Newbern weekly progress., 1862-10-18
The Battle 81 Cram p,eas cap.

An army correspondent Of the New York TIT.
June writes an account, which We print below, OF
the engagement under Geheia Franklin at
Crampton's Gap. on the same day with the bat,ls
Of South Mountain. This brilliant affair has
been generally overlooked, in consequence Of the
great interest excited by the decisive movements
elsewhere. 1t will be Remembered that whils
burnside and Hooker forced the eneiny's posi-.
ton ON the right Franklin held the left Of our
advancing line. r.,..I ,.u..,
ale had followed the line Of The Potomac an and
hugged iss shores closely On Saturday he gain
d Sugar Loaf Monntain. surrounded it with his .
cavalry, cleared ii Of rebela aiid from a rebel
signal station changed it Into look out for our
own signal corps Leaving Sugar Loaf Noun.
tain on Sunday morning he passed through thu
small village Of Bnrketsville, and had advanced :
but mile before he came iu contact with the
tnemy's ricket's at the top Of the South Mcun
lain range, aud near Cramplon's Gap. The
enemy was strongly introncheJ at the base, OIL
the sides, and 10 strong force with infantry be-
hind the Mountain Howell Cobbs division of
l2,eOO held the Gap, Eigh. pieces Of artillery
planted high up the slope uf the Mountain i'm.
va'iced division, under the command Of, Geo,
SlJchm. Gen. Sucutn's division consists of
tnree brgades, under tbe command of Gems
Bartlett, Torlitt aud Newton, The el tire divi.
sion was formed in line Of battle and ordered 10
advance up the side Of the Mountain and take
the batteres The brgadcs Of Geus Eartlett
and Torlltt had advanced but a short distance
befors they came under lire Of tile enemy cor-
craed in strong farce behind high stonawall,
,un,ihg along The base the Gap A, this point
desperate fight occurred, and it yhs nearly an
lotl f.ou, the lime the first shot was fired until
The rebels we're seen flying from the charge Of
the New Jersey Brigade Of Gen. Tprlilt and the
brigade of Gen Bartlett. Once routed the rebels
did not stand agaiii until they gained the crest
of the Mountaih When there they turned aud
prepared to hold oiir advancing column at bay.
| But up the steep mountain rushed the gallant
New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania boys,
led by both their Division aud Brigade Generals.
The top Of the mountain gained, another ferce
struggle eusued hut the enemy iually gave
way and rushed in great disordef down into tho
valley beyond, leaving, in our possession 4OU
prisoners, three regimental colors, two pieces Of
artillery, aud 3OOO Springfield ribs. The fiiies
are now used by tho New Jersey Brigade iii
place Of the lnnskets they carried before
" IL this battle at Cratiipton's 1ap'0tr loss;
according 10 the official report, is los killed
and AS wounded; no missing. The luss !, {
The enemy was over 1000. Gen. Slucum told
me- to-day that the dead upon the battle field
oil Antielam nowhere lay 10 thick as behind q Q
s,one wall at Champions Gap. This victory
at CratnptoA's Gap was also important IN
Its relations to the battle Of South Moui,-
tain. Both battles were fought and both vic.
tories won on the same day and almost within
the same hours. was present at the battle
Of South Mountain, and saw how magni6cently
all or troops behaved, and the great obstacles
they hsd 10 overcome, but from all | can learr,
+ the hai dest hand.to-hanl lighting was II
Cmmp,on's Gay.