The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-07-22
A clear statement concerning the
Rebel Invasion; where they went,
what they did, and whore they are.

The first that ~.s publicly known Of Reb.
Q! raid into Maryland was on Monday, tho
llth when an approach of a force tu"ard
Martinsburg was announced. The head Of
the Shenandoah Valley was then held by
Gen Sigle. who seems moi to.have appre.
hended the possibility of II ebel advance,
and who accepted the news OF II as a signal
for retreat upon Harper's Ferry. 1t does
not appear that the Rebels were at first in
any considerable force. They made vari-
Gus demonstrations. pushing cavalry across
tho Potomac. at Falling Waters. and at
Shephordstown. and threatening simulta-
neously an inroad into Pennsylvania and n
movement upon Baltimore With their
accustomed audacity, they had shown their
heads of columns days before the main body
was in supporting distance, and although
they might easily have been drivon back in
confusion bad they been rcsoIutely met,
we're Suffered to establish themselves south
Of tho Potomac without.serious opposition.
Thev occupied botu Hagerstown ann Fred.
erick. and did not decsively indicate their
| line Of advance till the whole Pennsylvania
border had retrea:ed in panic--tbcn turned
! scorntully toward Baltimore.
The evidence of. what we havo stated
above as tho slow arrival Of the Rebel col.
umns is found in tho fact that from the
time whom the crossing of the Potomac was
ascertaincd down to the time when the bat
tie of 'Monocacy was fought, nothing was
known of tho Rebel movements. Their
force was simply concentrating. General
Wallace. with what troops he can gather,
went up from Baitim orc to Frederick. and
on Friday discovered the presence. of the
enemy in force advancing on the Hagers.
town turnpike. Falling back to the Mon
ocacy as the best defensive line, he fought
battle on Saturday. ard was defeated -
| His force was about 1000. that of the enc.
my ut least twice rs many. But his stand
had served to develop tho number and
something of the intention of the Rebels
was. in fscta reconnaissance in force d
as such successful. and we have seen moth
ing in tho Published accounts of the battle
to explain why Gen. Wallace was subse-
queutly removed,
| After the battle the movements of the
Rebels we're rapid aud we'll diredted A
cavalry force was sent east to cut the
Northern Central and Philadelphia and
Baltimore Railroads. and did their work
pretty thoroughly, considering time and
means given them. They succeeded in cre-
atiDg the impression that a dash on Wash
| inRtOu ~6B cObNeWr'ateu-tne BuppOscu
danger 70 Baltimore disappearing when it
brcarne<kNo that Wallace was notspur-
sued. and that no infantry force had crosse d
tho Monocacy. The bridges on.tbo Phila-
delpha road, being protected by gunboats,
we're nof seriously injured excepting over
Gunpowder Creek. but the telegraph was
cut, two. passenger trains from Baltimore
were captured, and time was gained for the
safe movement of the main body on the
Rockville road to Washington.
South of Baltimore the Rebels followed
the same tactics. Their columns were
massad ther cavalry cut the Washing ton
road with the samc purpose pnd result as
they had previously cut the Ph lsdephia
From the cessation of telegrapbic. and rail-
way communication sprung the Widest ru-
mors ofattack upon Washington estimated
to comprise two-tbirds of Lees army. The
original invaders were nearly tho whole OF
EarIv's corps and wore said to have been
joined at Edwards Ferry by A. p. Hill with
more tSan men enough to mako up the
traditional. forty thousand which used to
follow at Stonewali Jackson's ht els. Tues
day and Wednesday it was scarcely doubt.
| cd that these combined forces had assailc9
the defences of the Capital Y. Tri6
| uHe.