The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-05

mented Pettigrew's death during the
camapign of 1863.
August 5.-CroSsed the Potomac
and moving through Williarnsport,
camped on the B~oonsboro road. Mean
while, breckenridge and Gordon had
moved round and crossed the river at
IheS successive
feints were intended to deceive, per-
pick and delude the enemy-a strategy
that apepars to have been eminently
successful, judging from the tone of
their press. They seem to have beer
completely mistifed, and were kept
in perpetual apprehension of a renew
al of invasion.
August 6.-The whole army formed
a Junction, and, r~e-crossing the Po-
tomac, moved ack to Falling Waters.
August Back to former camp at
Bunker Hill.
August 8 and DISCRETIONARY in
camp.
August 10.-Moved back to Steven
sons depot, within 5 miles of Win
chester. A cavalry demonstration, in
dicating another advance OF the
enemy. was made upon US today.
August 11.-Rernained in the vi
cinity of Winchester lntil the after
noon, when we moved to the neigh
borhood of Newtown, skirmishing as
we went, with the enemy's advance
August 12.-Retreated to Fishers
Hill, and formed line of battle ex-
tending across the ridge from north
to Massanatten mountains. awaiting
an attack.
August f3, IA, Is and 16.-Skirm-
ishing to some extent, through each
Of these days, but the enemy did not
venture to assault our lines.
August 17.--The enemy disappeared
again, fearing Anderson on their right
flank, and this time with reason, as
ne was really approaching in that di-
reCtion He subsequently made a
junction with us and co-operated in
some minor movements, but, as he
was withdrawn prior to our later dis
asterS and did not become in any
way prominently identified with the
army of the Valley, l shall only have
occasion very casually to mention him
agatn.
Our army moved after the now re-
treating foe. Coming up with him
at Midtown, one mile from Win
chester, quite a brisk little engage
ment enSued, conducted on our side
chiefly by General Wharton, who
drove the enemy from their position
on the heights and captured about
$50 prisoners.
August IS and 19.-We remained
4olSAis l11o Z liz LIZ tSiAAN ~
Winchester and Bunker Hill, respec-
lively.
August 2O.-Sligh t cavalry skirnish
on the Berryville road without any
important result.
August 21.-Moved down the Smith
field pike from Bunker Hill, coming
up with the enemy about s miles
from CharleStOWn, and pressing them
back steadily with our skirInish lip
for several miles. Gaining some il
~trenchnents which they had-%previ-
ously built, they made q stand and
quite an animated affair occurred,
which was p~rotracted into the night
with some loss on both sides. At
night, our brigade was put on the
picket line, and a sleepless night in a
most critical position was the result.
August 22.-The enemy retiring, we
continued our advance, sharply skirm-
fishing with them, driving them
through Charlestown and hating two
miles beyond-they (the enemy re-
treating to Bolivar Heights near
Harper's Ferry.
So much for the last months zig
gag movements. Up and down, to
and fro, each side at times appar-
emily seeking an engagement, and at
others as diligently avoiding one;
each army retreating when advanced
upon advancing when retreated from.
These movements seem InexplicaDte,
but the results accomplished, So far,
without any general Engagement.
were very satisfactory.
Here I must pause to speak of the
barbaritv with which the enemy had
latterly distinguished and disgraced
himself. Along their route both OF
advance and retreat, the smoking
ruins of innumerable barns, mills and
dwelling houses. n blachened marks
I.~ sr@soo@N1 "haro wheat stacks
once stood, remained as dark images
of their fendish malignity. And
under later orders from Grant to
Sheridan, Ito convert the valley into
a desert waste" the eliminating point
of diabolism was fully reached, and
that once smiling and beautiful dis
trict was literally changed into a
wilderness. When the last rays Of
the setting sun had fallen, in all their
Eua=-4h and heal1tH 11nnla the little