The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-09-27
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,5, THE MASSER, OF, GES. -EESo,s DEATH.

\ i5a AHE HAM ID, OF LEY. fI.ESOS DEATH
Let me give you a correct account OF
Gen. keno death, and correct many false
and lying reports. The firing bad ceased
about halfpast seven = the senemy had
been driven from the field, and the fight
was apparently over, when some Of our
Plckets came in, and reported the enemy
again advancing. GGena Reno was in front
OF his Lines, giving orders for the DISPOSE
| ton OF his divisions for the night, and
when the. word came he advanced few
s9epssas If to reconnoitr 9, when the enemy
when the enemy who had secretly ap-
preached within close range, fred a ter,
| rite voiley from the, bushes A bullet
entered Gen. Reno breast, causing instant
death. Our troops Immediately engaged
the rebels, again drove them back, and
remained in undisturbed possession of
the field during the night. -a -r.s7a.1 o
LOOK AT TIE RATTLE GRoUxE.
During Monday thousands. of the citi-
zens Of Frederick and Washington counties.
to whom battle field is a wonderful and
appalling sight, visited the ground where
Hooker and Reno fought I have seen
many a rough and terrible battlefield,
but never anywhere have / seen such
slaughter (save at Malvern HID as could
have been seen on that mountain crest
where the brave veterans of Reno fought
The enemy, as usual, sought every adyan~
tage. particularly that of numerous stone
walls, behind which they assailed our
men fiercely. But the impetuous charges
OF some of our regiments, particularly that
of the 18th Michigan, but two weeks from
home, carried all before it, and the dead
bodies of the enemy on that mountain
crest lay thick enough for. stepping stones.
The CHIvALEY PUNISHED. rszt
The greatest slaughter at this point was
among Gen brayd brigade, composed
nainiv OF South .carolnIans and some
Georgians and belonging to Anderson
and Walkers Divisions, who fought here.
Nearly the whole of this brigade sNyas
either killed wounded or captured. All
their dead aud many OF their wounded
were still lying on the field on Monday
morning, among them they body OF Lieut..
Col James OF the Sd South Carolina Bat
tal.ion. Several dead rebels were clothed
in the uniforms taken from N previous
battles. --... -.-. r..-.
/ 3D. GENERALsuIP.
may say that thd experimental it
is almost an experiment with the army
that has fought in Nirginia-of having
our troops fight under The direction OF
competent generals has succeeded so vel!
as 10 Justify It's repetition. Good general
ship was marked feature of the battles
OF Sunday Each column was properly
supported. our troops were closely rnasSei
reinforcements were AZ hand IN Large
numbers 10 take the place OF Jaded men
and everything was done just as it should
he.
MGNDAT = EuFlNESTs.
The Indications at nine clock on sun
day evening, after the battle was ialIIy
over, were that the next dag would be one
of fierce and decisive battles We knew
We were OH tue heels OF the enemy, that
4 he had reiuiorcemeDis during the hight
, which lad likewise been put TO rnut, aud
/ tha, on the morro" we would battle with
his whole force. The, prevalence =, this
! Lelief had an inspiring etieSs upon. oar
men. Ihey ware justly prouu or their
success, and We're eager 10 fight the whole
thing out the next day, II opportunity
offered The corps OF sumner, Banks aud
Porter We're fresh and vigorous, Got having
been at ali engaged, wai.e those who had
fought were as ready as the other troops.
THE wouSDgp. ..- --r
Early Monday morning details were
soon performed, as til proportion of killed
was usually small Oar wounded, which
I thfnk Will nurnbar less than 2,00o, were
conveyed to Middietown and all the
churches AMI many Of the private houses
We're filed The ladies turned OF with
commendablc spirit, and ninIstered faith
fully TO the poor fellows as fast as they
arrived " To-day the wounded are arrIvln.
here and the churches of Frederick are
being used for the same purpose Many
of those but slightly wounded are leaving
by the trains.
PRISONERS.
There were probably over two thousand
prisoners taken during the Eight of sunday
evening, and about seven hundred rebei
sick were left at the barracks at tins place
The enemy have treated their own sick
during the last two weeks with great
cruelty. They haye left them u de al
most anywhere-by the roadsides and in
fence corners and the citizens OF Frede-
rick have hitched up their teams and
gone down the Georgetown turnpike to-
ward the Potomac, whence they came,
and picked up the poor fellows, brought
them in, redeemed them from their filth
and rags, aad saved their lives. 49,
We did not, for some reason, get q
bright and early start on Monday morning
The rebels had been driven into Boonsoo-
ro on Sunday night, eight miles from
Middletown. Iooker's force started about
O'Clock a. m, and his advance cavalry
soon had a collision with the enemy ; rear
at Boonsboro' and drove them hand sonely
from that place. Our infantry followed
b,a- a., EalH Huy
and hills swarming with rebel straegiers
They were speedily gathered up and sent
to the rear, and 10y 10 O'Clock Hooker
sent word back ihat he had captured a
thousand, and if the army immediately pressed
on tie ,chois rebet force ir0uI Ge, ours. Gen.
Hooker may have been too s9nguine, bat
at any rate no decided advance was made
until nearly noon, some time beng neces-
sariiy consumed In ascertaInlnS the roads
and the lay Of the country. +f.- .-e
fs...t.ftsfb c1iyALUABi-E AID tses 'il -.EE
was rendered our Generals in this respect
by dozens of loyal citizens who came aon
horseback and by mountain paths from
the direction the enemy had taken, and
gave full and reliable information of the
rebel movements This was one of the
most gratifying signs which we met with
anywhere In Virginia it WAS all the
other way; the enemy knew all about US,
aud we knew nothing of them But here,
yesterday morning, it was cheering indeed
to see these honest and loyal men fiock
to headauarters, each corrObOratlng the
others story and rendering their informa-
ton positive For instance, q large body.
of the enemy break tasted at Keedysvilie
at about seven o'clocll, and within two
hours afterward four or five men from
that village had arrived with the inforn1a
ton at Gen McCfellan's headquarters, six
miles distant. sa A
90 -F on THE MOVE
Hooker, as 7 have already said, moved
by the main pike to Boonsboro, followed