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Property Destroyed (October 3rd, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Further details of property damage at Rohrback, Govern, Miller, Shackelford, and Hines farms near Sharpsburg following Antietam battle. Food is very scarce and citizens are solicited to provide for those who are needy. [from Hagerstown Herald]
Full DetailsA Vast Grave-Yard (October 3rd, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Antietam battlefield littered with shallow graves and unexploded shells, making future farming of the soil without disturbing these things very unsafe. [from Hagerstown Herald]
Full DetailsStrange Incident (October 3rd, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Anecdote about Gen. Reno as he traveled in an ambulance to the battlefield on South Mountain, where he would die, his body being brought to Middletown in the same ambulance. [from MD Union]
Full DetailsFrom the Army of Virginia (October 3rd, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: McClellan's army prepares to begin moving into VA from MD, occupying Harper's ferry, Bolivar and Maryland Heights, completing a pontoon bridge. Sumner occupying Charlestown; large contingent reported at Williamsport. Rebels reported in strong force at Falling Waters and Martinsburg.
Full DetailsBy Yesterday's Mail (October 3rd, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Gen. Pleasanton crosses into VA, and engages Rebels at Shepherdstown and Martinsburg, driving them out; few Rebels are at Winchester. Railroad bridge at Harper's Ferry, WV, expected to be completed; Gen. Lee thought to have reinforcements of 20,000 to 30,000. Cumberland Gap evacuated; Gen. Morgan had blocked passage through Gap with stones; he is supposed to be moving to strike the Ohio River near Portsmouth.
Full DetailsSouthern News (October 3rd, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Includes two reports: Richmond (VA) Dispatch, Sept. 8, 1962 describing crossing of Potomac River and lack of enthusiasm among Marylanders for Rebels. Richmond Enquirer, Sept. 27 commenting on wounded soldiers lying along Valley highways returning from MD battles at Antietam.
Full DetailsThe Redemption of Maryland (October 3rd, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: An executive order by Maryland Governor A. W. Bradford thanks all those who participated in the expulsion of the Rebel army from the state. He thanks Major Gen. McClellan and his officers and men on behalf of the citizens of the state. He also thanks Governor Curtin of Pennsylvania and the PA militia for crossing the border and standing beside the Maryland Brigade in defense of the state. He mentions the various Maryland units (2nd, 3rd, 5th Maryland Regiments, Purnell Legion,1st Maryland Regiment Potomac Home Brigade, and the 1st MD Artillery) involved in the battle and the number of killed and wounded and their "torn and tattered standards."
Full DetailsThe Rebel Invasion of Maryland (October 3rd, 1862)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: If the point of the "rebel raid" was to create rebellion in Maryland, it failed and the army has been utterly routed with its ranks thinned and much demoralized
Full DetailsA Word from Our Soldiers (October 3rd, 1862)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: The editor has received word from members of the 6th Maryland Regiment, encamped near Frederick Junction - they are in fine health and spirits
Full DetailsAppointment of Provost Marshal (October 3rd, 1862)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: Isaac E. Pearson has been named Deputy Provost Marshal for Carroll County
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