Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-09-19
TELRGEAFHIC NEWS.
THE WAR IN MARYLAND.
Full Particular. Of the Rsuls- Of r,..Js,
and w Wedne.eoy-Tkr Rr>,It c.r>,a.,.J

run rarticnlsrs Of the Bsttis- Of Tue.ds,
end W Wedneseoy-Tkr Re- alt Cen>iaer.,
Decided Union Success.
h1ApoCAETKRs, Tuesday Evening S-nt "a
puiihg bls afternoon information VS. r~c~i yat
" meade uartsrs showing hat iha opsn = war
| rrcroesirg the riyer and conc-ntrntip, tb-i,
forces on the ridfs Of hills out-ide of DIE 60 VT
oi Shsrpsburg to within three milas OF the rna,r
body OF our army. Jackson left IIarper's Fer
| ry this morning-hls troops commenting to a r.
| rlve during the afternoon. Wien il Secams
| evident tEai Gen. Lee was disposed 10 sngaxa
| our forces IN hattie at this roint (Irn Mcf,tri
ian cent for franklin's corp- and Couchis oiyi.
| ZION, who were about rsyen miles distant on
me other ride Of Elk Ridge.
r,n nneIe re, was considershic ARTILLERY firing du-
| tihg iEe day On Roth sides, resulting in our
| having at'out forty men killed and wounded
among me seriously Wounded Sae Major Ar
hedst, Of the 1st New York Artillery, who was
struck fnsfhe side by q yieee OF shell
Inc disposition of the troops for the isapend.
ing batie Gas as follows:-ien. Sumner. .
corps, WIN Banks division, 10 occupv the cen
Ici Gen. hcoKcr corps, with the PcnusyIya-
hla Reserves. and Franklin > corps. on the RIGHT
ana forter's corps on the left Of Sumner and
hurnsIoc on the extreme lef:, wit, the yi,, " OF
turning the enemy s right flank 0cu. pie,san-
| four batteries ~
| ten Hooker in the afternoon crossed Antie
tam reek, and took position on the hills IA
| eng Nharpshurg and three miles 10 the right Of
| hertsNiie. His troops got into srtion sbou,
u@uek, cut which iasted two hours, during which
| hf 'nt my werc driven about hall mile with
| considerable loss. The Pennsylvania Reserves
! WHO were IN tie 'front.' stn. red much
! me hht III was occupied in getting the troops
| III n tiitir snecuN" positions. while ammunition
| Trains and ambuiances w.r, forwarded to tbeir
| respective commands
The Battle OF " rdnr.day.
| " EpSfsnAr EVENING. sari. "a n.
NJ has been "a Nrntrul dav .n tli.. history or
thef tci!ion. \ .Gt'i" i:ss -ik, place in which
! TIE Erny OF the Potomac has arain hnen 80
nous, ai-d which exceeds la extent anv battle
h'T' '1i"re tough on this continent
Al the dawn OF daY the hattie MIS- rrpe,.a,
on uie crftcr ana r.cht by Generals Hookeran
Sunner, who, after n sharp contest of two
nonIs, uro'e the enemy about one mile The
1ehts rallied shortly, and N.ith terrible, los. re
E"Itd 'Iost OF th" ground. At this time the
fearless and inGn:;itabie Gen. Hooker receive,
Shot Ia the ankle and was carried fron, tho
iield The command OF his troops now do
vowed upon Gen. summer. Gen Richardson
at the same time u
Gen. Sumner determined TO rctake the lost
ground, and ordered the troops to advance
"nich they Gid with viii, driving the rehels
c'iofe ihrni with great slaughter. They not
enly retook the ground but drove them quarter
OF a mile beyond. In this action Gems Mans
Held was shot through the lungs and died soon
"i'eT. lie " as at the head OF has troops with
s"orc waving over his head, cheering on his
iilt n at Tue time he received his wound
During this time the troops under Generals
Burnside and Porter lad rot been idle. They
Grove me enemy iT;m the lire OF the Antieta,n
"a
riIdee. The old one having been burnt and oc
eop.ea me opposite bank. The loss here was
The troops now held both sides of the craet-
10 get possession of the ridge of hills ON tho
IiSit and left i;i.G sides OF te road from where
inc fepeis were LAUNDERING away " ith artillery.
