Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-11-15
THE UARPER'S FERRY SI'EEPVprH

THE HARPER'S FERRY STEEENDER
a. -i-Ui> GA he CoinmitIce all HI iIarfcr' :
f,.Ty ihS. >ljga;ion have ended, aad tb. r.nor.
a published.
hii" W would aOi comment with di respect
hpou thr hhdIn% OI tiii> court nor IL royate from
III dignity of The pO> it.OH ~, ar,ied q. General
" h.f, We DEEM n bat Just To Col ii Cta>>y-
t!si Ia hO:id At Ea~t share The prai,.. In
Az 1Tded. II :he position occupied by { ,oion.!
g ''aSey III me Forty was OF suIlicien; import
Sty- =" cause hi> arrest, IN" ruiz applied surely
entiIle- HIM 20 i..s need of credit Is well. Rui
Il M g nnll>-lon met 20 try only Gen Whit.
'..d Cc.oreio FORD and Mics, why was no,
OF fa>Sy Summoncd Il I witness,
IL the is-ue Of the y. y. Tribune OF S.u, l.
Iro+. y = find that during The siege OF Harper.
frrr,, Col. Il tas-y commanded the I,t Briy.
ao.'- composed OF ,lc ;sgth N u th- eyy, r,gi.
nlTat.) thc lI-Ith and iIith v. Y tha 9th
lNii.o4-, and two batteries. In all the bn lines.
81 'h"-e memorable days pre- ,rdng The >urr.n-
Co. " hhd MS command OH active and efficient
s'F'iI" IL ~ by his cr.rr tiar, after tl,..
u -nbarj M mt OF Maryland Heights two cou
irHHs O. The 3e'h, under command of III Adj
l""h'. ma TWO coinprnie- OF the 9th Illinois
i"c'tghi irCm cha. locality The four Napolaon
sr'- aEi 'iir TfcmuE:ton lcft gre Inv Colonel
era. Shich ammUhtICu served, later in the
n'Hcn. :" defer materially the necessity OF a
surrender.
Every flag OF the bTi yade WAS saved 10 Ms no,
lei 70 enhance The trIumphs OF the enemy or
ga ~ - sPcTaticn At tli ir bands
To tolOn'l DUtaSSy, also, rh.. Oil ,.r. ar,
iE."''s"d i"r '.ir terms OF -urTHndar, and our
i-s'r >"!dirI> deprived in = great mea sure @,
'4;@ rror'ii;CsIiun atiandan, upon their position
= finr ar arm turned over 10 tl. enemy
a. ny biz ortrr rendered Useless and an III,
d. aGtl1ns- ~ th" most trying moment .ye di,
c"'rr thc UaiInE">S and fofCthouyht WHICH,
t|t~hf"S IN" soldier His last order i.,urI
o. '!'' m'Ta;n. OF the surrender s,,.,k. In
I.>-it:
Heo.'irDF.|T TT IisSs Br .qa5-, Cr-, yb,,<
E"li-srr HS'Gaf/. neg" Hrrp.r's F-r.s, S.rt /,
G>s,~r1t f15. re, No. ie.-J'ommanti.r. nj ~.
r.'nis and n1ti"rlt~ viii prepare cooked yIi;a,x
foe thrir M aud M az o,rsfress raa t-,.,- -,
T-'yii- We an 'ntiIciy surrounded, and ,ha
OhiJ hope "" have l. Ih conJuerinc our enemy
f.t our ~atChH0rd aud rail inS rry thea I,.
"Ntcfofy or death Regiments will b., Tra IS
u tail ~ promptly NJ a m, rs We shall ma All
probability l." attacked 1t daybrp'k
by OT'L,r OF =. q. U'ItaSSy, Colonel com
msad!ng firsI Brigade
CHA-. IL. BACON, Lieut.. ,ud A A 40;
Ard what lie the result, simultaneously
Win th~ eongrat uiaiion% sud srabsIul .kno,yi-
~dguents OF Trend, and officers Oh his ability
Ia command, comes the order for hi- ty,..i M.
T, 2airs 20 arlington, remains SIX week, :,
prisoner uHd'T charcr-, and finally 4 raDor. !,
pubii-h.d. isudins Gcu. White and J.bsr,i,aa
~ Sut,1tiinJs, CC5cerS fT". grTssr
VI csMnot h.lieVe IL Wa intend, Il % SIisb,
IN Officer, detraCt FROM his merits: bu! car.
,slEIN. siI. j. i've effect OF this rppor,
col Ist',assyi il iUrsi=nrr-,ras on of tia
fIr> tc respond Ia IN call Ut hi~ adopted coma.
e., IA hr- hour OF iri3I. H. no ,Soii,ician-
r. y lr--ruiI-r. He simply stands b-.tur,. as A..
"a. .,id f.ur,,,>-sa ofic.F-,ry ~. :-nrb.,, .ld
} ie-.1 g iSs,c irvs sVT.ayi l.