Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-28
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/ loss of sleep. From each fleeing
refugee comes the same cry, THE
rebels are coming! Tho rebels are
coming! They have burned Cham
bersburg! They will burn Harris
burg! There is no one to stop them!'
Such is the sight that greets our
eyes that early dawn in Juno 1868.
The wagons were so numerous that
they could not find space in Harris
burg. They pushed on to Lebanon
county and to Berks county. Faml-
lies fled from the capitol city. The
money was removed from the banks;
books were taken from the state
library; public papers were removed
from the State departments to places
of safety; detachments of New ork
and New Jersey troops were in the
Cumberland Valley; new troops
from Camp Curtin and volunteers
from the county were gathered for
the defense of the city. Breast
works We're thrown up at forda pie
places in the river. On the NH
opposite Market street, trenches
were dug and the location was
named Fort Washingto
Northward each day further into
the land of the enemy came the
Confederate army. Sixty thousand
strong; flushed with victory after
victory; filled with contempt for the
| fighting qualities of their enemy;
with bands playing. and flags flying
on marched the army of the South.
Greencastle, York, and Wrights-
Vile were occupied by their troops.
The bridge of the Susquehanna at
| Wrightsville was burned. Railways
| and canals We're cut; and on the
! tWenty-seventh of June the Stars
, and Bars of the Confederacy waved
| over Carlisle. On the 2Sth Lee is
sued an order for the advance on
| Harrisburg the next day.
To Fort Washington were directed
! the eyes of the world. The South,
already pitiably drained of men and
resources, eagerly waited for the
next big victory and peace. The
North, sorrowing for the thousands
already slain. anXiously watched
| the bulletins for the news of the re-
pulse of the invaders and the fall
of the Confederacy; breathlessly the
nations of Europe watched the great
drama. A decisive Southern victory
on Northern soil probably meant the
recognition of a Confederate nation
! On came the advance. We are
| told that Col. Jenkins with 500 gray
clad soldiers marched into Me-
chanicsburg and that a slight skir-
mish occurred at Oysters Point
| Late on the night of the 2Sth OF
June n spy from Washington came
| to Lee with the news that the Union
army under Meade, a new COM
mander had crossed the Potomac
and was marching north. Lee
/ countermanded the orders to Har-
risburg and turned to meet the
northern army. a few days later al
| Gettysburg was fought the great
battle that decided the outcome OF
| the war.
More than half a century has
| passed. The union of North and
South has been bound by the red
| blood that was shed on the sunny
hills at Santiago and on the battle
Scared fields of France. Except for
the old trenches there is no sign OF
war at Fort Washington. No rifles
CLEAN among the embankments and
no sentry's pace is heard. This spot
marks the high tide of the Civil
| War, for this is the most northern
! point where the Union soldiers
gathered to meet the enemy. To the
| shame of Cumberland county; to the
shame of Pennsylvania; a garbage
dump and n resting-place for tramps
is the pitiable and inglorious end of
the earthworks where men stood
ready to give their lives that the
Government of the people, by the
people, and for the people might
not perish from the earth.
RED CLOUD.
Say, fellows: If Il Scout was al
lowed to get 'chesty" we would have
| felt that way Saturday night
wouldn't we? Just the same we all
felt pretty good over the thanks
of the tiremen and the NJ. P's. And
we sure We're all glad to be able to
! help as they needed help. Why
will people get in the way so the
! tiremen can't get around them cspec-
tally on an occasion like that when
there is so much danger Those
! firemen sure can hustle can't they?
Now then; all in favor of Chief Vir-
gins Mobilization of Scout Aids to
FireflghterS speak up; for if the
| fires continue to burn" the way they
did this week we will all have work
| to do. Makes us all think little
about being more careful on hikes
about our fires and as the time is
here for the good outdoor eats
| (yum yum) we want to all be more
careful to see that our fires are en-
tirely out when we are through cook
| ing. But. Oh boy! talking about
! hikes and outdoor eats makes me
hungry, so enough for this time.