The New York herald., 1862-09-27

gene the they displayed the Tho
enemy happily shot too high; otherwise orebodng Of
Col hiids would have proved painful reality beyond all
ques ion. iapain Gordon, II this regiment who was
shot clean through tho body promises to from
wound This rs the third Time hp HIS been wounded
Col Z. A. job sol, oi The Twenty hth New York reS
ment who, Will be bered severely wounded
a. Hanover Court House am sorry o. state has been
obliged to ask for leave OF bscuce lie reol ed his reg
ment at Harrisons Landing, with them in tae
wearsome marches and severely con esed battles
! the way to Washington: came from Washing
| here, and has led his regiment In two battles.
| The result has been the formation OF abscess on
his wounded leg, which his surgeons tell him will even
tuaie In the loss o his limb unless attended TO at once
II is as painful TO him rs 70 his TO be obliged TO go
away Meanwhile there good deal Of fe ling in The re
gment at the discharge by the Medical Board OF Lieut.
COL savage, on account OF having lost his arm from
wound also received the Hanover Court House dght
They claim that ike kearny and oher armed heroes,
ms would rather be enhanced than essehed by
his continuance in service. Col. j hnson. by the way,
promises that when he back he will bring four
hundred recruits with him.
| OUR HARPER'S FERRY CORRESPONDENCE.
sUMNER's CORPS AND IT'S CROSSING OF THE PoTo-
hAC-THK PRESENT CONDITION OF HARpER's FEN
RY AND THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BRIGADE AT
ANTIErAM-B0LIyAR, LOUD0N AND MARYLAND
HEIGHTS ocCUPIED-THE COMING VIRGINIA CAM
PAIGN, ETC.
CAMP on RoLIvAR HEIGHTS /
NEAR HARPERs FERRY. Va Sept. %, 1882
Summers corps left the battle field Of Antstsm yeser
day morning about daylight, the rsvee beng sounded
at two A. M arriving hero about sunset in the after
noon.
Their crossing OF the Potomac at this point pic
ture worthy to be placed AS viewed from
point where the railroad bridge crossed the
| sight never to be forgotten.
It has been two years since your correspondent visited
this locality. Then the spirit Of fanaticism had com.
menced the fell work Of destruction commencing upon
the government property Since that time the place has
been the Of repeated of rapne and destruction
until behold hero but the remnant Of the
fourshng inland town Of Harper's Ferry.
Upon examination find that quite serious injury has
been done to the railroad at this point Not only is
the late splendid bridge the Potomac thoroughly
demolished but the trestle work for half mile has
been burned torn away To place things where they
before the surrender by COL Miles will require the
Of large force for several weeks. Operations
already begun open this thoroughare TO the great
West It is to be ferveny hoped that the occasion will
arise again tor the rebels to show their Vandalism
this line for it has already suffered much at their
hands.
The generally graphic account OF the battle OF Anetam
In Sundays HERALD does injustice to Germans brigade
German had the first Of the three lines In which Sedgwck
advanced battle. The first line bravely stood before
overwhelming forces, after they danksd by
the giving back Of a regment-the One Hundred and
Twenty fifth had before stood
nre. The thirty fourth New York did break rum
but remained with the brigade, giving and receiving
| CALLING fire. General Gorman who was present all
times under the severest fire. seeing the prccarous
don Of his brigadeits danger OF being hopelessly
| of or annihilated-gave tho order to retire,
which was executed IN admirable order, but
| not until his regiments were badly cut up. II
known however, that the rebels received the larger
share Of from his brigade at this portion Of
the neld fight As General Howards aud Davies bri-
gadcs Of the same DIVISION were not in position being
in his rearto give effective fire uto the enemy until
they had changed place, which they did afterwards.
General Germans niue hundred killed and wounded tell
bloody history OF the field where they engaged the onemy
with such seeming disadvantage and yet with fatal effect
Exposed they CALLING res three sides. after
the confusion their right and left the enemy felt the
General Williams force now holds the Maryland and
Lcudon Heights. One, TO look at these vast eminences
UNFAIRLY deeam against the folly OF giving up either
OF these three-Bovar, Maryland or Ioudonto fall back
upon the town lying beneath them And yet this is what
| has been done within ten days past.
II s not improbable that we shall remain here few
days. for no other reason, 70 give an opportunity to
the regiments to perfect the muster rolls preparatory to
receiving the four months pay due from the govern
The men begin to complain at the appearance
the paymaster for long time and their patience is
we'll nigh exhausted. Indications to-day that that
impor mt government functonary will make bis ap-
Again can say with TRUTH that "aII ID quiet In the
lines OF the Army Of the Potomac"
generally believed that the rebel army gone
70 the shenandoah valley, and to remain there,
bong, Of all others, the most desirable In Virginia for
them in their present condition True they will have 70
practise the utmost economy and frugaty there 10
make both ends meet; but they cannot better them
selves elsewhere. In few days campaign will com.
m6nCe against WniCn Will grand
in It's combinations, intended, Is, to put dnishing
stroke upon the rebellion in that State, and the
capture Of Richmond.
Your suggestion that a column bs moved toward Rich.
mond from the head Of York rivor from Harrisons
Landing or Fredericksburg, meets with universal ap
prova In this part Of the army. Not doubt IL enter
taned but that tho movement Of column Of so 900 men
immediately upon the rebel capital would the
duction of that stronghold.
will consume short space In paying deserved tri
butte the ladies' Of Washington and Frederick counties
for their efforts relieving the needs of wound
soldiers Many the residents OF these
since the battles Of South Mountain and Anetsm
have devoted their sole attention and mnistcring
10 the sick aud wounded. met lady this morning who
had ridden fifteen miles horseback to Mddletown to
carry dslCacies from her fair hand soldiers
suffering in she hospital there All honor 70 the Union
fair Of old Maryland.