The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-23
OUR ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
THE CAMPAIGN ACROSS THE Potomac

WINCHESTER, Sept 20.
Having arrived al Winchester on the evening Of
the iath. proceed to give you condensed state
ment al the importan! events which have occurred
on, the upper Potomac. " thin The .sst lev
We els.
On Saturday, the 9th OF September. the Confe,ie-
rate army reached Frederick City, in Maryland, ea-
camping, for the most part. mile or two Southeast
of the city. On the side towards Washington But
few forces actually entered Frederick until Tues
day tho 9th. On that day and the next, our whole
army look up the line of march. passing through
Frederick westward, on the turnpike leading to
Hsgersto'wn. Apart Of the army procesded az lar
as the latter plsce.
mae al or near WiIliamsport, and marched TO Har.
per's Ferry, via MartinsbuIg. The Yankee forces
at the latter place fell back 10 Harpers Ferry
which place was invested by our forces on both
sides of the river. The attack was begun on Sun.
day, the 18th. and On Monday morning the 18th.
the entire Yankee army capitulaied. ~as coui.
manded by General White. The Federal General
d. s. Miles, war killed. We took over ] 900 pri.
soners, besides about 900 runaway slaves, large
number of Union refugees, over 10. GOO small arms
from 80 to 10 pieces Of artillery, A0d stores aud
ammunition to the value OF several millions of dol
lars.
The prisoners, including officers. were paroled
and the captured slaves arms, aud other property
sent back TO places of safety.
On Friday, the 18th, 1.-TWO days liter our main
army had passed westward from Frederiek,) Nc.
CieiIan approached Frederick with his grand army
from the direction of Washington, bis nrst obisc.
being the rescue Of his army at Harpes's Ferry.
In this he was completely foiled by the genius Of
our noble chieftain, Gen. Lee. He had SO arranged
that General Longstreet, with his command, held
"young Napoleon in check until The Yankee forces
The Ferry mad caPitaiated-and this almost ID sight
of Mcclellan! Longstreet then fell back to unite
with Jackson and Hill, who, having finished their
Job at the Ferry, marched to join him.
On Tuesday, the 10th OF September. the two
grand armies encountered eael other near Sharps-
burg, In Maryland. The scene OF conflict was
valley about two miles wide, running south from
Boo1 sboro' to the Potomac river near Shsrpsbnrg
the latter place being the Maryland side Of the
Potomac. and some miles up the river FROM Shep.
herdstown. This valley il divided by the Antietam
creek, which runs down it into the Potomac few
miles below Skepherdstown. On the east side Of
the valley and OF the Antetsm lay MeCisliap, with
the abrupt Blue Ridge mountain behind him. On
the west side OF the Aniietam lay Gen. Lees army,
with high mountains rising In bis rea-.
Tbs battle commenced on Tuesday afternoon.
was renewed on Wednesday. aud was continued
until the night Of that day. Al that time Jackson
had driven back the enemy right wing for several
miles, while Longsfrset and Hill had also forced
back bis centre and lsft--we holding The battle
field but Mcclellan still holding position between
thu Antisssm and the Blus Ridge.
The battle was one Of the hardest fought of the
war The Hon. Alex'r r. B0teler, ina speech made
here last night ust after his arrival from tie army
stated that II was estimated that our iOssea wonld
not exceed in killed, wounded, and missing 5000
while that Of the enemy WAS estimated 81 20,00U
There was no lighting on Thursday. On that
night our army crossed. withou: molestaton and in
good order, 10 this side OF the river, near Shep.
herdstown. Of The plan for their future move
msnts know nothing Whether we are TO recr
after the eQuinoctial storms are over, or whethe
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