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Capture of Rebels (October 31st, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Lt. Spurling, officer of First Maine Cavalry, posing as a secessionist Marylander looking to enlist, uncovers members of Gen. Stuart's Rebel Cavalry who were left behind and had been hiding in Hyattstown, leading to their arrest and imprisonment in Frederick. Five men and four horses captured. One not found was supposed to be a Major in Stuart's cavalry, hiding in the house of Mr. Rhodes, where the capture took place. Rhodes was subsequently found, arrested, and brought to Frederick. [from Examiner]
Full DetailsImportant Arrest (October 31st, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Lutheran minister Rev. J. R. Stein of Perry Co., PA arrested for treason. Following the Battle of Antietam, he led a Federal officer, Capt. Palmer, across the Potomac at Harper's Ferry, where the officer was subsequently ambushed and captured by Rebels. Later, when Stuart's forces moved into Maryland, Stein arrived in Chambersburg, PA in advance. Locals observed him talking to Stuart's officers. Stein was arrested at his home where he had gone to visit his wife, and taken to Fort Delaware.
Full DetailsOn Wednesday next… [The News] (October 31st, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: About 200 Government horses to be sold at Hagerstown.
Full DetailsAcknowledgments (October 31st, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: List of donations made to the Ladies' Relief Association of Middletown.
Full DetailsFrom Gen. McClellan's Army (October 31st, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Federal troops under Gen. Burnside cross into VA at Berlin and take Lovettsville, driving Rebels to abandon Martinsburg and bring their pickets into Charlestown. The main force falls back toward Winchester, raising impression they are retreating to Gordonsville. McClellan moves his headquarters to VA side of Potomac. Advance under Gen. Pleasanton with artillery and cavalry encounters Rebels at Snicker's Gap. Other reconnaissance's were to Hedgesville and Leesburg, with cavalry skirmishes, several killed and wounded and 75 prisoners from Rebel forces. Federal losses 1 killed, three wounded.
Full DetailsThe Maryland Battles (October 31st, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Correspondence from Gen. McClellan to Gov. Bradford thanking governor's praise of Federal troops during battles in Maryland.
Full DetailsThe Pontoon Bridge at Berlin (October 31st, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: The New York World states that the pontoon bridge at Berlin, which measures fifteen hundred feet and requires 76 boats to support it, is the second longest built during the war. The bridge, “over which General Burnside’s forces crossed into Virginia,” is bested only by the one at Chickahominy (VA).
Full DetailsSubstitutes (November 5th, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: County Commissioners approve an extension of the $100 bounty to each recruit in lieu of the draft, provided the whole quota of 259 is filled before the draft.
Full DetailsResignation of a Clergyman (November 5th, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The congregation of the Frederick Presbyterian Church has accepted the resignation of Rev. John B. Ross whose "disloyal sentiments" have caused widespread dissatisfaction.
Full DetailsThe Draft (November 5th, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Draft is again postponed, surgeons still sifting through 2,200 claims for exemption for physical disability.
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