The boys of '61; or, Four years of fightingPersonal observation with the army and navy, from the first battle of Bull run to the fall of Richmond . Maryland!Avenge the patriotic goreThat wept oer gallant Baltimore,And be the battle-queen of yore, Maryland! My Maryland ! When Jacksons corps crossed the Potomac, his troops sangit with enthusiastic demonstrations, tossing up their came as liberators. Jacksons orders were strict againstpillage. All property taken was to be paid for in Confederatenotes, — at that time esteemed by the Rebels to be as good asgreenbacks, though not very acce
The boys of '61; or, Four years of fightingPersonal observation with the army and navy, from the first battle of Bull run to the fall of Richmond . Maryland!Avenge the patriotic goreThat wept oer gallant Baltimore,And be the battle-queen of yore, Maryland! My Maryland ! When Jacksons corps crossed the Potomac, his troops sangit with enthusiastic demonstrations, tossing up their came as liberators. Jacksons orders were strict againstpillage. All property taken was to be paid for in Confederatenotes, — at that time esteemed by the Rebels to be as good asgreenbacks, though not very acceptable to the Marylanders. Itwas an invasion for conciliation. The troops respected theorders, and, aside from the loss of a few horses, the people ofMaryland were well treated in that campaign. But in thesecond invasion, when Lee passed into Pennsylvania, no favorwas shown to Maryland. Houses, stores, public and privatebuildings alike were sacked and burned. The soldiers foragedat will, and the one who could secure the most clothing or foodwas the best fellow. In this third and last invasion, officerand soldiers pillaged RUINS OF CHAMBERSBURG. 1864.] THIRD INVASION OF MARYLAND. 389 Pay me twenty thousand dollars or I will burn your town,said Early to the citizens of Hagerstown, who advanced themoney or its equivalent. General Lew Wallace was in command at Baltimore. Hesent what troops he could collect to the Monocacy, where he wasjoined by Rickettss division of the Sixth Corps. Wallace formedhis line across the railroad and awaited Earlys advance. Withthe exception of Rickettss division, Wallaces troops were menenlisted for one hundred days, also heavy artillerests takenfrom the Baltimore fortifications, invalids from the hospitals,and volunteers, numbering about nine thousand. The Rebelsforded the stream and began the attack. They were held incheck several hours. Wallace, after losing about twelve hun-dred men, was obliged to retreat. His defeat, and the
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