The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-09-26
NEWS FROM THE WAR!
The Battle Of South Mountain.

The Battle Of South Mountain.
Boonesboro, Nd, Sept. Is.
The battle of South Mountain was
fought yesterday, resulting in complete
victory to the army of the Potomac. The
battle Geld was located in a gorge of the
mountain on the turnpike road between
Middleton and Bnonesboro. During the
forenoon the firing was BY artillery. En-
deavoring 10 ascertain the rebel strength
and position, about Il o'clock the corps
under Gen. Reno was ordered to ascend
the mountain on the left, aud make an at
tack on the enemy's flank At 3 o'clock
General Reno's troops got into action
The rattle Of musketry for about half an
hour was terrible, when the enemy gave
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 field officer injured
at this point excepting Major General
Reno, who was kile,l miunie ball pass
ing through his body.
Gen. Hooker, commanding McDowell's
corps and the PEI 'sylvania reserves, as
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purpose of making an attack on the feb
els left. lie got his troops into position
and moved upon the enemy about two
hours before sundown. Here, as in the
case on the other ridge of the mountain,
our troops were successful, driving the
enemy before them with great slaughter.
The rebels suffered here more than at any
point of the battle field. Gen. Hatch,
commanding division under Gen. Hook
er, was wounded in the leg.
Gen. Gibbons brigade, composed of the
Second, Sixth, and Seventh Wiconsin,
and Nineteenth Indiana regiments were
ordered to move up the gorge of the
mountain. This brigade did not get into
action till after dark, which lasted till
nearly 9 o'clock. This brigade lost about
100 killed and wounded among the dead
is Capt. caldwell, Of the Second Wis
consin. The rebels were driven back for
about a mile. when Giboon's brigade was
relieved by a portion of Summers corps,
who held The position during the night.
The rebel troops engaged were Long
streets, D. H. Hill, and A. p. Hills corps
Had our troops had two hours longer Of
daylight, the greater portion of the rebel
army would have been taken prisoners,
as they were surrounded on three sides,
the only mode Of escaping being narrow
defile in the mountain, which the artillery
would soon make impossible.
Among the rebel officers known to be
killed were General Garland, Of Leesburg
and Colonel Strong, Of the Nineteenth Va
The latter's body was obtained to>day by
flag of truce.
At day ight this morning our worst fear:
were realized. The rebels under cover o
the night had left or their way to the Pc
tomac. They went to this place, two
miles from the mountains, and there took
the road towards Sharpsburg, They lief
AL their dead on the field, and those o
their wounded not able to walk, were
found in the churches in Boonesboro.
Gen. Mcclellan was on the field during
the whole day and night, conducting al
movements in person. Between zoo
and l 500 prisoners were taken during the
day, most of them by the troops under
Gen. Hooker.
Yesterday Gen. Franklin's corps ad,
vanced to a mountain pass six miles near
er Harper's Ferry, where he engaged the
enemy, holding that pass for about three
hours, resulting in a complete rout of the
enemy and heavy loss. Our loss in the
action was about $50 killed and wounded
The rebel loss during the day and nigh
was fully $4,000 killed, wounded, anc
missing, Gen. Lee acknowledged to the
citizens of Boonesboro that they had been
defeated with terrible loss. Our loss ir
killed and wounded will probably reach
| 5000, we lost but few prisoners.