Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1862-10-04

A battle at South Mountain, fought yesterday,
resulted IN complete victory to the Army of the
Potomac. The battle field was located in gorge
Of mountalus on the turnpike between Middleton
and Boonsboro.
To endeavor to ascertain the rebel strength and
position about u O'Clock Gen Reno was ordered
TO ascend the mountain on the left, and make an
attack on the enemys flank, AT three o'clock
Ren0s troops got into action, and the battle with
mu.Eetry ior half an hour was terrible, when the
enAlny gave way, leaging our men in possession OF
that portion OF the ridge
The loss on both sides was considerable. We
had not General or Geld officer injured at this
point except Reno, who was keled by a MIME ball
passing through his body.
Gen. Hooker commanding McDowell's corpa
and the Pennsylvania reserves, assembled the
mountain on the right for the purpose Of making
an attack on the rebels left lIegot bis troops
into position and moved upon the enemy two
hours before sundown. Here, as in the case On
the other side oCthe mountain, our troops succeed
ed in driving the enemy before them with great
slaughter The rebels here suffered more than at
any other point on the battle field
General Hatch, commanding division under
Hooker, was wounded in tho leg
Gibbons Brigade, composed Of the Second
Sixth and seventh Wisconsin and Nineteenth
Indiana. This Division did not get into action
until after dark, which lasted until nearly nl0G
O'Clock. The Brigade lost 20 killed and wound
ed. Among the wounded ia Capt Caldwell o
the Second Wisconsin. The rebels were driven
back about mile, when Gibbons Brigade were
relieved by summers corps who held the position
during the night. The rebel troops engaged were
l.ongstreet's, D. II. Hills and A. P. Hills corps
Had our troops had two hours longer daylight III,
greatest portion Of the rebel army would have
been taken prisoners, as they were surrounded OF
all sides the only mode Of escape being q narrow
de6ein the mountains, which artillery would soor
have made impassable.
Among the rebel officers killed arc Garland o.
Leesburg, and COL Strong Of the Nineteenth yr
ginia The body Of the latter was obtained to-day
by a Hlg of truce
Atdaylight this morning onr worst fears were
realized. The rebels, under cover of the night
had left on their way to the Potomac,
They went to this place, two miles from th'
mountain, and then took the road to Sharpsburg
They left their dead on the field, and those o
their wounded who were not able to walk
General Mcclellan was Oh ;he field during th,
whole day aud night, conducting all the move
ments IN person
Between twelve hundred and fifteen hundred
} prisoners were taken during the day, most by
Hcoker's troops.
, Yesterday, Fnnklin's corps advanced to
mountain pass six miles nearer Ilarper's Ferry
and engaged the enemy, holding that pass 10
about three hours, resulting in the complete rou
} Of the enemy with heavy loss
Our loss IN this action was about 25G killed an
wounded. The rebel loss during the day and nigh
was uy l5,OOO killed, wounded and missing.
lee acknowledged to the citizens OF BOonsbor
they had been defeated with heavy loss,
Our loss in wounded will probably reach 5000
} We lost but few prisoners