The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-09-25

4 Iboa baen driven INTO Boonsboro' on Sunday
# Inioht. eight miles from Middleton Hooker
& lnrce started about o'clock q. IN, and his al
vance cavalry soon had q collision with th'
enemys rear at Boonsboro' and drove theh
e handsomely from that place Our 1n a~.
followed on. and found the roads fields ior ,
. and hills swarmiug with rebel stragSlers. Ing,
were speedily gathered up and SEM - 'ne iIa'
: and by 10 O'Clock Hooker sent "oid Da az wa
! he had captured thousand anu Hte 0f".s
,,ressed on tie tchOte rebel tore tcoud
Gdn Hacker may have been too san,
80 but at any rate no decided advance was
ID mil nearly noon, some time being nee
es.arilv consumed in ascertaining the road and
. the lay OF the country
VALUABLE AID.
was rendered our Generals in this respect by
dozen of loyal citizens who came on horseback
and by mountain paths from the direction the
enemy had taken, and gave full and reliable III
formation OF the rebel movements. This was
one of the most gratifying signs which we met
with anywhere In Virginia it was all the 9th
err way the enemO knew all about US, ana we
knew nothing of them. But here, yesterday
morninp it was sheering indeed to see these
honest and loyal men flock to headquarters,
ZACH corroborating tie others story and rem
dering their information positive For instance
a large body of the enemy breakfssted at Kee-
dysyille at about seven O'Clock, and within two
hours afterward four five men from that VII
lape had arrived with the information at Cen
oral McClelan's headquarters, Six miles dlss
tant.
| Hooker. az | have already raid, moved by the
main pike to Boonsboro, followed by Sumner,
| while Banks moved by very crookeu roao
AWAY round TO the right of Boonsboro ,evident>
| Iv to ascertain if the enemy had any further
| force in the direction of Hagerstown 1t was
rendered positive that he had not, and Banks
AGAIN struck the Boonsboro' road and follow
| ed Hooker. At the latter place q branch pike
diyerged from the main road to Hagerstown,
and, turning abruptly to the left in the center
of the village, runs nearly due south to kee-
dysville, Sharpsburg aud Sheppardstown, on
the Potomac These three corps pursued the
enemy by that rOut
Re1o's and Porter's corps took the rough
winding road which ran over the Mountain
crest through the battle field of Sunday, as
shown in the sketch, and followed on to Kee-
dysville, striking the pike short distance
south of that place aud pushing toward Sharps
burg, from which the enemy were driven just
at shutdown.
FRANKLIN's MOVEMENTS.
After Franklin had driven the enemy from
Burkittsville Gap he too occupied some time
in picking up killed and wounded and sending
both them and prisoners to the rear. But he
promptly struck off down the valley, between
South Mountain and Elk Mountains, called by
he people pheasant Valley" Down this
valley some fifteen or twenty thousand of the
rebel troops had fed during the night and
morning, and had Harper's Ferry held out un-
til Monday at shutdown franklin would not on
~ have made a magnificent haul Of the enc
N.Y. but could have retaken Maryland Nights,
aud thus have saved the Ferry. 1t Was Frank
Inns desire to reach that place as speedily as
possibly, but in order 10 do il he mus dive the
enemy before hm-which he did, though not
rapidly enough to render timely assistance. As
will be subsequently seen, it was this force
which escaped across the Potomac on Monday
| night by using our pontoon bridge.
| During Monday nearly every division of the
army captured more or less prisoners, and prob
ably not less than three thousand were taken
during the day. These, with those previously
taken, will foot up nearly 5000.
SURRENDER OF HARPERs FERRY.
| As I stated in my letter ofthis morning Jacks
! son marched from Hagerstowu to Williams
port, crossed the river, and thence to Harper's
Ferry by way of Martinsburg, 10 cooperate
W iii Hill in taking it. Communication was
opened with the west by railroad to Cumber-
laud uutil Wednesday, and during that time
thirty days supplies were received. Jackson
! then appearing near Martinsburg. Gen. White,
| who was in command there, having previous
! fallen back from Winchester, withdrew his in>
fantry force TO Harper's Ferry, and joined Col
| Miles, who was post commandant Gen. White
being brigadier- general of volunteers, really
ranked Col. Mills, but the latter being COM
mandant of the post, and acting brigadier, cour>
tesy required that Gen. White should waive his
rank, which he did, and Col Miles continued
! in command. ...
| THE ATTACK.
The prisoners state that the rebels opened
| the attack as early as Thursday morning, en-
gaging our forces on Maryland Nights. There
was more or less fighting until Saturday, when
our forces spiked the guns in battery on the
Nights and rolled them down the mountain ,
our troops falling back on Harpers Ferry. This
news was brought to frederick Saturday
night, by Captain Russell, of the LIST Maryland
Icavalry, and from the we'll known reliable char
acter of the men, it was generally believed.
During Sunday the attack was renewed with
vigor, now from Maryland Heights in addition
to London Heights, as well as the attempt to
torn our works by the enemy's heavy masses
of infantry. But throughout the day our fire
replied TO that of the rebels with great vigor
and accuracy, repelling their assaults hand.
somely.
During Sunday night the enemy were vigor-
ously at work, planting new batteries, and on
Monday aroused our garrison at daylight with q
fierce bombardment from half dozen differ
cnt directions, completely encircling the place
with their fire. This kept up for over two
hours, when Colonel Miles ordered the white
flag to be raised. 1t being foggy and misty the
enemyEprobably did not see 1t readily, and con-
tinued their fire. A few minutes afterward
Colonel Miles was struck by piece of she'll
which carried away his left leg. 1t was ampu
tated, and the soldiers report that he died from
IFS effects on Sunday evening.
THE CAPITULATIoN.
The terms of capitalization were remarkably
liberal, the officers being allowed to go paroleG
with side arms and private property and the
pIivates with everything save equipments and
guns. The commands which surrendered
were
Col, Dcwnye,3d Md 9th Vermont w 300
Home Brigade 600 G5th Illinois, $50
Cob Matesar list Nd. Grahom's Battery nc
Home Brigade 900 McGraths ----.-.. 1lt
ll)th New York l0U0 18th Indiana las
l2bth New York -. 1000 Philips Battery. l2C
Both New York. $50 Pitts Battery loo
llIth New York loco Scattered compa-
l25th New York 1000 MES. So
32d ONO. --------- $50 Officers connected
l2th n. I. 5 M. 500 with headquar-
S7kh Ohio 800 tiers and Commls>
sary dep t.----- 5C
The following guns were surrendered
- 3Iinch rifles. ~ pound howitxers
6James' rifles. l 10 inch Dahlgrens.
& "a pound howitzers so pound Parrot
30 pound PARROT guns. pound guns,
II Founders .....
Colonel Sheriff, of the 10Th New York, wa:
shot badly in the mouth while gallantly urg.
ing forward his men. Several other staff anC
line officers were killed and wounded.
Various estimates of our loss during the fight
are made, but all agree that i: WAS very light
end the best estimates put it as less than two
hundred in killed and wounded