The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-06-07

- p - were PROGRESSING
cry, breckenridge Corne at II.
nao pursued a different roprs which
July 6.-Drew off from H.
rerry DETECTING towards st'a@fper'
which place 'arTd-
haa sne pressure of meeting "sa'1
arIu "nose hospitality / had .na
IItS 10y eo. Crossed the Pam, W.
1iol the tIhru invasion) at Rn,eI'n@e
Ferry, the bands g3ily no'eIers
Dixie and other patriotio rSIusSlns
n passed Owe a portion ~ +S''C'@S
tle-IleId OF Sharpsburg. How AZ s 'dt-
tne scene Wrom when last ,''Nt
That memorable spot, Then S,'o N
potts or war We're flying thirL ',Ffy
n the ground was crjmsa, "4 .aSt
the blood of men.-the hifIoN with
rocking beneath the d~iscordar+ We're
beratlons of strife. and dean ','rF'
SUI uctlon held high carnival, 10
the golden grain was sWaying f. WV,
Iro IN the gentle breeze and E""N
looked Joyous in the foliage ana orH1's
aoo"h the dells! Almost eye-v sr,
oence OF n gigantic conflict o",
o~bhterated, save that the snfr.s |'S
town still exhibited sundry .ne
IONS or cannon-balls. Our ca,nn u '
zee for the night on the banks
the Ant1etam,- a name destined
coming time to be familiar as .h,,s.
nold words to the reader Of tn. %s
tory OF these eventful DAYS.
July 7.-Moved on to the vicini,,
champions Gap, tSouth Monrt.,,t
ana through the village Of PahI.~s
vile, encountering sour and av4rt.5
V1sases eVeryW here. Beyond m. ~,
pTessment of horses. mules rattia
wagons &c, on Government acoo,,r,
l witnessed no great amount Of ,5sr
age inflicted by the Army uDop T"t-
zens, though, ! confess. it was Win
great difficulty hat the men were re-
stfalhed from summarily retaIiatne
tne many outrages they had seen COM
united by the enemy upon our oon
soil. Individual cases OF spoIiatinr ana
appropriation there undoubtedly were.
but the thing was not general not
sufficiently so, in my estimation.
July S.-IhrO' the Gap. into Middle
town Valley, wide map of Maryland)
and thro' Bucketsville. camping near
the town of jefferson. This whole
section Of country is signally favored
by nature, and teens with wealth and
fertility. The prospect from the sum
init of Champions Gap is peculiarly
grand n impreSSiVe.-presenuug to
the charmed vision the most peasiug
varieties Of landscape.
Juy 9.-On to Frederick CITY. Here
the enemy had concentrated a cousid-
cradle force under Gems. Tyler and
Wallace, and q portion Of the veteran
9Th Corps, hastily transported from
Grants Army as soon as the proba-
bilfty Of an invasion became 3pItrent.
had also arrived. Gordon's and Ram
seur'S Divisions encountered them on
the Monocacy, Splendidly repulsing
them with heavy slaughter and the
capture of some seven hundred pTjS-
Onerse, when they retreated IN the Ill
rection Of Baltimore (supposing that
would be the next objective point with
us), pursued and harasSed for upwards
20 miles by our Calvary. Gen Early
a contribution OF $200. GEO
the Citizens Of the town, which
promptly paid. And ] must say
hat We experienced here every posi-
tive indication of sympathy,-much
more than on occasion OF our pT7or
visit during the first Maryland cam
paign. Among the hostile the greatest
CONSERVATION prevailed, and the t1-
element and apprehension further on
in Pennsylvania are represented I"
been perfectly indescrlbdbl'
They knew what they deserved. ana
trembled accordingly. The bridges
over the Nonocacy, railroad stations
water tanks, &c, were efectuaIll Nf-
July 10.-Resumed progress at Ia
o'clock, A. M, taking the turhlths,
hat led to Washington City. Fasstu
through the villages of Crbana ffHat.9
Town and Cl~arkSburg, meeting dtcju'u
expressions of good WIlI,-iof W,
we're now in a loyal and sympathIZ,Ih
of MY Maryland Not".Lh-
standing the exhausting nature 'I t."
march and the campaign. every ~
,listened and every heart beat MY
1t our triumphant progress an"
he idea Of such proximity t" 81
Federal Capital. Though am '"..,
lent that no serious eXpectatlo" '"-
ndulged Of being able to take lal
With our comparatively Slgh."a4
'orce. It was deemed glory t'i..ta
O strike terror to the hearts ~.
MONS Of despotism there taIApe0 "
light Is miles from WashIhEI9h.
july t1.-Thro' the pretty l''"7,
Rockville and on into the Us I'D
rolumbia,-realiZing the stfaA-' az
fact, that the r..-
the Federal Sea- \