The New York herald., 1862-09-22
REPORTS FROM FREDERICK CITY.

The inhabitants 10 the vicinity OF Frederick and Ha-
serssowa are returning 10 their homes and TO bo in
great glce because the rebels driven the river
No pisging allowed by the rebels previous to the
battle OF South Mounan but after that they cleaned the
country pretty thoroughly, particularly around Sharps
burg, almost every house the town having bccn
robbed and goods which they could not uso do
srcyad Many houses riddled by bullets and shcls
and several barns burned.
There cvidoncc that either Ongstreet or Lee was
wounded in the battle Of Wednesday.
Tho number Of prisoners In our hands is about two
thousand At least ton thousand stand Of
found ON the field beongi TO tho enemy
Colonel Christian, Of the Twenty sixth New York act
ing Brgader General in place General rower who
wounded recently at Bull run has resigned Colcne
Lyle, OF the Ninetieth Pennsylvania, command
Of the Brigade and will ably Aii the position.
THE BATTLES IN MARYLAND AS DESCRIBED
BY A SOLDIER.
The following interesting letter. describing the battles
Of South Mountain and Antietam from First Lieutenant
Henry N. Jennings. Of the Ninety nfth regiment New
York Volunteers, ,s well worthy OF attentive perusal
On TIE BATTLE FIELD NEAR SuARlsm Re, Mp.,l
September 1s, 1862
DEAR FAraER-l suppose before this you have
account Of the battle Of Mddetown Height, or south
Mountain GapI do not know what they call IL, have
not paper since left Washington. We have had
very hard time Of since left Upton Hill, marching
day and night for q week and bavo had ratons
dealt 10 until this morning. 14ut,
We left Frederick Sunday morning, and rations
then due but told that halted
would have them; but hettaIi day TIL half
past four p NJ and turned OF from the turnpike we
had bcen marching for four i've days Tho main
road goes through the gap in the South Mountain
which they tthe rebcls had strongly fortified. and winch
They had battery posted the top Of the mountain
which swept the road il winds up tho mountain. The
road that turned goes the right Of the Pike up
| the mountain side.
Our corps, consisting Of Kings division, commanded
by General Hatch, Ricketts, division and the Pennsyl
vana reserves, all commanded by General Hooker, ad
yaneed up the mountain on the right, while General
Franklin commanded the left On tho right the Thirty
| nth New York thrown ont skrniebers in our
'front.' and division two lines OF battle advanced up
| the mountain.
almost killed us, ne the mountain steep
side. Our skirnishers came them suddenly that
their skrmshers did not have time 10 give the alarm TO
the main body we got splendid position the top
Of the mountain. We got behind fenc- and laid down
| while another brigade stood up behind us.
Pretty son the eneny could be seen advancing
We let them get up TO within fifteen twenty PAGES OF
u.s. and then lot drive. and tho way Slaughter
them was awful. We killed General Garfield Colonel
Strangs the major about teu line officers and any guam
ty Of the rank The rebels all dropped tho ground
and there they laid they did move for az
soon o would rise, down he would 10 dead
certain
The victory was splendid one. We laid behind tho
ali night with nothing to eat and nothing to cover
US In morning the field and took any auan
ty Of prisoners and the dead and wounded were piled
up IN heape II that when fired the brigade
that advanced on the fire terrific that
they had to lie on the ground, and they could gc;
back again, for just s sure as any Of them he
gone and that the way We took so many
prisoners
The rebels "put so tha. they threw away everything
they had We got thousands Of muskets and accoutre
ments Our adjutant wounded while was talking
70 him. Lieutenant Marksy and Lieutenant Psnnoyer
wounded only lost one man in my company.
Tho next morning (that Monday went after
the rebels In quick time. Our cavalry was ahead.
lot Of rebel cavalry In Boonsboro, talking 70 the
citizens and saying 10 them that would follow
them up, when cavalry charged them, and the
way they sksdaddlsd q caution. We arrived here
tho night before last and took position the night
win nothing and nothing sleep under. We laid
upon our arms oil night
Just before daybreak the order given 70 fall in
Our pckets came In saying tho rebels were planting
battery front Of We placed batteries their
places. In moment they fired the first gun, and the
ball opened All day long the battle ragged in perfect
fury. We laid down for three hours in . hollow,
between the two artillery fires, and Il wns almost
dsafening We changed positions several times bus
were lucky enough keep out ef the muskstry Ore
We were supporting battery once when . whole di.
vision oams mp the hill u. We left mighty quick and
went through cornncld They fred US, and don't
believe they left single stalk of that nold and
was perfect wonder how got OF Il alive.
About i've O'Clock in the afternoon tho hill
where We bad sin batteries planted whom rebel battery
came out Of the woods, and let them fire
round apiece, when whole six batteries opened
them with canister. lAsy ike the devil. and is
| their whole battery.
cannot give you any account Of the battle ~ our lines
are about six miles long, and we cannot leave our own
reaimcns To day we are engaged burying the dead
/ and carrying Oh the wounded.
/ you would be surprised to the enthusiasm that
there in troops when Mcclellan passes along The
men ali seem to perfectly crazy over him. and don't
believe IL would hurt more In any way than
he we're 70 be removed from the command Of our army
/ We ali have the utmost confidence in him.
General Doubleday Is In command Of our division
General Hatch being wounded In Sundays light Our d.
vision numbers about two thousand men, We start.
cd from fredericksburg with thirteen thousand men, Our
| regiment numbers two hundred this morning.
The Brooklyn Fourteenth has only about forty men this
morning. Captain Myers, who used TO be with Frear
was wounded yesterday. was talking 70 rebel to-day
when Of the Fourteenth regiment passed. and says
be-'I have killed many ared legged fellow" Tho uni
form Of the Fourtecnth conspicuous and very dan.
gerous. think have the rebels pretty VOL used up
now. don't think they get back Richmond az an
army.
Yesterdays battle tho greatest battle OF the war
Save the papers that give the and send them 40
| me- We are pretty we'll used up
HENRY NJ JENNNcs,
Einntx. .aftv reaiment Ncsx York Ynlu. 34aara