Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-09-27
OF THE BATTLE OF
ANTIETAN.
NEAR THE ANTIETAM BATTLEFIELD,
Wednesday, s 7. NJ.

General Mcclellan fought to-day the most
sanguinary single battle of the war, on
Antictam Creek, half way between Boons.
boro' and Shcppardstown. An artillery
engagement commenced before six o'clock .
in the morning, on our right wing and /
continued on one or more portions Of our
line until dark
General Hill is belivcd to have led the F,
Rebels on our right. Our right was under
ate resistance, the Rebels fell back about
three miles, about II o'clock, A. NJ. Our
centre, under General Sumner, was also
engaged early in the morning by Jackson,
who had crossed from Harpers Ferry last
night, with $4,000 men, artillery and infan-
try, and we were engaged desperately until
about two o'clock p NJ, when the Rebels
gave way, but held one commanding piece
of woods with artillery
Several Intellectual attempts were made TO
take this position by our troops in the
forenoon, but it was held by the Rebels until
about five o'clock, p. NJ, when our artillery
dislodgcd them.
General Longstrcct commanded the Rebels
on our left against Burnside, and the engage
mcnt was uninterrupted there from early
in the forenoon until five o'clock in the
! afternoon, when Burnside was left in pos.
session Of the field, having crossed Antietam
creek and fairly driven the enemy from his
| position. The loss on our side is said 70 be
nearly eight Thousand. The Rebel loss was
! heavier, III consequence of our prcponder-
! anCc OF artillery, or their want OF ammuni.
| ton. Our killed and wounded are all
within our lines, and the field is ours at all
! points. At dark the Rebels had yielded at
! every point, and our men arc in the field.
sleeping on their arms.
In no single instance did our men yield
any position to the Rebels to-day The
army fought with UncNamplcd hcrolsm, and
/ their confidence in Mcclellan certainly
, gained the day General Mcclellan rode
along the lines and WAS most yocttrouslv
| chccr,d. This attracted the attention of the
enemy, and they commenced throwing shells.
some of which fell in the ranks of the One
hundrcd-and Twenty y-eighth Pennsylvania,
which commenced to fall back, but General
Mcclellan himself rallied them and they
soon regalnCd their former stcadiness. No
prisoners were taken from us by the enemy.
Our forces took one Georgia regiment entire.
The total number Of prisoners captured was
ut least twelve hundred.
oce piece Of woods tho possession OF
which was desperately contested for hour,
and Ii: last gained by our troops, contained
at least 1900 dead oi both sides and pre-
scntcd horrible spectacle. Our wounded
are being cared for, but there arc not enough
[ surgeons mere.
The following are smong the killed and
wounded, IL addition to those already pub
lished -
Col. Childs, Fourth Pennsylvania Cay&lry,
acting BriSadicr- General, was killed Whine
rallying his men.
General Meaghor was slightly wounded :;
his brigade is said to have lost heavily.
Colonel Kelly, SiXty-ninth New York, was
wounded in the face. Captain Duty,
Lieutenant Williams and Lieutenant Kelly,
of the same regiment, were killed, and
Lieutenant NagIe wounded This regiment
did nobly, losing half It's force
Captain Myers, Of the Fourteenth New
York, was wounded; Major c. W. Gilc, OF
the Eighty-cighth Pennsylvania was badly
wounded; General German was slightly
wounded; Captain German, his son, and 4
number Of his stat, were killed.
The Fourteenth Connecticut Regimen,
lost largely, five color bearers being shot
while it was engaged. Captain Willard. Of
thi, regiment, was killed. The regiment
held their position for halt an hour. under 4
cross fire and finally fell back to a better
position. The Thrty-fourth New York
regiment was ilaHhed by two regiments Of
the enemy, but succeeded in cutting It's way
out, although losing many men in the
action.
Colonel Hicks, Of the Nineteenth Massa-
chusctts, who had just returned to his com
mand after getting well OF his wound
received ut Nelson farm, was badly wound
ed ut the head OF his regiment. Major
Bloomfield, Of the Fifth MARYLAND, wa,
wounded in the thigh. Captain Rambergcr
of the same regiment, in the breast. and
Lieutenant Maltly was killed This regi-
ment lost heavily.
Captain Wilson, of the First Delaware,
was killed. Captain Richards, do. do.
Captain Iardly, do, badly lyWounond. Capt.
| Woodcll, do. do. Lieutenant Geune!l, do.
do. Lieutenant Shaier, do, in the face
Lieut. Col. llopkinson, wounded.
Lieut.. Wilson, l0Sth New York, sprained
his back while getting over a fence in chase
OF the enemy.
Major Force, of Rochester, 1Osth New
York, was killed; Lieutenant Draper, Aid
TO General Richardson, received ball in
each leg; Lieutenant Mackey, of Mcagher's
staff, wounded The Eleventh PENNSYLVANIA
Reserves were badly cut up. Capt Kessler
was wounded Lieutenant Rsingcr, l3Oth
Pennsylvania, wounded in leg Lieutenant
Tones, wounded in thigh General Dana,
wounded; Lieutenant James NJ. Walsh, OF
the Bucktail Rifles mortally wounded
Adjutant Cross, Second Pennsylvania Reser-
YES, killed.
From Gen. McCIellan's Army.
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