Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-07
THE EVACUATION OF YORKTOWN,

| ne H., -. ~ ~ ELLlUENCE
- ',s "'u'''on Vi A"rkIown was brought
oHl lines oy deserter. AT early dawn
ou"udy u oriihg Three men approached our
outer pickttS wllii flag OF truce. They for
ny iVs'utu III hampton, the beautiful little
"n'c" was situated near the narrowest
po.i' vi ',t peninsula, and which the rebels
'u'heu GOWN lucy lad been fore.
=" my '.e feoel service, anu expressed their
! s'e"' "tilEht a' 'le event which enabled them
" escape from IL hey sad when our army
"i'i'eu III Ioh' OF Yorktown the rebel force
"""er zen Mhgruder was not more than 5000
ine" men me brigade which had the adj
,"noe 'n"tched along the turnpike road and
""''Cu i' Tue open heid i'll iull view, and not
i"o'' ,""" nile ana hall from their most
iorhlidaNie works, and when a lew batteries Of
our ilSht ait!ltery wheeled into positions per
lec''y unprotected from the fire Of their heavy
guns and threw a lew shells at them, the re6-
els were Terrified at our boldness. The pre-
cise language OF one OF these deserters was
tnlS III you had gone over there that mig lit
| you couiu nave carried everything."
OCCUPATION BY UNION TROOPS.
upon authehucatng the reports OF these de
seIteis' zen Jameson took detaChmentS from
me oZl Pennsylvania regiment, under Col.
Black; the I'D Massachusetts, under Col.
HoVe, WIN support OF two companies of the
ISL ~ aSsachusrtts, under Lieut.. Col. We Is,
an" advanced along the border of the woods
." '''e commanding 0inif which overl0Oks the
river Reachlng the ditch in front Of the
works, the general jumped inside, followed by
MS soldiers. The emblem OF our nationality
was raised above the deserted battlements, and
as Its folds were kissed by the gentle breeze,
the general uncovered bis head and called for
uifee CHEERS Tor the good Old stars and
sttlpes' "A leeIlng OF profound generation
"'oSe III the hearts "I all as we beheId the
s'""u o'u nag waving over the deserted bat
Elements and planted once more on that histo.
rlc ground. You may know that we all rever.
emily uncovered, and the air resonnded with
our cheers, Two companips wore nlared ~,
tine parapets, and then we commenced an eX-
ANIMATION OF the works. We soon found
hoI'herh Sehtlemah-a New Yorker--who
had reluctantly occupied an important position
in the rebel army there, who managed to Sc
crete himself when they were going, and
from whom we received valuable information
relative to the mines the rebels had laid TO
blow up the works.
APPEARANCE OF THE TOWN
yorktown presented most piiable appear.
ance. a few contrabands were the sole in.
habitants OF the town. Same o! the most in
teresting house lad been torn down. The
marble monument outside, where the British
forces under Lord CORVALLIS SURF, ndercd,
had been knocked TO pieces and carried away
by individual rebel soldiers. Several OF the
houses bad been used lis hospitals, but tbe
sick and wounded had all been removed be-
fore we entered. But bagpaos Eelo,,oinp r.,
officers and preserved stores brIonoirt5 to ,I,o
medicai drnarImeut have boo,, -
NJ t;,r,it,n,;',,,. il"'e pVe" caP'uIeu'
nv i"' 'i"H"''O"o uPPoslle al gloucester con-
sisted OF earthwurks to command the river
When we invested Yorktown all tho soldiars
which had been enr,,n,.d tI,o,,,' -, :, 49,
hunIraJ or,;lIo.;., ~ ->N' ~ " le"
Yorktown. Gloucrs,er P,int n,,'ii ~ - wv ~, ~
been taken thnn NV = t'',n No .I'. IL" easily
SuhseonnntIv iIa, S,,, " *" thousand men.
bark my 's-' 'o"'e ol me soldiers
The ancient Nelson bo,,so ..,..
CORVALLIS and now irnm d. ndLs o'l0e noui
tcrees. is still STANDING I, de'e's ny our
brick structure and w,s u...l r eN'e"olNe
From our camn halnro useu "s hospital.
could Iistiur,lv sac ,I,o "S"a',o"' we
from tins Lo,,yo Cin.. INV" nag hoatlhg
the urisou and tho nriSor ! ,'' u" was
''e P'' "''u '"e p iSoi uoofS were open.
Tho rohoI soI,l;ars a,-I '- MA
i. - """ lit sroes were at
ST., e"''enoi''nents' uhtll clock
~ Ju''I"3 "'"ln,"s' ""en thelr rear guard or
-, Vv;,ti""t., " Ie"Se anu 'aNe up me march
W. Ah tue must Oh Mrs Nelson,
t', 49," - "u'' nau slept Tue hlght be-
."e az u"'io" stFetai open letters were
WE %NioH Nc " WI 'aoIe' wo were address
vho 0,n, @o~.e',"i' one 10 the hrSt Yankee
lowing are the contents ot ,Lo ,,,o 49, C' W.
McClelan:- "'
GENERAL MCCLELLAN: You will be sprnrisod to
near oil our departure at this stage of tile game.
bu th t ou IN PTsSeSSlon OF this worthless town.
ments to attend TO, and We cam, iru V'net engage
Our boys are getting sick of this damned Mace sni
Tue hospllal likewise so good bye Tor little while
~ AD'urANT Terry, C. s. a. M.
rents were lett standing, with bedding and
d ',c' ,S Oh luxury IN them. On the canvas
n''I sues OIL tle nuts were caricaturos OF Yam.
H NE SouitrS' Many OF the tents were cut in
: neieH' places f"ur large trucks for carry.
ins "e"'9 guns stoou near the dock, with an
l'' 1 quah'l'y OF lumber. In the inside
e eI n',en NJ were wooden guns projecting
l Nv 'ne thioraSures' tort hiagruder, which
""ii' S'"'s "oIhs 10 reuuce, was lound to
No.. . tih pact us ihs'ue works were sand
an ,haP .I W VII" ioss o' "ooa painted black
NM. ....
The rehsi ,-',,,' voo n, oi WAX.
Neisnn;s honse NJ WI ~ war was nelu IN MRS,
Wednos,In,, IT, ~ I oaA' p Oh tuesday ana
bors nI Iis a ,oSt zen laws ana Two mem"
and NINA us I"o''e'' generals Lee Masruder,
debates were warm and exciting. bur AnoIIv II
was resolved to evacuate The generals in.
trusted with the orders OF evacuation kent it
profound secret from the officers and men.
RELEAsING Rrpr1 Pn,s,,~,.,-- ~, -,
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