Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-09-20
OCCUPATION OF FREDERICK,
MD, BS UNITED STATES
TROOPS.
Their Enthusiastic Reception.
FREDERICK, Midnight, Sept. 10.

Amid the waving of flags and the huzzas
of the populacc, and the general enthusiasm
of patriotic hearts, we sit down to inform
YOU that the town of Frederick, Maryland,
| is in the possession of Federal troops.
The last of the Rebel horde left it but a
! few minutes before five o'clock this after
noon, when our forces entered the east end
of the town, and put the remaining Rebel
! troops, consisting of cavalry force of two
hundred and fifty men, made up of soldiers
from Stuart's Cavalry and the Hampton
Legion, to flight.
4 half hour later than this, force of our
own cavalry, numbering some five thousand
men, among them Colonel Grcgg's regiment
the Eighth Pennsylvania Cavalry, now
under command of Colonel Griiliths in con
sequence of the severe illness of Colonel
Gregg, the whole force under the command
of Gen. Plcasonton, entered Frederick ra
the Clark>burg and Urhana road.
TO describe the ovation received by our
troops upon their appearance at the portals
of the town would be Il vain attempt. Their
passage up Market street to Patrick street
was most enthusiastic.
Thousands of the citizens Of all ages and
classes were congrcgatcd upon the sidewalk
or stood mt the doors and windows waving
FLAGS and handkcrchcts, and cheering in the
most VOClCrOus manner
Old men and women with gray hairs,
maidcns and Young men, all alike gave
hearty rcccpton'to our soldiers, and Chccrcd
them ON rs they passed through the town.
At some houses we noticed ladies attrCd
in white dresses. wearing sashcS Of red, white
and blue. Some of them advanced to the
streets and salutcd our officers and men by
p waving flags and other patriotic dcmonatra-
tions.
The enemy, numbering at least ninety
f thousand men, although according to then
n own statement they make it one hundred
c and fifty thousand, occupied this town five
: days; the main portion of them left tho
4 town on Wednesday, leaving a cavalry torcC
V together with some infantry, who rcmainco
. here until this morning.
These forces were under the command o
Jackson. with the minor Generals Fitz ITugl
: Lee, Hill, Longstrcct and others. They ar,
represented to have been in the most forlon
Il and starving condition, ragged, shoeless,
,, and filled with vcrmin, rs some have il
Il The cavalry men generally wore shoes, bu
tt their horses were in starving condition.
pcg M2nf & Rm 10 gEtSa G@E[Sa k6@PcbSa TIL
Il entire army was not accompanied by owe
II one hundred and fifty wagons, of all shape
/ and sizes, the most of which were imprcsse,
! INV NV SNlN ltN. W htu liifN CllfItt III
IS town the first care of the soldiers was I,
o seek for provisions, many of them being il
II a starving condition.
y They complained of having been marchc,
Il forty miles Il day, and this too without any
e thing to eat Their haycr-acks were empty
and no other course was left for them hu
/ to Suhsist on private charity
Z Citizens houses were then hCeicgcd h.
c thousands of soldiers and although, Us tn
{ citizens state, none of them were thrcatcnc,
with violence il they refused the wants q
the soldiers, yet to such an extent have the
importned them that the Rebel soldier
have eaten them out of house and home.
- To the credit of these same men bc it sale
: that in their behavior they have been quit
circumSpcct, and that, in but few instance
have they committed any open act, of vio
lcncc. In fact, the citizens generally spcal
well of them, save in the treatment Of tn
United States flag which, after robbing from
the houses of the people of Frederick the,
trnmpicd into the dust of the streets, ant
that too before their own eyes.
In anumhcr Of cases the remnants Of lhos
flags were attached to the limbs of the horse
oi the Rebel cayallymcn, and thus decorated
: the animals were trottcd through the streets
/ Their officers confessed while here. that i
, was only through the solicitation of thci
Secession friends i'll Maryland that they cam,
mere, strong assurances being given them il
all cases that the Confederate cause had {
, host OF friends here, the presence of tn,
army only being necessary to rckindle tn,
| dormant energies Of the Rebel horde.
The talsity Of these representations tn,
Rebels are now sadly aware Of as out of tho
= county OF Frederick alone, not over seventy
men joined their standard.
| Last Sunday Jackson attended the Dutch
| reformed Church, and upon that occasion
1t Is remarked, looked peculiarly sanctimo.
niouS.
In person jackson is described to be about
five feet seven inches high, rather full face,
considerably DronZed, wearing II slOuch hat
pulled low down over his forehead and clad
in Il suit Of grey cloth such as is worn by
the Rebel soldiers.
Those who have seen him, state that it
would be difficult matter to distinguish
HIM from a soldier in the ranks His coun-
tenance Is haggard and carcworn, and he
LOOKS ike a man who continually bears a
heavy load upon his heart
His officers but seldom wear any distin-
gushing badge, and field officers, line
oihcers and privates, it would seem, so far
as dress Is concerned, are placed upon a
common footing.
Before leaving the town General Stuart
accosted Union man here and told him to
say to the Yankee commander that when he
came to town again he would hold him
responsible for every act of violence commit
ted upon any Secession resident of Frederick
and General Howell Cobb made drunken
speech yesterday, in the sqqarp in Patrick
| street
He said that he had list of the names of
every Union man and woman of Frederick,
ana that II they harmed hair of the Rebels
here, that he or his officers would revenge
themselves ten fold On Thursday after
noon, four ladies from Emmettsburg, one of
them said to be daughter of DR.. Store, of
that place, rode in barouchc into Frederick,
attired in dresses of red and white, wearing
secesh tgrbans upon their heads, and carry,
States
Thus decorated they drove around the
town, part of the time standing up in the
carriage, cheering and kissing their flags TO
Atfi IL