Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-03-12
written for the Beacon.)
RECOLLECTIONS OF TIE WAR.
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The Joy Of the people Of Winchester
on the occasion # the expulsion Of their
foes was most demonstrative and-kn no
bounds Little children ran about the
street. clapping their hands and hurrah-
ing for JEFF Davis. One little fellow ran
up and caught hold of the writer of this,
and enthusiastically enquircd if+he was
Marylander and seemed to be delighted
Upon receiving an afr native answer
Near, y all seemed to partakc Of the eere-
raj JOY, though some Of them must have
been conscious that their dclivcrance ght
only be for a short time The majority
III their exultation seemed to be oblivious
Of this fact The rylandcrs met with
a most enthusiastic and hospitablc rcccp
ton from the citizens.
We campcd to-day in the suburbs of
Winchester and frasted upon the proyis-
ions captured from the enemy G6nl,
Jackson's commissarv Bank had been
careful to provide for his warts on this as
on other occcasians, and large quantity
Of conlnissarv stores fell into our hands
The ground On which the enemy had
been encampcd had cyery indication of
h"F'"3 l''''lI >"''n'ioi''.i .i ~ 80 iI., 'i'1'
guns ',''
ptine ,,i! sure" Il ""''' III ''@v ~. 10 .7s''"'
N' ~ ~ Gay w -, Mi.+;. ;..i,.r,.' si'I .I't'
in the evening Some Of our cavalry
penetrated to the Maryland shore and
breurht off some MARYLAND flowers Us tfo-
phics At this place We dlI not meet
with the same cordial reception OF which
we had hitherto been the recipients
Nearly every store was closed ana the
place seemed to be IN great measure de-
serted Nartnsburg was evidently In
ion. \ few, however, OF the faithful were
to be found, aud these wed with each
other in their kindness and attention to
the Contedcratch After we had remain
ed in Martusburg Sufh lent time FOR
jackson to tear up all the railroads, we
hook up the line of march for Charlcstown.
As we ncarcd this latter place, the atmos-
pherc became more salubrIous, and by
thr time we reached the city, it was eyi-
dent to US all that Charl, stown and vIcin
ity were inhabited by a population deyo-
ton tc the Confrderucy The people mani
f,sted the greatest 10y at beholding the
GRAY backs and extended to us every cor
diaIity. hosftality and kindness In fact
rL,riestowu ard vicinity were as remark
,blc for natriotisrt ~rd devotion to the
u.,.L a. the Intelligence, renncucn,
and beauty of their women, aud the bra
very gallantry and l"yalty OF the'r men;
We passed on through ohar!'3to"h ana
marched to a range Of hills auout mile
from Ilarpel'S Ferry. Here some OF our
artillery Was brought up (npt the Baltl-
more artillery and commenced en- artItie-
ry duel with the guns of the encmj sta
toned on the mountains opposite The
fire of the enemy's artillery on tins oceas-
ION vas most accurate, their shells iai-
ling and bursting III the midst OF our
tr0ops, but strange TO say not man
was hnft, on ',' o.No' IL. ill., 'r ,.a. har
'irt = 'nt en ~, 'at Ln,!.t;ng Ana
r('i'' hAl' oi vac Siiei'' n,s .,'' E .Ta
some '"'l'i'a l' ,'''' ei',,..,;.ha,. ,r.l,aj
eH.n'y <",'o5 nn.vI - t'''e ~, ~ .@rn,cr Jaranr
- a., th,n= tho enemy and Ger
n,rt;,IIy ,, drawn in This was the result
ef I.f,:t,,, ammunition AN Inconvenience
fr,u which the south suffered more or
lass dnr;no the whole war After while,
! however. some other pieces of artillery
were brou ght up and these last seemed to
be more successful. The fire from the
cnemy's batteries soon ceased, and their
infantry on the opposite hill seemed to
have abandoned their position. One or
two Of cur men veumred over, and fluid
ing their conjecturcs c"rFrmrd, the bal
aucc of the regiment aaFanced. lt>wa>
very soon apparent. however. that ths
mancuvtr ou the part Of the enemy was a
device to cntrap our command, as sudden
I Is they opened furiously upon us witt
their artillery. \ large body Of eavalr,
was also seen emerging f.om Harper
( Ferry.
The N,rvIaplers were now scattered
among the ,ncmys tonts. but the com pan
;rs wTre soon reformed and thcv were or
Jnre5 h,cp to their original position th,
ar.;ucrv ~ either side keenjnr UP til,
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