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THE
GRIRTMCASTLE:
T ilead aT Morning, March 8, 1884
• • 41144;
GENERAL KIL.PATRICK.
I=
General Kilpatrick with a cavalry force oi
abOut , 5000 under his command, crossed `the
Rapidan on Sunday morning, 26th ult. General
Custer, having made a demonstration on the
ebeiny'S left, General Kilpatrick succeeded in
making d days march before his movements
was known to the enemy. He tore up the Rail
road, thus severing Lee's communications with
Richmond. He made a reconnoissance of the
fortifications. Some reports he entered the
outer lines. He is now within General But
ler's lines, co-operating , with him.
The loss was about 150. Colonel Ulric
Dahlgren, with about 500 men, approached
nearest the city. He rode in the advance of
column; and with about fifty men got sep
grated-in some way from his command, and it
is believed were taken prisoners. A Rebel
deserter states' that an officer with a wooden
limb and a company were captured. [Colonel
Dahlgren our,citizens will remember, as hav
ing been in Greencastle on the 4th of July
last, and conducted a ,brilliant skirmish, driv
mg :of town forty-three rebs with, half a
score of good Yankee cavalrymen.] This was
one of the boldest, if not the boldest, 66 raid"
of - the war. No'doubt much valuable informs
tioathis been obtained in regard to the position
and numbers of the enemy. We may look for
an active campaign 'by the Army of the Po-
Ir.'
tonne.
The last account states that a detachment of
500 men were piloted on the wrong road by a
Aiegro, which , delayed the, expedition, and is
qotOdpre'd the cause of, the failure to take
Richmond. The .negro was banged for his
treachery.
A REVERSE IN FLORIDA.
nix country has been pained to learn of a
reverse in Florida, caused, as it would seem,
by the recklessness and blundering of Gen.
Seymour. Of the 5000 men engaged, we lost
in killed and wounded, from 1200 to 1500.
The colored troops, as well as the white regi
!dents, lost severely. All fought bravely.
The Eighth U. S. colored regiment is made
up mostly from Pennsylvania, and in it are a
goodly number from this county. Some being
from this neighborhood. We notice in the
list of killed, Alexander M'Grew, company A,
W. A. Scott, company D, Sergeant J. C. Cham
bers,, (of Mercersburg.) company F. Wound
ed—Lemuel Simmons, company A, Sergeants
A. Evans, company E, and John Wilson, com
pany K. The surnames of others are similar
to those of some recruits put in by the Borough
last Winter; but initial letters do not exact
ly correspond with the list kept by the com
mittee. This regiment was commanded by
Col. Fribly, who was killed. It lost in an ac
tion of half an hour, about 850 men, in killed,
wounded and missing. Their conduct is well
spoken of by the correspondents of the daily
papers.
THE * 'NEWS.
• Washington, March 2.—A. special despatch
to the Daily Chronicle, from Culpeper to-day,
says that General Custer, with fifteen hundred
picked men, in light marching order, left Cul
peper Court HOhse about two o'clock on Sun
day afternoon. The Sixth and Third Corps
marched from their winter quarters earlier in
the day.
The former halted at Madison Court House
and threw out a strong cordon of picket, while
the latter bivouacked in the neighborhood of
James City, and held the line of the Robert-
Ben's road. About two A. M. on Monday, the
Yielders left their resting place near James City,
and took the road for Charlottesville. The
'men had been picked from Merritt's and
Gregg's divisions and were well mounted.
When' they, marched up the steep banks of th
R i aventia River their coming was unknown
atel altogether ucexpelted.
Franklin county, Pa
THE PILOT:-G-REENCASTL,F„ FRANKLIN CO.
Before us, the correspondent says, was a
large cavalry camp, the huts arranged with
mathematical precision and soldierly regularity.
