The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-03

The Richmond Sentinel has access to a
letter from an officer, giving sketch oi
the operations of the cavalry during the
recent invasion of Maryland and the Dis
trict of Columbia. We give below all O.
the letter that is necessary to the inter
est of the narrative part is considered
proper to withhold:
"WHITE's FoRD ON THE PoToMAc, |
| "July is, 1864.
'"We are back over the river, after {
ten days sojourn in Maryland. What all
i the results of the expedition are do mol
yet see, but suspect they are. -
In many respects the raid is certainly I
I success.
1--WE left Staunton about the 9th o.
June, the infantry passing down the Val
ley Pike, the cavalry along the road par
allel and to the West Of the Pike.
eve (the cavalry reached Winches.
Eter on the Sd, and on the 4th attacked
| General Seigle at Leetown, from which,
after severe struggle, he retired. At
noon we struck the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad and Telegraph, and immediate
ly pressed ON towards Martinsburg.
son the 4th our infantry took Shep-
pardstown, from which the Yankees
were driven with loss. We here took a
flag from the First New York cavalry.
-'On the 5th we crossed the Potomac
and proceeded o.Sharpsburg, and thence
marched to Boonsboro' and Middletown,
skirmishing little with the Yankees at
the latter place. -ps
"On the 9Th we drove them to the sub
nrbs of Frederick. but our orders would
not permit.us to take tha ta.a-. = sy"-s"S-
r.1utfy 75st saw no Oh there.
"On the 9th we started on our raid.
The army marched on Menocacy juno
ton, while we struck TO the east for the
railroads. Marching rapidly and chang
ing horses as fast az they were broken
down we passed over the State. At day
light on the 10th we were at Reistartown.
twelve miles from Baltimore; and at 0
o'clock, were at Cockeysville, on the
Northern Central Railroad.
"Msj. Gilmore, with the Second and
part of the Fist Maryland cavalry, push
ed on, while we burnt the bridges at
Cockeysyille. Next day Maj. Gilmore
destroyed all the bridges on the Philadel-
phia and Baltimore Railroad, captured q
train and Mai. Gen. Franklin, and re-
joined the command at Poolsville on the
18th.
"From Cockeysvine, Johnson's brigade
swept around Baltimore, appearing almost
simultaneously on so many different
roads, at intervals of six to ten miles
apart, that many different columns were
reported to be advancing at once on
Baltimore.
son the l1th, we strtck the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad at Woodstock, on the
18th the Washington and Baltimore Road
at Bellsville. At the latter place we fell
in with the Yankee cavalry. which we |
routed in thirty minutes. By this time |
Mr.. Abraham Lincoln did not know |
whether the United States had seeded |
or not. We had cut all communication
between Washington and the North. At
ter routing the Yankee cavalry, we
caught passenger train of nine cars and
a commissary train laden with sugar and
coffee. Several citizens had told us that
Lincoln and gone over the road in q
burthen train short time before our ar
rival. We remained at this place Belts
ville) until ordered to rejoin the army.
"a party sent by General johnson
burnt Gov. Bradford's house, with every
thing in it except the ladies' clothing and
the piano. Gen. Johnson ordered this TO
be done as retaliation for the burning of
Gov. Letcher's house by Gen. Hunter. IL
was a harsh measure, as far es it affected
IhsIadies of the family, but, just Ven-
geance can take no account. of persons.
The manner of the burning was, however,
very different from that at Lexington.
The young men engaged in it treated the
Iamily with the greatest respect; assisted
hem in removing their clothing and car
red their piano out for them. A ouanti-
" of gold found in the house was gW-
sn to one of the young ladies on her as
,urance that it was her property. +,
"Some of the incidents OF our ride were
amusing. We fell in with Painters cele-
,rated travelling ice cream saloon, with
arge quantity OF ice cream aboard. we
lad no rations, and vanilla, lemon and
,ther ices were issued to the whole com
nand. who ate until they could eat no
more. This was the first time whole
.avalry brigade ever fed on ice cream.
ssOur loss, from the time we left the army
L Frederick until we reioined II at Blalrs
,ouse, was one officer, Lieut.. Edelin, Co.
). lst Maryland cavalry, killed or woun-
led. and. two men captured. We started
m Saturday, the OH, and rejoined the
rmy on Wednesday, the 18th, having
,eer cut of the saddle only twice during
hat time, and marched eighty miles at a
tretch."