When was it published?

July 5, 1863 in The Chattanooga Daily Rebel

Story July 5, 1863

The Chattanooga Daily Rebel

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Military Action, Journey, Historical Event

Q: What keywords are associated?

Confederate March, Potomac Crossing, Harrisburg Advance, Jenkins Cavalry, Civil War Invasion

Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee

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What is this article about?

Extract from a June 17, 1863, letter by a Confederate soldier near Williamsport, MD, to his brother in Richmond, detailing their arduous march up the Shenandoah Valley, driving Yankees ahead, recrossing the Potomac into Maryland, and impending advance on Harrisburg, PA, as mounted infantry supporting Jenkins' cavalry for a major raid.

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From the Army. We have been permitted to make the following extracts from a letter written by a Confederate soldier now on duty in Maryland to his brother in Richmond:

CAMP NEAR WILLIAMSPORT, Md.
June 17, 1863.

"Dear Brother: After an awful trip up the Valley—having driven the Yankees before us—we have once more crossed the Potomac. We are again in Maryland. The report has just come in that our division (Rhodes') leaves here to-morrow morning for Harrisburg, the Capital of Pennsylvania, and that we are to get horses—but as mounted infantry, if we do, we will have a lively time of it. We are daily moving nearer the Pennsylvania line, and no doubt we will make some sort of a raid and will doubtless wake the Yankees up. You have no idea how quick we crossed the mountains, or what amount of marching we have done since we left Fredericksburg. But we have to march fast, in order to support Jenkins' cavalry which are just ahead of us, and but short distance behind the Yankees. I expect our present movements will turn out to be the grandest affair of the kind ever set on foot.

Your affectionate brother, A."

What sub-type of article is it?

Military Action Journey Historical Event

What themes does it cover?

Bravery Heroism Triumph

What keywords are associated?

Confederate March Potomac Crossing Harrisburg Advance Jenkins Cavalry Civil War Invasion

What entities or persons were involved?

A. Rhodes Jenkins

Where did it happen?

Near Williamsport, Maryland; Advancing To Pennsylvania

Story Details

Key Persons

A. Rhodes Jenkins

Location

Near Williamsport, Maryland; Advancing To Pennsylvania

Event Date

June 17, 1863

Story Details

A Confederate soldier writes to his brother about their division's rapid march from Fredericksburg up the Valley, driving Yankees before them, crossing the Potomac back into Maryland, and preparing to move as mounted infantry towards Harrisburg, PA, to support Jenkins' cavalry in a major raid expected to be the grandest affair.