The New York herald., 1863-07-13
Major Sees has gone TO Gettysburg.
Mr.. GALEN H. osBoRNE's DISPATCHES.

MR.. GALEN H. OSB oRNE'S DISPATCHES.
NEAR Fuxks TOWN, July IL, 1868.
The highway between this point the pretty city OF
Frederick leads through Of the lovcsst and most
romanticroads In Maryland. The Catoctn Mountains,
which lie about midway between Frederick and Middle
town. only the climax Of series Of hills which
oeed each oah almost REGULARLY the farmers fur
On either hand fertile lands Of yellow wheat
pInng for the SICKLE and tall noddng obesance to
the wind and the passsra by Cheerful
cottages dot thsroadsie snd the women, who would fain
rush out TO at the military column as slowly
along kept at the neadng roughs Ind by the
ncessnt demands Of soldiers Tor soft bread. In Mary
land the soldiers ind warmer welcome thnn they re
ceived Pennsylvania No doors closed upon them,
n1r pumps chained up against their thirsty throats
The toll keepers bar is laid aside, and the
head OF the column. passes the snowy
haired money taker and his troop OF grandchildren at
she door " eeted with platters OF cookies and gobets
OF cool spring water. Almost upeonsciousy we Ind
selves upon the sr1nmt Of Catoctin rangc Over these
mosn aiss tho pike twists, and winds and turns
ducy that hardly realizes the height he has rsained
Looking back we the or armed fling the
road and wonder that the tolls of march through
virginia and Maryland and the pcris Of terrible battle
in Penn ivania many Union muskets could be carried
90 closely thing may be remarked OF all illustrations
Of troops upon the rnarchthey Rvo adequate
o the nvarabc rrcguarty of the position Of the
Guns They stick like "qnss upon the fretfu porcu
pine they br site like hair of who wakes up
from lights rest In the gutter Arms at viii means
separate attitude for each rifle in
Tho co mo, and, seeninsly, no 20 are eyer carried
alike.
Al Middleown We are hair way between the caloc,in
and south Mountains the latter Of which ovcrtors
former by hundred feet. Here the wounded Of
che battle Of south Mountain brought nearly year
ago.
In the rety churca at this point The body o. MAJOR
General Reno drcs od Tor the grave, and the church
itself was used hos ptal until few weeks since whsu
The last tie ma nd and led went forth from
walls Among objects interest here Ia the soldiers
burying ground, lying just oatside the village limits,
where are Inferred many Of thos, H. fell at Turner'S
Gsp CHAMPION Gap in Franklns fierce hght With the
foe and tbsse wo brcathed cir lives In tho hospital
despite the tender nursing OF Il fhhfu attsndanss
Tho ladies' Of uddlsown kept their memory green
BY enclosing grounds with pa and by plant
ting grccnsward and flowers their graves Middle
town village Of two spires and about i've hundred
souls It's population composed OF old nhabitanis who
have got gam farms and have retired ~ this
point to spend IL They maintain couple Of taverns
and support pruning once. from whose press Issued
abroad hchdomadal Oiled with glowing accounts sf H,o
ways fnls and extracts from the latest papers The
ladies are lovely ana loyal charming degree and
pcurc their smiles, their banners and their cherry pics
with unbounde gcuer0Aity.. ma
Rc nsboro eight miles further on n q village IKE Mid.
dctown and the cheerful good viii q vs. peo
NJ. towards cnr army. II compares favorabiy with
many towns larger growth, va that Il has no back
streets and b1s svonoe--she Turnpike. Along the
sides ~ this rc.d fov nearly bsf mile ths boiauss
close rangcd a~d thee consittate the village In the
aeis beyond wagon trains and p1rs u snbuisuces
hoso location mshi be coutrassad. Cor thai
sne teams,ers messing up preparatory
Other change ssse. The profsDe having
che road Their shsoss the proprietor who
Thought W turn honest penny sy bringing load x
curo.s tso.e uhe froni sts bcviidered his box
unable 70 10 forward return, while the psssssxers
suiocatcd ilh heat DUST take refuge
rader ths lee Of the nyshie rsl fouce and grumbh
Shek et
Our arny. or al sast Abe right wisg. usdcr command
OF Fcrcva scdgwck resfed asf night this de Of Funks
town. av,ne skirmstng done yesterday BY wheat
ons brigade; hut was nss Of . heavy nature, aud m
yolved icss<s cur side.
THIS morning there h 10 b. an advance. While have
been getting my hvss ready FOR matu,inai exsrcss
city q cloah has sfssnpeared and in inh-b,anu are
an moving oas Of tho shess ns'ds meado~s towards
The Pike.
IA 10 The General belief that vii md no enemy in
soyo. This s,Ss Of Potomac limo and fsv hovr,,
.,.yeh,ns bowesw vii give better Information On
shs pon, than we pcrssss at present 10 Leo = -. /.
vasylsnd bs had bssssr ssy he prayers.