The New York herald., 1864-08-18
UNIFIED STATES HoTKL, I
MARTTNsBURG, August J4-P. "a. !

III MARTNsBURG, August 14-P. II ! !.
w MAFTNsBURG sATE-THE RAILROAD
Again this town lively and considered to be saf
A. many other Sunday nights the houses lit D.,
Me windows open and the streets full of promenade rs
And yet but few hours ago was in every senoe 'as
Rul az . Sunday" nere
Perhaps It viii not be amiss for the rebels 70 k ,ow
that their reported" great damage to the railroad
been almost repaired; that have telegraphic
sication from here tonight, and that passengers win be
sbe 70 through from Wheeling TO Baltimore the
lroad line (by changing at this poin in avery
cv days. So much for tho enterprise Of the rail- road
No telegraph companies.
We bear tonight that the indeateable Mosby is Rain
the field and looking towards this section Of mtry
| With an eye TO his usual style Of mischief.
iii
e reported 10 the neid and may be expected 10 be
heard from favoraby before long.
is reported that General Kelley's command will be
xteuded to take in the line Of the railroad from
Wheeling TO the Nonocacy. People along she line are
Y oesased at this report.
n UNrED STATES HOTEL, I
AARnEsBURG, Va, August u.s. IS64lJ
CENTRAL AvKRnL TO HIS TROOPS.
ne following is General Aver,s late eongTatuhtory
srder 70 mis- troops =
GENERAL oRDERs-ro. a.
HEADQUARTERS MARYLAND Cav ALRy IhviesoHs 4
DEPARrxnr OF west VIRGINIA, August Q, lGc4
me Brigade, general % commanding the
achieved BY their vaor at Moore ied onthe morn
s q the 7.n inst boas,ta enemy, q % double your
artillery captured together with three battle Gags and
Bot with our exutat.ous is mingled profound grief at
tAs oes Of Major Congcr OF the Third Virginia cavalry
The men who followed him in tue charge win
forget bis glorious example, tha OF 3hs gallant
Lieutenant Clarke. who fell By. his side.
The thanks Of this division given to t7lone w. II.
Powell and Major Gibson commanding bre tdes, for the
Irresistible elan with which they led their men against
she enemy. The conduct OF Captain Kerr Fourteenth
Psnnsy vania cavalrythe daring with VIII ch he peae-
Jrated the enemys line OF battle taking 'stte Tag in
his dash after the rebel commanders woi xhy or our
and suffering from severe wound the he d that he
escaped death capture due 70 the devot I'd heroism
q the men who followed him.
The steady rapid advance OF the Fourte NTH Penn
syivania, Eighth Ohio, the First and Third Virginia
cavalry Uhe Second Virginia bong held in res erve and
charge Of the First New York cavalry
Ne lesson that the enemy cannot stand before cur urted
Brissdier General W. W. AvIREII.
WILL RUhsEY, Acting Adjutant General
REBEL MILITARY Law.
The following proceedings Of court martial III show
bow the rebels punish stragges and how atrc they ere
n regard TO that class Of misbehavor-
Proceedings Of drum head court marial9 convened ct
camp the Thirtye ghh Georgia regiment by virtue OF
Special Order No. L. headquarters Thirty 0oorsn
regiment.
n srsrrAL oRpER-No 4.
II HEADQUARTERS, Thirty EIGHTH GEORGIA REGsMEST,
drum head r,artal will atto quarters
Captain Miller at once 70 try such cases as may be
Detail for court-Captan W. A. G Miller, President;
Lieutenant A. G. Bell, Company Lieutenant = A Tnorn-
ton, Company E. Leuterant \. A. Hagood, Company b.
Judge Advoca:e-J O. Maxwell, captain commanding the
rsGnens. ,,., =, ,r., ,,o ,,rou,rr n,n.o ,-.or.
ss--Privates y. Christian, p IL Hansard, p Hall,
,. NJ King, ": G. Moore, G Il Mann and O. White, all Of
Company H. Thrtyeighth Georgia regiment, under the
following charges and specifications
on-in this that the said ymivates did, the
June, 1854 lcave their company wnout
and to the rear, and this wSle tho commatd was al
To which charge and specification the prisoners plead
PrivatcsC O. f. Christian, r F. Hall, F. NJ. King W. @.
Moore and G. White, plead 10 the charge and specihca
Priyaies P H. Hansard and C. n. Mann, were excused
And the court do therefore senence the said prvs,es
= Christian, r. p Hal NJ King, W 9; Moore ,a ana
Georgia regiment to mark time the pnrapet for twenty
rnutes, and receive reprmand from the commanding
HEapauARTxas, THnTr .risHrn GEORGIA REoiMrsr,l
II June s, 1904. 4
Hansard and u. kann, will be released from arrest
rhs sentences Of prvates G. T. Christian r. p Han, =
King, W. G. Moore and q. Waite will be executed i'm.
nediasely uneer the Supervision Of Lieutenant o. W.
D. o. MAXWELL, Captain Commanding Regiment
In FrssD, August 1b-P. NJ
l. GENERAL r.. q.
report has como in that Gen. r. T. in the val
Ay II judged that. II the report true he Is looking
after the general military situation and providing for tho
Asfoncc OF staunton and Lypcheurg.
THE MAIL.
Ihero thousand six hundred letters at Cnaber
land for the post Marnsburg, besides another heavy
mail for the same post at williamsport
CENTRAL AND MINISTER FAULKNER
when the rebels were in Martipsburg eE-Mn'stsr
Faulkner visited his wife, which occasion there were
some words between him and Gen. Early in consequence
Of tho locating few the formers grounds
Tho rcbols did not do much damage at Hancock. They
burned some small bridges and few buildings Of rail-
road property.
mr.. DsB. Randolph Koim's Despatch.
BALTIMORE, August 10, 1864.
rHs RKHEL GENERAL EARLy's
"a sv,aan,,v Farlvs plap TO withdraw south Of tho