, 1862-09-25

The reb+1 army in V,rginia-the national
army in MarYlaud-betwccn them, the Poro-
mac. Across 1t tonight the enemy replied
slowly to the few shots from our battsries-
faipt, dying echoes Of the great battle.
To-day the general commanding the army
Ct the Potomac locked worn and hasgard.
through the afternoon he was prostsated with
Eeariness tonight he lies aicE at Sharpsburg.
Unr1l this day, wherever he appeared, the
troops gave him uproarious welcome; you
might trace his route through the camps by
the fcEounelng cheers. To-day, while he sat
There were . few faint cheers; but they were
the vtHett skeletons, the fitting ghosts even,
Of The sEouts OF yesterday. The troops wers
On double quick; perhaps that was tho
reason.
The enemy has ended his MARYLAND cam
paign. At South Mountain he left Us maay
prisoners. Here he 1"avce us the debris of his
late camps, two disabled pieces Of artillery, a
few hundred of his stragglers, perhaps two
thousand of his wounded, and as many more
OF his unburied dead. Not sound field piece
or caisson, ambulance or wagon; not tent,
= box OF stores or pound OF ammunition.
He takes with him the supplies gathered In
Maryland, and the rich spoIls Of Harper's
Ferry.
Wednesdays battle was closed by the dirk
ness. Our troops expected We would renew
It In the morning; but We did not Au att1che
OF headquarters states that every Commander
advised against It. dcening our forces too
much exhausted His statement shall be re-
cofdtd; but our reserves, both Of infautrr
and ARTILLERY, which had not been In the battle,
were very heavy; considerable reinforcements
had come up, and our men were ia the best.
fighting mood. It was not raw enthusiasm,
but calm determination. They seemed to re-
gard 1t AZ time upon which tue destiny Of
the republic might depend. They talked Of
the fearful scenes they had passed through,
"Eith dtcpered eye and bated breath.
Ltke one who t0ueEherc had met dc9th;"
but they said: ave are pressing back the enc
my; the river is in his rear; We will utterly
defeat him now, when defeat is anuihilatlon,'
The nczrow ca1ne, but no attack Thurs.
day WAS the supreme moment; We spent it
II sting upon our arms, bringing iu- the wound
Cd, bnry1bg the dead Accounts ditIar Us to
the time when the rebels began their retreat
placing it varions1y bctxccn Wednesday night
and 1hurzdaJ night But they concur tuas
nta'1y. Il not quite, all their troops were this
side Of the river on Thursday morning.
Our reinforced army was not prectpitated
upon them, and VIZ Lure noihi3g left but to
close up the record OF the battle the flercest.
bloodlest, most iudecisiye Of the wac. Al
Pittebufg Iardipg the enemy took many pris-
oDe1s, here he too1 very few; hut his az
g,egatc loss will overtcp that, Our first esEi
mates were far tho small think our kflled
and wounded will largely Exceed l0, ,00o.
Or the epemy's wounded we cannot Judge,
as the most have been taken aTav. His dsaa
certainly outnumber ours. Betveen the
fences Of q road to-day. in space of 100
yards long, I counted more ta3n eco re:7eI
dead, lying where they tell. Over acres end
acres they are strewn, singlr, in groups, mud
somttimts in masses, piled almost like cord
HOod-
They 1ie-some will, the human form io-
o'stfr autshatle, Others with no outward indi-
cation II wEeIt The Life went uut-iu all the
strange positions Of . violent death. ALL have
bl"ckcned faces There are forms with every
rigid muscle strained In fierce agony, aud
those with hands to,ded ptsc.tully upon the
bosom, some still clutching their guus, others
With arm upraised, and single operi finger
pointing to heaven. Several remain h31,riar
over fence which they Were CLUBBING when
the fatal shit struck them.
Acquaintance topard Ms,ardao.cn--G GaUan.
Cta1yc on q Educry-Iss C.ps.re-Irtpc,-Y Of
tie 3M NaA.yaA-d"otAsr-G -G4as Buff 4dair
lCorrs spo1denre Of The \. T. Trsbunc1
a.. SuARrsBUn0. Sept %, 1882
The enemy still hold the south sank Of the
Potomac.