W as q TASK not easily compiishcc CIcne-ai
sykes brigade, with the assistance of General
sumner, crossed The ridge on the right hand
slGe, after considerable trouble and loss. the
rebels running in all directions
III was now > O'Clock and All tho
siuons mad been carried except the one ON fhp
icit hand side of the ROAD. To perform this duty
fai Eurns ioe was assigned. The artillery
opened and the infantry advanced and th,
Lolht was carried at n charge. They were |
however now forced to retire before a largely supe-
iAoI ioTCe knowing that III they LOST This ridra
cChapieie rout of their army would be the re-
sur, they fought with great desperation
paIkhess now overlook the two armies and
nos liIities ceased, as if by mutual consent Tho
atlie lasted from O'Clock in the morning tilI
q ciock a. night, without a moments cessation
i'll, Hs oohauet OF all tie troops, without exuep-
uoI, was all that any general could wish s.. |
er;l regiments of new troops who wore in A. |
tion 1or the first time, behaved adnlirabiv.
Huhcreas is o. Marylanders We're present to |
"ithess The bat!l'. which could be seen from |
many OF the surrounding hills. The sharn rat |
lie OF ftty thousand muskpts. and the th,In,Jer
oi hundred pieces of artillery. nor the conse
:. . eAcitea movements OF such armies is not
1t is> impossible at this writing TO form anv
correct idea OF our loss or that of the pnerny
atiy II ach IN Killed and wounded lnup Thar
OF the enemy viii not cxcert it,
Ire eneiny's dead, which nearly all fell into
our hands, were thickly strewn over the fields
laying IN heaps in many places -
Our wounded were immediately carried from |
ne heid, and the best possible attention given |
When Gen. Hooker fell. Gen. Mcclellan i'm
nedlateIy proceeded TO the right, where he was |
.Hthuslasncally received, and by his presence |
ro', lru' inush 70 our success in recovering the
N he "A 4 1
Ell as weii, anxiously watching the progress |
u .he battle and giving directions as TO the
he first time since he left Frederick CITY
We took some fifteen hundred prisoners
uT1ng the day, while the enemy obtained but
ew.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
FREDERICK, Sept. IA great battle was ,,
ought yesterday at Oadysviiie, near Sharns'
urg. The rebels We're driven from the field | :
siih heavy loss. Our less Was about I,Ooo
ltied and e,eCt wounded =
General Maneneld was killed and Genera, | :
edgwick wounded. :
The fight began at daylight and lasted untl
sns sn. CLOCK AT night, The ground having been
I6e enemy have heen heavily reinforced and Y
le whole OF the Union reserves brought MP. r
ne , rrsuh l. coas idered as u decided victcry 4
y ne Union troops. q
ILe following officers were killed and wound =
I: General IiHrt~Hn, wounded; Gen lrsi pnr- , n
20, 'on MornGed Iaor Gen,rai Ssdgwick, wounded i y
~, killed; Col. Kin ~ bury, iIth Uonnectcrt.
ri0usiy wounded; C.i. Beall, 10Th Mainr sail
Thigh: Lieut. Col. Fillebrom, !oth Maine, ,
ounded; Captain Forbcsh, Ie.n MSiae, killed, a q
leut; Turner, 10th Main, wounded; Lieut.. 90 -
o. Parrisen, 9th New York, killed: taptain ~
ndenreid, aid to Gen. sumner, wounded; ~ ~
a]or Sedgwick, killed; Colonel McNeii, OF ~ ~
nektalls killed; Lieut.. Allison, Of Bucktaiis -
He'd; Colonel Polk, I'd u. S. Sharrshootc-x
ounded; Major Berbank nth Eass;tlhusetts'
ounded -.
Several OF the prominent officers are reported VI
lied, but nothing definite is known h
W ith regard to the loss Of prominent ofScers .
the rebels we have rumors, but not sutt
nifty well authenticated TO warrant me in | II
wing them. j
Further via Harrisburg.
HARRisBURG, Sept l3.-The news received
ring the night indicates that the result OF
3 sterday's fight was decidedly in our favor,
stli another battle is necessary TO deternine ca
40 Will finally be the victor IL 49, | .