The National tribune., 1910-11-10
THE LOYALTY OF MARYLAND.
The Reception Of the Two Armies in
This Border State was Decidedly in
Favor of the Union.

The Reception OF the Two Armies in
This Border State was Decidedly in
Favor of the Union.
Editor National Tribune: In the Ma
spondent was somewhat surprised as
well as interested by the manner in
which Lieut.. w. A. johnson, of the
Confederate army, tells how they were
received in Maryland when they went
over to visit and redeem that State
! from the Yankees in September, 1862
Since reading his account of their very
cool reception, 1 am tempted to report
a little of our experience along the
same lines and during the same days
the poor JohnGies were going sc
hungry. Gen. Mcclellan rode into
| Maryland from Washington on Sept g
The command to which the writer
| then belonged, two troops of cavalry
of the Mcclellan Dragons, originally
numbered just 200 troopers, but the
Peninsular campaign that Summer had
reduced their number somewhat. They
We're very glad on that pleasant Au-
| tumn morning to again be riding with
their beloved General as he started out
in Maryland in command of the Army
of the Republic once more and riding
out to cope with the then victorious
As the Army of the Potomac had to
be practically reorganiZed while on
the march, headquarters did not march
very far into Maryland that morning
before going into camp, and all the
staff pitched into the work of organi-
zation in their tents at office work or
in their saddles on the roads. Soon
after dinner six of the escort, saddled
and mounted, galloped several miles
toward Frederick, and turned in at a
large brick country residence, appar-
emily dating back to colonial times.
The family there had asked for a
safety guard, and we had been sent.
\ Maryland Homestead.
Our horses were picketed to the an
cient black locuSts on the front lawn,
and we proceeded to take the situation
easily, wondering if we would see any
of the family. save servants and the
old lady that had told us to hitch the
horses on the lawn. We were finally
notified that we would be expected to
eat our evening meal in the house.
Then the wonder was would we come
any nearer meeting the young ladies
seen at the windows and on the YER
andas.
Well, the time came, and the old
maJor-dOmo of the servants, a vener-
able, white-wooled sample of the old
time house servant, notified us that we
were expected in the house. AS we
had already washed and combed and
brushed our uniforms, we We're fairly
presentable Gn contrast to the condi-
tions presented by our Johnny friends
when endeavoring to get their supper
In MarylandD. AS we walked in the
lady of the house led the way to the
dining-room, goodly hall, and table
with sufficient length to seat all pres
ent. The young ladies, already seated
at the table, were presented to the
gentlemen" as my daughters" and
another elderly lady as my sister"
Those four ladies were all that were
seen of the family. The oId-time serv-
ants We're in waiting, and where were
better servants ever found? Not a
was asked regarding the other
members of the family. We did not
know but it might be a little embar-
RAISING for the ladies to admit that the
men We're then serving with Lee. But
we hardly thought so, for. as strangers,
none OF us had ever sat at a table with
more anabie or pleasing hosts Even
the young ladies We're right the re-
verse of the ones the poor Johnnies
met IN the mansion of wealth and
plenty. Their musical voices were in
evidence all thru the service. And
what meal. The writer had to assure
the hospitable lady that he thought
means, that that was the anniversary
or his birth. and surely she had hon
.fed the guard with a meal that would
90 honor 10 anyhody's birthday.
Fond!y Remembered.
Finally we bowed ourselves out and
retired to the company of our horses
AS we took to the saddle and gaIIoned
On again, as the rear guard called us
between midnight and morning we
wondered II that was Il fair sample of
homes that we were to meet
with. one more Maryland home is re-
nlembefed distinctly. That was the
Champion home. near Crampton Can
where q small engagement was rather
notly contested on the i4th in unisop
with that of South Mountain The grest
tncestor OF this Champion was said TO
nave been the first white man to ever
pass thru the gap that bore his name
ihd had camped near the big spring
near which the gOodIy farmhouse now
stood. One Of our troopers. DeCrofg
was safety guard there for a couple of
weeks after Antietam. The family did
liot oehy that their sympathies had
oeen on the Southern side. and a
laughter was in mourning for the lover
mai mad falien on one of the battle
Mleius M III virginia. But the guard was
treated as respectfully as he could have
oeen by any Union family. ate ar fbo
-amliy table. and was expected to as-
Slst himself to any of the great abund- !
tnce that prevailed on every side az !
,,reey as II an actual member of the
no matter to which side their poIitt- |
"a "a sympathles tended (tho probably |
W per cent of them were for the TTnio1 |
ifter Antietam) our commend bat l r'
ault TO lind with the treatment award
"a them at any homes in MARYLAND |
inu the writer was not a little snrI
Irised al the tone of the article bv M |
tommy in the Scrap Book. The writer