names of battles in which the regiments owning here. The enemy seemed determined to capture them had been engaged. Prisoners were captured our batteries and turn the flank. The movement all along the road between Williamsport and Fall- was only prevented through the stubborn braveing Waters, in which service the First Ohio squad-ry of the troops. The Seventh Michigan, a new ron, under Captain Jones, acting as body-guard, regiment, charged up to a stone wall under a as usual, took an active part. Sergeant Gillespie, front and flank fire from a concealed enemyof company A, being in advance, overtook a party charging in column by company, closed en masse. of men trying to get off with a Napoleon gun; When the first company reached the wall, and the horses baulked, and the Sergeant politely re- was brought to a sudden stand-still, the balance quested the men to surrender, which order they of the column, being in a very exposed position, very cheerfully obeyed. Seven men and four was thrown into some confusion. The regiment horses were taken with the gun. The caissons was recalled, when the First Michigan, Colonel were filled with ammunition, and Captain Has- Linne, made a more successful charge. A colobrouck, of the General's staff, at once placed it nel of the rebel army, who was subsequently in position, and used it upon the enemy-a whole captured, told me that the artillery firing at this brigade being then in sight. Another Napoleon point (Pennington's battery) was the best he gun was abandoned, and taken in charge by the ever witnessed. At one battery, he says, six of Eighteenth Pennsylvania cavalry, Lieutenant- the eight gunners at each gun were either killed Colonel Brinton. Captain Royce, of the Sixth or wounded in less than twenty minutes. Michigan, was with the skirmishing party, and was shot twice; the first time through the leg, DEVINS'S BRIGADE AT GETTYSBURGH. and the second ball went through his head. Com- General Devins's brigade, of General Pleasanpany C, of the skirmishers, lost fifteen men, ten ton's division, reached Gettysburgh Tuesday, of whom were wounded, namely: First Lieutenant June thirtieth, drove the enemy out, and were Potter, wounded in head, and captured; John most cordially received by the people. The fol Demay, wounded in breast, and captured; Ser-lowing morning the brigade took a position at geant Reynolds, foot; Corporal Gibson, leg; William Sweet, Sidney Meagher, slightly; Daniels, M. McClure, Jacob Lain, Patrick McQuirk, and Corporal J. Dodge, missing; Sergeant John Pettis, Michael Gibbins, Frederick Williams, prisoners.

Just at the close of the fight General Buford's command came up and pursued the flying foe to the river, capturing four hundred and fifty prisoners. The enemy succeeded in destroying their pontoon-bridge, however, and thus effectually prevented immediate pursuit.

the west of the town, when skirmishing was immediately commenced. At this point, Captain Hanley, of the Ninth New-York, with one hundred men, held the enemy's skirmishers at bay for two hours, and finally drove them. Unfortunately, soon after this, as the enemy reënforced, advanced again, one of the unfortunate mistakes occurred; a battery opened upon our own men, and by the combined attack, front and rear, the position was lost.

RECONNOISSANCES.

On Tuesday, June thirtieth, Captain Dahlgren THE LEFT AT WILLIAMSPORT. applied at the headquarters of the army for perLeaving Frederick City on the sixth, General mission to make a reconnoissance. He asked Buford made a short halt at Boonsboro, and then for one hundred men, but could only obtain ten. moved upon Williamsport, where he arrived on With these he hovered around the enemy's line the seventh. General Merritt's brigade (regu- of communication, and was at one time in sight lars) opened the fight first on the right, while of the enemy's ammunition-train. If the one Colonel Gamble's brigade formed the left. The hundred men had been furnished him he could Third Indiana charged into Falling Waters, and have destroyed this train, and the enemy would captured seventeen wagons and several prison- have been out of ammunition at Gettysburgh. ers. The Eighth Illinois was deployed as skir- Capturing a messenger of Jeff Davis, and destroymishers, and soon drew the fire of three regi- ing a pontoon-bridge at Williamsport, Captain ments of infantry, strongly posted behind fences, Dahlgren returned to headquarters. Then one walls, and trees. Tibball's battery was opened hundred men from the Sixth New-York cavalry with effect, and joined with our skirmishers. were furnished him, and he started out immediThe rebels could not stand the fire and ran. ately again. At Greencastle and Waynesboro While the Eighth Illinois was charging a barn Captain Dahlgren had several fights with the ennear this point, Major Medill fell, mortally wound-emy. At the latter place he arrived just in time ed, while gallantly leading his men. This brigade was relieved by the one commanded by Colonel Devins.