On one side the horses were quietly stand
ing, on the other side six pieces of artillery
were parked, with all the appurtenances neatly
arranged and in close proximity to the cais-
BO 1S
The Fifth Regular Regiment of Gen. Mer
ritt's old Brigade, led the van. Captain Ash,
with one squadron, dashed among the comfort
able looking huts with reckless precipitancy,
and scattered the inmates in all directions.
He ordered the men to destroy all they could,
and they obeyed the instruction to, the very
letter. As neither axes nor rat-tail files could
be found in his command, it was impossible to
spike the guns or chop the gun-carriages to
pieces, so they contented themselves with blow
ing up the caissons and destroying the camp.
In the meantime the enemy were rallying
with the rapidity of Gaels at the call of their
chief. Several-pieces of artillery were belch
ing forth their destructive notes at the auda
ciousinvaders, and, the main body of Custers
command coming up, the enemy were driven
a short distance to give us a foothold, on the
crest of the same hill with themselves.
Between our troops and, the town the enemy
were gathering
d in great force. Everything
warned us to get away as speedily as possible,
lest it might be our lot to, get.. surrounded.
They, had telegraphed from Charlottesville to
Orange Court House that uninvited visitors
were there and aid was needed to expel them
from the neighborhood. •
The answer to these despatches came to
wards evening, in the shape of five car-loads of
infantry. There was• nothing left us now but
a speedy retreat. Our horses were wheeled
about, and towards sunset the Ravenna was
crossed, the bridge burned, and all the mills
hat could be found in the neighborhood were
destroyed.
In returning the advance was given to Col.
Stedman, who , commands a. battalion of five
hundred men chosen from Gen. Gregg's Divi-
non
The night was dark, and the rain that con
tinued to fall was mingled with sleet.
Custer, who followed with a thousand men,
comprising the remnant of his command got
lost in the thick gloom. For some time they
endeavored to blunder through a deep and
muddy ravine into which they had strayed, but
when they thought of the two pieces of artil
lery all hopes of getting through with them
was given up, Stedman, with his 500 men,
continued on their course which, luckily for
them, was correct, and about 4 o'clock, on
Tuesday morning they reached our infantry
pickets outside of Madison Court louse. Cus
ter finding it impossible to proceed further
bivouacked that night in the woods, while he
rested his horses and refreshed his meu.
General Stuart, with 2000 cavalrymen of
Wickham's and Fitzhugh Lee's Brigades, was
marching towards his rear. The next morning
about nine o'clock Custer marched towards the
right road, and having found it and marched
upon it a short distance, discovered that Stuart,
with his ragged but indefatigable followers,
had succeeded in getting, into his rear. As
they neared Stannardsville, about fifteen miles
from the picturesque little village of Madison,
the Rebel cavalry were seen drawn up in line
across the road.
This meant hostility and for some time the
officers of our little command were at a loss to
know what to do. The object of their wearisome
and dangerous raid was to draw the Rebel caval
ry away from the central road to Richmond,
but they had no intention of drawing him so
far to the rear. All that bothered our troops
was the section of Ransom's battery, and that
slightly impeded their progress.
In general council it was proposed to throw
these two Porrott guns into the nearest and
deepest ditch, but Custer protesting, declared
he would fight his way through, and ordered a
charge which was led by him in person. The ,
Rebels stood their ground manfully, but our
two guns now opened on them and completed
the discomfiture that was fast causing their
lines to waver. They fled hastily, and our
men pursued them hotly till they reached
another road which afforded us a chance for
egress
Three Rebels were killed in this charge, and
a considerable number wounded. Many pris
oners fell into our hands, some of whom suc
ceeded in making their escape.
Col. Stedman, hearing the firing in the direc
tion of Stannardsville, and knowing that it must
arise from an engagement between Custer and
the enemy, started back with his wearied men
to the relief of the beleagured party. They
proceeded till the. enemy was met and Custer
dicovered to be safe; when they also returned
without damage.
This expedition was highly successful. The
diversions created.in favor of Kilpatrick could
not have been greater. The Third and Sixth
Corps remained on the open ground exposed
to all the inelemency of the weather.
