Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-27

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as in the finest mansion In the land.
That was the home OF Thomas Rab-
bitt. Two Sundays ago, In telling
part of the story OF the Flack family
the Rambler wrote this:
Walking east along Edison lane the RAntler
soon came to the pike. South along the pike
few rods is q store. and on 70 the east side
Of the road hoWened in many tnaes, is an old
house. There It was that Tom Rabbit kept
store and postofaoe. Once 1t WAS q tavern.
The Oldest people In that neishhorieod when
they recall Mr.. Thomas H. Rabbit always
speak additionally OF him as "Old Tom
Rabbit"
Some years ago the Rambler car
ried his camera over the Antietam bat
tefields. through all the passes of
South mountain and up and down the
Frederick valley. and made notes of and
photographed everything on the field of
the battle OF Monocacy. Then he fol-
lowed the line OF Early's army to the
District of Columbia and told as many
facts as he could find about the opera
tons along the front of the northern
line of Washington's defenses on July
IL and IL, 1854. These scattered opera
tions are generally Jumped under the
name Battle of Fort Stevens" William
V. Cox, one Of Washington's dstin-
guished men, has for many years been
interested in Fort Stevens If the Ramb-
Ter is not mapping, Mr.. Cox owns much
of the site Of the old fort and the ruins
of the earthworks. He lives at Bright
wood, and not far from Fort Stevens.
Several years ago, in support Of a plan
to turn the site of the old fort into a
public park in which the earthwork
ruins might be preserved, he issued a
pamphlet, the title Of which was Gen.
Early's Advance on the Capital and the
Battle OF Fort Stevens" From that
pamphlet the Rambler takes the fol-
lowing extract:
On the morning of July II Gen Early left
his camp near Rockville. Gen. McCausland
taking the Georgetown pike, the infantryn,en
preceded and, nanked BY cavalry. taking the
7th street pike. Moi. Frye OF I.owelrs cavalry
met the enemy's cavalry skirmisilers q short
distance beyond the picket Hne On the George
town pike before neon and forced them back
On their reserves. He in turn, was forced
asek ~ the enemy, who fred q few shets from
q batsery Of light artillery.
An extra Star went on the streets
Of Washington at noon Monday, July
II, 1854. The headlines were: The
i.atest--Ih ne Rebels Appear at Rock
willie in Some Force-FiRhting This
Morning Between Their Cavalry and
Col LowelIs Union Cavalry Between
Rockville and Tenleytown." Then fol-
lowed the news of the march of the
Confederate army from the Monocacy
to Rock VILE and then this:
This morning they are engaged with a
cavalry force under command Of Col. Lowell.
thrown out to ascertain their strength and
character No informa ton embra cling details
Of the progressing engagement have yet been
received here. The point where the iight wa,
in progress was in the vicinity Of Rabbits
Creek Post Ofice between TenIeytown and
Rockville
In second extra of The Star. is
sued soon after the first. was this:
Up TO half-past 2 O'Clock thr state M
affairs In the vicinity Of Rabbits Post Office
continued 20 he abOut the same as this morn
ing. There has been no general engagement
but cavalry Diminishing Is going on at In.
teryals.
Thus, IT was In the Rabbit neigh
borhood on the Rockville pike that
the fighting in the attack on, and
defense of Washington in the summer