The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1863-07-21
Gen. Mead's Victory F!
The Beginning and End Of
the Invasion
Rattle Scenes and Incidents.

Correspondence Of the New York World.
HEADouARrERs ARMY OF THE PoroMAcJ
Near Gettysburg, Saturday Evening, July A.
The campaign which has pariically termiu.
aled 10 the route, whose lasl sulen echoes are
now dying away among the bills beyond
Getty sburg, wac the most significant aud re-
marksble of the war. 1t has solved more rid
dies; 1t has taught more lessons; it has been
brighter advantage to the cause of the
Union, aud more signal disaster to that OF
the rebellion than any victory won by the
Federal armies since Mcclellan hurled back
the rebel legons TO Virginia from the men,
orable field of Anietam. Tue Army of tho
Potomac. under cloud since the slaughter
at Fredericksburg and the blunder at Chan
cellnrsyilla, has redeomsd iteeIf in tho sTvs vf
the nation AMI the world, to a level with its
standard Of the days when it was led 10 vic.
tory by the leader whose heart may well leap
within him as be conlemplaes this last ach.
ievement OF his beloved old-tme comrades.
Theories Of i's ihferiority born Of the mistakes
of Pope, Burnside, aud Hooker, aud nurtured
by tue contrast OF its failures aith the recent
victories o western troops, are effectualy
shattered. 1t is shown to the public-it has
always been evident to military judges hat
this army has the capacity for fight, the endu
rance, the elan, aud the energy to render in
invncibe 10 the hands of cold aud skilIlul
general.
The first ovement towards the invasion Of
Pennsylvania was opened so)n after the bat
tie of CbancelIorsville by cavalry movement
which has met and quashed at Brady Station
by General Pleasanlon about the lst of June.
On the 18th ultlmo, General Milroy was at
lacked at Winchester by the advance of Lees
army under General Ewell, and fled disgrace
fully. after sboit conflict TO Harper's Ferry,
abandoning all his stores aud cannon to tie
rebels. This opened the way for the advance
OF the foe across the Potomac. Another
force of its cavalry crossed TIE upper Potomac
on the 18th, causing great CONSERVATION 10
Maryland and lower Pennsylvania. 1t en-
tered Chambersburg and Mercersburg in the
evening, Tue alarm caused by this raid was
unnecessarily great, for the main army Of Lee
had not yet reached the south side Of the
Potomac. This Union garrison at Frederick,
Nd, fell back to the Relay House on the
10th. A detachment Of the enemy attack
ed Harpers Ferry the same day, but was
shelled back by General Tyler from Maryland
Heights. Ten thousand rebel infantry cross
ed the Potomac at Willlamsport in the night,
beginning in earnest the greatest ivason
which was now fully shown TO b. intended
The fights at Aide on the 18th and 10Th
were between Gen. Pleasanton's and body
OF tie enemy's cavalry. which is supposed 10
have fanked their rear. More rebels con-
stantly poured across the Potomac, and on
the 10Th Ewelps entire division occupied
Sbarpsburg, in Maryland. BY this time
Pennsylvania, New York, and New jersey
began their great effort to repel Lees advance
from the NORTH, Hooker reposipg in pastoral
quiet at Fairfax Station in Virginia, did not
disturb himself with any such activity. He
watched, waited and was puzzled. Miroy's
stampede, the camor Of which, il seems,
might have come to him from over the wes-
tern mountains; tho cries of help from Har
risburg, pitsburg, Carlisle and minor Pennsyl
vanis towns; the tremendous appeals from
Philadelphia and Baltimor-all these did not
serve u arouse him from his letbargy, or
give him the least idea of where his enemy
was. 1t was not until voice of command
from Washington, inspired, it its believed,
from the midst Of bis own army, came sound
ing in his ears like a hre. bell 10 the night,
that be ordered up his tent.slakes and began
his march nortbward over the Potomac.
Meanwhile, Gep. Couch rad commenc ID
the organization Of a militia force at Gettys-
burg to check the 10000 men under Ewell,
who were riding like bsnditt through the
country. The main rebel army was entirely
across the Potomac belw williamsburg on
the 26lb, moved nortbward via McConuells-
burg and Cbambersburg, and began in par
tally scattered columns its advance through
Pennsylvania n the direction Of Philadelphia
and Baltimore. The rashnes and audacity
at this moment seemed to confound the gen.
eral then 10 CON mapd Of this army. Every
mile over which Lee now marcheded length
ened bis lines Of communication in such a
degree as would have imperiIled it beyond
peradveuture, bad Hooker seen ft 10 improve
his advantage. Forty thousand troops and