New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-03
Notes Historical and Anccdotn1, Rebel md
Cntional-Thc Jlth Pennsylvania Vol.
uuterrs Concluded.

Nnsionai-Thc 5ith Pennsylvania Vol
Mntecrs Concluded.
fIAGFRsTowS, Md, Dec. 20, 1867.
closed my las. letter leaving Col. Campbell on
his way down the railroad, with small detachmenls
from Companies and ID, to Back Creek, where he
took up few men from Company G., Capt. Long,
and th this slender forco lin all but IS ren) pushed
on toward North Mountain Station having previous
ly detailed Maj Linton, with 10 men, to scout the
mountain, and watch the movements Of tie enemy.
No sooner Lad the main body of the Confederate
passed the mountain, and the rear-guard come W,
than Col. Campbell, with bis &C. attacked them with
sudden impetuosty, putting nearly the whole
rear-guard to confusion and fight killing 2, wound.
ing Z and capturing 49, beside 80 stand q arms, and
an artillery csisson. Fearing to expose his weak.
ness, the Colonel quickly Withdrew bis party and re-
tired TO the railroad, with his prisoners arms, and
caisson with which be returned on the cara to Back
Creek, where he leh the email squad Of Company
G, and at once proceeded to Sir Johns Run; and
on the following day he established e,elensrh Of.
fec near tie bridge in order to communicate readily
with Mnj. Linton, whom he had left in command at
Back Creek.
On the li;h learning that the Confederate pickets
were in sight from Back Creek Col. Campbell bur-
Iied down the road with delachmenis from Compa-
MICS G, ID, and lin all, about 200 men. From
their stations the enemys pckcs could See but one
Size Of his camp At the bridge, and struck with this
fact, lie conceived aud executed a happy device.
Leading IN Lis detachment on that fide, lie msrebed
them over the hill, ont of sight Of tie enemy, md
again and again back TO the roa1 and through the
camp, thus conveying 10 tie Rebel P;ckois tho IT,
preston that the rost had been strong resnlor cd
Lat night three followed logs wero mounted upol
The wooden bIen'tworks. snd "iIn the roldier. gum
blankets wrapped around them, Pretenftd Tie ap'
penrnnCe Of formidable siege guns Ia cOuT ,e'e The
deception the men bored holes in lbe ssumps isb
large augur and charging them freely with loeder,
- theui oil regularly, morning sLd evening. The
traveller going west after be Las Passed North
Mcunt6ir and renctra'e ed the deep cut, will Dbfrrye
or ihe -ight hand side of the road and jn.i nj the
wet end Of the bridge, high rocky blnf rising al
uOss rerPendi ulIIy from the creek below on me
top of this bluff IL still 20 be Fcsn the rude biens-
work ard il by 'hc magic o; imagination the tray
eler will mount few siege guus there he will have
Col. CarUI balrs Quaker fort complete.
SHRINKING with the eDeuiys piciets was tclt
up almost daily rutii ,bo :lSt OF September. when
tie Colord lsarned that d considerable 80 &c
Aprroachiug The bridge With the de.gn dr-lrcying
IT, wherein Oh lie sent lie ifHin thai night TO SoG;n
Branch, with ordsrs g. tGle up 50 from each com
IaLy, and return 10 B.'kCr with them 100 mepl
by daylight. Unfortunately ior perhaps foitunsiel,
the ersne broke down, and The Train did no, arrive
- Cherry RIM thrte miles above Back Greek, until
rne O'clcck ia the morning. Mear;nes, the party ~
the hrdge attacked by two rel imenis % Disn.
Try. two OF cavalry aud FIX pieces Of artillery aud
Maior Linton re.rca'ed before this overwhelming
foroe 10 Cherry Run just Ms Col Campbell arrived
with the Reinforcement. Tie el.en!, imagining,
perhaps, that they were beng deceived INTO an am
hurcad-, fred the br9ge and fell hsck 10 Hedges
wife. whcfcupon Col. Campbell! threw ont his
pckcts to their old stations al Back Creek, Wills
The main force Of Company q. with de'acbnents
from companies and ii, ware roSiod al Cherry
Run.
