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The Daily Dispatch: July 10, 1863., [Electronic resource], Our army Correspondence. (search)
nd the results of the campaign are all to be found in Maryland, and no one knows this better than General Lee. It is believed here that Hooker, with his army, is at Frederick. No one is allowed to cross the lines without the protection of a large armed escort. This orders is said to have come from General Lee, and hence it is believed that the enemy in some force is between this point and our army, ready to pick up any but a respectable number of soldiers. A gentleman direct from Harper's Ferry says that two days ago there were only four tents visible upon the Maryland Heights, where for some time past there have been hundreds seen. It is believed, from this and from other statements, that the Yankees have evacuated that position. The rumor here is — that they have blown up all their fortifications at that point. There is said to be no truth in the rumor that our army on its march is constantly harassed by the enemy's guerrillas. No instances have occurred within the kn
The Daily Dispatch: July 10, 1863., [Electronic resource], Latest from the North. (search)
ight scouts arrived reporting that the enemy was rapidly retreating by the Greencastle road towards Hagerstown, and preparations were at once made for a pursuit at daylights. Cavalry were also sent out to harass the enemy, and at daylight a vigorous attack was made on the enemy's rear guard, which in vain attempted to check the pursuit of the fleeing army. The distance from Gettysburg to the Potomac is fully forty miles, and wish the assistance of Gen French and the old garrison at Harper's Ferry, numbering about 15,000 men, including most of the Maryland regiments, who are understood to be properly posted to check his flight, we have strong hopes of being able to so operate on the fleeing rebel column as to send it across the Potomac a demoralized and disorganized mob. Major-General Hancock is considered as the great hero of Friday's battle. His corps met the terrible assaults of the enemy without flinching, and though they lost heavily it fought nobly. When he fell sever