THE RIGHT AT GETTYSBURGH.

But little has been said of the part taken by the cavalry on the right at Gettysburgh, Friday, July third. General Gregg's division, assisted by General Custer's brigade, of General Kilpatrick's division, rendered an important service VOL. VII.-Doc. 13

to prevent the citizens from paying tribute to Stuart's men, under Jenkins. He captured four hundred men and two pieces of artillery, when the enemy came upon him in superior force, recaptured all except twenty-two prisoners and the two guns. Capt. Dahlgren had his horse killed, and escaped by crawling into the bushes. He made the citizens arm themselves and assist in defending the place, and when the enemy reappeared, the citizens conducted the prisoners to

a place of safety in the mountains. At Waynesboro, when Jenkins made a demand to see the authorities, they referred him to Capt. Dahlgren, who, with his men, were drawn up in line of battle in another part of the town. Jenkins sent word that he would hang Captain Dahlgren and his men if they did not leave. They did not leave, however; a fight ensued, resulting in Jenkins being driven back six miles, Jenkins had five times as many men as Dahlgren. On this reconnoissance Captain Dahlgren destroyed one hundred and seventy-six loaded wagons, captured one wagon, two captains, and eleven men.

Sergeant J. W. Woodbury, First Vermont cavalry-wounded in leg.

W. Judy, First Ohio, color-bearer to General
Kilpatrick's body-guard-thigh.

J. S. Merritt, First Vermont cavalry-arm.
P. Welsh, First Michigan cavalry-back.
Daniel Horton, Eighteenth Pennsylvania cav-

J. M. Austin, Seventh Michigan cavalry-scalp. S. M. Conklin, Eighteenth Pennsylvania cavalry-shoulder.

July second, Captain Coffin, of the Ninth NewYork, with eighty men, was sent from near Get-alry-shoulder. tysburgh up the Hagerstown pike on an important mission, which he successfully accomplished. He ascertained the exact position of the enemy and the whereabouts of his train, which would have been destroyed but for the error made in the movements of one of General Kilpatrick's brigades.

George S. Spofford, First Vermont cavalryarm.

Albert Shew, Philadelphia Blue reservesshoulder.

Robert McNutt, Philadelphia Blue reserves

John Agin, Philadelphia Blue reserves-left
E. A. PAUL.

In sixteen days, one division of our cavalry has had fifteen battles, with infantry in nearly breast. all to contend against, captured and destroyed nearly or quite one thousand loaded wagons, and hand. between three and four thousand horses and mules; taken between four and five thousand rebel prisoners, destroyed one half of the rebel General Stuart's cavalry force, and so demoral

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ized the balance that when a green (or blue) mili- JENKINS'S RAID INTO PENNSYLVANIA. tia regiment, (the Philadelphia Blues,) with a regiment of Green Mountain Boys, attacked them while posted behind earth-works at Hagerstown, the whole command fled panic-stricken-or at Williamsport, where Custer's brigade of Michiganders, with Pennington's battery, captured more than man for man from an enemy whose force consisted of four times their numbers, and strongly located behind earth-works. This is cavalry fighting, the superior of which the world never saw. The cavalry also contributed largely to the success of our arms at Gettysburgh.

In claiming these results for the cavalry arm of the service, the flying artillery with it must not be forgotten. I speak more particularly of Pennington's and Elder's batteries, because circumstances have placed me in the way of realizing their worth. These batteries have contributed materially to the successes of the cavalry. Both the officers who command these batteries and the officers under them, are peculiarly well qualified to fill their positions, by reason of their experience, combined with a thorough knowledge of their branch of the profession of arms, and also. from the fact that their hearts are in the work they have in hand.

