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Provost Marshal (September 19th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Lt. Deming, of 4th US Artillery, is new Provost Marshal for Middletown.
Full DetailsRebel Invasion of Maryland (September 19th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Confederate forces invaded MD, and occupied Frederick on the 6th. "They were in the most forlorn and starving condition, ragged, shoeless, hatless, and filled with vermin." Brad Johnson made a speech that the Rebels were friendly liberators. First Confederates to enter Middletown were 15 horsemen led by Capt. Edward S. Motter, a native of Middletown. They "enjoyed the hospitality" of their "fellow-rebel" S. D. Riddlemoser. They immediately tore down a flag from the residence of George W. Crouse. The Confederates retired to the tavern of John Hagan, where they were surprised by Federal cavalry; fourteen of the Confederates were captured, including one of Hagan's sons. As the Rebels moved westward, the Union Army followed and engaged the Confederate rear guard about a mile beyond Middletown. During the skirmish, Adam Koogle's dwelling was struck by a shell, and "another fell through the roof of his old house, and lodged on a bed." Remainder of article is a summary of the battles of South Mountain and Antietam from the Baltimore American.
Full DetailsGen. McClellan's Dispatches (September 19th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Four official dispatches from Gen. McClellan to Maj. Gen. Halleck regarding the engagements at Middletown and South Mtn., including reported number of casualties, deaths of Gen. Reno and Col. Miles, retreat of Lee's forces; More Fighting article appended at end of Fourth Dispatch.
Full DetailsThe Battle of the "Blue Ridge" (September 19th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: An article submitted to the Valley Register urging citizens to do all in their power to help relieve the suffering of those soldiers wounded after recent battle.
Full DetailsMaryland, My Maryland (September 19th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: A Union version of "Maryland, My Maryland," about the repulsion of Rebel troops from MD.
Full DetailsArrest of a Rebel Recruit (September 19th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Ignatius Dutrow, from the Middletown vicinity, enlisted in the Rebel army on previous Saturday. He returned home Wednesday and went back to the battlefield the next day. When he returned he was arrested as a spy and taken to Frederick.
Full DetailsVolunteer Surgeons Arrive in Middletown (September 19th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Volunteer surgeons arrive in Middletown to care for wounded in various hospitals in town, and houses and public buildings in Burkittsville are found to be filled with wounded.
Full DetailsCannonading in Sharpsburg Heard in Middletown (September 19th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Cannon fire in Sharpsburg heard in Middletown.
Full DetailsRebuilt (September 19th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: A corps of Topographical Engineers rebuilt bridge one mile west of Middletown, burned by Rebels.
Full DetailsGeneral McClellan Receiving Large Reinforcements (September 19th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Gen. McClellan receiving reinforcements from PA via Hagerstown.
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