Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-04-30

Lawrence owens (noW kockviile)
Dowden's Tavern (now Clarksburg)
crossing the Monocacy river, four
miles from Frederick, reaching that
place on the 18th.
Frederick at that time was place
of 200 houses and two churches, one.
English and one German, the inhab-
itants being principally Germans.
After the. adjournment OF the conn-
ell at Alexandria, Gen. Braddcck,
accompanied by his aides, Captains
Orme and Morris, and Secretary
Shirley, left for Frederick, where he
arrived at noon of the 2lst and re-
manned until the Slst, when he set
out for Winchester.
John Esten Cook in his history
of Virginia, in the series of the
American Commonwealth mentions
the fact that he calls upon Lord
Fairfax at Greenaway court, which
is south Of Winchester aud east Of
it-and would be out OF the way in
going from Frederick to Winchester.
He says "The old lord was entitled
to this mark of respect; and Wash.
ington also went to Greenaway to
procure fresh horses. The tarrying
there was brief. The lawn In front
OF the old lodge with its belfries on
the roof, echoed for moment with
the rattle OF hoofs, and the roll OF
wheels, as Brsddock stopped to
greet the earl then the fine coach
was whirled away, and the general
had made his first ard last visit to
the sylvan manor house."
During the stay of the general at
Frederick, he desired Franklin, who
was also there, to contract, in Penn
sylvania, for $50 wagons, and 1900
carrying horses, TO join him at Folt
Cumberland by the 10th Of May, If
possible.
Franklin procured the wagons and
500 horses. AS the wagons were to
pass through Conococheague on
their way to Fort Cumberland, Ores
sop, the agent at that place, was or
dered to make use of that opportun-
ity OF carrying to Fort Cumberland,
the -four, which the government OF
Pennsylvania had delivered there.
This was the -four of $4,000 bushels
wheat, voted by the assembly on the
25th of February, to be delivered at
the mouth OF the Conococheague up.
on the arrival Of the troops.
Captain Orme Gays, that as no
road had been made to Wills Greek
on the Mary land side of the Poto.
mac, the 4Sth regiment was obliged
to cross that river at Conococheague
and fall into the Virginia road near
Winchester.
On the 18th OF April the 48th
regiment left Frederick Ter Wiz
chester, marching by Turner's Gap,
in the South mountain, which the
journal describes as very easy in the
ascent, and crossing the Antietam
by bridge which Braddock had
ordered built, arrived on the thir-
tieth at the Conococheague. Here
they found the artillery stores, 60.
ing by water to Wills creek.
Quoting from the journal:
"May /. l775-At we went with
our people and began ferrying the
army, ETC., into Virginia, which we
completed by 10 O'Clock, and march
ed on our way to one John Evans /,
where we arrived at 3 O'Clock, seven.
teen miles from Conococheague and
twenty miles from Winchester. We
got some provisions and forage here.
The roads now begin to be very in
different. John Evans lives about
two miles from Martinsburg, at the
spring on the Martinsburg and Win
chester pike. (KercheyaD.
"On the third-Marched at 5 on
our way to one Widow Barringer's.
eighteen miles from Evans, this is
five miles from Winchester, fine
station il properly cleared.
"On the fourth-Marched at on
our way to one Potts, nine miles
from the widows. The road this
day very bad.
"0n the fifth--Marched at on
our way to one Henry Enoch, being
sixteen miles from Potts, where we
arrived at 2 O'Clock. The road this
day over prodigious mountains, and
between the same we crossed over a
run Of water twenty times in three
miles distance. After going fifteen
miles we came to river called Ka-
hapitin (Cacapon) where our men
ferried the army over"
Henry Enoch was at the forks OF
the Cacapon. and the mountains
crossed were the Great North and
Cacapon mountains.
'On the sixth-Halted to refresh
the army.
"On the seventh-Marched at S
on our way to one Cox's twelve
miles from Enoch's. We crossed
another run of water nineteen times
in two miles and got to our ground
at o'clock and encamped close to
the Potomac.
son the eighth-We began to fer
ry the army over the river into
Marylsnd, which was completed at