, 1862-09-29
HARPER'S FERaY R. r, BRIDGE, AND
The PQNTQ0M BRIDGE NOT
DES1R0YEp.
ComuaratiYe Loss Of the Union and
Rebel Troops.
The Earper's Ferry Disgrace.
Gen, HTcClernaud fyen an
Important Command.

TT n narr1. MILITARY .aecnt of Irf1iara.
,,e ;,e+ ra,nrnad fro,n thu ha1t}c.t;eld in
1Jarc1,ra ,rber1. ha 1,as heen na,;;n~ nroyfs-
{ora f,, Ind,ana,s ,-ouca.d He r;ves the fol-
lop;nr snmmarx from tie official reports Of
,ne 1osefs in ali the Indiana rcz1merts en-
eooed 1t1th-fne otiicer allied and one wound
Cd oicht n,iratcs killed and seyauty.oue
uonndad. o=th-one officer killed and i've
yonrtcd. thirteen p.irases killed and 1S3 |
ron,doa. 1at,-two of,,ccrs KILLED and ten
.,xcn16ea. twentz-g;shx psiyates killed aud |
14o wonnaea 7th-four officers wounded, six
nriratea killed and thrty-dve wounded; list |
,.sra1rv-one orivate killed aud three wound
"a IA caya,rv-fonr priyates killed and five
wounded Total four officers killed and nine
secn ~ronnded. fifty.two privates killed and
,7- wonrasd. . z7hole loss 513.
Nr Dpnn,s has procured a / .Q1o blankets to
Ia cent nm Tomorrow to the Iqdiana wound
cd. A n,aiorlty Of the severely wounded, are
still on the battlefield and the immediate vi
| cin,ty Of sharpsburg, and all whose wounds
| we're not TOO severe to prevent tAcsr being
sent to Frederick, Baltimore, Washington.
and the North. The blankets are espsci-
ally for the field hospitals. 1n that mountain
rrc,on the nights arc already quite cold, .nd
much suffering will result where the rounded
| are mt provided with more than ordinary
e,.,,n,er allowance and blankets, or clothing.
.rhe s.nr7 that the Pantoon bridge at Harpcr's
F,rrvxa DESTROYED hy the rebels is untrue.
II vas not iriurrd, and even the Baltimore
or5 Ohio bridge vas 50 sliShtl5 dansgse1 that
81 xf1, HI ready tor passenger trains ayaiu with
!, a ve,1
IF tha rpnorts sent BIZ the associated press
, of *he b,,doee.or tunucls on the Blltiuore aud
, ! 0bio Ra;,road f,rther west than Harper's
. Ferry. arc correct, it Is entirely unknown to
t,.c authorities Of the road. They tllink thai
+ | they will be able to run trains again within
? week.
t Indiana agent Dennis gives al c=timato o
! onr losses 1t South Mountain aud Antietau
s,;n lover than tuo*e Of Surgeon aan.rs
+ u.-nrord and the medical Inspector. Il
: ,,ocoa onr killed at 1900. our wounded a
= 3 mn Rcbel killed $500, rebel woundc
nm a. r.norts come i'll little doubt j
:s lit that our losses were very much exaggcr:
+aa IN nj, onr earlier REPORTS. though it is po
n .;,,a thai we mar now incline TOO far to ii
Of otner ex,r,me. It is alleged that tue caus
n n fthe remarkably heavy rebel loss as con
~ -1a-oa ,r;,b fnrs IA owing to their ipferi
~ Qalea WILL olbe ~ o"4"6 ~ ~
III powder, bad cartridge chiefly buck ar
ng tan-and ommnnf.,on for artilIery. Oh
oa1 ..t,,+ ,,,o ,f ,rono q,
in c.nn;ster nrored very destructive, while
he ~socea NJ which good portions Of fshti
,is ~ xcrt IN. their buck and ball were worthles
hc;ng enrnt, t,efore r.acnipg our nue.
N. ~ oErn soldiers ~ ia admitted bv all 81
ud ,oona .nrn,sa the rthels in constitution
N. m. @.rar snd nni1er scyere wounds have great
bv .s7..,a,, ,an,citv of life. is posiuycly s
or - ~ a.. oravea IN the field themsel1
!nn ..,. or;aa,ca of pr.at sunerior
'a1o .1o onv 49,, 7ass
d. ~ r.s.,,o.,, fat.,;,r in the armr seems to
ade ~ ra.nons;hii;,v FIR the surrender
roo 4orncr,s Fsrrv must be divided between {
ern .1.1t .s r., Uhftc No,hing ia lno
ut ...e.4.ar .,., baa haen made n
n~A~ ,t ~s thot ri rora,a defense before
w. ~, sA~.ts Nv, e =, he that tc recrf
1890 ~ fonr nosit5ve orders to eyacuate
;nds tolee Ut 1ou, po,11~ 49,, ~ a;a t.
ue1 's E:s,h1,, oe indiana and for st
lrse "eo: 3r.G,a,,a.,,e ,r,,. ia ,nv;ons te
~ - liz f-;araa w;f1 trx, IN
,-a ass;onment for him to Kentucky.
rom curt aSe'G4ue4.s ~. . 1.a ,,sro m s,tnr,
her -a-oaa . ,,ron,;se from the war de;
4sr ts He ptosue 49, Rasaachnsetts regiments. y
eeks men, sua' 49,, r,,.sa far s;eel and h.d SC
men, n1u oseI 1880 Sse;e.aa ei.ewhere. s,ou1t
Fol. quenv ~ 4s .e ssns, TheTc are ;nd;ca,
.,nne me SELL n"..u ~ -, .rove-nmen* ia m
g the " r.,dr ~ IN ne1njt sice1 to be overs1aughed
d. fcao5 ~ pe4n4 ~. h,rc IN = f,.py
has Gov Morton is expecteo nefe u ~"
aIsel Auscve y coo n ~ e,,,nr NJ, the ouota from
puia- go. &c., h,+h ~ the nrcsflent,s late
rom1 .Aee uuus, t ara - nsin,r RAPIDLY nerftct
Z thc A1la ..s,ha arstt for tro;e. but little
pfoeeea W. = 49,. .s s,u W. {; ono vii, harc \,
,,,+oe,r4 hefere the draft begins, and thu
...o,aaa Tn Indiana
camer o1alt Ut "noi's '''A"~1 49,