The National tribune., 1907-12-05

| Vlueu Win ClOtnlTg ana tHOuSdnQS OF
| them destitute of shoes, it was yet be-
lieved to be strong enough to detain
the enemy upon the northern frontier
until the approach of Winter should
| render his advance into Virginia diff
cult If not impracticable. The condi-
| ton of Maryland encouraged the belief
| that the presence of our army, how
ever inferior to that of the enemy,
would induce the Washington Govern
ment to retain all its available force
| to provide against contingencies, which
its course toward the people of that
| State gave it reason to apprehend. At
| the same time it was hoped that mill
tary success might afford us an oppor-
tunity to aid the citizens of Maryland
in any efforts they might be disposed
| to make to recover their liberties. The
difficulties that surrounded them were
fully appreciated and we expected to
| derive more assistance in the attain
| ment of our object from the just fears
| of the Washington Government than
| from any active demonstration on the
part of the people,. unless success should
enable us to give them assurance of
continued protection"
Lee Enters Maryland.
Lee, leaving the fortifcations around
Washington some miles to his right,
headed his column toward the fords
about Edwards Ferry. which were then
passabIe, owing to the Iong-continued
dry weather. On Sept. 5, four days
after the engagement at Chantilly,
Jackson crossed the Potomac at Whites
| Ford, few miles beyond Leesburg-
| ILongStreetS Corps crossed at Cheek 9
Ford, near the mouth of the Monocacy.
about three miles below Whites Ford.
The crossing was made with some of
the ancient ceremony of armies cross
ing rivers, with the troops in we'll
closed-up columns of fours and the
bands playing Maryland, My Mary
land" Everybody was in the highest
spirits over the recent successes and
the prospect of leaving war-worr Vir-
ginia for the untouched fertility of
Maryland. The people of that State
were enthusiastic, and their bubbling
delight became contagious. AS was to
be expected, Lees army was in tatters
and almost shoeless from its terrific
marches and fighting. 1t had few sup
plies Of any kind, and only the smallest
fraction of what Mcclellan considered
absolutely Indispensable for an army.
Somehow, in spite of this. it could do
I wonderful marching and manuvering,
covering with giant strides ground over
which Mcclellan and his Generals would
move with tortoise-like slowness.
| 1t was fully expected from what had
| been heard that the young men of
Maryland would rise en- masse to well
come the Confederates and fill their
depleted ranks. and that those who
could not go to war would be only too
glad to give the men who were fight
| ing for their liberties literally and
unduestioningly of their food, forage
and raiment.
| Here came the first bitter dlsappoint-
ment. In the western part of Mary
! land, made up largely of the descend
ants of Scotch-Irish and Germans, were
small farms. and thrift and economy
were the rule, plantations and slavery
| being very rare. The people We're over
whelmingly Union. and had remained
| imm ovably attached to the Government
in spite of all the noisy Secessionists of
| baltimore could do. They were so pro-
nounced in their loyalty as to threaten
the members of the Legislature with
death if they dared try to vote the
State out Of the Union. Here and there
were some outspoken Secessionists, but
the mass of the people Were true to the
| faith of their fathers. They did not
want to be 'liberated'' from the Gov
ernment they had supported with their
votes, and to whose defense they had
sent thousands of their sons.
| The sight of the Confederate army
with its rags and dirt. was not calcu-
| lated to carry out the picture which
had been drawn of the gay and dash
| ing chivalry under the Stars and Bars.
nor did service which had reduced SOL
| fi'PTS 10 IildI toHllllOn OHtT inUtH at
| traction to the young men of Maryland
who might have a leaning toward the
| Confederate cause. The reception of
| the army was therefore chilling and
disappointing The thrifty farmers did
rot give their horses. cattle, food and
| forage as free contribution, and they
resisted StrenuouSly having it taken
| from them under the pretense of pay
ment in Confederate notes. One en-
thusiastic Secessionist did present
Stonewall Jackson with big. angular.
gray mare, which, as soon as he had
| mounted her. proceeded TO rear up
| straight and then fall back with him
| much that he had to ride in the am
| hulance for a day or two, during which
| time his corps was commanded by d.
| II. Hill, his brother-in-1aw. Gen. Lee
made the rendezvous of his army where
the
clustered spires of Frederick stand
Green-waIed by the hills of Maryland"
This position had great strategic i'm
Dortance as from il Lee could threaten
Washington, Baltimore and the coun-
trv beyond the Susquehanna- More to
his purpose. as was proven by the
event, he could strike quickly and ef-
fectivelv at Harper's Ferry, where an
immense amount Of stores and ammu-
nition had been concentrated.
On Sunday Stonewalf Jackson at
tended church in Frederick. and there
being no service in the PRESBYTERIAN
Church. went TO the German Reformed.
where he promptly fell asleep, and re-
maired 90 until the choir and organ
awakened him at the close of the SER
vice The minister of the church. who
was thoroIy loyal. did not allow the
presence of the great Confederate to
prevent him from praying as usual for
the President of the United States.
Mcclellan Moves Against Lee.
McCleI1an's expectations that Lee
would attack the Notifications of
Washington were not realized, and for
three days. during which time good
work was being done in reorganizing
the army, nothing was known of Lees
Whereabouts. In the meanwhile Gen.
Banks had been placed in command
of the Capital, and Immediately under
him were the Third Corps. Gen. Heint-
zelman; the Fifth Corps, Gen. Porter,
and the Eleventh Corps. Gen. Sigel-
This gave him total strength of about
72.500 men.
on Sept. Mcclellan began to re-
ceive news of Lees presence on the
Potomac in the neighborhood of Ed
wards Ferry, but the next day brought
information of his crossing the stream
into Maryland. McCleIlan's first idea
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