The New York herald., 1863-06-27
uiet now, and. think, will remain so.
HEADQUARTERS, MARYLAND HEIGHTS, I
OPPOSITE HARPERs FERRY, June "a, 1868.


HEADQUARTERS MARYLAND HEIGHTS
OPPOSITE HARPER's FERRY, June "a 1868. !
AND HAyEDoNE.
Since have been this or river our litts
army has been extremely busy Strengthening its position
aud Low may say, without being accused Of being
gagged In the "contraband Information trade " that
arc so fixed as TO seriously trouble any rebel force
at us Where forts located how many guns they
m lunt and their caibre, the strength Of
era brigades and divisions, relative proportions o
Infantry cavalry and artillery, amount of
and supplies, and all such matters. you
| present; but those who friends this command
may take my word for 1t that have enough and
drink and wear, guns in good order plenty them
all the deences desire, perfect confidence In the 10y
atty and ability OF officers, and desire
receive hostile visit from "erring Southern breh
ren" do not remember TO have during my exp,-
rience correspondent much work in the same
length of time by like number of men The whole TO
biography OF the country TO have been remodeod
during the past two weeks. Hillsides which fourteen
days ago carpeted with growth OF forest
trees now seem white with camps and alive with busy
soldiers; mountain tops aud ouuttng pinnacles which
then seemed inaccessible TO the feet and sure.
footed haro and wild goat capped by
one, two, three huge pieces OF artillery
NEWLY DEVELOPED HEROES.
Of our people, and army has its share Of newly de.
veloped heroes The cooness and impudence indeed
some Of troopers s deserving OF all praise and their
OK mpe, emuAted, would lead to greater than
has yet crowned our arms Lot relate or
two hoping that they may be read ex implies fol-
lowed.
COLONEL ELY. KI0HTERNTu CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS.
wrote you few days since OF the capture OF the gal
liant Colonel Ely, OF the Eighteenth Connecticut regiment
OF volunteers at Winchester. A Drawer or cooler
officer never stood under shoulder straps or faced
foe While sfhe battle was raging the
side Of the town, Sunday afternoon, the
rebels dashed the fence and through the grounds
Of the public cemetery charging up the worry muzzes
OF the Union muskets, where they were met by the
stern front Of the Connecticut boys such murder,
fire that of them fell where they would require
no transportation to take them to their nal camping
ground. AS TO he expected they he rebels) broke
for tall timber with the speed Of quarter horses Ceoe
Ely then ordered his to charge and charge they
down the road the fences through the lots
Mill and up TO the timber where tho main body OF
the enemy was posted Then they, too, met by
CALLING fire from tpe whole rebel hne-once, twice. thrice
repeated. The Eighteenth halted for instant, dis.
charged their peces-which they had reloaded upon
the run-st the helmng odds, and as msn
after and platoon after platoon went 10 earth
killed wounded they wsvered, broke and lack to
ward the town in some confusion Happily. the enemy
did not follow them, tho OF oooness bravery
which followed would have been enacted grace
the history OF the by its narration When Colonel
Ely found his rstreating 10 disorder he rode the
front Of the fugitives halted hcm in their fight midway
between the woods and town. gathered tho
p.nes and there unon tho ed xb,re but fev ,po,,,,
before many OF had placed ho,s
du contdf put them through the manual OF arms tor
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u'" P'''s'' N'u 9''' 40 'ouS" '"oy "c'o "efey ou'
for an evening drill or On dress parade.
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~ ,,l,,-' -. 60. ,,,., :. -,
va ""S '"S' ~Ap'"'" i''''SS' VI sso -'sn"' 0"'P0'
made reconnaissance Of the enemy force and position
from the summit of hill some tbrce ,nies from barns
hr-, IN. oro.wn.n,. =, ,,o r.,,,, ,.,. .,..,,, Az,
ou's "o encamP"e"'s VI 'nc 'eoes were Clearly as
cerrblc, extending from the river TO Sharpsbag, and
beyond tho town along tho hs sides In tho direction
ser yatons the artillery or the enemy was crcssiur NJ
sheppard ford in almost unbrokon nc for ipwrds
horses attached to some OF tho pieces they must have been
guns heavy calibre long wagons thc
when got in motion and Continued ,s towards
the north the time another long appeared
moving towards Hagersown and crything betokeued
he despatched Lieut. Marndae, Of the tirst New York
cavalry with Lieut. New and eight picked men, early
Yesterday morning to get further OF the plans
aad mos velnents OF the enemy From ths topof Red Hal
one of the highest peaks OF the Elk Ridge Il was dis
that all OF tho which but befure
haa studded the distant hill sides had and
nothing renamed but few solitary pckeis here and
there scat cred the country. In place aboGt
four comp Ins OF cavalry moving towards Frcde-
rick and Appel red IKE p,rt OF their rear g,,ard Ihe
people of the country sad they had been moving all the
preyious evening ANA during the neht-some towards
frederick but the main body In the direction of Hages
town
THE PIKE TO n,oSsnoRoreH
passes close BY the base of Red Hill mountain through
tie pleasant little village OF Keedy svie. observing
horsen,en occasionally riding along this road
dat ,pI a.
eight men in n ravine the town. and, the rebels
entered Keedyvillc, pounced upon thcm. cap
turing eight gray backs the first haul OGe OF the cap
tives the notorious Josiah Ill., whose career h rs
been marked By the greatest crimes Ia the annals or the
TENANT MARrSDAIE's IMroRrANr
About neon to-day, Lieutenant Martndaie and his
eight men were returning from their adventure. when
from Kecdysville they General Wright
and staff, OF the rebel army, all Of whom. except the