Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-09-23
The Rebel Invasion Of MARYLAND

AHe heDel invasion OF MARYLAND
The rebels have come to grief in MARYLAND
They came INTO the State boastlully and lri-
umphantly They made proclamation that they
had come to free the people from the tyranny of
the Federal authority, and to loosen the chains
rigeted by the Lincoln Government upon the
State, they in their tondness had called Nv
Maryland. - In two weeks with broken and
decmated ranks defeated and almost routed
army, they recrossed the Potomac, glad to es
cape and secure u remnant of their invading
host from the sharp pursuit Of the Union troops
Their experiment Of invasion has disastrousIy
failed, and their battaons stand again on tie
defensive
OF the details Of tins movement OF the rebels.
OF It's purposes, and Of the battles by which it
was defeated we have themost conflicting. exag-
gerated and contradictory reports From the
mass Of stories Of all sorts, however, when com
pared with the official bulletins which the gov
eminent has permitted the people to see, we
can approximate the truth, which, IN brief Is
this
Whea the rebels found that Gen Mcclellan
was Withdrawing hls forces from james river
they evidently formed at once the purpose Of
marching Immediately North, on Washington,
Baltimore and the Free States With their
large army Of more than 100000 men they
confidently calculated on destroying or captur-
Ing Pope army, before the army Of the Poto-
mac could reinforce 1t. But the stubborn re-
s'stance which they met allalong the line Of the
Rappahannock defeated tins part Of their plan.
and SO much delayed their advance that Ne.
Clellan' army joined Pope, and together they
fell back upon Washington after severe and on
our side disastrous lighting but saving Wash
ington The rebels then pushed immediately
North and crossed with their whole army into
Maryland. Here again they were disappointed,
in the cool reception they met where they had
expected $4,000 recruits would dock to their
standard
At the same time Gen Mcclellan, 10 com
mand OF the old army Of the Potomac many
new regiments, Burnside troops and Mellow
ELL corps, constituting in every respect spIen.
did army moved up the Potomac against the
invading army. The rebels slowly fell back as
our troops advanced while week was occu-
pied IN reaching the passes Of the Blue Ridge
On the Wednesday previous, however, the rebel
Gen. jackson had, With his usual CELEBRITY
marched up the Potomac to the vicinity Of vii.
Transport, crossed back into Virginia with
10000 troops, and was rapidly making his plans
Tor the capture of thu Union garrison at Ilar-
per's Ferry, which he finally compelled to sur
render with the exception OF about 1000 eaval.
ry, on the following Monday morning, taking
between eleven and twelve thousand prisoners.
with their arms, sx batteries OF artillery. what
ever siege guns were in the place, and all the
stores o. every kind there While jackson was
thu. Doing his part OF the work at Harper's
Ferry, fierce battle was fought On the passes
OF tins Blue Ridge, by Gen. McClclhn's army.
Sunday. resulting IA Curious victory to our
arms, and giving us command Of the roads
through the mountains Ourarmy pushed for
ward in pursuit of the retreatius enemy ON
Monday, but when they were found. Jaeks.n's
army had again crossed the Potomac in.o Mary
land, and added his strength to the army under
Ire. Tuesday was occupied in skirmisbias.
and disposiug troops ior the great and terrific
battle which was ieitlo be impending
Early Wednesday morning the great battle of
the war commenced, and an through the day
nearly 100000 men on each side fought one of
the most desperate and terrific battles of mod
ern times, battle in which the tide of victory
eobed aud flowed across that field of death,
until night put an end to the carnage, and lett
us IN possession of nearly the whole field, hay-
ing gained on the whole, some advantage.
though not al the prize for which We had been
contendmg Thursday witnessed another sus.
pension Of hosutles, our side gathering up
their forces Tor a new conflict, ana preparing
to strike = still more decisive blow against the
rebel invaders, and they selling the opportunity
to withdraw Their shattered columns. their
transportation aud their artillery to the Viz
ginia side, thu coniessing defeat, and hum
bled, and with trailing banners, leaving
My Maryland to McClellan's victorious and
gallant army.
Of the losses in the fighting in Maryland, we
have very insufficient data, from which to form
any opinion. 1t was, however, heavy on both
sides, and, we think the result will show, nearly
equal We captured some prisoners, perhaps
4oOo or oOoO, besides the wounded rebels who
in many instances fell into our hands. We also
captured some artillery. The rebels. however,