The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-01-28

north bank of the Potomac to rest, re-
cupcratc and recover. Lee likewise
improved this ;mpromptu truce and
waited the next move of Mcclellan
upon the bloody chessboard.
Public clamor, that hy~dra-headed
monster, raved at Mcclellan listless-
ness and ragged at his inactivity. Even
Mr.. Lincoln became urgently impa-
ticnt at this delay.
The restless Stuart chafcd at this
enforced rest. lie i'll .brookcd lcthargy
and must again turn time into oppor-
tunity.
On the 9th Of October, 1862, he Sc
lcctcd 800 troopers under Hampton,
Colonies Rooney Lee and William T..
Jones and the hoy major John
Pelham, with four guns. With sccre-
cy aud speed Stuart moved for Nc
Coy's ford, and at dawn found the
crossing and soon the whole command
was safely across. This was not ac-
complishcd, however, without dctcc-
ton. Captain Logan, Of the Twelfth
Illinois cavalry, in command of a
nearby picket post, took position
where he could, unobservcd, watch
the moving raiders. As early as 7:3O
a. IN. General Kenly, at Williamsport,
and by 10 o'clock General Brooke, at
llagcrstown, knew Of Stuart's move
mcnt north OF the Potomac.
Stuart pressed rapidly forward upon
the national pike and SO close that he
literally trod upon the heels of Cen
eral Coxe's division that had passed
just ahead of him, so close that Stuart
possessed himself of several stragglers
who carclessly loitered and fell into
the Confederate hands.
Fortunately for him there was no
federal cavalry on the immediate line
of his march to attack or harass him.
orders had been issued by Stuart
to modest the persons or property
of citizens Of Maryland. SO his col
umn pressed rapidly for the border
land. Once across the Pennsylvania
State line, foraging parties got active
~ to work ilnpressing stock and zap
turing United States government prop
Stuart reached Chambersburg
at 8 p. III. on the 10th. A demand
the surrender of the town was
promptly acquiesccd in. Here was
found public property and stores to
the value of over a quarter of a million
dollars. What could not be utilized
by Stuart vas destroyed. In Cham
.ersburg there were also 1856 soldiers,
sick and convalescent. These
we're paroled. Near this town a hun
cry raider approached a farm from
the male members of the house
hold had fled, leaving only the women
children. An application for
food was answered with a scowling re-
sponse that there was none in the
house. The hungry Confederate said
he had never before INDUCED in such,
but his condition was so desperate he
would have to satisfy his terrible hun
ger with one of the fat babies of the
household. A demonstration that
looked like he was in dead earnest"
soon procured for him a bountiful sup
ply of grub.
Day dawn found the raiders in the
saddle, with head Of column turned
;oward Gettysburg, until the command
lad crossed the Catoclin mountains.
At Cashtuwn, Stuart turned south
ward and marched Though Fairfield
Emmetsburg, which he reached
unse on the 11th, having
marched 81 miles since leaving
Chambersburg. After q few moments
or rest and refreshment, the column
the march at q trot. Soon
after dark g Fedora! courier, bearing
was captured. The infor-
acquired was Of great value to
From these dispatches he
earned Col. Rush had at Frederick
City the 9th Pennsylvania cavalry, !
he 1st Maine cavalry, Coles Mary
and battalion Of cavalry, the 9Th Con-
,ecticut Infantry, the 29th Ohio in
'antry and Battery *" LIST New
York Light artillery. And also that
,wo brigades of infantry had embarked
IN trains with steam up, ready to be
moved in any direction when the true
o~cation Of the raiders was positively
determined.
To avoid these formidable dangers, |
he head Of the column was turned
eastward through Rocky Ridge for
W%oodsboro. Thus appraised Of some
the forces placed to intercept him,