At one time General Sedgwick was at a loss
to know how to proceed. No intelligeffe has
been received from Custer. His troops, had
consumed their scanty store of supplies, while
the clouds assumed a more gloomy prospect.
At last everything was discovered to be pro
gressing favorably, and the infantry are by this
time on the homeward march.
'Washington, March 3.—This afternoon's
Star says :—We have late and interesting in
formation from the front to the effect that Gen.
Kilpatrick, with a force of picked cavalrymen,
has arrived at the White House and formed a
'unction with a force sent up by General But
ler from the Peninsula
These statements are based upon the fact that
two of Gen. Kilpatrick's scoots have come back
and made the above report.
The report is believed in the Army of the
Potomac
Kilpatrick is thus within a few miles of Rich
mond, and as General Butler is co-operating
with him, we may expect to hear of startling
news from that quarter in a day or two. On
his route to the White House (General Kilpat-.
rick. having orders.to de so) he avoided meet
ing any large force of Rebels. After' he had
left the front another party of eight hundred
picked Men were sent out to communicate with
him. They, however, met a Rebel force, and
as their, orders were not to fight if a battle
could be avoided, they moved towards the east,
and the commander, not taking the direct.road,
came upon a party of Rebels near Fredericks
burg, captured them, burned their camp and
destroyed a quantity of valuable army stores,
and then proceeded on their way to join Kil
patrick.
Rumors prevailed in the army yesterday that
Kilpatrick was within twelve miles of Rich
mond, and that he:had destroyed the Central
Railroad, west of Hanover Junction, as well
as the'Fredericksburg road.
Cairo, March 2.—The clerk of the steamer
Pringle brings information that while the steam
er was on a foraging expedition to Johnson
Plantation, Tecumseh Landing, five miles above
Grand Lake, Mississippi, on the 14th ultimo,
a band of sixty well-mounted guerrillas, dres
sed in Federal uniforms, surprised a company
of the First Mississippi, (colored) Infantry,
who were standing guard about a mile and a
halt from the main body of the foraging party,
capturing and disarming them, and, before as
sistance could be rendered, all were killed or
mortally wounded, except two who feigned
death—Lieutenant Cox and Sergeant Spencer.
The dead bodies were stripped'of their cloth
ing. Some of the negroes were pinned to the
ground with bayonets, others had their brains
knocked out, others were shot through the
head on their knees begging for quarters. -
The guerrillas escaped without losing a man.
After the killed had been buried'-by our troops
a princely mansion, around which a guard had
been posted and no one allowed to enter previ
ous to the slaughter of our troops, was con
sumed with all its magnificent furniture. Four
thousand bushels cf corn were taken from a
crib containing about fifteen thousand bushels.
When the foraging party returned to:Vicks
burg, four hwadred guerrillas, of which the
murderers formed a part, were reported by cit
izens to be encamped a short distance back - in
the country.
Fetter from South Carolina.
CAMP 55TH REG. PA:VOLS., 1
Beaufort, S. C., February 22, 1864.
Friend Pilot:—l have a few lesiure am
manta, and I think I could not employ them
better than by informing you of some of the
doings in the 10th Army Corps "Department
of the South."
For some time past an. expedition has' been
fitting out under command of Brigadier-Gen.
Truman Seymour. At last they got under way,
sailed twenty-eight hours, and landed at Jack
sonville, Fla. Gen. Finegan (rebel) bad his
troops stationed in Jacksonville, but he thought
it advisable to fall back and not dispute their
landing, for our gun boats were laying quietly
at anchor ready to fire a full broad side into
the city, if any resistance was offered. On the
next day after their landing, they pressed for
ward intending to march on .Tallahassee (the
capital of Fla.) atid capture it if possible.
