, 1862-11-15
chs Grih11me.
hAk kPER's Gerry SGRRENDeR.
tmcfal Report Of the Inves'
tigating Commission.
Gen, Mcclellan, Col. Ford and
Col. Niles Severely Ceasured.

Col. Miles Severely Ceasured.
FULL REpoRT or The FACTS III
TIE CASE:
From the National 1ntelBgencer. Nov.s1
Tie military commission which was ap-
pointed to Investigate the circumstances Of
Ihs surrender Ut H41per's Ferry has maize the
following r. pert:
D. Hunter, Cuited Statee army Of volunteers,
President, Msj. Gen. G. Cad dual4der, United
States arn,y ot volunteers; Brig. Gen. c. G.
AuguT, United States army Of volunteers;
Maj. Dom riatt, a6sistant adjutant general OF
volunteers; Capt F. Ball, aide-de-camp Of
general, called b5 the government to iuTessi-
gate the cont!rct OF ceftain officers connected
Hi1h and the circumstances attending the
abandonment of Maryland Hight5 aud the
surrender Of Harper's Fez1y, hare the honor
to report the 1ollowinE:
On the Sd Of September General White en-
tered uarptr's Ferry with his force from
Winchester. The next day nc Tas ordered to
11xrlinsourg to take command of the forces
there On the II h If September he again r.
unua tns surrender. without assuming the
command.
On the eth Of September Gen. Mcclellan,
the u:Gst Of his forces having preceded him,
left Washington under orders iseued some
days previously. to drive 1he enemy from
31sr5lann. That nlgdt he cst.sli>hed his head
quarters at Rockville, fFpm which, On the 1lsh
Of September, he telegraphcd to General Il H.
leck 10 asye Gel. Miles ordered TO join him at
t,nce
% the 5th Of Sept. Col. Thomas H. Ford,
3ed Oeio, took command Of the forces or
MarylaLa lle'ghts. Forces ~ere placed At
So]omou's Gap aad d. Sandy Hook. Tnose At
Sspdy Eotk, under Col. a1lulsby, retired by
Coltl<l Miles order 70 the ea>tern slope Of
s'ars lard H-igb,s, 1sfo OF three days previous
to their evacuation By Col Ford.
On the 1lth OF September the force at Solo.
mul'e Gap we're driven in by the enemy. Col.
! F[1ii called Dpnn Colonel Miles for reiutorct-
| ments. Tine 126th New York, and The 39ta
| Nzw York {Garlonldi Guardn} were se.t him
! On Fiitar, tue l2:h If September, and c1 t1:
| morLibg Ut tie E3*h he Was further reinforced
| by the l5'h New York. and portisu ota Mlry-
land rrglulsut Under lieu.ruans Cvlontl
| DoEney.
| Col, Ford made rtquisitica for axes and
| tpades 10 enable Him ~ construct detenses on
LEE Height, tus obtained n1n5. With ten
aAcs belonging t. soz,e Mar 1.ud troopi, hir-
lDg nil tt-t could hs o5,sined, i slight hre4, ,s
| work Of trees TaS constructed On TIE l3in,
1,y=,r lie crest Of t1; nSizass. ard sl2saia Ut
! timber made idr 2 Short distance in fru4,t Of
| tbs hFeael~t5li.
The torets under CO.. Ford rere etat,cued
1t v.r,cus peints Tn the Marylsan H=isats,
lht principal :ticc being os tie crest Of the
ID ntar tic breas1 To1k aud lookout
Sklrmisiing cunE:encrl on Friday, tic
| 12tn, On the crest ol The hill. EARLY on the
noE1ing of the 18th the anelny made au
attack Cn 1ht e1est of the nill, aud aftef some
time the troops retired in sunle Confusion to
| the hTtas Wtrk, where to.y were 1allied.
About o'clocka a stcund attack Was made,
WHICH the troops behind tie breastwnrk resist
ca for short tlMe, aod uutl Col. Sacrril! of
The l.6th Ae% ftrs, WIS wounded aud clr-
rttd Ut the Held, When tie entire 10Th reyi-
1nenr, as Eor1e witnesses testify, all but two
companies, Major Hewitt states. broke and
flet: in utter Confusion. Men and mpss Of the
tfiiceIs Il! fled together, no Effort being m1de
70 rally tie Hglaient. except BY Col. Ford,
LleIt Earrls, Ac.iug A1j1!aur, atu so:ae ui1i.
Gets O: o:her I*s5lu.sLts, Qire1ttd By Cvl. Mu-s,
then IN the Heights.
Stun after Tie remaining forces at the
hseas.wGrfttn tack. uud.r supposed osde,
tIom Msjor Hewitt, whu himself says :har hs
gave no eucl o:dcr; merely sent Instructions
they ncTe comp. lad TO retire t. da so In 200:
olteT. Orders we1e gwen by Col. Furd -,
Ute lrorps to IGturI 10 their pusit,on. Tne5
acycnctd soine distanca up the Heights, bu
| die nur regain the bre.st~o:i.
| 1nui ereuilg Col alic5 -sas on MARYLAND
|
foid- He LETT between III aud l. O'clock
tishcut directly u deTing Csl. Ford 10 evacu
att Tie Heights, hut lnslFuct.ng him, In cas-
he mas compelled to Go 60, 10 spike the :suu
ald Il ron tie leavJ sle91 guns DO IN tn
| IIuuntsib.
