Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-10-04
General Hill is believed to have led tn,

rebels on our right, which was under Hook,
er and Franklin. After most obstinate
resistance the rebels fell back about three
miles by IL o'clock A, NJ Our centre,
under General Sumner, was also engaged
carly in the morning by Jackson, who had
crossed from Harper's Ferry last night
with $4,000 men, snd artillery and in.
fantry were engaged desperately until
about 2 o'clock ?. NJ, when the rebels
gave way, but held one commanding piece
of woods with artillery.
Several Intellectual attempts were made
to take this position by our troops in the
forenoon, but it was held by the rebels
until o'clock P. NJ, when our artillery
dislodged them. General Longstreet com
manded the reb els Oh our left against Burn
side.
The engagement was uninterrupted there
from early in the forenoon until o'clock
in the afternoon, when Burnside was left in
possession of the field, having crossed An
tietam creek and fairly driven the enemy
from his position.
The loss on our side is said to have
been nearly eight thousand. The rebel
loss was heavier in consequence of our pre-
ponderance of artillery or their want of
ammunition. Our killed and wounded
are all within cur lines, and the field is
ours at all points. AT dark the rebels
had yielded at every point, and our men
are on the field sleeping on their arms.
The battle will be renewed iu the morning
if the rebels have ammunition enough and
can rally for q stand. In no single in
stance did our men yield any position to
the rebels to day. The army fought with
unexampled heroism, and their confidence
in Mcclellan certainly gained the day.
General Mcclellan rode along the lines
3 and was most vocferously cheered. This
P attracted the attention of the enemy and
g they comenced throwing shells, some o.
!" which fell in the ranks of the One hundred
c ard'tweptyeight Pennsylvania, which com
y menced to fall back, but General McClell-
1t an himself rallied them, and they soon re
. gained their former steadiness.
O. No prisoners were taken from us by the
't enemy. Our forces took one Georgia reg
IS iment entire. The total number of prison
'e ers captured is at least 1900. One piec
70 of woods, the possession Of which wa
desperately contested for hours and at las
ID gqined by our troops, contained at leas
: 1900 dead of both sides, and presents
!. terrible spectacle.
ii Our wounded are being cared for, bu
III there are not enough surgeons here.
th The following are among the killed an
r: Won nded, lin addition to those already pgt
d lished.i
l Colonel Childs. Fourth Pcnnsylvani
lg Cavalry, acting Brigader-G General, wa
y, killed while rallying his men.
ly General Meaghcr was slightly wound
< ed. His brigade is said to have lost hea'
III lily. Colonel Kelly, Sixty-ninth New Yorl
q was wounded in the face. Captain Duff
Lieutenant Williams and Lieutenant Kell
'es of the same regiment, were killed, an
ut Lieutenant Nagle wounded; This reg
ment did nobly, loosipg half its force.
3D. Captain Myers, of the Fourteenth Nc
en- York, was wounded Major Gile, of t
7as Eighty eight Pennsylvania, was bad
nd wounded. General German was slight
wounded Captain German, his son, al
RS number of his staff was killed.
de. The 18th Connecticut Regiment Il
ry lapgely--fve colorbearers being shot VIII
lly it was engaged. Captain Willard of tt
rec regiment was killed. The regiment he
not their position for half an hour under
gi- cross fire, and finally fell back to bett
ry- position.
ole The Thirty-fourth New York Regime
oss was Aanked by two regiments of the encn
led but succeeded in cutting its way out, Q
though loosing many men in the action.
,,d Colonel Henks, of the Nineteenth Ma
tb. achusetts, who had just returned to
av command, after getting we'll of his wou
law received at Nelson's farm, was badly wou
ded at the head Of his regiment.
m Major Bloomfield, of the Fifth Mar
m. land, was wounded in the thigh Capt'
Bamberger, of the same regiment in
breast, and Lieutenant Maltly was kill
u This regiment also lost heavily.
II Captain Wilson, of the First Delawa
killed; Captain Richards, First Deawa
! killed; Captain Zardly, First Dolawa
! badly wounded Lieutenant Gepnel, +
the Delaware, badly wounded Captain WO
war ell, First Delaware, badly wounded; Lii
yeen tenant Shafer, First Delaware, woun(