This letter has already become too lengthy, or I would refer to the able surgeons attached to the cavalry command, of the skill and untiring industry of which this branch of the service can boast, as demonstrated in the persons of Pancost, Capehart, Phillips and others; of the patriotic ladies in the towns through which this command has passed during the last three weeks-especially the ladies of Boonsboro-who

ON Sunday evening, June fourteenth, the dark clouds of contrabands commenced rushing upon us, bringing the tidings that General Milroy's forces at Martinsburgh had been attacked and scattered, and that the rebels, under General Rhodes, were advancing upon Pennsylvania. With due allowance for the excessive alarm of the slaves, it was manifest that the rebels were about to clear out the Shenandoah valley, and, that once done, the Cumberland, with all its teeming wealth, would be at rebel mercy. On Sunday night our people were much excited, and the question of protection became one of paramount interest. To inquiries, the authorities at Washington answered that the aspect of the war just at present rendered it unwise to divide or weaken the army of the Potomac, and that Pennsylvania must furnish her own men for her defence. A call from the President was issued to that effect, which is noticed elsewhere.

On Monday morning the flood of rumors from the Potomac fully confirmed the advance of the rebels, and the citizens of Chambersburgh and vicinity, feeling unable to resist the rebel columns, commenced to make prompt preparation for the movement of stealable property. Nearly every horse, good, bad, and indifferent, was started for the mountains as early on Monday as possible, and the negroes darkened the different roads northward for hours, loaded with household effects, sable babies, etc., and horses and wagons and cattle crowded every avenue to places of safety. About nine o'clock in the

morning the advance of Milroy's retreating wag-swered: "You can ride your horse as long as on-train dashed into town, attended by a few you like-I voted for Douglas myself." He then cavalry, and several affrighted wagon-masters, demanded to know what forces were in Greenall of whom declared that the rebels were in hot castle, and what fortifications. Major Rowe told pursuit; that a large portion of the train was him that the town was defenceless; but Jenkins captured, and that the enemy was about to enter seemed to be cautious lest he might be caught Chambersburgh. This startling information, com- in a trap. He advanced cautiously, reconnoiing from men in uniform, who had fought vali- tred all suspicious buildings, and finally being antly until the enemy had got nearly within fully satisfied that there was not a gun in posisight of them, naturally gave a fresh impetus to tion, and not a man under arms, he resolved the citizens, and the skedaddle commenced in upon capturing the town by a brilliant charge of magnificent earnestness and exquisite confusion. cavalry. He accordingly divided his forces into Men, women, and children, who seemed to think two columns, charged upon the vacated streets, the rebels so many cannibals, rushed out the and reached the centre of the town without the turnpike, and generally kept on the leading thor- loss of a man! This brilliant achievement, so oughfares as if they were determined to be cap-soon after entering Pennsylvania, seemed to entured, if the rebels were anywhere within range courage the gallant guerrilla chief to still more and wanted them. We watched the motley cav- daring deeds, and he immediately commenced to alcade rush along for a few hours, when it seems empty stables and capture every article within to have occurred to some one to inquire whether his reach that seemed to suit the fancy of his the rebels were not some distance in the rear; men. He announced in terms unfit for ears poand a few moments of reflection and dispassionate lite that he had come to burn and destroy, and inquiry satisfied the people that the enemy could that he would begin at Greencastle. Major Rowe not be upon us for several hours at least. The informed him that he could burn Greencastle, railroad men were prompt and systematic in but that he would end his depredations and his their efforts to prepare for another fire, and by mundane career at about that point. Jenkins noon all the portable property of the company pondered as he blustered, and Jenkins didn't was safely under control, to be hauled and moved burn and destroy. He probably forgot to apply at pleasure. The more thoughtful portion of our the torch. Generous teaching of memory! people, who felt it a duty to keep out of rebel hands, remained until the cutting of telegraph communication south, and the reports of reliable scouts rendered it advisable to give way to the guerrilla army of plunderers.

The rebels were evidently under the impression that forces would be thrown in their way at an early hour, and they pushed forward for Chambersburgh. About eleven o'clock on Monday night they arrived at the southern end of the Greencastle being but five miles north of the town, and the same intensely strategic moveMaryland line, and in the direct route of the ments exhibited at Greencastle were displayed rebels, was naturally enough in the highest state here. Several were thrown forward cautiously of excitement on Sunday night and Monday to reconnoitre, and a few of our brave boys capmorning. Exaggerated rumors had of course tured them and took their horses. This taste flooded them, and every half-hour a stampede of war whetted the appetite of Jenkins, and he was made before the imagined rebel columns.resolved to capture the town by a brilliant dash, Hon. John Rowe at last determined to reconnoi- without so much as a demand for surrender. tre, and he mounted a horse and started out toward Hagerstown. A little distance beyond he was captured by a squad of rebels, and held until General Jenkins came up. Jenkins asked Rowe his name, and was answered correctly. He subsequently asked Mr. -, who was with Rowe, what Rowe's name was, and upon being told that the name had been given to him correctly, he insisted that the Major had been an officer in the United States service. Mr. assured Jenkins that the Major had never been in the service, and he was satisfied. (Jenkins had evidently confounded Major Rowe with his son, the gallant Lieutenant-Colonel Rowe, of the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth.) Jenkins then asked Mr. whom he had voted for at the last Presidential election. He answered that he had voted for Lincoln. To which Jenkins gave the following chaste and classic reply: 'Get off that horse, you - abolitionist." The horse was surrendered, and the same question was propounded to Major Rowe, who answered that he had voted for Douglas, and had scratched every Breckinridge man off his ticket. Jenkins an

He divided his forces into several columnsabout two hundred in advance as a forlorn hope, to whom was assigned the desperate task of charging upon the empty undefended streets, store-boxes, mortar-beds, etc., of the ancient village of Chambersburgh. Every precaution that strategy could invent was taken to prevent failure. Men were detailed to ride along the columns before the charge was made, bawling out as loudly as possible to plant artillery at different points, although the redoubtable Jenkins had not so much as a swivel in his army. The women and children having been sufficiently frightened by the threatened booming of artillery, and all things being in readiness, the forlorn hope advanced, and the most desperate charge ever known in the history of war-in Chambersburgh at least-was made. Down the street came the iron clatter of hoofs, like the tempest with a thousand thunderbolts; but the great plan had failed in one particular, and the column recoiled before it reached the Diamond. A mortar-bed on the street, in front of Mr. White's new building, had not been observed in the reconnoi

tring of the town, nor had willing copperheads advised him of it. His force was hurled against it; down went some men and bang went a gun. To strike a mortar-bed and have a gun fired at the same time was more than the strategy of Jenkins had bargained for; and the charge was broken and fell back. A few moments of fearful suspense, and the mortar-bed was carefully reconnoitred, and the musket report was found to be an accidental discharge of a gun in the hand of one of his own men, who had fallen. With a boldness and dash worthy of Jenkins, it was resolved to renew the attack without even the formality of a council of war. Again the steeds of war thundered down the street, and, there being nothing in the way, overcame all opposition, and the borough of Chambersburgh was under the rule of Jenkins. Having won it by the most determined and brilliant prowess, Jenkins resolved that he would be magnanimous, and would allow nothing to be taken from our people-excepting such articles as he and his men wanted.

table; but Jenkins was not particular, nor was his appetite impaired thereby. He called upon the ladies of the house, shared their hospitality, behaved in all respects like a gentleman, and expressed very earnest regrets that he had not been able to make the personal acquaintance of the editor. We beg to say that we reciprocate the wish of the General, and shall be glad to make his acquaintance personally-" when this cruel war is over." Colonel French and Surgeon Bee spent much of their time with Mrs. McClure, and the former showed his appreciation of her hospitality by taking her revolver from her when he left. An order having been made for the citizens to surrender all the guns and pistols they had, Colonel French took the pistol of his hostess. How many rifles he didn't get that were in her keeping, we "dinna choose to tell."

