New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-05
THE DEPARTMENT OF TIE SHE.
NANDOAH.
v~sn I'm, sr.c,s, Cor.,popdept

'''A' 0"' - NEWMARKET Va, April 27. 1862.
The advance guard of the division consisting OF
four brigades is at Harrisonburg, Is miles south OF
this The main body is in this immediate neighbor-
hood.
A forward movement is every day expected, but
cannot anticipate fact which the wires will pIoba
bly communicate to YOU in the course OF few days.
The lst Virginia, Col. Thorburn, 29th Ohio, Lt-Col
Clark, Sd Wisconsin, Col. Ruger, and 9TH Ohio, COL
Creighton, marched forward this morning. The
men all looked well.
The following from TIE Baltimore Sun was pub
lished in most Of the papers of the 18th OF Ap7':
"sAp ACCIDENT on THE SHENANDOAH RIVER
"TRooPs DROWNED.
nn@b.5 % men & pd occ Of h 6
swamred =; Cssemens Ferry ou the shenadoah
Among the latter were Adusnut ieetman Capt con- etc.
The fact is, the 7Gth crossed at Berys Ferry, ten
miles above "Castlemans or Snickerss Ferry
The division of Gen. Banks crossed Castemsn's"
without an accident on the 22d and ODD March; on
the Oath and 25th March Gen. Abercrombe's brigade
safely crossed on the 10th April crossed l97 horses
and four wagons and, the 18th and 18th April,
Gen. Blenker's division consisting Of regiments OF
infantry two and half batteries artillery, and two
regiments cavalry, camp retaners, 90 horses, etc.
As an act of Justice 10 the General who gave all
the necessary orden to maintain the facilities for
crossing at Castlemsns-to Capt j. W. Albert,
Chief Engineer OF the Division, upon whom deyolved
the arrangement Of the plan for crossing, and 10 the
industrious men Of Capt. llowelps company of Slth
Pennsylvania volunteers, who have worked night
and day in transporting troops, &c.Itrust you Will
publish this core :tion.
From Our Special Correspondent. .
H,KEIsoxsuRs Va. April 20, 1852.
NON my way here, | Jassed the camps Of the 4th
o. al. III .f
Harrisonburg the Third Brigade, Lieut. Col Cor
don il encamped and includes the ID Massachue
Sd WISCONSIN, 29th Pennsy sylyaua, snd 9th Indiana.
The Headquarters of this Brigade commands the
view of the Swift Run Gap in the Mansatan Ridge,
and is about ten miles from it, The Gordonsyille
road runs through this Gap. From the top Of ,his
Ridge you may with glass see the camps Of Gen.
jackson Rebel army. Among other regiments III
this locality, noticed the camps OF the 2oth New
York, 9Th Connecticut and Both Pennsylvania.
t1he general health OF the troops very satisfactory
and / record with pleasure the fact that, having
visited the greater portion OF Gen. Bauks corps,
have not met with single instance of drunkenness.
The severe rules Of the Provost Marshal had, un-
doubtedly, something TO do with this but the men,
i believe generally understand that the eycessve
use Of alcohO is alike incompatible with the physical
demands and strict disi pline required Of soldier
Contrabands and deserters are frequently coming
in Among the later are Iptellient and trnst-
worthy persons, whose statements clearly show that
jackson has much to fear from the demo- Lied con-
ditlOn OF his mel. Dragged out OF lLt- peGs, taken
out Of the fields they cultyatng and occasion.
ally hunted out Of The woods they had sought for
concealment at the point Of the bayonet they were
impressed, and are watching every Opportunity TO
desert. TAe number Of Jacksons force Is pretty ac-
curately known here aud also that within the last
few days he received re-enorceaents TO the extent
OF two regiments.
An unfortunate Pennsylvanan of the 46th was
caught few days since by the Rebels. lie wss
overpowered, and surrendered without resistance.
aof. ..io OIL 9th
died bis lead body with bullets. The 10Th Pennsyl
vania are rather anxious for opportunity to square
accounts with the murderers Of their comrade
This beautiful valley is nearly free Of the enemy,
and there are not even many Rebel sympathizers
left. TIE men who have cultivated its fertile plains
and OWE its verdant meadows, have been compelled
10 swell the Rebel ranks with their stawaTt
sons gbe minds of their families have been sys-
tematcally perveredas 10 the purpose and approach
of the Northern armies; but the iirm and temperate
advance oil Gen. Banks's corps has dissipated
ousapderTors and Is gradually restoring confidence.
What il most dreaded now is the possibility Of the
return Of Jaeksons army.
No stronger proof Of this can he had than the fact
that applications being made daily 10 command
ers of bIlgades for military guards for families and
homesteads, and that within twenty miles Of Gen.
Banks's headquarters a body Of loyal NiIginians,
numbering now 500 and daily increasing have
thrown up esrlhwoIks, determined TO resist to the
Last the indiscriminate vengeance Of the army which
they were told to gave them from the cIuelties
of the Northern forces
The 9TH New-York Cavalry, Col. De Forest, ar
rived at Newmarket yesterday. The aen and horses
are in iiIst-rate condition.