The New York herald., 1862-09-26

INTERESTING FE0M THE SOUTH.
The Rebel Account Of the Battle
Of Antietaln.
Two Generals Killed and SIX
Wounded.
GENERAL LEE COMMANDED IN PERSON.
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THE EFFECT OF M'CLEILAYS ARTILLERY.
The Rebels Now Threaten West.
I. e erM Virginia.
&C.. &c.. &c.
Tho Terrin Fight ns sharpsburg, Mary
M. NJ Land.
AUTHENTIC CPARTICULAHs--A DECISIVE But DEARLY
BOUGHT VICTORY.

AUTHENTIC PARTICULAR5--A DECISIVE But DEARLY
BOUGHT VICTORY.
from the Petersburg Exp 'ess, Sept 3D.
Tho Richmond Enquirer of yesterday gives the FOL
o~ ing olave TO the terrible battle oush, at aharpa
borg, Nd, on Wednesday last
Wa have received authentic particulars OF the san-
culinary battle shapsburg arled 70 elsewhere, ana
ming which many painful rurnor~ were ahoa on
yesterday We have qualification Of being able 20
announce that the battle in Of the mos. COIN
plee Victories that has yet immotazed the Confederate
arms. The bali ofef Tuesday evening db7'a 81
eciock all Of auat'a6ie force atom SIXTY thousand
ryag, cnmaed By GEN Robert =. Lee in person, and
ho enemy about hundred and ffty thousand strong
commanded by Mcclellan in person, being engaged
n, position OF our army upon range of hills
forming semi circle, wih tho concavo towards the
enemy The latter occupying ese ling position
opposite their extrcme right resting hc ht com
msnding left. Tho sngement OF our inc
was ioows--Gsn. Jackson a3 ~. ,s sne eh, Co.
III .ngtrsei in Tie cenire aud Ge.. A. r. Ha Oh tie
treme right
Tho GSht Tuesday evening was sept M until niue
O'Clock at night, when suhsded srasmodc alsr
mishes eong the line. Wednesday morning IL was 10.
newed by General jackson, and or duAly became seno
raj Both armies mantrned their respective positions,
and fought desperately throughout the entire day Dur
ing this battle Sharrsburg was fred ny tho onony's
she's and time the cnelny obtained y position
which enabled thcn pour lanxug ro upon portion
~ our left wug, causing IL ~ waver Al this moment,
General Stark Of Mississippi who had command of Gene.
raj Jackson division aoped e the front Of his brigade
and sezing the standard rallied forward No
did the gallant General thus throw himsof in the
than four balet- pierced body, md h fell dead andsi
his The effect, instead Of dscouragng, cred then
with determination ami revenge, and they dashed for
ward, drove the enemy b'cS aud kept them from Tho
D stlon during the of the day.
10 beng evident tha, the "Youps Napoleon y finding
no could his way through the nvincblc ranks
II our army in that direction hid determined upon
lank towards Harper Ferry, thUs obtain
position IN our rear Lee with ready foresight
Anticipated The movement By drawing body ..
nis army back the south side OF the Potomac, =
~hepbcrdstowu, Virginia. whence bo will of COURSE pro-
lec the necessary combinations for again defeating his
| adversary.
The em,nys artillery wcs srred ,vith disastrous fleet
apon o.r gallant troops bnt they replied from mHske
howitzrr and cannon with rapidity and will that
carried amidst the opposing ranks. The Lable
one Of he h has Jeea fought sinee the eae'i-
| ing Of The Many u brave fell. AZ dark
tho firing coased and In the morning (rhursday)
army ready to recpmmsuce the engagement, the
enemy having forced back the evening before onl
| the advantage Of the battle being stl SIDE.
Firing consequently opened urcn the nov position
supposed 10 be held By the enemy, but reply OBJ
tanod and IL then discovered that he had disappear
ed or:issy from the Geli leaving many Of hs doad
wounded hands about three hundred prisoners
The report yesterday that truce occurred
Thursday for the burial of Tie dead uniounded TIE
prisoners stated that their force than hun
drsd thousand strong, aud hat cc.elan commanded The
army In person.
onr hss estimated at ave thousand IN killed, wound.
ed and missing. The prisoners state that their ranks
we're greatly decimated aud that the slaughter
rlhle from which Eay infer that the enemys loss
wns fully great, f moi grotter than own.
The following Is list Of commanding officers killed and
wounded 10 the engrgeinent;-
General stark, o Mississippi, commanding Jackson's
/ d,vision. killed
Brgadier General Branch, or North Carolina, killed.
Braadier General r. H. Anderson, wounded in hip, not
dangerously.
Hrgad,er General Wright, o. Georgia, flesh wounds in
breast ard leg
Briga Ter General lawtc1, HI ieg.
Brgadler General Afmisteaa, r mo foot.
Br. adler Gene al Ripley, in neck net dangerously
Bri adier General Rapsome Of North Carolina slightly.
Colonel Alfred Cummings, in command Of Wilcox
brigade, slightly.