He

Horses seemed to be considered contraband of war, and were taken without the pretence of compensation; but other articles were deemed legitimate subjects of commerce even between enemies, and they were generally paid for after a Jenkins had doubtless read the papers in his fashion. True, the system of Jenkins would be day, and knew that there were green fields in considered a little informal in business circles; the "Green Spot ;" and what is rather remark- but it's his way, and our people agreed to it perable, at midnight he could start for a forty-acre haps, to some extent, because of the novelty, but clover-patch belonging to the editor of the Repos- mainly because of the necessity of the thing. itory without so much as stopping to ask where But Jenkins was liberal-eminently liberal. the gate might be found. Not even a halt was didn't stop to higgle about a few odd pennies in called to find it; but the march was continued making a bargain. For instance, he took the until the gate was reached, when the order "File drugs of Messrs. Miller, Spangler, Nixon, and. right!" was given, and Jenkins was in clover. Heyser, and told them to make out a bill, or if Happy fellow thus to find luxuriant and exten- they could not do that, to guess at the amount, sive clover as if by instinct. By way of giving and the bills were paid. Doubtless our merthe devil his due, it must be said that, although chants and druggists would have preferred greenthere were over sixty acres of wheat, and eighty backs to confederate scrip that is never payable, acres of corn and oats in the same field, he pro-and is worth just its weight in old paper; but tected it most carefully, and picketed his horses Jenkins hadn't greenbacks, and he had confederso that it could not be injured. An equal care was ate scrip, and such as he had he gave unto them. taken of all other property about the place, ex-Thus he dealt largely in our place. To avoid the cepting half a dozen of our fattest Cottswell sheep, jealousies growing out of rivalry in business, he which were necessary, it seems, to furnish chops, patronized all the merchants, and bought pretty etc., for his men. No fences were wantonly de- much every thing he could conveniently use and stroyed, poultry was not disturbed, nor did he carry. Some people, with the antiquated ideas compliment our blooded cattle so much as to of business, might call it stealing to take goods test the quality of their steak and roasts. Some and pay for them in bogus money; but Jenkins of his men cast a wistful eye upon the glistening calls it business, and for the time being what trout in the spring; but they were protected by Jenkins calls business, was business. In this voluntary order, and save a few quarts of deli-way he robbed all the stores, drug-stores, etc., cious strawberries, gathered with every care, more or less, and supplied himself with many after first asking permission, nothing in the gar-articles of great value to him.

dens or about the grounds was taken. Having Jenkins, like most doctors, don't seem to have had a taste of rebel love for horses last October, relished his own prescriptions. Several horses when General Stuart's officers first stole our had been captured by some of our boys, and horses, and then supped and smoked socially notice was given by the General Commanding with us, we had started to the mountains slight- that they must be surrendered or the town would ly in advance of Jenkins's occupation of the be destroyed. The city fathers, commonly known town, and, being unable to find them, we are as the town council, were appealed to in order to happy to say that General Jenkins didn't steal avert the impending fate threatened us. One of our new assortment. the horses, we believe, and some of the equipHowever earnest an enemy Jenkins may be, ments were found and returned, but there was he don't seem to keep spite, but is capable of still a balance in favor of Jenkins. We do not being very jolly and sociable when he is treated know who audited the account, but it was finally hospitably. For prudential reasons the editor adjusted by the council appropriating the sum was not at home to do the honors at his own ❘ of nine hundred dollars to pay the claim. Doubt

less Jenkins hoped for nine hundred dollars in accomplished their purpose retired in good "greenbacks," but he had flooded the town with order."

confederate scrip, pronouncing it better than As a rule, we believe that private houses were United States currency, and the council evident-not sacked by Jenkins's forces; but there were ly believed him; and, desiring to be accommo- some exceptions. The residences of Messrs. dating with a conqueror, decided to favor him by Dengler and Gipe, near Chambersburgh, were the payment of his bill in confederate scrip. It both entered (the familes being absent) and plunwas so done, and Jenkins got just nine hundred dered of clothing, kettles, and other articles. dollars worth of nothing for his trouble. He Bureaus and cupboards were all emptied of their took it, however, without a murmur, and doubt-contents, and such articles as they wanted were less considered it a clever joke. taken. We have not learned of any instances of the kind in town.

