The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-13

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,Attle Of AnIietam ara curious and inter-
At An.istsm, about three o'clock in the
.~iternoon, when the battle ragged hercest
md the Confederate line had broken on
he right l never saw 10 that usually calm
,ountenance agony more plainly depicted.
was lust behind him when he rode up 70
! battery that was sabiecs to s mErdsrOus
,pfiisding fire. and exclaimed, "Maintsiu
your position, Captain, at all hazards, for
he salvation of the Confsderscy dePends
upon it." Il
That night I heard him ssyto General
A. P. Hill, General, if We had hsd Jack
IONS stragg ers, who are across the river,
the fate Of the war would have been decid-
3D. today
The morning of the 18th, while sitting
on nv horse in front Of the Generals head
uusrters, I was ordered to dismouut and
to him personally. On presenting
he said, stake this dispatch to Cen
eral jackson" giving me a small note en-
closed in an envelope. As l started out,
he spoke abruptly TO me, HYouDg man you
will find him on tho extreme left; make 1t
your business to report to ne as soon as
your horse will take you there and back ~
I left somewhat annoyed at such
peremp'ory orders, but still determined to
execute them. Or my arrival at J sekson's
headquarters, situated in the woods, l de-
1ivered my dispatch. He appeared sur
prised, and, turning to Aid-de-csmP, Capt.
Woods, remarked, "Csn it be tn ngs are
So" He ordered me TO accompany him
back. and on the road I heard remarks such
as ais it possible" mo, he would never
dare" owe will never permit i" all tend
ing TO convince me there YVES thin IS ahoat
concerning the previous days eight, which
reflected on some one who was in tue
wrong. l. did not r5q1ire long, aftsr u
arrival st he~sdq44Ftefs, to find out what
thi5 wrong was. We will prentice by stat
ing that after the battle of the l7th, con-
tinued until as late SIS 8 O'Clock in the nigh,
both armies the following morning, mdu
ally exhausted, refrained from infantry
practice, and, consequently, no lighting
other than artillery, disturbed the day.
The night of the I'm, jackson ordered OGe.
of his brigade commanders the % Liuisi-
ana brigade, to take position, preparatory
to 3 renewal of the fight on the fcf!c wing
morning, which was positively contrary 70
Lees orders, as his design W IS, as | am sure,
to attempt to cross the Potom &C that mig hE.
This brigade, by its incessant picket firing,
prevented the crossing of ne army. Thus
Lee, lncensed at Jackson, hsd ordered him
to report Jsckson's staf were indignant
at the manner he was ordered to head
quarters and, consequently, we're rather
beliigerent in their expressions. However
General Jackson was received courteously
by General Lee, and the few words l was
permitted TO hear would never lead ne to
suppose there was 8 single harsh feeling
existing between the two.
shortly after this I was sent across the
river to Gen. ] E B. Stuart, who was en-.
deavoring to organize the immense number
If strsggiefs IN and about ShepsrdstOwn.
His orders we're to bring his mounted force
over the river, as the army would recross
to the Virginia side that night, Accord
ingly, he desisted his attempts and imme-
diaGely came over where Lees army was
encamped Desr Shsrpsburg. adj.
Ibsve remarked since that although the
Richmond papers claimed that all had been
accomplished that was designed in the in
vasion of Maryland, viz: the capture of
Hsrper's Ferry; yet from such knowledge
and info msti0n-snd my opportunities
were msny-I was enabled to CLEAN that
such was not the sole object. Gen. Lees
own manner was sufficiently indicative OF
a great disappointment. Besides while we
were in HBgerstOWn, Ex Governor Enlch
Lewis Lowe, of Maryland, who was in
Richmond, was expressly dispatched, to
my certsin knowledge to hasten on to
Maryland, where he was TO be Invested
with the power of Military Governor Of the
State On mis- way thiLher, he stoppgd .
nights at Winchester, AMI made 5 speech
irOm the portico OF the hotel, there Stating
whittier hs was going, and for Whist. TINS
Is well known il Winchester, and on my
arrival there, dozens Of persons who hsd
heard the speech, told me OF it. Alas FOL
the Ex-Governor. He reached the POLO
mac Just in time to welcome US bsck to the
sacred soil.
It was well known that night that an at
tempt would be made that night TO recres:
the river. 1t was hazardous, but impsrs-
tive. We we're not more than two miles
from the river, with an immense wagon
and artillery train, and an enemy in the
front, whose picket line extended within
two hundred yards of ours However, the
attempt was made about IL O'Clock, p. N.
and shortly after dawn the whole army
was safely across. About sunrise the I'm
ion artillery appeared on the hills opposite
ShepardstOwn. The town was full OF dis
organized soldiers, the rosds blocked up
with wagons and batteries, altogether just
such another scene of chaos as nowhere
presents itself save when s large army
has become demorslizsd and is on its
retreat. While things were IN this condi.
ton, whir-r-r, bang, and the we'll known
and hateful sound of q shell came over aud
around Us. am afraid General Lees exit
from that hill, where he had halted for q
short time, wa not executed in his usual
dignifed and deliberate manner. ], fol
one, though, am free TO confess It was done
all too SLOW tor my ardent and impetuOus
nature, as l had q new horse, and was
naturally DESTROYS to try his speed; but
such is the force OF military etiquette, 1 re-
Trained from passing my commander.
The General had been most persistently
crsmmsd with stories of the unanimous
Southern feeling OF the State at needs
but our army to show itself there argued
these MsrylaDders and untold numbers Of
recruits would be added to our srmy some
went IS high ss $4,000. Well, the result.
Some three hundred, all told. The soldiery
had been told, bv the MARY flanders among
Them, 10 what 3 lend of "milk and honey
they were going; every thing mind could
wish for just for the ssEiDg-indeed, without
the asking, for it would be one spontaneous
O~utpOuring of al the inhabitants possessed
on the heads, or rather into the stomschs,
of their brave DELIVERIES fren the Hiron
heel of despotism." l. was, Therefore,
with . genuine disgust that they saw them
selves, IN almost every Instance, compelled
to pay for what they procured TO eat. |
date from that invasion thedecline in pop.
ulsrigy Of the before famous song of "Mary-
land, my Maryland" II required consid-
cradle nerve, thereafter, for q Marylander
to attempt TO sing that song before so diers
from other States, their invsrieble comment
being, "d-n her, she deserves to have the
despOt's heel upon her shore
General Lee went into camp at 3 place
cslled Bunker Hill, nesrly midway from
Winchester to Msrtinsburg snd HArper's
Ferry. During the time be remained there
everything remained very quiet.
l will here remark that General Lees
habits we're those of a thorough soldier.
On a march, camping out, he did not as
most of his brigade commanders did, select
the finest dwelling house in the immediate
neighbOrhoOd Of his camp, and. insist upon
tho occupant entar4aiDTnr bi~eaIf "a