Nothing of any great importance occurred on
the first day's march; but when they commenc
ed their march on the second day they found
a body of rebels, commanded by Gen. Finegan,
stationed to dispute their advance. A slight
skirmish ensued, in which the rebels were
routed,. leaving their field pieces on the field
loaded,:as they bad no time to. fire them. Our
army then marched forsiard to Lake City with.
out any further opposition. General Seymour;
put up headquarters, and all remained quiet
until the 21st, when our army were ordered
to advance. They had marched fifteen miles
when the rebels opened fire on them from two
masked batteries, and a general engagement
commenced which lasted for five hours, when
Gen. Seymour gave orders, for. his command
to fall back to Lake City, whic4 they did,
leaving many of the killed and wounded in the
bands of the rebels. The rebels followed our
army, fighting all the while with the rear guard.
Our loss is variously estimated from four to.
sixteen hundred killed, wounded and miusing;,
three hundred of the wounded came in to-day.:'
PA.. MARCH 8.1.864.
Among them are Col. Guy V. Henry, Col
Samuel Sammons and Col. H. Moore, and
a great many more distinguished officers. The
rebels loss is not known, but is supposed to
exceed ours. Gen. Gillmore starts with five
regiments and three batteries to-night to rein
force Gen. Seymour. I think the intention is
to move forward and renew the attack on the
rebels. There is also to be an attack on
Savannah at the same time. Onr gun boats are
at work to-day reducing Thunder Bolt Battery,
one of the strong fortifications of Savannah ;
and if they succeed in reducirig it, nothing will
prevent our army from taking the city, for it
commands the entrance of the harbor. The
disaster in Florida disarranged things here in
general. There was to be a grand' Ball given
by General Rufus Saxton, in honor of Washing
ton's birth-day, and everything was in readi
ness for a jolly time; but when orders came for
all the spare troops to get ready to move, the
Ball was suddenly dropped, and their thoughts
were turned to another grand ball which need
ed their presence; but many of them would
sooner attended this ball than the one they
were so suddenly called on to attend—that
one will not cost as much 'as this'one would,
($lO was the price of admittance,) but still, as
a great number of troops have not seen any
thing like a paymaster, for four months, some
who would like to have' attended would not
have been able to do so.
There has been nothing worthy of note trans
pired at Charleston Harbor for some time. Gen.
Gillmore still thriows a few shells into the city
every few days, to let. them know that he has
not entirely forgot them. But I think he will
try them at the same time he attacks Savannah
and Talahassee. I think in a short time you
will
-hear startling news from the 10th Army
Corps.
The weather is very pleasant here now, but
for the past week it had been very blustry,
which made the sand fly, and if we would go
out of quarters we would be almost blinded.
The thermometer stands at 88° in the shade.
Just now the lonely sentinel cries out, "10
o'clock, and all is weli"—and 10 o'clock is a
soldiers bed time, so " good night to all."
J. R. A.
PASSING EVENTS, &C•
A urge lot of fine Albums just reeelied at the
Book Store of FETTKRHOFF. *
Hon. Wx. Ittoixtir, of Columbus, Ohio, was hare.
some days ago. He is a native of this place. He
has been chosen to 611 many important offices in
his adopted State.
W call the attention of Those' in want of a good
substantial 7 Octave Piano-Ferro to the,, advertise
ment ef Gnoverrtati ar,„flo., of New York, who .of
for, them at extremely low prices. Send for their
descriptive circular.
Cheap.—The.Goods, at, lawiN -Batonas . .—
Shovels and Forks, Table and Pocket. Cutlery, &c.,
at city prices : Building Hardware of every descrip
tion, Kerosene Oil and .Lemps, Paints, &c., very
low. Call, and he convinced. : *
tits unuer.viend that the citizen prisoners who
were captured at Iptgerstown last summer by Lea's
army, is ox their way home from Salisbury, N. C.,
prisoii, furlough' of siity daye. Seven of them
are from Chambershurg.