Sore was the disappointment of Jenkins at the general exodus of horses from this place. It lim- A very few of our citizens exhibited the craven ited his booty immensely. Fully five hundred spirit of the genuine copperhead, but Jenkins had been taken from Chambersburgh and vicin- and his men, in no instance, treated them with ity to the mountains, and Jenkins's plunder was even courtesy. That they made use of some thus made just so much less. But he determined such creatures to obtain information, cannot be to make up for it by stealing all the arms in the doubted; but they spurned all attempts to claim town. He therefore issued an order .requiring their respect because of professed sympathy with the citizens to bring him all the arms they had, their cause. To one who desired to make fair public or private, within two hours; and search weather with Jenkins, by ardent professions of and terrible vengeance were threatened in case sympathy with the South, he answered: "Well, of disobedience. Many of our citizens complied if you believe we are right, take your gun and with the order, and a committee of our people was join our ranks." It is needless to say that the appointed to take a list of the persons present-cowardly traitor did not obey. To another he ing arms. Of course very many did not comply, but enough did so to avoid a general search and probable sacking of the town. The arms were assorted-the indifferent destroyed, and the good taken along.

said: "If we had such men as you in the South we would hang them." They say, on all occasions, that there are but two modes of peace disunion or subjugation, and they stoutly deny that the latter is possible. Lieutenant Reilly had just returned from West-Point the day the rebels reached here, and of his presence and residence they were minutely advised, for they called at the house and compelled his sister to go with them into every room to search for them. General Jenkins also had the fullest information of the movements of the editor of this paper. He told at our own house, when we had left, the direction we had gone, and described the horse we rode, and added that there were people in Chambersburgh sufficiently cowardly and treacherous to give such information of their neighbors. When it was suggested that such people should be sent within the rebel lines, he insisted that the South should not be made a Botany Bay for Northern scoundrels.

On Tuesday a few of Milroy's cavalry, escaping from Martinsburgh, were seen by the redoubtable Jenkins hovering in his front. Although but thirteen in number, and without the least appetite for a battle with his two thousand men, he took on a fright of huge proportions, and prepared to sell his command as dearly as possible. Like a prudent general, however, he provided fully for his retreat. The shrill blast of the bugle brought his men to arms with the utmost possible alacrity; his pickets were called in to swell the ranks; the horses and baggage, consisting principally of stolen goods, were sent to the rear, south of the town; the surgeon took forcible possession of all our buildings, houses, barns, sheds, etc., to be used as hospitals, and especially requested that their wounded should Quite a number of negroes, free and slavebe humanely treated in case of their sudden re-men, women, and children - were captured by treat without being able to take them along. Jenkins and started South to be sold into bondThe hero of two brilliant cavalry charges upon age. Many escaped in various ways, and the undefended towns was agitated beyond endurance people of Greencastle captured the guard of one at the prospect of a battle; and instead of charg-negro train and discharged the negroes; but, ing upon a little squad of men, who were merely observing the course of his robberies, he stood trembling in battle array to receive the shock. No foe was nearer than the State capital, over fifty miles distant, and there the same scene was being presented. Jenkins in Chambersburgh, and the militia at Harrisburgh, were each momentarily expecting to be cut to pieces by the other. But these armies, alike terrible in their heroism, were spared the deadly clash of arms, inasmuch as even the most improved ordnance is not deemed fatal at a range of fifty miles. Both armies, as the usual reports go, "having

perhaps, full fifty were got off to slavery. One negro effected his escape by shooting and seriously wounding his rebel guard. He forced the gun from the rebel and fired, wounding him in the head, and then skedaddled. Some of the men were bound with ropes, and the children were mounted in front or behind the rebels on their horses. By great exertions of several citizens some of the negroes were discharged.

The southern border of this county has been literally plundered of every thing in the stock line, excepting such as could be secreted. But it was difficult to secrete stock, as the rebels