The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-07-29
THE INVASION OF Pennsylvania.
From the Richmond Examiner.


We give below an extract Of letter
from an officer Of Northern Virginia. II
gives the only connected, intelligent and
Ineligible account that has vet been given
20 the public Of the movements Of Gen.
Lee from his crossing Of the Potomac 10
his return TO Hagerstown
Thf Great PemsylUaaia CampaiY.-
The advance Of the Second corps crossed
into Maryland on Thursday. June 18th.
near Shepherdstown. Gen. Rodes had al
ready crossed below Martinsburg, and
was occupying Hagerstown. Gen. Jenkins
was at Chambersburg. aud lmboden about
Cumberland. The Second corps. except
Ing Rodes's DIVISION occupied the battle |
field Of Antietam the Goth. 2ist and e2i Of
June. and marched beyond Hagerstown on
the esd. On the Gath the corps pushed on
through Gteencastle 70 Chambersburg. |
should say here that Early bore of 10
Waynesborough. and was al York when
The rest occupied Carlisle. .tt Greencas
tie and Chambersburg the stores we're IA
ken possession OF By the Quartermaster.
and the contents seized. 80 far as they
we're useful 10 the army. AT Shippensburg
the track Of the railroad Was torn up and
bridge burned. The citizens, who turned
ggi 10 large numbers TO witness the passage
81 the rebels. we're generally quiet DC
easionalls you found Spirited girl. Or n
spunky parson. But. IL one factwas more
remarkable than any other. it's this: That
portion Of Pennsylsania which our army
oceuplsd. was completely su5jugaied; very
few having The courage TO raise. their heads.
Foraging thri,ed. For little Confede-
rate note, and often FOR nothing, 4 soldier
could ge, qualities Of every delightful
hing 10 the grand category Of the P,oduc-
iions uf the great cnmberlhd Valley.
On Friday. Goth. We took up the line
of march through chambersburg on the
Harrisburg road. The splendid band in
ne 9Th Louisiana brigade preceded the
column. PLAYING" Dixie" and The Marseil-
ialse. whist our red.cross banners Haunted
proujly OVER the dark columns pi our gal
ant troops. The scene subjugaied that
tosn. We passed through Shippensburg
10 ,le sound Of martial music again. and
vent on 70 Carlisle. The irosps we're not
showed TO pilmdtr. Horses we're taken
and receipled fnr by authorized agents.
80 with cattle and -four. Porsging was
tolerated. bat the soldiers we're expected
10 pay for their supplie.. Il was thought.
and perhaps rightly. that licensed plunder.
iag would demoralizr the army. and render
i useless for great achievements. Blu,
ihi, vas occasionally carried 10 absurd
lengths. We overheard an officer with
laehymose eountenance. deprecating the
dr,uuction OF 4 cherry tree by some hun.
gfy rebels. The burning OF rails was 81
tltst prohibited, but after a day Or two II
va generally peruitted.
We siaid long enough Al Carlisle u
getHhat We wanted. Harrisburg was in !
pihls-and some Of our engineer officer,
sent n the banks Of the susqarhahna and
iagnd them fortilying tie enormous height,
na TIE southern side Early aud Jtnkiu,
we're al York aud bryuat. sveing after the
bridges ~ - lar a. shr river. all II whigl
sere DESTROYED. On tie sntA Johnston
marched back IRON Carlisle to Fayetteville
Isa'lng Rodes al Carlisle. Oh Wednes
daY. luly lsl, Al. II. I'LL marched iron
'4l'h Mountain 10 the neighporhooh o
gettysburg, followed by Johnston. Eaill
stnrd III same vicinity % the san,
,.ti lrun York, aud Roirs from Carlisle
atalr's advance IT three Or four arm,
tsp' disputed the occupation ol the town
sNing battle tn tile north and east II th,
toan from 10 4. VI. tO about ) y. NJ. I'll,
issulI was Curious vietDfy Ia the Con
lederates. The insincble and gallant
tafly drove ths force opposed % him iot
maes, and occupied the town. The It'll
eptp', OF Chaneellorsyirc memory, gave
themselves up By thousands. The Fay
sus'IIIe road was " cleaned out" BY Hill
nodes swept down the Carlisle road, ant
Larly down the York turnpike. The los
Of the CnnfahArn,.. = L.iiIl - -. q.