Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-22

who went into action.
The cnemy's loss in killed at this part OF the
field was at least two to our one, and many
were of the opinion that it would average the
same all over the battle ground. This is ac-
counted for by the fact that our men fire high,
while the rebels seem to be particularly in
structed to fire low. The prisoners say they
always like to meet a regiment OF Zouaves
with red trowsers, as these serve as distinctive
marks. In evidence of this, take the casual
ties of the 18th Brooklyn and 9TH New York
regiments Three fourths of the casualties
among them in every battle, being in the lower
limbs.
THE MASSACHUSETTS FIFTEENTH
At a piece of woods where they made
stand, after being driven back, German
brigade, of Sedgwick's division, suffered
heavy loss, having 1914 killed and Wouhuec'
about half of their entire number. One regl-
ment-the 18th MassachusettS-had 600 on
going into the fight, and were only able to
muster POS after they came out OF It, The
officers killed and wounded in this regiment
are Capt. C. S. Simonds, Lieut.. Il. Derby,
Lieut.. f. S. Corbin, killed; and Lieut.. w.
Gale, Lieut.. L. B. Ellingwood, Capt w.
Forehand, Lieut.. T. j. Spur, Capt. Bartlett,
Capt Jocelyn, and Lieut.. A. j. Bradley, all
slightly wounded.
The division succeeded in driving the enc
my from the woods and held it for more than
an hour, but were finally compelled to aban-
don it and fall back. This ia the only part of
the field we gained from which our troops
were compelled to retire. Those who fell at
this spot were found stripped of their clothing
by the rebels, some bodies being entirely
naked
MORE OF THE BATTLE FIELD.
At spot near the church on the centre of
the battle field, major two heutenants and
horr
torn to pieces by shell. The church in al
most every part was riddled with balls. In
the haste of the retreat the enemy left above
five hundred of their wounded at houses and
barns where they had established hospitals,
and very few of their dead were buried, eX
cepting officers, their graves being found in
cornfields in the rear of their lines. A large
number of their wounded were brought off
the field in our ambulances and cared for by
our surgeons. AT one of their hospitals some
of our wounded had been taken and the Off
GERS in charge had forgotten to parole them.
A brigader general re turned on Friday morn
ing to do so, and had been gone but few
minutes when cavalry soldier appeared who
gave chase, firing his revolver at the flying
rebels, but without effect.
BRAVERY OF A BOY.
An incident is related of Il boy belonging to
the 9th New York regiment, whose name
could not be ascertaned, who stood in front
of his regiment while it engaged the enemy at
short range, in which position he fired all his
cartridges, and then took his dead comrades
cartridge box and fired the entire contents, in
all ninety five rounds, not receiving scratch
the whole time, notwithstanding the ground
was covered with dead and wounded all
around him. The regiment was ordered to
charge rifle pit where the rebels were con-
cealed, and our young hero the first who
entered it, the enemy flying at the approach
of the bayOnet
THE REBEL LOSSES.
The loss of the rebels in this battle was very
heavy, and evidently exceeded ours. A
wounded soldier of the I'd North Carolina reg
iment said his regiment left Richmond a
month ago seven hundred strong, and on
Thursday morning could muster only two
hundred. negro who was captured, and
who knows jackson well, states thates that he
saw him with his arm in a sling on Friday
upon the field. Gen. Stark was killed. One
of the prisoners states that Gen. Joe John
ston died recently at Richmond Of wounds re-
ceivedat Fair Oaks.
REPORTS FROM FREDERICK.
FREDERICK, Sept. 20.-The Smelling was
kept up at the enemy across the river at
Shephardstown until Friday night. A report
has come into Frederick that force was
crossing at Williamsport and that part of
our army was sent to meet them. Heavy fir
ing was head at noon day in that direction,
and at SharpSburg; but up to tonight no in
teligence has been received from either place.
This morning delegation of twenty surgeons
from New York passed through Boonsboro,
on their way to the battle field A number of
ladies also followed in ambulances, uuder the
charge of Miss Dix The churches and other
buildings at Boonsboro and Keedysville, are
f1lI nf nltrv 1o1 md tIa lodi Df
places are cheerfully doing all in their power
to alleviate their sufferings.
The inhabitants in the vicinity of Frederick
and Hagerst0wn are returning to their homes,
and seem to be in great glee because the rebels
are driven across the river. No pilaging was
allowed by the rebels previous to the battle of
South Mountain; but after that they cleared
the country pretty thoroughly, particularly
around Sharpsburg Almost every house in
the town has been robbed, and goods which
the rebels could not use were destroyed.
Many houses were riddled by bullets and
shells, and several barns burned There is
no evidence that either LOngstreet or Lee
was wounded in the battle of Wednesday.
The number of prisoners in our hands is
about two thousand. AT least ten thousand
stand of arms were found on the field, be-
longing to the enemy.
FREDERICK, Sept. 21.-The great bridge of
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, over the Mo-
nocacy east of Frederick, which was destroyed
by the rebels two weeks ago, is again restored.
This completes the road from Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington to Frederick and
: to Sandy Hook, opposite Harper's Ferry.
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
KEEDYsvILLE, Sept. 20.-The following is
an official report of the casualties in the 18th
Mass. regiment, in the battle of Sept 18th =
Co. KilIed.-Wm. J. Barry, Charles r.
Nelson and S. S. Gould. Wounded.-Sergt.
r. b. Henderson, Edward A. Allen, j. B.
Barker, Jr., David Chenery, Walter S. Fow-
Ter, NJ. A. Fitzgerald, II. ]. A. Hibbard, j.
d. Shelton, j. d. Thurber, w. j. Pollard, J.
II. Lawel, Charles w. Shelton, Emanuel
HAITI, Albert F. Shelton, A. Davis, e. B.
Sawyer, John A. Haye, c. N. Richards, face,
2. G. Whidden, leg R. j. Rooney, leg, j. B.
Noyes, leg, L. d. Dexter, leg, sergeant G. S.
} Worcester, foot, corporal S. w. Brigham,
ankle.
Co. c. Wounded.-J. H. Simpson, arm;
corporal A. A. Sheafa, arm; j. S. Appleton,
arm; c. H. Attn, FOOT e. Archibald, thigh;
G. II. Brigham, side; Samuel Currier, thigh;
VIM. F. Ewell, scalp; John Foley, arm; E.
, A. Wood, arm and side.
Co. -RiUed.-Privates d. S. Thurber
and J'S. Lawrence. Wounded.-Leut. Pope
arm; sergeant j. r. Pread, g. IL. Tobey, j.
: L. IL. Kendall, Benz. Littlefeld A. H. Green