Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-09-18
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AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
Further About the Late Fight
is 10 10000 PRISONERS.
Gen. Howell Cobb a Prisoner
Surrender & Death of.
Col. Miles.

BooNEsBoRo, Md, Monday, Sept. l5.-The
battle Of South Mountain was fought yes
ierday, resulting in = complete victory to
the army of the Potomac. The battlefield
was located in the gorge of the mountain,
on tho turnpike between MiddletoWn and
BoOnesboro. During the forenoon the fir
ing was by artillery endeavoring to ascer-
tain their strength and position. About
IL o'clock the corps under Gen. Reno was
ordered to ascend the mountaia on the left
and make an attack on the enemies flank,
AT o'clock Reuo's troops got into action,
and the rattle of musketry for about half
an hour was terrible, when the enemy give
way, leaving our men in possession of that
portion of the ridge. The loss on both
sides in this action was considerable.
We had not General or Geld officer in-
jured at this point, excepting Major General
Reno, who was killed by a MIME ball
passing through his body.
Gen. Hooker, commanding McDowells
corps and the Pennsylvania Reserves, as
cended the mountains in the night for the
purpose of making an attack on the rebels
left. He got his troops into position and
moved apon the enemy about two hours
before shutdown. Here as was the case on
the other ridge of the mountains our
troops were successful, driving the enemy
before them with great slaughter. The
rebels suffered here more than at any other
point of the battle field.
Gen. Hatch commanding division I'M
der Hooker was wounded in the leg
Gen. Gibbons brigade composed of the
I'd, 9th and 7th Wisconsin, and the 18th
Indiana regiments were ordered to move
up the gorge of the mountain. This bril-
gade did not get into action until after
dark which lasted till near o'clock. The
brigade lost about 100 killed and wounded.
Among the dead is Capt Caldwell of the
I'd Wisconsin. The rebels were driven back
for about mile when Gibbons brigade
was relieved by portion of Summers corps
who held the position. During the night
the rebel troops engaged were Longstreet's,
d. II. and Alp. Hills corps.
Had our troops had hours longer of
daylight tue greater portion of the rebel
army would have been taken prisoners as
they were surrounded on three sides. The
only mode of escape being through mar.
row deiile in the mountain which the artil
lery would have soon made impossible.
Among the rebel officers known to be
killed was Gen, Garland, of Leesburg, aud
Col. Strong, of tie 18th Va. The body of
the latter was obtained to-day under.
flag of truce.
AT daylight this morning our worst fears
were realized. The enemy under cover of
night had left on their way to the Potomac;
they went to this place two miles from the
mountains and there took the road toward
Sharpsburg. They left all their dead on
the field, and those of their wounded not
able to walk were fonnd in the churches
in Boonsboro.
Gen. McClellhu was on the field during
tho whole day and night conducting all
movements in person.
Between twelve and fifteen thousand
prisoners were taken during the day, most
of them By the troops under General
Hooker.
Yesterday General Frauklin's corps ad.
vanced TO a mountain pass six miles nearer
Harper's Ferry, where he engaged the en-
my, holding that pass for about three
hours and resulting in the complete
rout of the enemy with heavy loss. Our
loss in this action was about $50 killed and
wounded. The rebel loss during the day
aud night was fully It, 900 killed, wounded
I'D missing. Gen. Lee acknowledged to
the citizens of Boonsboro' that they had
been defeated with terrible loss. Our loss
in killed aud wounded will probably reach
5000. We lost but few prisoners.
This morning at daylight Gen. Pleasan-
ton, with the 9Th Illinois Cavalry and Capt.
Fitcballs battery, started after the enemy.
At BoOnesboro he came up with the 9Th
Virginia Cavalry with battery acting as
a rear guard. The Illinois cavalry charg-
ed after them through the town and two
miles out on the Hagerstowu pike, captur-
ing two of their guns, and killed, wounded
aud took prisoners, about 80 of the caYal-
~. Gen. Richardson's Division being in
Advance took the road from this place to-
ward Sharpsburg, two and halfmiles from
which town be came up with the enemy in
large force, who occupied long ridge of
hills and showed a line of battle one and
a half miles in length. The afternoon was
spent in ascertaining the position and force
of the enemy, not sufficient numbers ofour
troops having come up 10 bring on engage
ment Tuesday morning. During last night
a large part of the army army arrived on
the ground. 1t is now O'Clock aud no
engagement has taken place. The rebels
are rapidly moving across the river.
BALTIMORE, Sept. l6.-Tne following is
from special to the American from Fred
erick The combined forces of Long
street and Jackson stormed the works at
Harper's Ferry yesterday morning and cap
tured the position.
Miles is said to have made a desperate
resistance. The accounts differ. Some
say he was wounded after he hoisted the
white flag, and other accounts are that he
was killed or fatally wounded before the
surrender.
ALI our forces were paroled. When the
men leit the enemy was preparing to blow
up the three spans of the iron bridge.
Reports circulated in Frederick to-day
that Mcclellan has retakeu HarpeT's Perry.
but is not deemed reliable,
A special to the American, dated Freder-
erick, Sept. 18th, says: regret to have
to announce the surrender of Harper's
Ferry, with all the forces and stores there,
to the enemy at 8 o'clock this morning.
The enlisted men and some officers have
been paroled and arrived here from there.
gather the following particulars
The enemy commenced the attack on
Friday noon on our forces on Maryland