Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-01-07
Tbe pcniuSuiar Campaign.

,..r,.er, IIbaay Skctch-Iionoirs oj
d. a,E GHf,.l- of- tire CCnfeci70te .4su,Y.
-g7.at Il0uid JI,ne Beca 4ccomplSt-
r J.Do,reH IE,d Jog,ed JicC2eLicn.
->s.a,}d y,1bDte to ..Littie Iac. -
.4r., er.
m following narrative i taken from
...i,..r ot rank IN the rebel service who
r..rcnriv gone 10 Europe To recruit his
.sF The author was one OF the emI-
.-r r,r,,.,--,lcuh soldiers who organized
,.. >ar,.ru army, III which he held Il
mss. important command until Il few
r.-s. ACC. when sever" Illness induced
. ro ak tjrrIou-h y foreigner by
-.. he passed MAJ, years in this com-
,- AMI w.Iu-, from personal knowledge
-I experience. The great military
..nr< he Describes with - graphic amd
..r.uE Il l.u hr Witnessed from first to
l,r:
.---.... rf.m t:p. k"s!ai<cir I.du"g
raa-..- Uszer,rJ -. tue 25tH. 2Gth ais,-
.-.a November
ET EEA,t.NTInN aF NUEkTDNN-
T..sl iiis approach oi the terrible Union
mark. We were forced 10 abandon our
-s,,,iun cn tha Peninsula al Yorktown,
i after W. had partially spiked our
-a, v.e tlrw back Ia our defensive fast
-, III i:imn-burg. % - at that point
r .rar oar capital, Richmond, by throw
5 .., s.ro4. i.riiiicd works, ami perfect
- d compact military formation. Me
r'.llar. li,. commanding general uf' the
juiou truup-. did no; allow himself to be
80 tar derived bv our voluntary with
ir.wal from our position ut Yorktown a.
20 r..ari a. b,aten army, but with
-n~,r CELEBRITY and skill continued the dis
cmhark;!,ou Of his troops and began TO
t,rrity h- position. Ii was not until he
iapl completed lis preliminary Prrpara-
rirn~ that he adlauccJ with hostile dc
Hiou>tariou- against our line. The lines
ai Williamsburg were also given up by
H- without ary great resistance. although
]. WIS very difficult to persuade the old
.'-h.in- General Mn@rrdcr of the propri-
sfy ui the step. Tor hc had love- the posi-
'.ru - father loves his child; and. 10
I'll the isu'l. all tic notifications had
h,n constructed with much talent under
r> personal directions. The harl-hcadcd
I'd soldier ras won over only after re
l..yed q Antr and cXpo,tulainu. y,
--th, however. after few cavalry
a,iair>, IL, place was evacuated bv our
rooI>, ana Te took up our march, IN Two
.lum-. t"r Richmond
TIC FE,EFUL rANIC ~ RICHMOND.
Ia the n'auwhiie the most fearful panic
% upon Richmond and all who could
''>sIhy gel away packed up everything
t.r had and fled southward The nearer
~ hostile approached the city the licrceI
Ii. tumult and uproar became. The
5a11ing waves of popular alarm could not
saved The government itself fur
'"ot the confusion. Instead OF resol
'lg tc triumph or to fall with the army
20 mont of Richmond. il at once ordered
the different bureaus 10 pack up, aul
''g>ei the officers Of ordnance to empty
Dr. magazines and convey their store;
.rthrr south Even President Davi
''o> 10 the road and FASTENED, with hi
wife and children, Ia North Carolina. y
nay Dr. readily OWNED, this loss OF pres
'''.oi mint threw the people at larg
-.' the most frantic excess of terror
'l"re was nothing Oh all sides but shout
u ."t Upr'ar. and confusion reached ii
,l.'>t h"l"ht. The secret police of Gen
"mI-r had lost lll control. The civi
."A9T1,lg> ot Richmond were anxious I
~'ln.thinE. but knew not what. ant
- lo>' their senses. \ small numbe
i-r Baltimore rstbble took advantage o
..e huh1ub, and, in public meeting. pas
>4 resolutions cunlemnin@ Richmond (
-7t-ratloU - soon a. the | Mon troop
-yl4 enter IT, Yet all who could escap
VII - The sick and wounded wer
elEred further into the interior. mau
'l'iic and private buildings were marke
.,' Ior destruction. and. in short. frigl
'-' catastrophe seemed Ia be impendir
''.T the Southern capital
AL iFL TaoI'~ SUMMONED FROM ALL oJ-,I
Tu>.
~ thi> mo>t critical moment the Gcl
-'.-.il-I iuct commanding our fore,
'9Aii>tan) was wounded at the battle
ven Pines. and the command fell in
'' able hands of General Lee. who W;
.N's'Ly the man TO bring quiet and ord
sam ont al this unreasonable chaos |
u. 10 work with ucat zeal and ener.
a. har9c lI> nncrous task. -AIl disp
'-., i'"p> were hastily summoned fro
F Interior: g G.nar;I ~tpnewalI jackson
"r - corps was ordered To Richmond
.''" hospitals were cleared of their .
~ anl preparations made l1r (: