Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-09-19

| aNe oh me turnpike: Gen. ksno's force on ID
turnpike. 'A~A' 80
The 9th United Stat--, eth illinois. 9Th. Cd q.
H ftsosylvania, 9Th New York, Cd Indian
on sis. Aa.Sachusetts cavalry regiments wer
0n oineTent portions Of the field perfor.piu
plchtI duty, scinK US guards 70 the roads an
supporting the batteries
,GP TO this time all our batteries had bee
tuohea 10 the left of the turnpike, Is the DOS
uons cured there enabled the gunners 10 Tori
'hcir pieces TO advantage.
pet Moet one hundred yards in the rear OF tn
Tshhsyiftnia Reserve Corps was statioos,
SHPtaln Cooper's 1st Pennsylvania Battery O
Har pieces; Captain Ransom's, Company G. su
| .. b9ttfry, OF four pieces, took position a
oT Bi.i rieh:, In the rear OF the lst brigad
| Immediately after the line Of battle wa
| IoiHeo, the right, left and center commence,
ILo iI.o ,ins simultaneously toward the enemy 0,
! liie slope OF the mountains. The rebels opene,
| on the col umn with two pieces of cannon
| directing the fire of one to the right, and Of tn
| other 10 The left OF the line. They were rrplie,
| 10 by one OF summons 20-pounder. on our Ie n
| and Coopsr's Battery Oh our right The enem,
| continued the firing for upward of an hour
| when, On account OF the severe psnisbmant n,
@as Iecsilins lrom our esns, and the neal
| approach OF our infantry 10 his pieces he dis
! appeared on the other side of the mountain.
Inc enc lnys shells for the most part wen
over me Union troops, consequently they diL
Eoi elect much damage.
Steadily onward went our lour. rnhrokc-
| hnc OF infantry, until the riyh; wing gained :
| piece OF Woods on Gir mountain Il short dirtancs
| fToDi ;he bass, when the ISucEtaiis >vho w.,
shifnlnhinS on the right discovered ihn enarny.
plcheh. a des ultory railing cr niusketry ws-
neat heard, hich indicated the comrncu cpmcn,
OF III" h1t'io on the part OF the infantry Tha
column rom right 10 left still rc,nair..J npb-
Ken, ara advanced cautiously iut firmly mn, IN,
st''p. In shcrt time the eneln,'s main F,rc.
MAS encountered, and ths came heavy yollpys
'i HiuNA".ry on IN" night The Pennsylvania
.esrl'e Corps and the first brigade of Rcis,..ts
aiElslon wele nov hUtly engaging the enemy
lhe RtDtis stood their ground for a while. hut
ai',r !. contest OF thirty min,Itcs they yyaytred
ara commenced falling back in dis order toward
the summit of the mountain. Our forces nnshaa
ihcm vigorously. and kept up continuous fire.
- ihe Valor displayed on this occasion by th..
ItnnSy Tanla Reserves, and the co-ns forroarII
under the command OF Mcdowell. is dpsrryiny
CT Tie highest praise. Not straSeler cou,d I,e
seen On the field. Every man was at his post
III The hne. They all seemed determined 10
force back The enemy and take possession of Tho
mountains, in spite Of any Opposition that
might be placed III their way. Gen Hooker.
accompanied by his SStaf, was where he al
E,S N.Y. ,;s Is on such occasion-at the front. The
hnc dld not give way for an instant but kent
moving forward and upward, pouring yoiIey
after Noliey OF mljSketTy into the enemy ran LS
un'ii III last Tie Rebels broke and ran precipi
ll'Piy 10 me Top OF the mountain-thence down
on The other side. N
Reno's Corps on the left did its part nobly.
i he men were called upon TO do sorae sever.
lighting, and they performed their dutv win, 4.
VIII and herosm seldom before tlispiayad Tho
engagement ON the left succeeded that on the
lisht, ana lasted about an hour and n half. Th,
enemy contested every foot of ground, but
eventually yielded it TO the conQuerers
The center column was the last To come into
me action. The same success that marked the
advance o. the two wings also attended the
SehteI AT T. In, after an ensa cement of three
hours duration, the Rebels fled. lea wing the ton
OF the mountain an the possession of the Union
troops. darkness prevented us from pursuing
the enemy further at the time.