A ststautaa pavty went, out , the Williamsport
road on last Tuesday evening. On their' return
they found a fence built across the turnpike., It
was, doubtlesi, done by some wags of the neighbor
hood. Their " fun" was not much appreciatedby
Revenue Stamps.—These stamps can be pur
chased, from D. WiTSON Rows, Esq., a his, law
_of
flee, on Bast Baltimore street. This will be an ac
commodation to persons needing them, as heretofore
it. has , beep necessary to run over town to find the
kind ,needed.
CEivalry Camp. 7 •Gren. STAUL arrived here en
Saturday last to take command of - the cavalry camp
near this place. There are now two reginients in
camp—tile 20th .and 21st, and more are expected
soon.. They will remain in camp until thoroughly
drilled, equipped and fitted for service in the field.
Important. —As I am one of the party who
purchtused the -‘‘ Union Hotel," in Greencastle, I
call upon those who know themselves to be indebted
either by Note or Book Account, to come and settle
without delay, in order that I may meet my pay
ments. DANIEL GILDS.
Greencastle, Febriary 23, 1864-3 t
Murderer Csught.—The negro suspected of
committing the murder, at the lime-kiln near Gen
us's, mentioned in our last issue, was caught at
Martinsburg, Va Be was taken through here on
the cars on Saturday last under charge of Sheriff
BRANDT of Ulla county. Be will be committed to
the county . prison to await his trial
Western Maryland Railroad.—Meetings
have been held in Washington county, Md., in re
gard to,the extension •
.of this road to Hagerstown.-
The Legislature is asked (in , series of resolutions
adopted in the Hagerstown meeting) to authorize
the county commissioners to endorse railroad bonds
for this purpose, t. the amount of two or three
hundred thousand dollars. The people of - Western
;Maryland are unanimous in favor of, and exceeding:
ly anxiousfor the eitension of this.read.'
, Tile Valley Sprit gt;owefaeetiousabout us hating
,in our Outside colutens an old iist:of county ciffleire.
If the editor. had looked at the number Of fun
Ptior•of :hod week, hewOuld , have , seen that prope r
nerrectlon -had been maim -It is trtie,, this matter
had been too long neglected by us. We ber m to
keep posted hereafter.
The Spirit compliments us as follows all
ways welcome with special favor the weekly vi s i t ,
of our spicy little cotemporary, the Greencastle
Pilot. It always contains something interesting,
and is by odds the best of our village Journals."
Sites Selected.—The Senatorial Committee
appointed for this purpose, from our Legislature,
has visited the Battle Field of Antietam and South
Mountain for the purpose of selecting a site for
National Cemetery, and also one for a Monument to
Gen. Rim They have selected for the Cemetery
on the Battle Field of Antietam, a piece of ground
at the east end of Sharpsburg, belonging to the
widow of the late Dr. KENNEDY; and for the mon
ument, an elevated peak on the South Mountain, in
the rear of KEEDY'S well-known Mountain House.
The site, we see it stated, will ceminand a magnifi
cent prospect of Washington and Frederick cola
ties.—Hagerrtown Mail.
Concert. Prof. R. A. m
_c_LußE's clue in
vocal music, composed of fifty young ladies and
gentlemen of this place, will give a concert in the
Presbyterian church. this ( Tuesday)
March Bth. This class has made rapid progrees in
the study of music. We can assure the public the
concert will be a great. treat, excelling anything of
this character which has been'sttempted here for
years. The leading piece will be Bradbury's "Can
tata, of Esther." The subject matter is found in
the Book of Esther. which we Will inform our read
ers is to be found in the Bible, and which we would
advise them to read, when they will find how clear
and beautifully the'histery hews been brought out in
this cantata. The reading of Li much scripture
will de no injury to . anyone, and may be a new
thing to some.
The organist on this occasion is s young lady of
rare musical abilities.
