The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-04-23

could not take care of themselves perishcd In
the flames. The order TO burn this town was
issued by Gen. Early himself, who, while en-
gagged ia this business Of pillaging and plum
dcring, was about as honorable as his career
has been since IN assisting in running his lot
terry, thereby robbing deiensoless persons Of
their
uARD-EARNED CASH.
The day after the battle Of Monocacy Fred
ericE City shared the same fate az other cities
Eary's men demanded and received 100000
fFOm IFS citizens Frederick was rather loyal
town. and mo- oyer-ZeAlOus for the lost cause
1t De- doubtful r size ever received any dividend
from tAis Confederate stock. I'D the Congress
tust closed there was a bill introduced to re-
imbuT-e these cities i0T moneys and supplies
taken by The Nouiedcraies, but lt did not pass
The Legislature Of haryland estimated that
this raid cost The State C30000.
We viii rctracC our steps TWO weeks. Just
after tHc sscAing Of IaEcTstOwu and Middle
town We iud Gems. johnson aud Gilmore
busily engaged in their congeHiA and chosen
vocation of IluudUriug their former nCgl b0rs
and clazcns ol the State that gave chem birth
and education Eulys army lay near Middle
town. Ald., zap 10 this timC-July z He had
met with no opposition worth speaking about
Gen. Lew Wallace was in command of the
department with headquarters at Baltimore
who Immediately dispatched Gen. j.. b. Tyler
30 Frederick City with about 1000 troops Of all
arms, comprising the Sd aud lilh nd, parts Of
tic l48th and l8Jth Ohio, about 300 PcnHsyl-
vauia cavalry i have forgotten the rCgiments)
nudcr tle command of Col Cleudcnuiu; some
l50 Loudouu Rangers, under Lieut.. Cover, Capt
Keys having been
WOUNDED N THE FOOT
three days previous, aud Capt Alexander's
(Narylaud battery Of six guns.
gI Tlo
cavalry his regiment l5O L0udouu Rangers,
and ono gan from AicIandeT's battery. started
lI tIe direction Of MildlcioHn To develop the
position aHd strength Of the enemy, which was
found about eight miles west OF Frederick on
Tie MIdaiutoRn pike, with about 900 cavalry,
under Bradley i. johnson. Col. CicHdeuums
instructions were not 10 bring on a general en-
Eagemeut i the enemy showed formidable
strength, aud. ID possible, not 10 expose the
weakness oi Dds oBn numbers. a light Skin
miab line Has thrown out. The onCmy's line
was much heavier than ours. We showed n
bold front, bHt retired slowly toward Frederick,
al Tie same time keeping up q scattering fire.
SCyeIa. 0i eur men were wounded, including
Isaac = lougl, ol Co. A, L0udoun Rangers.
who received flesh wound in the muscle OF
tbe arm. llough was new recruit, and very
anxious b pct shot 90 the Johuuies, but after
be got 8 chunk Of rebel lead iu his flesh bis
appetite l0r gore was materially losscueG,
although De made good soldier a,terwaTd.
Iu fhG meantime Col. Ccndouuiu had dis
patched 5 courier bUck % Frederick for rein
i0Tcemeuis, which arrived. When we were
about louT miles west Of the latter city Col.
Gilplu aud part of his regiment The Sd Nd.
and another gun from AlcXauders battery
arrived.
QUITE SHARP FIGHT
unsued inst igfore dark. Col. Glpin's repi.
taluciIn Mountain, aud our forces retired ID
Frederick tor the night AS our company, oi
abe LoEdouH Rangers, wore wei acquainted
WILL lils locality Hc were assigned tU The iui.
p0rlaul lEtg 81 scouting. Our command being
small Wg could travel by the mountain paths
Thereby more accumtrly y locating The positions
strength. aUa movements OF the enemy.
Nlue THAR duty WIS not perhaps, So latigu.
iug as tAc lgup and often dreary aud dusty
marche- Of tIc infantry, nevertheless it wa
exceeding. hazardous. The path 10 duty was
not always ih, path 10 safety. While march,
lng a.oHE loEalIy, with apparently none q
modest OF make Us afraid suddenly bang
bang z.Es zip! aud the empty saddles aLl
Ildglsa H1ra told The Te-. 0l iuo story
Ir.dei4es Nlty hcs, the historic old town
BIAS passed through the furnace OF war Va
lrst bud t tie bone oi contention with th,
POtlawottoHIes Later Colonial patriot.
loved to Csc. within Iis gates. Nashiugtoni
army b.tuuaclou 4n lts s-Iccts and ils good
loyal citizens with sucn early patriot training
were isliy competent % meet The crisis tha
Nas thrust upon them by thc civi. war. Ih,
cts war
OCCUPIED gHEEE TNB
by tbo Cor 'cdolatas the FIRST in September
l-G2 tHc second Ia june, 1903 aud the thin,
IA JulE lrGJ
ln thc q -t invasion Gen. lee tool, possession
and appointed q Provost Marshal uucued a.
crliuug offices. aud issued brmha-.lc rr0ca
mat.oG O. ODE citizens of Mary Iaud. lIg tyll
them d, lH. wrongs they had suffered nd tht
hands pi tae National Government. and tha
tnu southern tsuicdcmcy bad long wished I,
hla them iu throwing ou The yoke oil opurcs
hioE. il afforded him great pleasure 10 an
nounce tha- hc bad brought protection 10 thoi
LOmcs aud property.
Whsle this guiie.css 3. J.. v. was giving IA,
cIil1eus tIlis remarkable pTaClama, ION Lis sol
oiem were I.uuderiug the stores and carryip.
OF everything ol value. The Mary.audors ger
not hanEcilus after such protection Trcder
lck was also the home OF the rebel Gen Brad
icy y johnson, whose principal business on
these raids was pluudeIing aud burning towns
lt was also tie home oi Barbara lTirtcaio
whose name aud fame lave been caught up h
poetry and song, and road and sung rom Main
~ the Goldgu Gate by almost every scbool-bo,
ln The land. ID ought t0 be. Damo Barbara
lrOm hUT attic window tNaL Seufprnllrr morn