Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-09-17
Tke Occupation OF Frederick---Diary of
The RaheI Vi.srnri...--

the Rebel Visitation.
| Correspondence Of the New York Tribune.
Your correspondent also forwards thu
journal Of an eminent physician of Fred
erick. which was kept with accuracy AM
great fullness during the period of Rebe
occupation. He says that Jackson entered
the town on Saturday a week ago, Will
oO,OOO men and twenty-five pieces Of ar
tillery.
Each regiment carried red flag with &
cross made ofdiagOnal uestrip9s, stretch.
ing from corner to corner, and with thir.
teen stars on the stripes. The description
Of the Rebels personal appearance is sim
liar to that given by other observers. GREY
predOminated over butternut in the color
/ Of the uniform, which was exceedingly
dirty. The arms were rusty. Many Of
the soldiers were without shoes or stock
ings, and the officers were little more
cleanly or better clad than the privates.
As soon as they got into the streets
crowds thrOnged the stores, especially the
shoe stores, and Z" lived on the country"
after the most approved fashion. The
shoe stores were kept open on Sunday 10
fill their wagons by Monday
All the stores were pretty much cleaned
out, and many Of them closed, most of the
owners dividing the residue Of their stocks
among the ordinary town purchasers, at
the usual rates. In some places goods
were paid for with Confederate notes or
shinplasters, never with anything better.
The pastor Of the Evangelical Reformed
Church, the Rev DR.. Zacharias, had the
courage to pray on Sunday for the Presi-
dent of the United States, in the presence
Of a number of Rebel officers, who took no
steps to punish or rebuke him. In the
evening, he had among his hearers Gener-
al Stonewall Jackson, who slept soundly
through the services. W. Mahoney, Com
missioner for Enrolment for the county,
was obliged to hand over the books TO the
rebels, but otherwise he was unmolested.
On Monday, General Lee and Bradley
johnson issued their proclamations. A
call for a regiment of cavalry appeared,
anil the editor Of the Frederick Herald
raised loud cry for recruits.
Our diarist has no record of riots or
disturbances or ill-conduct towards Union
people by the rebels, but there was plenty
Of hard swearing about the Yankees
The men boasted that they never met but
one regiment of Yankees that dared to
cross sabres with them--the 1st Michigan
Stuart was entertained at the houses of
Southern spmpathizers. Meeting the hos
pital steward, Fitzgerald, the rebel Gener-
al bade him tell the General of the Union
troops, that whatever punishment he in
aicted upon the Secessionists in Frederick,
should be meted out to Unionists in retail
alton.
The steward answered that being an Of
icer Of the United States army, he would
deliver no such message, and suggested to
General Stuart that he had better wait and |
deliver it himself. News came of the ap-
DToach Of the Union troops, and Stuart |
-wo remaining companies made ready for
/ charge. Cannon were heard at Freder- |
ok, and there was skirmishing for some
lime.
When Stuarts company charged, they
we're met by the I'd United States cavalry. |
Both fell back, but Stuart's men returned |
With seven of our soldiers prisoners. Pre-
enuy, however, a regiment of our infant /
y appeared, and its reception, simultane-
,usly with the rebel retreat, was enthusi-
-stic and hearty. Waving of handkerchiefs,
lapping Of hands, and shouts of welcome, /
greeted our forces as they marched into |
own.