The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-07-17
The Ga smp paig, n tn Penn. ivania.

The movement of Lee and the rebel ar
my, with "hi-h the present campaign OPEN
ed. Was made nearly month ago. Short
" after the battle Of ChanceilorsvilIe, whi eh
was fought ON May I'd aud 81. it became
known that.,sr rebel leaders had deiermiu-
ed upon march into the free states -
General Lee took time 10 prepare himself.
and broke ground from his camp near red
ericks burg about the 9th or 10Th of June.
Geaeral Hooker. who had been watching
: him stteutiveiy, followed soon as il was
certain that the bulk OF Lees orces we're
under way. The rebel General marched
with ninety thousand men. according 10 the
best reports. strong cavalry force forming
an important part of his strength. This
cavalry. however. was met an I severely
handled by General Plessaaton. al Brandy
Station, week before Lees III ain moyemep
began
On the 18Th of June General Evell. lea.
ding the advance OF Lee, attacked General
Miiroy a: Winchester So vigorously that on
: the nigh, of the 14:h Su DAY M;irov
ev acuaIrd his position aud fed with his ar
BY 10 Harper's Ferry. leaving all his stores
and cannon in the hands of the rencls.-
For this he is now under arr-st, aud will be
tried by court martial. While Eweil was
attacking Miroy a small deiachment was
1 seDt 10 Berryville, which lies between Har
per's Ferry and Winchester. to fall on a
force there of three thousand men, under
Colonel McReynolis Martinsburg was al
the same Time attacked.
On Monday, the l5h. rebel cavalry
force crossed the upper Potomac and dashed
at once through the narrow belt OF Mary.
/ land into Pennsy lvauia. This force presen-
ted imposing front and alarmed the in
habtants by its activity 1t was in reality.
however, but an Insignificant troop. proba-
bly, not more than brigade Of cavslry.
which matched towards Chambersburp
and dercersbury
On the l5h the President issued proc.
lanaion calling for one hundred thousand
mill from the States OF Mary and. Penn
sylvania, O1'o auI West V,.giuia, to serve
'or six months TIE Governor of New
Jrk was also called upon for twenty thous-
and men
The b-ls entered Cbambershurg. with
out opp '>ition. on the nigh If the 18th
IL the meantime the main body of Lee
was more slowly approaching he Potomac,
having marched by way of Fairfax Court
House, Rappshannock. Wsrrenton and
Front RO, al lato the Shenandoah Valley
ton within the Immense arc described by
Lee. and conten,ed himself with covering
w ashingion and watching his sdveI sary,
against ~hose Hanks he presently began TO
launch his cavalry. which harrassed the
rebels Gu their march.
On the l6.h our garrison evacuated Fred
erics. Maryla land. failing back to the Relay
House. On the same day rebel force at
tackled Harpee's Ferry. but was compelled
to retire by General Tyler, who sheIled it
from Mar, land Heights. During the ght
of the 10th several thousand rebel infantry
crossed the Potomac at Whiiamsport this
was the beginning of the invasion. Before,
only small cavalry force had been cross
ed, which pi'laged shops and ran off horses
and cattle. but Derv,usly avoided fight
On the lSth General Pleasan,on came up
on the epemy's cavalry. aud whipped them
handsomely at Aldie, gap IN the Bull Run
mountains.
Ga Friday, the 10Th. General Ewell's d
vision was at Sharpsbarg. in Marylaud. Is
miles north of Harper's Ferry. EweIl ap-
pointed provost marshal for the town.
and gave out that he intended 10 hold il per
manently.
On the l9.h. also, our cavalry once more
whipped the enemy's at Mddleburgh, a few
miles west of Aldie General Pleasanton
and his efficient officers continu d to harass
the rebel flanks and rear, bu, Gen Hook.
er's main force did no, disturb their march.
There is reason to believe that LIE, crossed
over some par, of his forces every day. after
the 18th, until they were all in MARYLAND
and Pennsylvania. The people OF Harris
burg and Pittsburg alarmed at the move
meot OF Lee, tegan to fortify those cities.
On the gath General Couch began to con-
centrate militia force At Getty sburg. to re
sist the advance of Ewe.l, who was by this
time mar, hing norihward, with large wag-
on train and an army estimated at from g.
600 TO 20 OuO mel n, everywhere taking hors
es. cattle, provisions and supplies of all
kinds. TEis force was probably sent in ad-
vance to collect supplies for the main body
Of the rebels.
The last brigade of the main rebel army
crossed the Potomac, below Wiliiamsport.
on the 25; b or 26sh. General Hooker, con-
stan'ly facing the enemy. but avoiding to
modest him. crossed at the same lime, and
placed his army 10 such position to cover
both Washington and B.lanore. Lee slow
ly and carefully advanced into Prnosylva-
nia. apparently puzzled by the Goodness OF
Hooker. On the oath Eweli was at ban-
bersburg; on the 10Th seven or Ell sht thous
and rebel inantry held Gettysburg.
On Sunday. the 2Sih Lee'- headquarters
we're at rtag-, stown, and Hooker's u, Fred
erick. about forty miles southwest of L-e !
On this day General Meade was placed in
commaCd of army.
The rebel army now pushing north !
ward, in several columns. by way OF Nc /
Connelshurg and Chamhersburg. The ap
parent objects of Lee we're Harrisburg and |
he line OF the Susqaehanna. He was
moving. however, with the Army Of the |
Potomac almost directly in his rear and /
every inch the rebels moved to the east * |
posed more their commune 4fic,is with the
Potomac- Ii seems, from the indecision Of
Lee, that he had now got TO point where /
he scarcely knew what course to take. He
had apparently hoped that something deci !
sive would occur before this perhaps he3
bad expected TO iufllc, damaging bio - up |
on Hooker when he first entered MARYLAND. t