The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-31

Wepresent below the ofiiciEll report of GEM
Stuart, Of lis Iaie invasion into PciInsyIvaria |:
L IIEAporiR lkraIEf Dr,.lsll,S I

stuAFt, Of lis Iate invasion Into PclInsyIvania
HEADQr Rs tATAIkf DIyIsfoS,
October 18th 1862
Cor, u. II. cnILroS. A. 4. General Army Nor
thefn NirciHia:
EblSuel-I have the hd:eri 10 re1iort that OH
D. 9th int. IN coinplistce with Instructions
iro-h the Commanding General Army North
sen Virginia. ] proceeded oI, IN exposition inl
10 lf4nnsyivasiia with cavalry force of lsO0
and four pieces of lorss artillery. under com
H,a4t OF Brig Gen. HsnPton and Coils ~ H.,
Z. 1ts and Jones. This force rendezvoused
II p{3ksyilic - 2 NJ, and marched thence I'd
The Y5elnliy Of Hefgcsyillc, where II e;icanip.
ed FOR the night. AT daylight next morning
tOctt 10Th Il crossed tie Pntcmac AT Mccoy i
fbctvveeff " ilinrzser>er% 1i
sohta little opposition. capturing Two or three
horses offle enemyis piekeiE We were told
herFby citizens that large force had clinled
the hight before AT Clear Spring. and ayerss
supilosed 10 he en- route 10 Cumberland We
proreeded ilorthward hti we had reached
the turnpike leading from fagcrstown to Han-
cock known as tile National Road Here 4
signal Station on tie mountain, and most OF
the party with their flags aisd apparatus. sy..re
suraFIsed aud captured, and also eight ar lei
prih9lers of war. from wlIoIh. as we'll as from
!citizens / found that the larJs force alluded 10
had Crossed but an hohr ahead of rue tovai Il s
Cumberland. and consisted or six regiments os
Ohio troops and two batteries. under Gen.
Cox and were. en- ront6 yia' Cumberland Tor
the kanawha | sext back this intelligence at
once TO The coHniandihg General Sirikin.
direftiy acrOss the National Road, proceeded
IN tls direction Ell Alercrrsberg Penn. which
polIlf WAS reached about II 81 was ex
tfcnlely amxious 10 reach IIakerstown. ,slser3
large supplies were stored; but nas satisfied
ir9ul rciilbe Information. HAT the liatics tic
eneRiy had Of my approach and the proximity
OF hts iorces would eilable him to TreScsit my
Capturing it. ], therefore. turrlei towards
Clialabersburg- diAl not reach this point ill
iafteFidark IN rain. ! did ibt deem il skfc 10
defer the attack till morning nor ,ias il prop
lcFItpatta place fall of woneIt and cliil
drel without sniuuioning il first to surrender
ssceprdingiy sent ina iag of trGcs. and found
no military or rivlaufIbrifvlIn Tic place. l,nl
SONS prominent citizens WHIP met tic officer
~ersInoiifici thai The place would be locess-
pied3 and II ;isy RESISTANCE ~.ere i,asl.. Ill
place wonei 5G sibcllcd in Three ntii,,t.s
Brig, Gen. Made llamlltoss : cu.n.,:sr.d l,cing
in iv.sncts took ls,sscssi..i of t,e l.Ia. ,,nS
apaiointeE him Miliiar9 Governor ot tlIa e;f,i
No Ieflck4ts e,-cIire,i llurit5e fii,. si.lit III,
ring which il f.siiisii col5isn:oas.v H.. oi;;
c;al4 lili @l tie town Jn ORR s.i iiro,E s,;h
no dIse corl'l h ianF WHO x,suld aelil.:t that
ne ifd hell f.,iief ~ IIir place. Ab44t 80 b
sick and "elifsicd u hospital wcfe f'arl lied II
pall ne. day ,sl,F;;e sl.I,sls OF l.re. i
Nil eS We're cut al, stsiir4t.ts Nclt .lpsii s,-tl
Next nlursfg Il was .,5ccli; i;iiiis,l iilaf larsst
number Oi small n ns ssusi ihHt:uils I,f war
were stoi q about ii1e tailro:sd buiLl.tsS. :ll
of Wiiiell tlat coil!d lpt he easily lIromsiil
away were Destroyed combating oil .bonil
5,000 new nnskcts. pi4;olS. ssbtcs, aiisinnni-
ton- ,so large assortillcilt u .siny cioth:i.4
The Extensive inatsine shops aisi ti,liol lui.sI
ings OF tie railro:l aud Sc cra trains l...sl
led cars were ealirsly dePtroysd. Fsoal Cham
bersburg decided ailc1 nature constellation
to strike for the vicinity Of 1.ccsiinr4 slS t!It
best route ofEeIurli paIticiilarly 10 LsSs eof.i-
marid would have rendered. the DIRECTION j
Cum berllsd, full Of uohhiaii gorgdS lbiriicii-
larly bazarlons rlc route seltctcfl was
Through aIi open country. Oficourse lea n,il
thing middflc to prevent the Iiisa pitaiIts sJiIi
detecting my real route and obcet.T IS sriet
directly towards tettysbufg. but llaviil.s pass
ed tile Blue Ridge. tnrbetl back TOWARDS ilal
gersiowH for. six ier Digit miles, as9i theti
cTossed TO Maryland by Eninietisl'arg ,sl.efe
As we passed, we were hailed by fhc illilal,T; I
ants with the most eitlfpsiastIs, de ndnstr.l-
tioIls of jey- a scouting PARTY ofll5O ean:crs
had just passed towards Grtiysbnfg aild ri.
grel exceedingly that ny march hid not :sslin;
OF The delay necessary tp catch them Taking
the road fowardsl Frederick. We .intctdepftl
dispatches from tl,l Rush llI.anecrsl 10 tl,H
coirsIiiander OF Tie scout wiHcll satisfied iak
that pur wlterea5 ilis VAS it'll ! probsep ID
the enemy- l IA
Bssoic reaching Ere |Icrick.I CROSSED sthe
SiuiE9cicv. continued lie inarch through t.e
nigH via Liberty New Market, Monry s5al ph
the Baltimore ard OHIO Railroad. wliefe \
cut fhc teleSraph wirfs and ol,etruciesl IgjE
the Railroad. We reached at slasli..hk li.a1-
attsEb OWN on MgClcllais lsie 10. kta...ti coil-
with WAsA;R-tdif islt w .foHha
only a few Wagons 10 eiptnre aud pushed 81
to Huntsville which we found j,st vac,ied by
a cdihPans OF tie cnenl5fs cavalry we hah
herf corrobor:sied vil@l we had ..ear,i lic.ofd
that SioEe;nan had between ( 1ssd 5 cod irsos
abont Pooiesville aid ,.iasrsl.r. tii.fi.4l,.,~
| started directly Tor liooissyille. tut E.ssica
Of marching upon thar point avoided il bSF
q march through the woods. leaving Il kwo II
three miles to MY left, and getting Tito tllf
road from Poolesville 10 the month bf the
MopSc4cy- GuardTng well my fanks ati rear.
pushed boldly foEwaid, meeting Sic head or
tie enemy column going toward PobIeville i
ordersd tile charge. which was respoi,ded I'd
in lEsndsofne style by the advance squ3dron-i
lrvlrlss-cf Lees Brigade, which drove back
the enemy 5 cavalry upon the crest IRON which
The eayalry were driven. Quick as thought
Lees Sharpshooters spfapg TO tile ground, and
sngfging the infantry skirlnishers, held them ii
check I'LL the artillery in advance came VI.
which, under the gallant Pelham. drove baeE
.hc encmy's force TO his batteries beyond the )
AonScacy. between which and our solitary
yun quite spirited fire continued fot some
ine.k This answered, in connection with tlIe
lisli crest occupied BY our piece. to screen
intIteiy my real moyeiIenl Quickiy.io the left
making bold and rapid strike for Whites
'ord l.to make my way across, before the enc.
ny az PoolesvilIe aud bionocacs could bs
ware Of my design.