The best thing we can nay is for all to attend
Animatpd.—Quite 'an animated scene was in.
teneed en the " Diamond," one afternoon lost week,
The canine species aping the Conduct of their in.
periors of the humin race in thni enlightened coun
try, have grown beligerent of late.. So a halt
score of dogs from the largest Newfoundland to the
vilest cur, happening to moot in the locality afore.
said, entered into a regular " free fight." Some-
times cur was ahead. then terrier, then setter. lima
Newfoundling. As the - fight progressed. the mas
ters of the animals aforesaid, and what with club',
stories, hallowing, pulling -and free use of cold
water, the dogs were *tied and sent in haste to
their respective quarters. About this time a boy
came along riding a mule Mule got frightened
and threw the boy off. The rider waxen the ground,
and his steed 'sped down Carlisle street. at a 1. 1 .40
gait. kheirie attached to a sleigh, and hitched in
front of the Union hotel, caught the " evil spirit,"
and broke loesi and ran away, leaving fragments of
the 'sleigh scattered here awl there along the great
keeping time to the "music of the bells."
The Lebture.—The lecture'of the Rev. Joss
R. WAANZR, on the Bettie of Gettysburg, delivered
in the Presbyterian church ofthis place, for the
benefit Of sick and wounded. soldiers, on the even
ing of ,March: let, was one of the most interesting
discourses we 'have ever had the pleasure of liter
ing. The church was full', but not crowded, offing
to the state of the weather; but the audience vse
as select and appreciative as Greencastle can afford.
The Reverend gentlemen was'heard with the great
est attention and interest, and after he had cenclnd•
ed, there was a general expression' of satisfaction
and delight. It alas net suitable; within the vane
of the sacred edifice to applaud with cheers or the
like ; but on more than a few oeessious during the
delivery of the lecture, when some pathetic ears
was painted, some noble deed described, or soot
patriotic sentiment expressed, a general movement
of the audience showed a struggle to repress cella.
81/15111
W o do not propose to give an outline of the lec
ture. The 'Battle of Gettysburg is the subject—
The Reverend lecturer is the paietor of the Preehy
terion'congiegation"of that place• Ile was an eye
witness of the scenes he describes. It may well be
imagined therefore, what the character and scope
of the lecture is. It was not read, but spoken, and
not spoken only, tont, delivered well. Sometime' ,
and net a few times, the speaker rose to the height
of eloquence even.
Mr: WARNER delivered the same lecture in lG•
gerstown the next evening, arid we learn that hit
reception was very flattering indeed.
A lecture suoh as Mr. Wetinsa
. gave us. once or
twice a month, would be capital. •Why can't ite
have it!
Public Sales.--The following iatt lief of pa
io sales, the .bills of which have been printed
this office:—
H. A. BYERS, March 10; on the farm of 13.
1
Powell, 4 miles South of Greencastle.
ELIZABETH SHOOK, March 10, on West Baltimore
Street, in the Borough of Greencastle.
A. BIIELET, March 11, 2 miles South of Greta.
castle.
J. CONROD, March 12, of a mile .south of the
pike leading from Greencomtle to Waynesboro' , an d
2. miles from the former place, and 1 mile Ns
Shady Grove.
J. C. WALTERS, March 12th, in the Bcrough
Greencastle.
• GIORGI! CASBAUGII, March 15, on the Ms of
Abraham. Carbaugh, Sr„ dec'd about 2} miles Noel'
east of Greencastle and 1 mile, from Browns
P. DM'S, March 15, at the residence of Stet
HaWbecker, I of a mile North of Upton.
J. SMITH, Maioh 17, on the road leading from th
Marsh Store to Hagerstown, mile from the forme
place, and 6 miles from the latter.
S. F. Bacs, March 17, in the Borough tit Cie 51
lIIM
castle., .
•• 'P. C. SNIDER, March 18, on the farm of Ahraln
Horst, 2i• miles South-west of Greencastle, sad
mile, from the turnpike leading from Greenca stle
Williamsport.
J. S
IfIATEZR,
Horengh of Greencastle.
H. SHILADICIti March 26, on the prosiest
Jacob Lesher, 3 miles South of Greenessdet €1
road, leading from Martin's Mill to the
and Greencastle turnpike.
March 19, on, North Strost, jo