Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-09-24
IMPORTANT WAR NEWS.
More Fighting in Maryland-The Enemy De-
feated at Boonsboro and Sharpsbnrg-The
Rebels take Harpers Ferry etc.


town and Boonsboro. Gen. Reno was order
ed to ascend the mountain on the left, and al
3 O'Clock his troops got into action. The rat
tie of musketry, for half an hour was terrible
when the enemy gave way, leaving our mer
in possession of the ridge. The loss was cen
siderable on both sides. Gen. Reno was a
mong the killed.
Gen. Hooker, commanding Gen. M'Dowell's
corps and the Penn'a Reserves, ascended the
mountain on the right, attacked the rebels
left, and drove them from their position with
great slaughter. Gen. Gibbons brigade NOV
ed up the mountain gorge, and drove the reb
els back about mile, when they were relieved
by part OF Summers corps. Gibbons lost l2C
in killed and wounded
Gen. Franklin's corps had advanced to
mountain pass miles nearer Harper's Ferry
where he engaged the enemy, holding the pa IS
Tor hours, resulting in a complete defeat OF
the enemy with heavy loss. Our loss in this
action was about $50 in killed aud wounded.
Our entire loss in killed AID wounded during
killed. wounded and prisoners will probably
reach Is 900.
On Monday morning Gen. Pleasonton start
ed, with the Sth Illinois cavalry and Captain
Fitchall's battery, after the enemy at Boons-
boro. He came up with the rear guard of the
enem. when the Illinois cavalry charged at
ter them through the town, and 2 miles out
on the Hagerstown pike, captured two of their
guns, and killed, wounded aud took prisoners
about 80 of the cavalry
Gen. Richardson's division being in advance
took the road from Boonsboro towards Sharps-
burg, two and half miles out he came up with
the enemy in large force. The enemy show
ed line of battle one and a half miles long
The rebels were reinforced by Generals Hill,
Toombs and Longstreet. The fight soon be-
came general, and the enemy held tenacious
ly to their position. The battle lasted from
daylight until in the afternoon, when the
ront of the rebels became general.
The right wing of our army rested on the
Sharpsburg pike, two miles this side of that
place, and the left Antitum creek. The
battle commenced on Tuesday afternoon and
lasted to ii O'Clock at night. 1t is said that
our troops gained glorious victory, and that
the rebels were retreating from Sharpsburg
towards Williamsport aud Hagerstown.
The defeat of the rebels seems to be COM
piete. All the enemy's medical stores were
captured, and large quantity of -four recap
tured. The roads along which the rebels fed
are represented as literally strewn with their
dead. They are said to have abandoned all
fhair
scarcely able to preserve any of their cannon.
All they can do is to preserve the bulk of
their army-but demoralized.
General Longstreet was wounded and taken
prisoner by our men. Howell Cobb is also re-
ported wounded and prisoner in our hands,
and Gems Harvey and Garland killed.
Gen. Hooker was wounded in the foot, but
to what extent is not said.
The Baltimore .3merican's special, dated at
Frederick on the 10th, says The rebels CON-
menced an attack on Friday on our troops on
Maryland flights. opposite Harper's Ferry Va
Skirmishlng continued during the day, and
was renewed on Saturday. The enemy was
several times driven back with considerable
loss, when it was discovered that they were
in overwhelming numbers. An
them down the mountain. The whole force
from the Hights then retired in safety, the
guns from Camp Hill shelling the enemy when
they attempted to pursue our men.
On Sunday party of our men returned to
the HIghts and brought away the field pieces,
which they had left unspiked. The rebels
next appeared in force on London Hights.
Miles shelled them from point to point. Some
Of their guns were dislodged, but still they
to keep up brisk fire from some OF
their batteries, which were run back out of
sight and loaded. Cannonading was kept up
all day. without doing much damage.
On Monday morning the firing was resum-
1ered white flag to be raised. There was
considerable fog and smoke, and the enemy
lid not see the flag, or would not see it, and
kept up heavy fire for three-quarters of an
hour. About ten minutes after the flag was
up, shell struck Col. Miles, shattering his
right leg. It was amputated.
There We're about 2 300 cavalry in the COM
nand, all of whom but about 40 escaped, at
On Monday night, and cut their way through
TO Greencastle with but little loss. The bal
ance of the troops, about 5000, with General
White's command from Martinsburg, were all
surrendered to Gen. Hill. While our Bate
-ies were engaged in replying to the rebel bat
.eries, general infantry fight took place on
the Charleston pike. The rebels were in very