Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-04
HEADqUABTERs CAVALRY DIvIsToE,
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Virginia, proceeded on an expedition IN
tPennsylvaDis, with cavalry force of 1890 me
and four pieces Of horse artillery, under con
!. mand Of Brigsdier General Hampton and Col,
nols w H. F Lee asd Jones This force rel
dezvoused at Dzrksvile at IL NJ, and marche
thence to the vicinity of Hedgesville, where
: camped for the night at daylight next morr
ing October I0Ih) crossed the Potomac
= HcC0y's (between Wi.lismsport and Hancock
with some little opposition capturing some tn
| CT three horses Of the enemy's pickles W
were told here by citizens that large force Ia
Q been campsd the night before at Clear Spring
- and were supposed to be en- route TO CumbeI
land. We proceeded noEthwaTd until We ha
reached the turnpike leading from Hagsrstowl
9 to Hancock, (knowa as the national road
E Here a signal station on the mountain and mos
Of the party, with their flags snd apparatus
were surprised and captured, and also eight O
Ten prisoners Of war, from whom, as well q
from citizens, found that the large force a.
Iuded TO had crossed but an houT ahead Of M
toward Cumberland and consisted of six regi
meHts Of Ohio troops and two batteries, uud-l
General Coz. and we're en- route via Cumbar
land for the KsnaW ha. l sent back this intelli
genoa a. ones TO the commanding general
S-rkiEg directly across the national road, DFo
eeeded IN the direction Of MeIcersburs, Penn
/ which point Hss reached sbOut II NJ. / was ex
tTemely anxious to reach Hsge7stown, where
! large supplies were stored bus was satisfied
from reliable Information that the notice the enc
( ny had Of ny approach and the proximity OF
hls f5rces, wculd enable him TO prevent my cap
/ turing t. I therefore turned toward Chambers
| burg. i did nOs deem l. safe 10 defer tie r5ta 4
TIL morning, nor was IL proper to attack place
/ full OF women and children without sumnoning
i hrst to surrender. l accordingly ssut IN 3
Tag Of truce, and fJaud ne military or civil eu-
q ~ - - IN ~ --H- sd
zens who mes the officer were u0ahsd that tae
/ place would be occupied, and if any resisteuce
were made the place would be shelled in thee
minutes Bigadier- General Wade Hsmp-
tons command being In advance took
possession Of the place Gni / ap-
Pclated him military governor Of the city. No
incidents occurred during the night, daring
which it rsiued continuously. The officials sll
Heo the town on cur approach, and no one
could be found who would admit that he held
ofice in the place. About two huadred ard
seventy-fve sick and wounded in hospitals were
psroled. During the day large number Of
horses Of citizens were seized and brought along
The wires were cut and railroads were OBJ
stTucied. Next morning it IVES sEcsTtained thas
large number Of small arms and muuiii0ns ol
war were stored s50us the railroad buildings, all
Of which that could not BE- easily bcUuZh. away
were desIoyed-consisting Of five thousand
new mHskets, pistols, ssbTes, ammunition, also
= large assortment Of army clothing. The aE-
tensiye machine shops and depot buildings Of.
the railroad, and several trains Of loaded cars
were entirely destroyed. From Chsm5orsburg
l decided, after mature consideration, TO strike
for the vicinity Of Leesburg as the best route of
return, particularly a. Cox's command would
have rendered the direction Of Cumberland, full
Of mountain gorges, particularly hazardous.
! he route selected was through an open cOu1-
try. Ofcourss / ieft nothing undcne 20 prevent
the inhabitants fram detecting my real route and
object. / started directly toward Gettysburg
bu. having passed the Blus Ridge, turned back
toward Hsgerstown for SIX or eight miles, and
then crossed to Maryland by Emmettsburg,
where as We passed, We were hailed by the il-
ksOIsuts with the most enthusiastic demon
strstions Of joy. A scouting party Of one hun
dred fifty laucers had Just passed towsid Get
tyseuTg, and TegTe! exceedingly that NY march
did not admit Of the delay necessary 10 czsch
them. Taking the road toward Frederick, we
intercepted dispatches from Colonel RHsh (sn-
cers) to the commander of the scout which sat
ished me that our whereabouts was still prob
lem to the enemy.