- THE RESULT.
:. 1He result OF the battle secures to the Union
- ;..oopa very important position, inaSmuch as
!. eoii.iiiahds me approaches on each side OF The
iiio uit'tiii also 4 vast area OF the surrounding
country. estimate, as before stated that two
,nousthd VIII cover the list OF our casualties
1 'nihk tlat the enemy's loss in killed and
""HHced VIII not exceed our own Aitorathar
We captured two thousand prisoners.
, Gen. Keno was killed on the field of battle
= me unle OF the calamity he was observing |
bt ana OF a glass, the enpmy's movements 10 |
was struck in the spine by musket hail -tha |
ball lodging in the breast
iaonddy morninQ.-Sumner's CORPS came nm
rom Frederick last night. During the nirh |
1ur forces slept on the mountain Banks, ard
rof!er corps arc on the turnpike between |
rc0eflck and tho mountain. The exact posi
ron oi ne enemy TINS morning is not definitely !
.ho"n 10 US. IL Is supposed that he has re- |
reated III the direction OF Hagerstown. Our /
orces are now advancing rapidly, and NAV |
POSSIBLY oTertake him before night The troo,,s
IRE In the best of spirits.
THE PosITIoE OF THE ENEMY IN KEN
'tCki.-1he Cincinnati Commercial of Mon
lay says:
i is ascertained that the retreat of the enemy
In the papers of Saturday was not |
movement looking to the evacuation of Ken |
ucky, or even the abandonment of their
nonacing attitude in front Of this citv They !
Ell oack only four miles beyond Florence and |
lolca'e no disposition to 60 further. They
uhered greatly for water when on their ex |
emo 40 vance, and persons familiar with the
ountry declare 1t will be hardly possible for
hem to obtain sufficient supply where thew ,
re, as in that region the people have much
iincnlty In proc uring water for domestic use |
seasons OF drouth. The enemy are supposed
lew OF the case is correct, they must eSppct a |
cry formidable addition to their force. if thev
epend upon 1t to compensate them for the /,
apid augmentation Of obstacle in the way of !
leir advance TO the Ohio river
mere is no question that the late movements |
the enemy indicate a strength and gravity of
urpose on their part, in the advance which
iey nave maoe, With which public opinion tn !
'e North has scarcely credited them up to this
n. Inc appearance is not that they have
ade = dasn or raid, but that their intention
lat they depend upon Braxe's army TO tsS.
,re Of tn IT Of Buell., and the theory mat thew
ere retr satins to avoid being cut on by the
!. .'sI pAe ee sSay: obviously, this 10 the time
u the exc -caee on NE part OF the military an. !
or1uce OF the keenest vigilance and the utmost
'ergy, p.at no advantage may be eaired bv |
II QulSA una uespt rate foc |
HEROIC CoHDrcr or Two LAp,Es.-Th. cor. | 8
ict OF TWO young lad"-- OF Danvills on tie OF. 4
sion OF the aftrvGi =: he rebels at that place Y
N as eqSai u our i,.ea o! Spartan courage For | ]
any months besStfnl specimen of The na |
Asi nag has noateu from the residence of 4
-. layior, an esuInable widow lady, and J
nph the rebels took possession OF Danyille. il i
's ou' natural that they should seek to re.
I'VE the hated emblem A squad of half n v
zen men was sent TO Mrs Taylor's residence v
HAe Possession Of the hag, but they were
nIIonted At the door of the residence by Miss
aIIs and Miss Matte Taylor the two ac-
a Iaphshes and charming daughters Of the pa b
QUO widow, the young ladies announ Gin. the C
'prminaton to defend the cherished banner. | &
e chivalrous half-dozen returned to their
nmander and reported that it would require
orce equal to full company to capture the |
e,Gno company was accordingly dispatched q
ke Iake the capture. Arriving in front of Mrs y
yioT residence the commander of the com.
hy demanded the surrender of the nag: but "
TWO yourg ladies soon made their appear. y
%, bearing the flag between them. each 81
NEG With a revolver In response to the de- ~
no 1or the fiag the ladies informed their per. if
utors that they would never surrender 1t to
eis, and drawing their pistols, vowed that o
y would shoot the first rebel that polluted the
red emblem with his foul touch. The com. u
n 6hQf laox x-s,a.x fla l 10