, 1862-05-30
FROM GENERAL FRFM0NT'S
DEPARTMENT.
he Moves 10000 Men to Support
Gen. Banks.
March from Franklin Eastward
(F1om the Wheeling Intclligeneer, 2Sth-1

lEIOlN luG N IeEi1usS3 44tEl1lEGuCEIs tol4-j
Orc Of our editorial corps returned last eve
mills south Of New Creek, which was up to
Sunday last the headquarters Of Gen. Fremont.
1t is distant twenty -four miles from Monterey,
and sixty-fiEe from Sraunton, and Oh the same
line of latitude with New Market, General
Banks former headquarters in the adjoin-
ing valley. It is 3 place hard Of access
from New Greek, by reason Of two rivers
the miserable condition of the last twenty
miles Of the road along the mountains that
skirt the South Branch It vas to this place
that Generals MllEoy and sehenck fell back
after the battle Of Mcdowell, and to which
Gen. Fremont came on forced march from
Petersburg, thirty miles this side. The place
itself is q miserable, squalid village Of old
huta, in the midst Of 4 Gordon of hills, aud Is
capable Of being strongly defended with .
comparatively small force: Jackson pursued
Milroy aud Schenck to Franklin and would
have brought on battle possibly, had not
Fremont come up With his reintorcements.
On Saturday last, late in the day, Gen Frc-
mont received dispatch from the Secretary
to The support OF Gen. Banks, aud ut daylight
on Sunday the troops commenced breaking
camps, by regiments, and by twelve o'clock
in 1he day that whole army of over twenty
thousand men we're on the move. It was a
grand sight to see them breaking camp They
and bands pla, ing. The day WAS . most beau
tiful one, and the mountain air was just
bracing enough to be in6piritibg. The troops
were In excellent mood. Within the last
twenty-four hours they had succeeded in get
! ting. full rations, something. which they had
| Do1 had for several days previous. They were
| eager foE fight, and the whole line sang ex'
| uitant songs as they filed out into the main
| road.
| No cne outside Of the Generals condden
tial advisers Of course knew the object Of the
ncve, but the guessing was remarkably accu
| supplies; others to get in the rear Of the rob
/ els, and in conjunction with Mcdowell. tsbag'
| item after they had chased Banks far enough
| Others supposed it Was to protect our com
| mnnication with New Greek and Cumberland
By means Of lihe thrown out from Moore
biz turn ont to be the correct supposition.
The march for the first twenty miles Ta
slow and hard. The roads were rdtted as deeI
as they could be, and the heavy artillery WA
dragged along With great dillculty-many Q
the pieces requiring sig, eight and even tc'
! horses. The first Days journey was to tn
upper crossing OF the South Branch Of til
Polomac-Ihe place where the rebels ha
burnt the bridge, and which We were oblige
| to span with 3 pontoon, The next days marc
was intended to be a distance Of twenty-dy
miles, to point between Petersburg an
Moorefeld. We presume 1t Was made, As th
General WAS hurrying forward with all speed
What the finale of the march will be, of cour5
is matter only Of speculation. We will a
know in o day or two
. sThe Southern Croas of Honor.c
Gen. Beauregard has rewarded portion
the Texan troops with what he chooses |
call *tThe Order Of the Southern Cross
Honor" How strangely will this phra
: strike upon the ear Of Northcrnezs who h.,
seen and read Of ''southern honor;" and
$ Bcauregard would accept suggestions from
|, Northern source, what numerous rrcomme
j. da,ions to the same honor could be ma
from the records OF the rebel army. WI
HSouthern honor" was won By the rebels
/ Manassas, when they made drum sticks Of t
n bones from Yankee legs, and drinking Gu
= from Yankee skulls; or those at William
u burg, who bayonetted our wounded officer
l. or those at Pittsburg Landing, who suffer
e our wounded 10 die upon the field uuattcnd
II Of Western Virginia, who cnt one boys ho
= off with ecythe because his father was
Union man. and cut another one open for
d same family offence; or those Of = astern Kt
n tucky, who shot one of the Gibson fam
"a In his own door, and hung another IN sight
- his wife: or If these are not enough to
10 haust the "crosscs," the whole rebel srmy
Southeastern Virginia may be knighted
g" THEIR chivalrous treatment Of all the peo
n with whom they come in contact who have
taint Of UDfonisn about them. And then
Bcauregard al1or a special assortment Of th
testimonials to Southern tshonor" for
T., benefit Of the prison keepers Of the Sou
ao Who amuse themselves By heapIng every
lie aginable indignity upon those who are
1e victims Of their inhumanity. Truly the Fl
ba is wide for the recognition Of Southern hon
ho and We trust that Toutant Beauregxrd will
n be spa1ing of his crosses.