The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-24
WEDNESDAY, AoRNlSa......s SEPT. "a 1862
liIeST FR0MTHE NORTH.

.u. lis evident that the Federals do not knew
here Gen Lees army Is. though the Herald, in il
,as,op article says Mcclellan has driven ii across
"a pstsmsc The same paper thinks the seven
.sn dsys campaign" of Mcclellan has never been
x,ersd and questions il "Napo'eoa in the heyday
=, bs career accomplished mach within the
s.us number of days. handling SO vast mass OF
,su AGAINST sa equai mas. the other side -
csuersl Pope has ,elegraphed she Governor o.
wisconsin TO send more troops asainst the Indians
ss the Governor has seni him ene OF the regiments
;,t.pded so operate against the Coniederates 10
ksntueky fbe Chinnewss have n,sje peace with
,hs United States Snd the chief of The Sioux has
sde oveF,mras for the same thing. troop Of cav
>lry made a reconnaissance Thursday nigh, from
Washington in the direction of Thoroughfare Gap
sd returned ish thirty-two rebel prisoners, aud
.nu,5er Of wagons sud ambnisnCas on their way 10
Richmond. Tie country around them WAS clear OF
Iehels aud uadefeuacd. Three OF The prisoners be
loassd 70 the boiy guard of GENERAL kweil, who
narrowly escaped capture having seit only a shor,
;,ae previous ts ,he srfivsi 81 the cavalry. Tae
General was wounded snd is on his way bscs 80
Richmond
THE sRsAT gATrLs og WEDNESDAY.
Fae psrsiesf.fs q shs battle os "Wednesday 81
.aas troops in person, and had the field the
whole command of Gen. Burnside, recently aag-
.sn,ed by the addition of several new regiments
s,e army corps la'ely under Gen. Mcdowell. new
sader coInmaad of Gen Hooker; Gen. Summers
corps; Gen, f,ansins corps Gen. Bankss corps
commanded by Gen. WiiliaGs ansi Sykes's diy
..ou, of fita Jola Por,ers corps.
Barnsides men turued short 10 the South passed
seross the foot o. The Elk Ejiga Mourtsn and
,ook position oa eur extreme left. Porter held 1.
commanding eminence to he right OF Burnside.
iaoHsh Warrea- brigade, Of Porsers corps was
nbseQaenliy postsa ~ he woods ola the left ia
.lpporl OF Burusi5cs aen. snmnsfs corp, WAS
i sn emiaeIee next " Ike rishi OF Moth frsn1
sar;ey, and Gen. Hooker had the extreme right in
.ld eehind the woods on ,ts Aa;ietan. The LETT
,:rstcaed 10 the Nor.hwes, sososs the Sharpsbur..
ro41 The line ~ss between i0ar aud FIVE u,ilel
aus The rebel left WAS in he woods directly IL
oi Gen. Hooker snd their force WIS posted
sT0-S the valley between us and Sharpsburg, il
lut very nesrly parallel with that Of the Fe.iersi
i1rce. The sceonnt says:
General Hooker had the honor 10 open this great
eanbat. ha commanded the corps Formerly tlu,isr
General Mcdowell composed Of Kicker ~ division
&-sd's t&eCaii's formerly a1i Kings divisions
NaDy Of these eail!e mp i'll tue night. ami there was
reEkAps little confusion Ia posting them Mead
men say that they slept among the II Ge.s Dsiag
80 TIL. Ov-r.neSF ueighburhooi the ples.ts yat AZ
ia The night, and kept up .eaItafiaa IRE unlll
La battle began Genera. Mead, who WAS thus
nearest lie rebe!s, relieved Ill syiishS by Gvn
Elssetiss division, which also immediately ,tl.
ssnced asaias: the enemy supported by the 81
vision OF General King, which eventually bseauls
engaged Oh the right of General Ricketts, and slso
" the division Of General Mead. The line sd
vaneed through piece Of woods, q eorn-iield and
piece ef picusLed land and into another piees ot
woods, where il found the enemy in line OF batt;e
snd was received with : hot file tire which
steadily advanced iIto the iierce ire. giving back
oZe equally destructive; willis batteries par
tauiariy Pennsylvania battery, under Captain
Ast hews, and Captain Thomps0n's First Mary
aid battery, played sp.en6iiiy upon tie enelnYs
ire Thus pressed, the rebel forces gave way
ilough they certainly lid not skedadile /" So,
" and in very fair order they fell back, dspi.tiag
every foot thai they gave ap with the greatest OBJ
.lihsSy. Still onf boys pushed onsy ard " u j u!ag
u.Gcent courage aud determination, every man,
!roH Hooker don'D, Intent only On victory ocea.
zousity iIore determined resst ST son point
&c the line OF SOME difficulty in lie gruurI would
checs our advsnee for lev moments but With
his exception il almost steady from i;i cua,
Increment until .,houi ten clock in the mornire
when Gen. Hooker Wa woaadcd ana carried from
lie lel3.