Gen Porter, with bis eu:ire corps. WIS yes-
1c1osy assigned the front, and at an early hour
marched his men TO within two miles OF the
river Gen. More]l's division led, General
t717e1c1tn. = hp toiuuiarus- III the -caca1ry N
,be army Of the Potomac, directed Col F4rus-
n'2nde : brigade consisting Of his IN regi-
1ntnr, the ID indiana, the 4Ih Massachusetts.
and the S;h Pennsylvania cavalry, to take de.
'acllocnts from his regiments, and make a
rcGnroisance in the direction of Shepherds
town. He passed over the river in the after
noon, sent bis men to different roads in
search OF the eneuly, bnt found no one to
molest him or make him afraid, aud IT.
turnCd without having had dash at the
enemy. Later in the dsy the division u
General Morell was moved down t., the
brink of tue river, and as the 4th Nlchj.
hatterg Of six guns suddenly opened upo1
thei, from the top Of the bluff comulaudins
the lord. OF coutee Il slight movement re-.
eemb]lnE paIic at tirst manifested itself bu.
the moment tbs order was r{rcn to cross the
stream, asceId the Eiil AMI take tie batter.
shont vent up which echoed and re-echosd
Through tue gorge and flied vita consterns.
t1on the nen at The gums. Tie hill was gained
in the face OF a deadly fire, the guns reached
the gu1ners shot or bsyonctsd, the euti;5
battery IN our possession almost iu IS short q
time ~ have taken to Trit4 an account Of it,
The charge Of the 4th Michigan vas one O
the htavest and most successful OF the war
The Potomac at the ford Is about four fee1
DEEP. The boys threw Off their coats aud
waoed across In water up to their waists ant
With many OF them nc1rly up to their necks
The guus. with one exception, were al
hIongb across the river. The one left on 1hE
other side vas spiked, dismounted and ro,I.i
down the biutf. Two of the pieces for
me1ly belonged to Grifin's battery which va;
taken from us It the first battle at Bull Kun
;notlcr was Il Parrot and the Others. 13-pount
| nIass howltze1s, manufactured in Enp1Aud
| The BATTERY altogether is perhaps the mo,
valuable talen by Mcclellan since he has haf
ccnu*ud OF the army. It should BE- present
cd to the brave 18th Michigan as re ward f.,
their achievement
| To-day, however, regret to say I have
disaster 1nstsad OF . victory to chronicle.
Lad not been engaged for several days in Wit
Messing great bat1lt:-ha*tlcs which recall II
mind ali the gr,at conflicts OF NAtwlron. aur
IN come Respects will be.ra favorable c3mp "
aes;n--l sh' uto dwell long u}toa this dcSo.fat.
fight MD speedy repu1sc vi our troops tai
u,o'1 Ing. At the c",,tuenctancut Of the va
hattie In waich cne OF two bri-ad.s wer,
eugagtd would receive all The attention fro1
the press which is nor ctrrcted to the pr.n;
historical fights wh:c! are to run through al
| tine 10 our GLORY Or our shame.
Last eSenins al r'g'inent from Sforclls d;
visisn won 1he api.l 'use Of the whole army i,
taltutin9 relel b4ttcry- Tnls morning
Ir:Yadt from the same division. not obsery1n
the presence Of the enemy On the opp asi:
SIDE, advanced t. the river and crossed, u3e.:t
ing no resistance but the d. nth of the water
] wEtch a1l ovrrcame by waGip. OF euim,niue
The las'h PcnnsylvAnia and the 18th M.ssa
cGusttts had no sooner CROSSED aad adraace'
UP the bluff abont fifty rods than they gu
denly discovered that they were hemned i.
IN thfce sides By overwhelming mnsscs If IN
1antry, who immediately opened most terri
PIE lire OF mutEetrS from every part of thei
line Gen. Barnes, who commaudcd tn
'F3Gadc, Instantly ordered hi. men t, fail oacl
and feGross The tlvtr- scene Of the ,Si:des
FurFct1- The r~bel5 pressed them closely, an,
ehoL our men down hy hundreds =, they al