The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-31

13: The. enemy fell back during the night.
From the most reliable estimates We can
get of the enemy's force II numbers $4,000
to $4,000 men. exclusive OF cavalry. They
state that part OF Hills force is coming
to re-enforce them, and that without them
they would have captured Washington il
the Sixth Corps had not arrived
Wnshington's Feeble Defence.
Washington was lily prepared for the
defence. The $1,000 men here on July 10
were composed mainly of nvalids. military
hospital guards. recruits under instruction.
| and provisional forces. The Department OF
| Washington had been stripped Of vete ans,
| sent to aid important operations elsewhere
and the 9i4 heavy guns in the forts were
without skilled men to fire them. Conse-
| quently, it is not surprising that late in
June and early in July consterna i n
| reigned supreme. Aside from the inn aired
| finances of the Government and the fear OF
foreign Intervention, the tentaculae OF
| Early's army had broken railways and de-
stroyed much property. Washington and
| Baltimore were filled with fugitives.
Under such conditions 1t is not surprising
| that President Lincoln on July IL teie-
| graphed General Grant as follows: Gen
| eral Halleck says we have absolutely nc
| force here fit to take the field. Wallace,
with some odds and ends and part of what
| came up with Ricketts,. was so badly beaten
yesterday at Monacacy that what is left
can do no more than defend Baltimore
Now what I think is that you should pro-
vide to retain your hold where you are,
certainly, and bring the rest with you per-
sonally, and make a vigorous effort to Ge-
story the enemy's force in this vicinity In
response Grant sent the Sixth Army Co ps
under Wright and about 1900 other troop T,
! and one division Of the Nineteenth Corps.
Thus re-enforced, Washington was saved"
Supplementing the address Of Gen raj
Vincent was speech by Colonel Chamber
lain, who commanded the Twenty fifth
New York Cavalry, which so bravely de-
Tended Fort Stevens prior to the coming Of
the corps under Wright. Colonel Cham
berlain was under the impression that f IL
credit has not been given for the work of
the Twenty fifth New York at that tins.
ard he told, tersely. the part it took in
holding back Early's 10000 men.
w. L. Andrews Speaks.
The principal Grafton of the day was by
W. E. Andrews. Auditor for the Treasury,
who spoke on the Union" He addressed
his tribute to the women of the COS, as
well as to the men. and declared that the
sisters and the wives and the mothers
are worthy Of equal admiration. Mr.. An
drews discredited the States rights theory
as the cause of the war and declared that
the problem was merely one of slavery
and the preservation of the Union.
A. S. Perham. of Maine, gave an address
on The Quaker Soldier. James P. Jones'"
and Dr. Thomas Calver read stirring
poem on THE March of the Gallant Sixth
Corps Col. Arthur Hendricks spoke on
Lincoln at Gettysburg and Fort Stevens"
The Soldiers Home band and the Bright
wood schColchildren, with a quartette. fur
nished the music. After the programme
had been finished the graves of the forty
dead heroes were decorated.
One of the features of the day was the
presence of Mrs. Rosa Wright Smith.
daughter of General Wright, commanding
the Sixth Corps. The corps flag was used
in decorating the platform.
The dead soldiers BURIED at Battle Ground
Cemetery include:
Sergt. Thomas Richardson, Sergt. Alfred C.
starbird. Elijah HuHc;in jeremiah MaOney,
and William Tray, of the Twcnty-ffth New York
Cavalry: F.. C. Barrett. of the Fortieth New York
Infantry; +. $. Bavett. John Davidson Mathew
j. De Graf, C. W. Farar. and Mark Stoneiam. of
the Forty-third New York Infantry; William II
Gillette, Of the Forty ninth New York Infantry:
Corp. A. Matott, Corp. William Ruhlc. Andrew
J. bowen, Andrew Manning, and Alvlrado Now
rev. NJ the Sev Lty-seyenih New York Infantry;
John Bentley, Harvey p. 3. Chandler. Daniel L.
hoSehoon. Alanson Mosier. and John Reuia. of
the l22d New York Infantry. Lieut.. william
1auchlin, Andrew Ashbsugh, Philip Bowen. John
Ellis. George Garvin. and II. McIntre Of the
Sixty-tirst Pennsylvania Infantry: William Hcltz-
man, of the Ninety-thrd pennsylyaui Infantry;
Sergt. George Marquet, Bernard Hc-rlc. Charles
Seahouse and Frederick Walther, OF the Ninety
eighth Pennsylvania Infantry; sergt John "
Richards of the 10th Pennsylvania Infantry
John Dolan. Of the Second Massachusetts, Cavalry;
Patrick Lovett. of the Thirty.seventh Mlssachu.
sets Infantry; John Pocket. OF the seventh Maine
Infantry; Corp. George ". Gorton. Of the First
Rhode Island Cavalry; Russell l.. Stevens, OF the
Third Vermont Iniaitry. and c. 5 Christ OF the |
:. cond United States Artillery.