! Abru: 2 o'c,ock, psrh,ps HA1s later, b
The rider Of Cul. Ford, tht: lei slts we're ab,u
dcpec, lie ElAls. ue,1Is spiked according to III
/ Eunctl0ns.
On Sunday, Col D'utassy sent over t.
Mar, l=1 alga1s toEr companies, under NJ ,
Nuod, ~ho Drought II, without uIpu5,.luu
I itur t1ass II rouuder=, two uf which w=r
lnper;ect.y siiAsd, md wagon load Of III,
| E-unitleu.
GcE. White, on lis return to Uarpes's F..
| II, on the 18th CT September, sugg-s.ed t
Col. Miles the prnpEle.y cf contracting I'll
liues on Bolivar lI,sh;s 70 as to make oe7 t.
ttie.se, tut Col Miles adAcrrd To III. or. .,ins
lie Ut GreGEe, s:.4.iEt, thai nc wAs d-tas
iped 10 Lake Lis stand On Bolivar Hiya.:
GtD- WAr alsu urged lnc importance {
| uuloiug 31aryianl II xhts, even Should 1t II
QulIr ahe tak1uE The eutire torte over taer
ton narper's F@ny. Col M.l-s, under III
cldt rs 10 mold natpcr's Ferry TO tue last ri
1renltE, while at j., 1ttiug the impu:taace {
Mar, laid uis hts, seeuled TO regard them q
uupl1;rg 10 LIE toxu Of u.rper's Ferry, aa
Leio that to leave uarpcr's Ferry, even 10 :,
Gu Mar,lsnd uiga.s, would oe dis,bet Ing h
Gen. Mcclellan established his headqu,rts,
al Fscdtrick City OIL tae morning of the IS:
: ii Stl''eMser- On tie uigutot tue l31l, ait,
) re evacuation Of alaly'and Hignts, Co
31lles directed Captain (no~ Malos) Kusses
tt The iaryinDd cavalry, 10 take wlth MIN
IT," nlen AID end-1EJr 10 get through the Z:
Guys lines aud Teach eone Of our forces
: Gen. Mcclellan, II pos:ib1c-and to report t:
toEoitlon u Ii .rec.'s F.r.v, lhas it cou.d n,
itilforc.d, and to urge the sendany of rel.
. iorcs 1nents. Capt. Russ:ls reached Gel
: McCh 'lAn'6 headquarters at Frederick IT . ,
I N. On Sunday, the l4sh uf September, and II
ported Us directed NJ Col. Miles. latncd
: steiy upon Lis arrival, Gen. Mcclellan sent o
t Gen. F,alkiln.
i At 10 >. NJ. Cept, Russell left for Geuer,
Ffanl ln,s and, with q communicate
, 10 Gen: FraIslia from Gen. Mcclellan. E
: reached Gen. franklin about 5 o'clock tn
afternoon, and found him engaged with tt
Is c5iEen IT. III the gap, anu the next moruiu,
p, the 18th, Gcu. Franklin passed through Ii
gap, advat cling about mile, and hading II
ehetby drawn up in line Ut bltt!e ID
i | front, drew his OWE forces up in line OF bl
tie. While thus 81 uated, the cann 'nadiog
tue DIRECTION OF Harpes's Ferry, which IL
. BEEN heard very distinctly all 1hc morning
J. H.rptr'e FtrIy b. ing about heren miles di
i 1au1-Euddepiy ceased, Wkereuyon Gamer
i. Fran Kiln sett word to Gen. Mcclellan OF u
Z t!1uaoAt suIlcEdeF VI l2Tptf5 Fcff$ Uy W
Miles, and did It deem It necessary to pr
n cttd tut.ller In that direction.
= The b.t.1e OF South Mountain Was fIus
y cr suEday, the 14.h.
> On 1he ssme dsy, Sunday, during the aftt
= moor, the enen?y Ut Harper's Ferry attack
l the sxir. me left Of the line or Botiy
Heights, hut after some time WERE repuls
by tine tzturs uudtr cummaud OF Gen. Wnit
:. Sunday GiIht The cavalry 1t Harprr's Fer
mace u esr escape, uud,r Cot Davis, Of Il
l. Illinois cavalry, By permission OF c:
miles, and racled Greencastl>, Pa the ne
morning, capturing an ammunition train t
lorgipE to Gen. Lopgstrcet, consisting,
= some ttfy or sixty waguns- The commissi
ret ard this Escape Of The cav airy, &c.
S, Seyersl Of the iufan;1y officers desired p
Il istioD tu cut tEeir var ont at the same ii.
J the cavalry e:caped, but Col. Miles rcfu-
upon the ground That he had never been
of dered to told uarper's Ferry to the Last Z
Ia t,cl1ity.
Tn The morning Of the 18th the ene1
opened their batteries from several points
seven to nine. a. estiuat-d by different y
nesses s-directlng their at1sek prtucip 1.iy up
onr batte1ies on the left OF Bolivar H,s1
The attack commenced ut dayorcak. A3c
: o'c1ucl Col Miles represented to G,
White 1hat it would be necessary to surrend
Gtp. VII euggessed that the brigade CO
nardcss be ca;lsd together, which WAS dol
Col Miles stated that the a!nmu1i ion ior
batteries Na5 exhausted, and he had ahC