Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-21
Major General Commanding
Gen. sIgeps Retreat from Msrtinsburg q
Harper,a Ferry.

Gen, SigeFs hetreht from meruhspurB 70
Harper's Ferry.
A "staff Officer" who fights with slgel has
published the subjoined;
July 2.-Disposltion and strength Of forces
at and near Martinsburg, under the command
Of Major General sigel
At Martinsburg, under Col. Maulsby, two
regiments Ohio 100 days men, 1,ioo strong,
and O guns. -.
At Leetown, under Col. Mulligsn, two regi-
ments, 23d Illinois and 10th West Virginia
dismounted cavalry, 800 strong, 500 cavalry,
and guns.
At Darkesville, 600 cayalry.
Six hundred cavalry Stationed at Martins
burg used for scouts and patrols, especially
towards the West North Mountalns).
On July I'd, p. m, Information OF Early's
approach received. Orders given at once to
send of all stores during the night; also, the
sick.
July Sd, z a. m.-Col. Mulligan attacked at
Leetown by Ransom, who was handsomely re-
pulsed.
q. m.-Cavalry attacked at Darkesyille;
enemy repulsed. McCausland's rebel force OF
| / 200 cavalry or mounted infantry, moving by
North Mountain, towards the Wiliiamsport
road. Gen.sigel concluded to retire To Shepards-
town as soon as all trains were sent of, for the
purpose of concentrating MulliRan and Maulsby
| and of marching to the assistance of the forces
at Harper's Ferry, where public property OF
the value of several millions OF dollars, Tin.
Guiding q large supply Of ammunition) was
stored.
| lOa. m.-Mulligan forced back To Kearneys.
vile. All rolling stock of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, loaded with stores, previously
| sent to the East.
liza. m.-Enemy in possession Of the VIII
Transport road.
Up. m.-Martinsburg evacuated.
| SD. m.-Halt made three miles from Kear
neysyille and 1--WE miles from Shepardstown
Information received that Mulligan was'forced
back towithln one and half miles Of shep
hardstown. Much Of Maulsby's infantry and
| the cavalry resumed, reaching ShephArdstowr
at dark, crossed the Potomac during the night
marched for Maryland Heights BY way o.
Sharpsburg, reaching the Heights on the even
ing OF the 4th, without the loss of wagon OIL
| q gun.
There is no truth in the report Of the cap
1 ture of medical stores by the enemy. All med
ical, commissary, ordnance and quartermas
ter's stores not sent off by rail were transported
In train of one hundred and sixty wagons
except forage, which to the amount OF half
million pounds, could not be transported, AM
could not be destroyed without destruction o
4 buildings, which would have indicated TO tn
enemy an intended evacuation. Suffers good
were captured to a small amount-most ofthen
were concealed, aud large portion sent to tn
rear. The merchants had removed all thel
goods previous to the evacuation, and tn
grain left was recovered by us on reoccupylnl
Martinsburg, except what the rebels had fed II
their horses. The chief capture Of any benefi
to the enemy, was found in the express office
consisting Of packages for officers and soldier
of Gen. Hunters command, which the vigilan
agent of the company could find no transports
tion for, and which was uncomfortable In valut
Thus, 1t will be seen, that the extract fror
the Richmond Dispatch, published In tn
Northern papers, Is false in every particular
false as to the number Of our forces, totall
I false as to medical and commlssary SUPPLE
. captured, and false as to quartermaster's store
' and merchandise. The force that moved o
Martinsburg consisted of four divisions Of IL
fantry, Gordon's, Hunters, Ransom's an
Rhodes, numbering about IL, 900, with abou
, 5000 cavalry under Ransom, with perhaps
or 90 guns, all under command Of Gen. Early
-Bretkinridge commanding two divisions-
and which comprised the entire force thi
n crossed the Potomac into Maryland.