General Ritket IS al opcr assuued command os
lie corps; hu' car victorious movement had lo.t
Il. impulse
~ lla sIAle our flgEi had SGE aJlC III S.lG
s.: Gas tie fed SO lar that its front originally
Almost III :. line with the from, of the ceatre and
~ formed almost right angle with them
NlIle our advance rather i,altered, The re beie
greatly reinforced, made sudden and iinpe,uOus
onset and drove nr gallant fellows back over 3
portion Of the hard won field. What svo had 1au
however, was not rslinquished without tlesper-
So struggle, and here up the hi!is and down
ttfOugh The woods and The standing corn over he
p.oughed land and the clover the line of fo swept
% and fto side or the other gained n tempo
FaEy advantage.
Thus the battle ragged ill Summer corps cams
gp 10 suop0r; The Worn oui heroes who had Inain
AIMED the ght SO long against very ey ideni odds
How gl0fiousiy they went ST il, sb0se Peninsula
b0ys-bnrDss old brigade, led by gallant young
Howard. who lost al arm at Fair Oaks and Maa
gAers Irish br 2ade. led by the gallant Me:.gher
himself! and many other heroes trei in The fire As
Tie Irish brigade charged the enemys line, their
cheers arose in one e.eat surge Cf sound over the
aose Of battle, over the roar Of wilderness oi
artillery, and was heard far down the inss 10 the
left. where Burnsides boys were just settn. st ii.
Thus met tie rebel advance checked aud
bf0krni and they were driven with awful slaughter
Il Is beyond fsii wonder low men such as the rebel
lfoops Eght as they dn. That those ragged
;pd h,hy wretohes, sick, hungry. and IN al ways
iheIa'ir should prove such heroes in light, il past
espians. lon. Mel never Tough better There was
SD- regiment that STOOD before the ire CT two or
tdrse of our long range batteries abG OF TWO regi.
nents OF infantry, aud though the air around them
WAS vocal With the whistle OF bullets and The
III perfect order; aud there they continued to stand
until battery Of six light tweives WIS brought TO
beL On Them, and before that they broke Moth
Ing mortal eau siand q battery OF six light Napo-
eon guns II there 10 plenty OF grape AMI canister
10 the ammunition cheE,s.
TINS Sumner effectualy stayed what st one time
threatened 10 be a ieariuliy dangerous onsaugL -
Bat al tbs ground that Hooker bad gained " "a lost
and We were had been before the misty iay-
light had dswnej upon us. But there s q stir and
IAu0nur around us different from tueuoss oT lal.
lie. There hTe troops in motion behind and here
COMES Franklin corps. When The battle began AT
!EyAghf, this corps was iD camp eight miles away,
90 The mountain. over which lad driven the rel,-
e. On Sunday last. There 1t was u all the seesii.
!nsy ineXricable canp confusion and iu ihs alley
a. the io1t OF the same mountain Couch d divi-
son, temporarily attached to Franklin's command
Al these troops bad Lad orders on Tuesday nigh! to
he in readiness to march At moments notice. and
e Cey lay down Bat ibe night passed, and no
Gers 70 move cane, and the morning hours by,
~ Il seemed that they could NOT be wanted. Bnt
Soe!o Il lie DfIer cAio. and here, they at J. Ii
was good march and unlike most troops thsi make
nose basty marches, they aot 100 late,
lucy assa up Hersided Only by the ngie Of teeir
r"h eaoteens aad their regular tramp, they move
iai1 The field Ma slogan announces thsm nor any
ndsir note tells that the Csupbelis are coming.
ba' hsrdy, brave, and comparatively ifesb, here
hey are
Two fresh divisions at s,.eh tiase--what ean
D 'ley L0t achieve. Forward At once tkey go, for
'sNss rightly reasoned that the sneIny must be
iuDy as much shaken were Onward wenl /
'iocdnI With u tbree brgades that carried Cramp
'Sl tap 80 handsomely Sunday, and onward
"eIii Smith with the brigsdss Of Hancock, Brsoks
taa Dsyidson~ al glstions fellows ~ho drst made
NC eheinys acquaintance Warwick d Creek"~-
'-Asinsd, no doubt, by biz last dsspefa'e eadea
'o' lie rsieToy gave way. Easily and without the
seas outlay vi life that II bad at ns eoss u.s. the
e'ouha ~ won once more.
uuLeftu Z Ia Ukeu only III hHt tr6ungiC.