Before reaching Frederick, crossed the 30
nocscy, continued the march through tte night
via Laberty, New Market, Mor0vis, on the Bal
timore and OLio railroad, where We cut tae tsle-
graph wires and obstructsd the railroad We
reached, at daylight, Hysttstown, on Ne
Cieilan's line Of wagon communication with
Washington, but We found only few wagons
to capture, Gnd pushed on 70 BsrasTi,ls, which
We found just vacated By : company Of the enc
my's cavalry. We had here cOrro5uTSted whst
We had head, that StoueE1n had between four
and Eve thousand troops about POolssviiie and
guarding tie river ford5. 1 started Directly for
Poolesvile, but instead Of marching upon thas
point, avoided il by G msrch through the woodz,
leaving it two or three miles to my left, and get
ting into the road from Poolesvills to the mouth
Of The Nonocacy. Guarding well my 1snks and
rear, pushed boldly forward, meeting the head
Of the enemy's column going toward Pooles-
vile l ordered the charge, which was responded
10 in handsome style by the advance squadron
! (ITving's) Of Lees sngsde, which drove back
I the enemy's cavalry upon ths column OF inisutry
| advancing 70 occGpy the crest from which the
cavalry were driven. Quick as thought Lees
| sharPsbooteTs sprsng TO she ground, ana, oDgsg-
ing the infantry skiTmis1ers, held them in check
l al the artillery in advance came up which IN
/ der the gallant Pelham drove back the euenvs
force TO his batteries beyoad the Monocacy, be-
! tween which and our solitary gun quite S giT-
/ tied FIRE continued for sOme time THIS au-
swerad, Ia connection with the high crest 0Ccu-
pied by our piece, to screen entirely nay zeal
! movement Quickly TO the left, making q bold
sad rapid strike tor Whitos Ford, TO make Ely
/ way across befoIe the enemy at Poolesviilo and
Aonocscy could be aware OF my design. AL
Enough delayed somewhat by about Two hundred
/ iufEnTy, strongly posted ia TIE cliffs over the
| ford, YET they yielded to the moral effect Of 8
lew Bnsl before engaging our sharpsh03iers
/ sud the crossing OF tas camel (uoW dy) and
river was Effected with q u the precision Of psss-
( ing defls or drill 4 section OF artillery being
sent with the advance and placed II position on
] The London SHE, another place on tbs Maryland
! hight, While Pelhsm c0nlnusd 20 occupy the at
J tenIi0n Of the enemy wiil the ether. Withdraw
/ ing fTCm position 10 position until his pcc5 was
] ordered t0 loss. The enemy was marching
/ from POolesyie il gde meaauEna, but came up
| II the line Of battle sn the Maryland bsah ony
! to receive = Numbering s2lQtsLon, with evident
I eject, from our guns On this side. / lost nol s
/ man killed on the expedition, and only z fey
/ slight wounds. The enemy'5 loss is not known,
bus PeiHsm's one gan compelled the enemy e
4 battery TO change Its position three times. The
I remsinder OF the march Was destitute Of interest
The conduct Of the command aud their behavior
( t0wsrd the inhabitants Is worthy 81 ths highest
praise; few Individual eGses only were s1cep-
EiOns in this particular
Bngader- General Hampton and Colonies ], re.
Jones, WIckham and Butter, and thoof6cers and
men under their command, are enatled to nv
iasuhg gIhHtuus IoT theI cOOihess 40 danger sld
cheerful obedience to orders. UBOffendipr PSF
sons were treated with civiily, and the inhaDit-
ants we're generous in pIOifeEs Of provisions on
the march. We seized and brought over a large
number OF horses, the property Of citizens OF the
United States.
The valuable information obtaiacd in thi,
reconnaissance as to the distribution of the
enemy's force was communicated orally to thc
commanding general, and need not heIe ID
repeated A number Of public functionane,
sno prominent ciuzens we're taken ceptiyes snC
brouyli over as hostages for our own unof9na
4 ing eI,izens whom tee enemy has torn from thsi
homes and confined in dungeons "a the North
One or two Of my men lost thsir way and e;'
probably IL the hands Of the enemy.
IT.. ,as,,Its of 4b;s 9ilion in a moral snf