The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-09-25
The Maryland Battles.
The Great Engagement at Sharpsburg.
The whole Of both armies e'.guged.
Terrible loss of life.

Inc Gre1t Engagement 0t ShdTpS0uTg
The whOle of both armies e,aguyed.
Terrible loss of life.
Special dispatch to the n. Y. Times.
BATTLEFIELD OF SHARPsBURG,
Md, Sept. l7lh.
The greatest battle of the war was
fought TO day, lasting from daylight till
dark, and closing without decisive re.
suit. The whole forces of Mcclellan
and Lee were engaged for fourteen
hours. Two hundred thousand men
have fought with the utmost determin.
ton on both sides. Neither can claim
a complete victory, but Mcclellan has
partially carried the rebel position, hold
ing most favorable ground for Renew
ing the attack, and holding all the
ground which was gained at any time
during the fight.
All our dead and wounded, and
many of the enemy's, are in our hands
On the left of the rebel position,
Hooker, Sumner, and Franklin have
crossed AEiietam creek, and have driven
the enemy from the ground they chose
20 cover their flank in front of our bal,
:eries, and troops have steadily adj
vanced aud occupy range of hills con
.iderably beyond those first taken.
On the rebel right, they have lost
the bridge over the creek, which was
carried after hard fight, and Burnside
has crossed with half his forces.
The result of the days fight there.
fore, is that the rebels have everywhere
lost ground, their position is contracted,
both TANKS attacked with success, and
their rear and only line of retreat Sc.
riously threatened.
After the brilliant victory on Sunday
at South Mountain, near Middlrtown,
Mcclellan: pushed his army rapidly
forward, sending cavalry and artillery
out OH the Hagerstown road, Burnside
through Fox Gap to the Sharpsburg
road, and the rest of his forces through
Boonsborough to Keedysville, aud
thence towards Sharpsburg.
On the crest of hill this side of
Sharpsburg, the enemy were discovered
in great force. Their troops had been
brought down from Hagerstown, up
from Harper's Ferry, aud part of the
army held in Virginia as reserve.
Lee, jackson, Longstreet, Hill, and
all the best Generals lett with them
were there, and with their best troops.
Exceptna occasional artillery contest.
the armies faced each other in quiet
during the rest on Monday.
On Tuesday there was no movement
on our side till towards night. The
rebels had kept batteries in position,
but their Infantry was Withdrawn from
view, and it was still uncertain whether
they were retiring or reinforcing.
Abont 4 O'Clock in the afternoon of
Tuesday, Hooker was ordered to the
Antietam Greek, at the upper forde, on
the right, with his whole corps, to at
tack the enemy's left and occupy po-
sition on their flank lie crossed with.
out opposition, sent forward cavalry
skirmishers who was speedily driven
back, and then, advancing with his whole
force about 5, took possession of strong
ground, close to the rebels left, and i'm
became engaged with artil
cry and infantry. Darkness ended the
light with slight loss on either side,
Hooker carrying and holding the woods
from which the enemy's fire first came
There was constant alarms during
he night, the hostile pickets being
:lose to each other all along the line.
Early in the evening the rebels took To
lighting among themselves, and sew
,ral heavy vollys were delivered there
before they discovered their mistake.
AT day-break the fight was renewed
'uddenly and vehemently, both sides
opening fire together. The number
md position of the rebel batteries the
'venlpg before disclosed that they were
n great force on the right, and word
lad been sent to Mcclellan to advance
summers corps during the night II
lid not arrive on the field till in the
morning. .........f*.
McClellan's plan of battle was briefly !