, 1864-07-27
TIE REBEL INVASION.
Hc.ume Of the Operations Of the Sth
lit. k'ayalry-Lisx Of Li11cd aud
Aounced.

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baltimore, July is, 1861
In the recent rebel Invasion, the glorious !
old sth Illinois cavalry has borne consplcu-
Gus part, aud reaped new houors. Tie fight
lng it has done has been hard aud heavy; the
marches II has made have been frequent and
long; and the services It hns rendercn are ac-
knowledged by the Geaerals commanding
the defenses Of Washington and Baltimore,
und By the citizens Of those two cities in no
stinted language.
The following is resume Of the opera
tions of the regiment during the invasion:
On the evening Of the 4th list, Lieut.. Col
Clendenip, with five companies-I, B, c, II
and k-left the camp Of the regiment In
Washington md took up a hasty line Of
march to intercept Moeby, who was
understood to be making for. the
Point of Rocks, to cro6s the Potomac there.
1.-THE seven other companies left in Washing
ion did good service, which will mention
pnon) Col Clendcnin marched his men
twenty miles that night, and encamped about
one o'clock. At ei1 o'clock the next morning
the march was resumed, and about noon they
reached the Point OF Racks. Here Mosby,
opened upon them from the opposite side Of
the river with two pieces Of artillery, his
ebarpsho ote1s sustaining the guns, Colonel
Citl denim discounted his men and ,dep1oy.
ing them us sharpshooting ekirnisheEs. drove
the rebs from the opposite bank. Mosby
then withdrew, aud proceeded down the
river, attempted to cross at Nolan's Ford;
but the troops OF the Eight we're there In
time to head him of, ind he failed 10 his at-
tempt, That night the detachment cncamp-
ed opposite Nolan's Ford.
On elnesdsy, the 9Th, Cos. 4 and G, un-
der Capt. Sullivan, reconnoitered up the
riyer rs fir as Sandy Hook, md upon their
4ha lat nh m
Frederic City. {sixteen miles from Point Of
On lie next morning {Thursday,) orders
were received by Col Clendenin to make, with
his regiment ind section OF Alexandet's
bat on fhs
| from Frederic, west, and feel the strength
Of the eremy. and ascertain bis position.
Some of the Maryland mounted Home Guard
hud been cent out By Gen. Wallace On the
came purpose, and had run back into the city
at the first sight Of a grayback., The sth.
and nalt Of Mldd1etown, which place was
occupied by the rebels, who now appeared
in force. This was Bradley Jonnson1s brig
pde johnson was formerly al1wyeti in Fred.
eric. The detachment of the 8th and the
single section Of artille5yInot eyer two bun. u
brieade-a large and well equipped several
| hours, gradually falling back towards Fred:
| .1n NJ 1ox
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mounted 1o1ce7 ~ Nne o1Sposa' VI oenefa
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freter1c a. o'oe' at nossess;on " tba eits gEs
nsfate ngnt ~ III IT X f ~ i,tt1e s.i5 ~
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threw int: me city, licocs H. aohf T i,ent 81 -
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Eve other men OF the regimen! "e1s s,naa9 mnua9
ca during the day. 1onf o1 1aen se'1ouS'
aug % one slEea. 49, .no,nr hsrfne Al;