On the 24,h. Col. Campbell tolegraEhed to Maj
Gen. Wool, q; Biliiu0ie, asking for t~o COMPANIES
OF Cavalry. Gen. Wool replied Oh tic 10Th. order
irg Col. Campbell M threatened by hyperion
force TO fan back on Cumberilud, but said nothing
about c..NalIy
On thc evening If The 26,L The troop, u. Cherry
Ron discovered a cavalry force oa the TO" pntl and
road on tho Maryland eide Of the.Poiomac, station
ny iosetr along The road aud canal. Tho men Mt
cherry Run haied lLen and gfhcG wiin' they we're
doing there Tie reply WIS, " Watching you ID
SecesL 70 in amusing dialogue then inter-
changed, ~ which our men Iii vain endeavored to
convince them Ihat tLcy were mon s'idicr'.
These prudent cavaliers were invited over 10 zee
for Themselves but decidedly declined tn invita-.
ton. Finally, after much pirley, one OF Camp
belts men VI ~ Permitted 70 cross, and succeeded IA
salisiy ing them OF tie Loyalty on the " South side
From these movements on tue opposile bank Coi.
I Cam bell concluded that the General commanding
the Amy of the Poiomac was under the impressl'm
that the Retels occupied the Virginia siis Of tno
| river. he accordingly Dispatched his AuJui:i',
! WIN. II. Rose, 10 Gen. Mcclellan with report o:
Iii, posit9L rnd cpc"tns, nnd The suggest Oh that
le cavalry on HE north baIk ot the river he trans
retrod 10 tie south side which tie General !mne'i
stciy ordered 10 he done NJ lie s4Ae time sspycSs-
my his .HrDj5Sc al horhAg MW dTeS'm u C"toH
dHf1h'Ty HdS Ncrr
On II @ IRONING Of the Alb of O,toLer, Company
X, Capt. New aart stationed at LATHE Ca;epon -
IaIles east Of Cumberland, Mas ntinehed ~ the
loufcGe rate forces under Col ImhOdrn cOnslstins
OF seven COM doioe Of infantry aud two Of cavary-
III oil about 700 men. Capt. Newfait war COM
te:, snrp.ii ID BnG surrounded, his iiri irinatVn
81 The prct,nce o. the enemy beng Noliev iie'
ilOin DTS own iiDc pits upon his Hen ~ they Were
AT Jos.cal dense fog prevailed ~ The 'i'no, aId
II was difficult TO discover any object lew rods oli
The men ran Tor their AIMS, and endedVorrd lu cat
their WY out bat ouly 80 OF them ruceetd1a III 90
ing 90; the rest l52 wc,e caputed, inciuulnB 'he
CAPTAIN aud "a Lieutenant. The enemy had wv"
Killed End eight wOnndedi Oh I0hinby to''p
were wounded.
Alter ii ipc Tie bridge and water station, Col.
Ir.boden pushed on with part Of his force, about
100 10 Paw IaS, three miles east OF lh't'" 'a'a
ron. wlric COMPANY Il, Capt. HE, was posted,
AID captured Tie Whole OF that conrauy. ,,,
Col. Car ylei bad received no Intelligence OF 'ns
rand hut finding ;elegTaphlc communicative cut on,
yyap on Ina way mp The road 10 repair The wire WIEN
e learned from an escaped soldier, i've miles from
Paw Paw, what hsd taken place. IRON oih9r
,curces lie ascerainsd the intention OF wa IcOe's
20 a,,ack great Cacspou Bridge by way Of BATE.
ille accordingly took the SOUND oil Company T. :"
No y Wafer Station, and TIC company ~ hocs-
.vsIie Run aud brought tht N Oh tie tram 10 OFca'
racspop. Ire cor paries below lie brought up 20
Sir JobL's Run and after ug'it!ail novei me "Ho,e
ot his commard Except the guards who were ieit
II, fire s.yernl carfs with orders destroy them II
attacked 10 the hi overlooking Bate, c"neca's"
bv The woods, but ia fun I."w OF al 'he ioaus,
Iicre they nyyaiIcd TIE eli, ny, WHO appiohcheG
within s.x miles of Bate, where they hnHed' n.u