The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-10-03


vancing, finally met with heavy body of fresh
q, troops thrown suddenly and vigorously against
him, and was driven back over part of the
ground he had just won. Ricketts, line was at
the same time hard pressed, and became deser-
ted. Mansfield, who had come over the creek
the night before, was ordered into the woods,
TO Ricketts, support, and Hartsuff's brigade,
part of Doubleday's command, was sent to sus-
tain Meade Mansfield took the greatest part
of his troops to Ricketts, help, but they were
unable to extend their line, and in the effort to
push forward his men, General Mansfield was
mortaly wounded. Generel IIartsuff advan-
ced to the relief of Meade, with the 18th and
18th Massachusetts, and another regiment
The Pennsy lvania troops were retiring IN haste
and some confusion. Hartsuff seized abrigade
in front Of the field, over which the rebels were
pressing, and held it in splendid style for more
than an hour, against greatly superior attack.
Ills men behaved most gallantly, standing on
this exposed ground, firing steadily, and never
wavering once.
Gen. Hartsuff was very soon severely woun-
ded. His troops retained their position, and
finally, by the precision and rapidity of their
fire, compelling the enemy to retreat instantly,
advanced in pursuit, while they had been en-
gagged. Hooker ordered up Crawfords and
Gordon's brigades to their support. Hartsuff
retained the advance, and Crawford and Cor
don followed in support. A rebel battery on
the right, which had been most annoying by an
enflading fire, was about the same time silenced
by Doubledays gun, and Hooker ordered his
whole line forward
The rebels were driven through the corn-iicld
again into the woods beyond, where they could
not easily be dislodged without artillery. Gen.
Hooker, who all the morning had kept himself
under the fire, and generally in the hottest of it,
rode forward to examine the ground in front, in
order to plant battery. As he rode up the
dill he became a CONSPICUOUS mark for the rebel
sharpshooters; their fire increased very sudden
ly, and General Hooker was wounded in the
left foot, a bullet passing entirely through it.
The wound was excessively severe and painful,
and he was compelled to leave the field Three
men were shot down by his side at the same mo-
ment he was wounded.
Crawford had found the rebels in great force
in the woods, and was already in need of assis-
tance. Sedgwick's flank also became exposed
on the left in consequence of the distance be-
tween him and the other divisions The rebels
perceived their advantages, and at the same
time pressing Crawford and attacking on Sedg-
wick's, broke Crawford's line, which fell back
in confusion on Sedgwick. The 34th New
York, on the left was forced to give way at the
same time, and the woods were yielded to the
enemy
Gen. Sedgwick was severely wounded in the
shoulder, leg, and wrist, but refused to leave
the field till his division retired. Gen. Howard
then took command, and ordered the division
in the rear. Major Sedgwick, aid of General
Sedgwick, was shot through the body, but is
not mortaly wounded Many Of the regimnets
suffered most severely. The 10Th Massachu
sets lost nine out of seventeen officers Col
Kinks, of the 10Th Massachusetts, was killed.
Col. Wistar, lst California, was severely woun-
ded. The 34th New York could gather but
thirty-four men when rallied.
French and Richardson meantime held po-
eition well to the left and less in advance, and
kept it. Gen. Richardson, not long after, was
severely wounded in the shoulder, while leading
boiling regiment. Gen. Dana, of Sedgwick's
division, was wounded, but not severely. Gen.
Sumner found himself obliged, by this reverse,
to withdraw his lines to their first position, where
he held them firmly. He had been exposed
during all the action to the hottest of the fire.
Col. Revere, of his staff, was wounded in the
arm; Capt. Audenried in thosleg.
Meanwhile the forces in front of the whole
line had been gaining some ground. Hard fight
ing all along the line has continued at intervals
through the day. French and Slocum were
we'll toward the centre. 1t was time to hear
from Burnside, who had been long delayed in
his effort to carry the bridge.
At four O'Clock Mcclellan sent orders to
Burnside to cross at once, at all hazards, and
capture or silence the battery in front. The
bridge was captured in grand style, but with
the loss of Col. Kingsbury and 500 killed and
wounded Burnside, when once across, advanced
on the rebel right, along the Sharpsburg road
and up the slopes of the hill. A position OF
great Importance was carried at first by his i'm
petuous attack, but was afterward abandoned,
US the rebels were able TO bring ten heavy mas
scs of troops from the centre and left to oppose
Burnside.
Our attack on the left having ceased for the
time, Sumner and Franklin were ordered by
Mcclellan to hold their own, and the advance
of Burnside was relied on to decide the day.
Darkness was near before he was over the creek,
and the forces against him too strong for his
numbers. He, therefore, was obliged to con-
tent himself with defending the bridge and his
position beyond, and the final attack was post
poned till to morrow. The fire on both sides
died away gradually, and at seven O'Clock the
battle was over for the day. Its results have
stated above. 1t was everywhere very desper-
ately contested and the loss ON both sides is very
large. Ten generals our side are killed and
Iwounded.-N. Y. Tribune.
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