THE GREAT INSURRECTION: No Movement to be Made on Manassas Junction; The Rebels to be Driven Out of Harper’s Ferry; NECESSITY OF SANITARY ORGANIZATION (6/9/1861)

New York Times archives – Times Machine ^ | 6/9/1861

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WASHINGTON, Saturday, June 8.

There are indications this afternoon of a movement of troops. Several camps have moved to the other side. The First Rhode Island Regiment are under marching orders, probably destined to Chambersburgh. They will be replaced by the Second Regiment from Rhode Island, which is about ready to come, and which is sworn in for three years.

I differ with your contemporaries about the probabilities of a fight on the Alexandria line, at or near Manassas Junction. This line is strong enough to keep the rebels in check at the Junction, while Gen. PATTERSON, from Pennsylvania, and the column from Ohio, are pushing in and through the rebels at Harper's Ferry. In this way they are to be cut in pieces in detachments, and so annihilated. If they retreat from Harper's Ferry back upon Manassas Junction, they will not there have force enough to attack our intrenched camps in front of Washington, and they cannot wait at the Junction without being threatened by the Ohio and Pennsylvania columns, following up the retreating forces from Harper's Ferry. For the reasons above stated, I do not think the rebels will be attacked from this direction. Look at the map, and see if this is not likely to be the end. Bear in mind that all statements representing seventeen thousand rebels at Manassas and fifteen thousand at the Ferry are sheer fabrications.

There is a new source of information, suddenly opened, as if by accident, by which the Government is obtaining a knowledge of traitors at the North who are giving aid and comfort to the rebels. The order of the Postmaster-General, closing the mail service in the rebel States, also ordered all letters addressed to residents of those States to be forwarded to the Dead-letter Office.

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Free Republic University, Department of History presents U.S. History, 1855-1860: Seminar and Discussion Forum
The American Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts

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The Great Insurrection: Highly Important News From the Seat of War – 2-3
Advance on Harper’s Ferry: Movement of the First Division from Chambersburgh – 3
Opinions and Plans of Gen. Scott – 3-4
The Way Gen. Butler Works – 4
From Montgomery – 4
Necessity of Sanitary Organization: A Sanitation Commission Desirable – 4-5
What is England’s Next Step? – 5
Amusements – 5

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Every time I read these Civil War NYT posts I wonder if the Dims at the NYT are glad the Dims lost the Civil War.