The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-04-13
EARLY'S GREAT RAID.
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| vi Vic I'LL Oh Tie cdSI Dailk VI luc SiouoI-
acy near the biockhouse A well-direc.ed
shell set fire to Best's barn and scattered the
rebel sharpshooters, giving some relief to
the detachment of the 10Th VT. and 1st Md
p. H. B. along the railroad, and turning the
fight OIL our center for the rest of the Gay
mostly into an artillery duel. About the
same time body of rebel cavalry, dis.
mounted and deployed as skirmishers, ad-
vanced upon our left along The Georgetown
turnpike, but were soon driven back in con-
fusion and with heavy loss, by the veterans
of the old Sixth Corps
About noon an attack was made upon the
detachment of the 10th Vt, two companies
of the LIST Md. P. III. b., aud one company of
the 9th N. Y. H. A., who were guarding the
blockhonse and the railroad at the on the
west side of the Monocacy.
THE FIGHTING WAS VERY SEVERE,
and our men, with heavy loss, stubbornly
held their ground until afternoon, when
they wersDrdered to fall back to the rifle
pits on the east side Of the Monocacy. They
burned the blockhouse to prevent the rebels
using it, and the wooden bridge over the
Monocacy, and then retired across the
river and occupied the rifle pits, successfully
guarding the railroad bridge until our troops
| (the main body retreated. About the same
| time the main portion of their army, about
10000 strong, having left Frederick, moved
south of the Monocacy junction, west of
the Georgetown turnpike and crossed the
river about a mile below the bridge, where,
under the cover of heavy woods and be-
hind the hill, they formed their line of bat
tie opposite our extreme left.
The left of our line, commanded by Gen.
Ricketts,, was composed of part of the
Sixth Corps, Array of the Potomac, viz:
First Brigade-Col. w. s. Truck, command
ing-106th N. Y, Capt. Paine; 151st n. Y,
Col. Emerson; 14th n. j., Lient.-Col. Hall;
10Th Vt, Col. Henry; S7th Pa, Lieut-Col.
James A. Stable. Second Brigade-Col.
Matthew r. McClennan, commanding-9th
N. Y. H. A., Col w. II. Seward, jr.; 10th
Ohio Leut.-Col. Binkley; 122d Ohio de
tachment), Lieut.. Charles J. Gibson 12Oth
Ohio Lieut.-Col. Ebright; 13Sth Pa, Maj.
Lewis X. May. Three guns of Alexander's
Baltimore battery, supported on the left by
a part of the 9Th ILL., Cav, commanded by
Lieut.-C Clendennin.
The right, commanded by Brig. Gen. i. b.
Tyler, consisted of the First Separate Bril-
gade, Eighth Corps; Sd Md p. II. B., Col.
Charles Gilpin; three companies of the 1st
Nd. p. H. B., under Capt. Bamford; 11th
Md. 100 days, Col. Landstreet; three guns
of Alexander's Baltimore battery, and "a
pound howitzer, extended along the east
side of the M0nocacy River, guarding the
railroad bridge and the iords on the river to
the Stone Bridge Oh the Baltimore turnpike,
which was held by the Hath and 10th
Ohio (100days mem, under Col. Brown,
whilst Hughes's Ford, about halfmile
north of the Stone Bridge, forming our ex-
treme right, was guarded by a few cavalry
men.
The rebel forces that made the invasion
into Maryland were composed of Ewell's
old Corps Tentire), consisting of three di-
visions, commanded respectively by Gems.
Rodes Gordon, and Ransom, and of Breck-
inrdge's Corps, with large body of cav
airy and force of artillery, all under com
mand OF Gen. Jubal A. Early, and divided
as follows:
Ewelrs old Corps Infantry 600
Breckinrdge's Corps uuftutry )........... 600
t d,'''s;y 1909
Total ........................3o,c0 600
Gen. McCausland commanded brigade
of cavalry, and Gen. Bradley r. johnson
had command of Joness Brigade of the
! Valley cavalry. Gen. Gordon, commanding
a division, was under Breckenridge, who
commanded his own and GordOn's Divisions.
Until about 1890 a. N. the fighting on
our center and left was mostly skirmishing
and experimental cannonading, which very
effectually
DEVELOPED THE SUPERIORITY
| both in the number and caiber of the
enemy's guns. We had six 3-inch rifle
cannons to their Is or Is Napoleons. The
rebel cavalry and artillery had pushed
rapidly toward our left, crossed the river
and charged upon Gen. Ricketts's Third
| Division, Sixth Corps, with recklessness
| that indicated their belief that they were
! fighting raw troops. Gen. Ricketts, changed
! front to the left, so that his right rested on
! the bank Of the river repulsed the enemy,
and then charged and drove them back.
During this time our line was subjected
TO a continuously heavy enfilading fire from
| two or more rebel batteries on the west side
of the Monocacy River. By o'clock p. No.
Fit became evident from the great superiority
Of their numbers and the greater length Of
| their lines, that we must put all our available
force before them on the left. Accord ingly,
| the blockhouse on the west side of the
| Monocacy and the wooden bridge were
burned, and the force that had been on
| guard there was Withdrawn to the east side
of the river to guard the railroad bridge,
whilst such as could be spared were sent to
strengthen Gen. Ricketts's line of battle.
Two more of the guns of Alexander's bat
terry were also sent to Gen. Ricketts, About
2 o'clock p m. Gen. Gordon crossed about a
mile below the MOnocacy Junction, formed
their second line and advanced on our left
We now had all our forces in one line, with
no reserves except the 18th Nd, which was
with Gen. Tyler at the iron bridge, expect
ing at any moment to be sent to assist Col
Brown at the Stone Bridge. The rebel slSr-
mishers fell back, and with a yell, their
line charged upon our left. Our boys, cool
and calm, held their fire till the enemy were
within close range; they then poured into
them terrible and well-directed voIleys,
followed by charge that routed them and
sent them back past WorthingtOns house