Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-07-13
The Rebel Raid.

BALTIMORE, july line par
ticulars are gathered from headquarters.
from information received there tonight:
This p. NJ. the rebel advance made an
effort TO gain the bridge over the Mono
cacy. Cen. Wallace with only a small
force moved out TO check them. Wallace
formed his line about a mile eastward OF
the town. and shortly after t o'clock
fighting commenced. and lasted with
more or less severity up to eight o'clock,
when the rebels being three times repul-
sed, finally retired, leaving us in posses
sion of the groud.
Daring the action several shells fell
into the city, but did no damage of mo-
ment.
Citizens viewed the fight from the house
tops and the outskirts. Gen. Wallace is
confident of being able to hold Frederick
We have no estimate of the killed and
wounded. Reinforcements are rapidly
moving forward, and there is every rea
son to believe that this movement of the
enemy will result only in disappointment
and disaster to the rebel cause.
A special to the Tribune, from Harris
burg 7th, has the following in substance:
A dispatch just received and signed by
General Couch, says that the officers of
the Baltimore Railroad and Telegraph
Company here, have private information
that the invading force either in Mary
land or in full march for that state is not
less than 10000. They say they have as
certained this fact from their own private
agents.
The enemy, consisting of Is, 600 infan-
ry, artillery and scavalry, chiefly the lat
ter, left Hagarstown this morning on
the old National road in the direction
of Boonsboro', en- route to Frederick City.
as they declared. Thus marching just al
daylight, the rumor prevails that a force
of several thousand were encamped just
south of Middleburg, between Green Cas-
tie and Hagarstown. We do not believe
it.
The force levying contributions at Ha-
garstown is partly Imboden's and partly
the old force of Jenkins, which led Lees
force into Pennsylvania last year before
the battle OF Gettysburg.
/ have trustworthy information that
there are no rebels this side of Hagars-
town.
A special to the Tribune from Monoca-
cy the eth says:
Harper's Ferry is still held by the reb-
els, who have sharpshooters secretedi in
houses and behind fences to prevent our
men from coming down the Heights.
Gen. Wallace had, l understand, a
sharp fight with the rebels last evening,
but cannot dislodge them from their hi
ding places.
The rebels last night again fired the
bridge at Harper's Ferry, destroying fifty
feet of tressel and wood work under the
iron span, on the Virginia side.
Gen. Wallace, who has established his
headquarters here for the present, sent
Gen. Clendenin with q force of cavalry
and two guns to feel the enemy, with or
ders to proceed as far as Boonsboro.
Clendenin met the enemy about a mile
east of Middleton, and had a brisk skir-
mish. He found the enemy had superb
or numbers, but drew him on towards
Frederick, and there showed him battle.
Meantime Wallace, and reinforcements
under Col. Gilpin and Major Yullott,
took position three quarters of mile east
of Frederick City, and were there attack
ed by the rebels. The battle opened at
about 5 P. NJ, and was continued with
more or less severity for three hours
Col. GilpiD, in command, dislodged and
drove back the enemy three times.
The artillery firing was continuous and
musketry brisk. Our men-the 8th Hi
nois Cavalry, Col. Clendenin: lst Battalion
Artillery, Capt. Alexander, and 100 men
from an Ohio regiment-fought bravely,
and when the battle closed Gen. Wallace
was informed by Col. Gilpin he held his
own.
The object of this fight was to hold the
across the Monocacy at Frederick
junction. This is very important, as re-
are on the route, and will
arrive tonight for Harper's Ferry.
Gen. Wallace informes me he will hold
Frederick.
We are assured at headquarters that
everything is progressing well end with
re-inforcements now receiving from
the front, the rebels will soon find that
the expedition will be sadly disappointed
Wallace says a detachment of 100 DAYS
men were in the fight and behaved we'll. |
The Worlds special says:
The commissary stores of Hunter and
Sigel were not burned, as reported, but
we're abandoned. The rebels, learning
sent part of their force into Mary
land as a blind, scattered them about so
as to distract our attention while they
these stores, which were large
and valuable, off by way of Staunton and !
Winchester. Finishing this job they will |
concentrate in Maryland and do all the
damage they can.