The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-25
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. %, 1862
The Late Battles Of Mcclellan.
Another Battle Ntce8ass
1000 Rebel Prisoners Captured.
Latest from Maryland
The Battle 10 be Resumed To-day
Affairs in Kentucky.
Movements Of Guerrillas in Mis-
Souri.
The Late Terrible Accident at Pitts
burg.
&c, &C., SC &c.
IIEApQUARrEEs ARMY OF TIE PoToNAo,i
Tuesday Evening, Sept l6. !

ilEApQUARTEEs ARMY OF THE PoTOMAC,i
Tuesday Evening, Sept 16.
To tho Associated Press
FREnER1CR, Sept. 19.--During the after.
noon information was received II head
quarters, showing that the enemy were
re-crossing the river and concentrating
their forces on Ridge Hill, outside the
town Of Sharpsburg, within three miles
Of the main body of our army. jackson
left Harpcrs Ferry this morning; his
troops are beginning to arrive. This
afternoon, when it became evident that
Lee was disposed to engage our forces at
this point, Mcclellan sent for Franklin's
corps and COuch's division, who were
seven miles distant, on the other
side Of Elk Ridge Considerable artil-
lory firing during the day on both sides,
resulting in loss to us of forty killed
and wounded.
The troops in the impending battle are
disposed as follows: Summers corps,
with Banks division, occupy the centre;
HOOkers corps, with Pennsylvania Re-
serve and Frsnklin's corps, on the right;
Porter and Burnside on the extreme left,
with view of turning the encmy's right
flank. Pleasanton supported the centre
with $500 cavalry and four batteries.
Hooker in the afternoon crossed Antict-
am Creek and took position on the bills
facing Sbarpshurs, three miloa g the
right Of KeesYille. His troops got into
action at dusk, and the battle lasted two
hours, during which the enemy was
driven half a mile, with considerable
loss.
The Pennsylvania Reserve in front
suffered much The night was occupied
in getting troops to their respective posi-
tions, while ammunition trains and am
balances were forwarded 20 different
commands.
September 15-This has been an event
ful day in the history of the rebellion.
A battle has taken place in which the
Army Of the Potomac is again victorious,
and which has exceeded in extent any
| battle heretofore fought on this Conti-
nent AT down and daylight the battle
was renewed on the right by Hooker and
| Summer, who after sharp contest of
two hours drove the enemy mile The
rebels rallied shortly with terrible loss,
and regained most Of the ground.
I AZ this time Hooker received 3 shot in
the ankle and was carried from the field.
| Tho command of the troops now devolv-
/ ed upon Sumner. Richardson, command
ing division, was severely woundod at
| the same time. Sumner, determined To
retske lost ground, ordered the troops TO
advance, when they drove tho robels be-
fore them with great slaughter They
not only rctooll the ground, but drove
the rebels a quarter Of a mile beyond
In this action Mansfield was shot through
the lungs and died soon after.
During this time Burnside and Porter
had not been idle. They drove the reb-
els from the limo OF AnGctam Creek, on
the main road 10 Sharpsburg, and built a
bridge over the Creek, the old one having
been destroyed, and occupied tho oppo-
site bank The loss here was consider
able. Our troops now held both banks
Of tho Greek TO get possession of thC
ridge and hills on the rights and left hand
sido Of the road, from which the rebel.
had been laundering away with artil,
lery, task not easily accomplished
Sykes brigade, with the assistance o.
Sumner, carried the right hand side, al.
ter considerable loss, the rebels running
in all directions.
Itisnow five o'clock All the enemy
positions are carried, except one ON thD
left hand side of the road
To do this duty, Burnside was assign
ed. The artillery opened and tho infan
try advanced, but we were forced 10 re
tire before the superior force. knowing
if they lost this ridge complete route
of the army would follow, they Tough
with great desperation.
Darkness now overwhelmed the TIVE
armies, and hostilitios ceased with mu
tual consent. The battle lasted iron
I've in the morning till seven at nigh
without a moments cessation. The con
duct Of the troops, without exception, wa
excellent IL is impossible now 10 foru
q correct idea Of the loss on either side
Il is heavy on both sides. Our loss vii
probably reach 10000, that Of tho enem
won't exceed IT, The onemy's deal
nearly all fell in our hands, thickl
strown over the fields in many place
lying in heaps. Our wounded were i'm
mcdiately carried from the field. Whe
Hooker fell, Mcclellan immcdiatel
passed TO the right, and was enthusiast
Cally received.
His presence added much 10 our su,
cess, we recovering the ground lost n
was in the center and left, anXiousl
watching the progress Of the battle, Civ
ing direction az 10 the manner Of attacI
| de was in hia tent 20 niuht for the fri