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624 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
All day of the 8th, the Confederates lay inactive, leaving the garrison of
Frederick in the greatest anxiety, which feeling was intensely shared by the
administration at Washington.
Colonel Clendening and the 8th Illinois cavalry made another recon-
noissance from Frederick by way of the mountain or Shookstown road on the
8th, but were driven back with loss by Gilmor and the 1st and 2d Maryland
cavalry. The head of Early's column of infantry reached Middletown the
evening of the 8th, and the same evening General Wallace, having assumed
command at Frederick, ordered the evacuation of the place.
Hastily gathering the stores and ammunition, he forwarded them by rail to
Monocacy Junction and withdrew his forces by the turnpike road to the same
place. The whole movement was executed quietly, and by midnight there
was scarcely a Federal soldier in the city, except a few scouts who had been
stationed to watch the movements of the Confederates.
The feelings of the " Union " people of Frederick when it became known
that the Federal troops were about to evacuate the city, cannot be described.
Hundreds left with the troops in every manner of conveyance, and many on
foot. On the withdrawal of the Federal forces, many of the Southern sympathizers made their way out the Hagerstown road and communicated the
intelligence to the Confederates, who immediately entered the city with cavalry
and hoisted their flag over the Court House. The capture was a barren victory, so far as military supplies were concerned, as everything in the way of
stores, horses, ammunition, wagons, etc., belonging to the Federal Government had been removed long previous to its evacuation. Nearly all the horses
of citizens were sent away, and many people had sent their valuables to points
of safety. The banks had made ample arrangements to secure their property.
The collector of Internal Revenue sent over $70,000 in his possession to Washington, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company secured all their
rolling stock and motive power on the road.
On taking possession of Frederick, the Confederates appointed a provost-
marshal, etc., and then demanded a contribution of $200,000. Mayor Cole
called the members of the corporation, remaining in the city, together, and to
save the city from threatened destruction, it was decided to ransom it by paying the sum. The amount was accordingly paid in " greenbacks " of various
denominations, which were placed in baskets and removed to one of the
wagons. The stores were visited by a number of the cavalrymen,' who took
what they wanted, in some instances offering Confederate currency in payment, but generally helping themselves without compensation. On Sunday,
Cole's cavalry had quite a skirmish on Patrick street opposite the City Hotel
with a portion of the rear guard of the Confederates, who were moving out
towards the Washington turnpike.
On the 5th of July, Governor Andrew G. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, made an
urgent call for 12,000 troops to repel the Confederate invaders, and volunteers
not coming forward with the desired promptitude, he, on the next day, is'sued
| Title | History of Maryland - 3 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000659 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 624 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. All day of the 8th, the Confederates lay inactive, leaving the garrison of Frederick in the greatest anxiety, which feeling was intensely shared by the administration at Washington. Colonel Clendening and the 8th Illinois cavalry made another recon- noissance from Frederick by way of the mountain or Shookstown road on the 8th, but were driven back with loss by Gilmor and the 1st and 2d Maryland cavalry. The head of Early's column of infantry reached Middletown the evening of the 8th, and the same evening General Wallace, having assumed command at Frederick, ordered the evacuation of the place. Hastily gathering the stores and ammunition, he forwarded them by rail to Monocacy Junction and withdrew his forces by the turnpike road to the same place. The whole movement was executed quietly, and by midnight there was scarcely a Federal soldier in the city, except a few scouts who had been stationed to watch the movements of the Confederates. The feelings of the " Union " people of Frederick when it became known that the Federal troops were about to evacuate the city, cannot be described. Hundreds left with the troops in every manner of conveyance, and many on foot. On the withdrawal of the Federal forces, many of the Southern sympathizers made their way out the Hagerstown road and communicated the intelligence to the Confederates, who immediately entered the city with cavalry and hoisted their flag over the Court House. The capture was a barren victory, so far as military supplies were concerned, as everything in the way of stores, horses, ammunition, wagons, etc., belonging to the Federal Government had been removed long previous to its evacuation. Nearly all the horses of citizens were sent away, and many people had sent their valuables to points of safety. The banks had made ample arrangements to secure their property. The collector of Internal Revenue sent over $70,000 in his possession to Washington, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company secured all their rolling stock and motive power on the road. On taking possession of Frederick, the Confederates appointed a provost- marshal, etc., and then demanded a contribution of $200,000. Mayor Cole called the members of the corporation, remaining in the city, together, and to save the city from threatened destruction, it was decided to ransom it by paying the sum. The amount was accordingly paid in " greenbacks " of various denominations, which were placed in baskets and removed to one of the wagons. The stores were visited by a number of the cavalrymen,' who took what they wanted, in some instances offering Confederate currency in payment, but generally helping themselves without compensation. On Sunday, Cole's cavalry had quite a skirmish on Patrick street opposite the City Hotel with a portion of the rear guard of the Confederates, who were moving out towards the Washington turnpike. On the 5th of July, Governor Andrew G. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, made an urgent call for 12,000 troops to repel the Confederate invaders, and volunteers not coming forward with the desired promptitude, he, on the next day, is'sued |
