Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-01-14
Front Royal visited-Destruction OF 1anner1eS
and Distilleries.

I
WARRENToN, Va, January 6, lS64.-lhe
breaking day of the new year was welcomed
by the ">ugles' Of the various regiments OF
the command which sounded boots and sad :
dles'' and Immediately after Ito horse =
Through sharp rain the regiments composing
the brigade, under command OF Colonel r.
Huev accompanied by Colonel }. 7. Taylor,
left Bealton Station, and after few hours
march. arrived at Warrenton, where they were
Joined by the lst Pennsylvania, lst Massacnu-
setts, and Ohio cavalry; also, battery K, OF
ID United States artillery of lst brigade, un-
der command of Lieutenant COLONEL. +. Hes
ter, of lst New Jersey cavalry.
At one P. NJ. left Warrenton, Colonel D. +.
TAYLOR in command, passing through Waterloo.
We arrived at Orleans about sundown having
travelled thirty two miles that day over roads
almost impossible for artillery and ambulances.
On Saturday morning at daybreak we resumed
our march, passing over the Blue Ridge, and
with great difficulty succeeded in getting our
artillery safely over, the road being in many
places verv steep and filled with ice. After a
DANGEROUS DAYS march we arrived toward
evening at the pleasant little town OF Front
ROYAL Before entering the town, however,
we came upon tannery and dlstlllery, Doth
Of which we destroyed We halle tor the
night at Front Royal During the day the
advance guard captured several rebels, some OF
whom were scouting, while others were home
spending the holidays.
A number of small arms were captured and
DESTROYED The postof6ce at Front Royal was
searched, at which place number OF letters
were found, together with several Richmond
papers. At one Of the houses quite number
of ladies had assembled for the purpose OF
meeting their Confederate friends Sunday
morning, after finding the Shenandoah could
not be forded, we took up our line OF march
through Manassas Gap, and found the road IN
many places completely gorged and choked
with ice, which, in many instances, could only
be passed by cutting the ice away, and an IN oth-
ers by making az entire new road. ~ cutting
orr wav for miles, we arrived at Markham
about noon. which place Mosebys command
had passed through the day previous with
some prisoners he had captured from MAJOR
Coles Independent Maryland Cavalry; Major
Cole had made a gallant attack and a hard
fight, but, being overcome by superior num-
bers. he was compelled to fall back.
AT Markham we destroyed a tannery, and
d;sti]erv, and also captured some of Mosebys
men. including Lieutenant James H. Childs,
4th Virginia Black Horse) cavalry. At night
we bivouacked near the home OF the late noted
Col. Ashby. There we captured Henry Ash
bv nenhew Of the Colonel, and private in
the 7thh Virginia Cavalry, attached to Moseby's
command, together with Moseby's Quarter
master, B. E. Ball, who had recently c9me
from Richmond to Orange Court House. His
diary, letters, and number of papers OF con-
siderable importance were found upon his per-
son. On Monday morning at an early hour
we we're on the road, our faces turned camp
ward Soon it commenced showing furiously,
and continued to do so all day. At two t. M.