Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-10-25
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Baltimore, Oct. ia gentleman who
spent the whole Of yesterday at Harper's
Ferry says that the accounts published
there Of the fight on Wednesday are in the
main correct. The cannon captured is a
fine new siege gun, well mounted and in
good order with the exception of fracture
above the axles. During the night it was
stationed near the abutment Of the bridge
and when ii was about being retaken by
the rebels a ten-penny nail was driven,
which has already been drawn out. The
Rhode Island battery did not participate in
the fight. They we're stationed on the
Maryland nights and found it impossible tc
discriminate in the distance between friend
and foe. The fight lasted from A. M. to
p. NJ.
1t was a regular skirmish with varying
results---the rebels when bard pressed re.
treating into the woods and at other times
driving the Federal troops back into Boliver
the main fight being beyond that town on
the road to Charleston. At o'clock Col
Geary advanced with three pieces of can.
non, which soon silenced the guns of the
enemy, putting his entire force to fight.
A chaplain Of the rebels who was taker
prisoner, says that before he was captured
81 killed and wounded had been carried
from the fold. There was nothing posi-.
lively known as to Col. Ashley's being xii.
led. 1t was not generally credited. An
officer supposed to be him was shot during
the final retreat of the enemy. The Fed.
eral troops remained on the field all We'd
nesday night and yesterday morning, having
brought across the river the remainder Of
10000 bushels of wheat captured from the
rebel militia department which they were
about transporting to Leesburg. An order
was given for tho whole force to retire to
the Maryland side.
There is no news from there this morn
ing as to whether the threat of the rebels
was carried out or not. The river is still
too high to ford and the troops were con.
veyed across in scows. The prisoners ad
NIT that their force was 1000, whilst the
whole Federal force was 400.
The change that has taken place in Har.
per's Ferry and the thriving village of Bol.
ivar is represented as most sad and shock.
ing; ruin is everywhere visible, and the
inhabitants are bowed down with sorrow,
Baltimore, Oct. 1s.--A gentleman di-
rect from Harper's Ferry announces that
the rebels again appeared on Linden and
Boliver heights this morning and renewed
the attack on the Union forces under Major
Gould with artillery. Major Gould fred
upon them with canister from the colum-
bad which was captured on Tuesday and
drove them back, but not until the vandals
had burned the mill of A. H. Herr, Esq,
and took the miller prisoner, who they
charged with giving information to the Un-
ion troops of the 10000 bushels of wheat
being brought there to grind.
The firing there was progressing when
our informant left and women ar children
were fleeing in great terror tn The Mary
land shore, in anticipation of the town be-
ing burned. Major Gould was throwing
shot and shell from the Maryland heights
after the rebels, and was confident that he
could keep them off until reinforcement
could reach him.
Col. Geary's wound is only slight cut ii
the calf of the leg, caused from the explo
sion Of shell.