THIRD INVASION OF MARYLAND.
General Situation of Affairs. -- Early's Movement down the
Valley. -- Breckenridge sent to reinforce him. -- The Sixth
Corps. -- Excitement in Washington. -- Early's Force. --
Massachusetts Sixteenth Regiment. -- Arrival of Nineteenth
Corps. -- Enthusiastic Reception. -- Confidence restored. --
Battle of Monocacy. -- Alarming Reports. -- Advance of Rebels
upon Washington. -- Their hasty Retreat. 384