were found, jackson {
army had again crossed the Potomac into Mary
LAND, and added his strength to the army under
Lee. Tuesday was occupied in skirmishing
and disposing troops Tor the great and terrific
battle which was felt TO be impending.
Early Wednesday morning the great battle o.
the war commenced, and all through the day
nearly 100 900 men on each side fought one O.
the most desperate and terrific battles Of mod
ern times, a battle in which the tide of victor,
ebbcd and flowed across that field of death
until night put An end to the carnage, and LET
US in possession Of nearly the whole field, hav
ing gained Cd the whole, some advantage
Enough not all the prize for which we had beer
conyending. Thursday witnessed another sus
pension of hostilities, our side gathering u
their forces for a new conflict, anu preparin,
20 strike 2 still more decisive GLOW against tn
rebel invaders, and they Selling the opportunit
to withdraw their shattered columns, the
transportation and their artillery to the vi,
ginia side, thu s confessing a defeat, and:.hui
bled, and with trailing banners and leayin