Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-08-27
From the New York Herald.
WHAT ST0NEWALL JACKSON rs
ABOUT.
PooLsvILLE, Montgomery County, Nd.
August 10Th, 1862.

August l9th, 1857.
l have some nportant news for you. A
few days intercourse with the secessionists
OF this ncighborhood has enabled me to
discover that ar extensive contraband
communication with the rebel lines is kept
up in this quarter. Scores of MaIylandefa
are daily passing through en- route for Rich.
mond to escape the draft, and occasional
ly a return trip is made by citizens who
have been in jeff Davis donIinions since
tho beginning OF the war. 1 understand
they cross the river somewhere between
Edwards Ferry and Point Of Rocks, aad
from thence are smuggled throsgh to Lu~
ray, whence the route is open to the Nirr
ginia Central Railroad, via the south fork
Of the Shenandoah. There are no Union
troops Cn this route, the nearest forces
being at Harper's Ferry and Winchester.
The following narration Was given me
| by civilian who arrived from Richmond
on the night Of Iunday. the Eth instant.
He left Richmond on Wednesday, the 18th
instant, travelling to Sections Junction,
twentyNseyen miles north Of the city. bv a
private conveyance; thence by railroad to
Gordonsvlle, and thence eli foot to the
Potomac. Az the time he left troops we're
pouring out Of the city on the Virginia
Central Railroad in such numbers that it
! was impossible for civilians to procure
passage, Ali Of the troops around Rich
mond were in motion towards the North
/ some 10y rail and some marChing-while
! others were passing Though in cars from
| the South, supposed to be that part of the
army between Petersburg and the city.
/ 1t was known at that time Mcclellan
/ had began the evacuation of uqrrison's
/ Lanling and the heavy movements of
| rebel troops were understood TO be caused
| 10y the knowledge on the part OF the mill
tary authorities that the Union armies
were about concentrating for another
campaign against the rebel capital from
the northward. 1t was not known that
/ any considerable body Of troops we're left
on the peninsula to watch McCIellan's
/ imovepenls or to attack his rear.
/ Arriving at Sections junction the mar,
rator saw heavy Cncampments of troops
leXtenGing from the south side of the Pa,
munkey river TO several miles north of
the junction in westerly direction up
the valley of the North Anna river Small
camps were visible ~ several localities
along the railroad from the Junction to
the crossing Of the common road from
Fredericksbur and Spottsylvania, where
another large body was cncamped and
thence to Gordonsyile several regi.
ments were strung along the road in camps
at intervals Of every two or three miles,
| From Gordonsyille, where there were not
more than SIX or seven regiments, a heavy
force could 6c seen camping and biyouac-
ing an the bills stretching to the north
( east in the direction Of Orange Court
House. The narrator stopped ten hours
at Gordonsyille, and during that time saw
not less than ten trains arrive over the
Central Rolroad from The south and the
Charlottesville Railroad from Lynchburg
those from Richmond bringing troors,
and those from Lynchburg both troops
and supplies Lynohburg has been the
principal depot for collecting supplies for
Richmond for some time, and thew
can now be forwarded to it by these two
routes.
Ny informant, judging from what he
saw, says that the whole Confederate ar
my in Virginia is 10y this time in po-
sitions on the Virginia Central Railroad,
and that it numbers near two hundred and
! fifty thousand men.
He saw no fortifcations at any of the
above mentioned places, but artillery ap-
peared 20 be plenty in proportion TO the
numbers of the infantry? Of cavalry be
saw but little, most of probably being in
! front of the lines on or near the Quasi
neutral ground between the two opposing
armies.
Wagon trains were not numerous and
there is evidently lack of transportation
facilities. 1t is understood that this is
the reason jackson fell back after the
battle of Slaughters Mountain. He could
not feed large army away from his rail
road communication.
Stonewall Jackson was said TO have leiN