The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-09-24

Boouesboro, Sept. IA

Boonssboro, Sept. IA.
The battle Of South Mountain was fought yes.
terday, resulting in complete victory to she
Potomac.
The battlefield was located in . gorge Of the
mountain on turnpike road between Middle
town and BOOKSTORE.
About II o'clock Reno Vas ordered - ascend
the mountain On the left and make An attack on
the enemy's flank.
At O'Clock Rsnos troops got into action.
The battle Of musketry, for half an hour was
terrible, when the enemy gave way, leaving our
men in possession Of that portion OF the ridge.
The loss on both sides was considerable.
We had not a General or field officer injured
at this point excepting Reno, who was killed BY
Minnie ball passing through his body.
Hooker, commanding McDowelrs corps and
Pennsy lvania reserves, occupied the mountains
on the right for the purpose OF making an attack
on the rebels left. He got his troops in posi-
ton, and moved upon the enemy two hours be-
fore shutdown. Here, as in the case on the 9th
er eide OF the mountain, our troops were sue
cessful, driving the enemy before them with
great slaughter. The rebels have suffered here
more than at any other point on the bhttls' field
Hatch, commanding a division under Hooker,
was wounded in the leg.
| Gibbons brigade, composed Of the Second,
Sixth and Seventh Wisconsin regiments, were
ordered TO move up the gorge Of the mountain.
This division did not get into action till nearly
L.. nd
wounded, asong " HON was Captain Caldwell, I'd
| W iscoLsis.
The rebels were driven back about q mile,
when Gibbons brigade was relieved by Tur-
ner's corps, who held the position during the
night.
The rebel troops engaged were Longstreets,
| D. II. Hill. and A. Il. Hills corps. Had our
troops had two hours longer of daylight, the
greater portion would have been taken prison.
eis, AS they were surrounded ON all sides, and
only made their escape through narrow defle
in the mountain, which artillery would soon have
made impossible.
Among the rebel officers killed we're Garland,
of Leesburg, and Col. Strong, of the nineteenth
Virginia. The body of the latter was obtained
to day by flag OF truce.
At daylight this ,aornng, our worst fears
were realized. The rebels, under cover Of the
night had left on their way TO the Potomac.
They went to a place two miles from the noun
tain, and there took road TO Sharpsburg.
They left all their dead on the field, and those
| then wounueu not aDie ~ walk were iOunu Ia
churches at BoonesborO.
Mcclellan was On the field during the whole
day and night, conducting all the movements in
person.
| Between 1900 and 800 prisoners were t..
ken during the day, mostly by Hooker's troops.
| Yesterday Frankiin's corps were scattered in
the mountain pass, six miles nearer Harpers
Ferry, and engaged the enemy, holding that pass
for about three houts, resulting in the complete
rout OF the enemy, with heavy loss. Our loss
| in this action was 25O killed and wounded, and
the rebels was, during the day and night, fully
Ia, 900 killed, wounded and missing.
| Lee acknowledged to the citizens Of Boones-
boro that they had been defeated with terrible
lOss.
Our loss in wounded will probably reach 5000.
We lost but few prisoners.
| Frederick, Sept. l6.
| Ire5ret 20 orno~noo. tho e~rrcndor Of Ha-per's
Ferry, with all ,he forces and stores there To
the enemy, at o'clock Monday morning
| Enlisted men and some officers have been pa.
rolled, and arrived here. From them | gather
the following particulars:
| The rebels commenced the attack Friday noon
on our forces on the Maryland heights. Skir-
mishing continued throughout the day, and was
continued on Saturday. The enemy were driv.
en- back with considerable loss. They came up
several times and were repulsed. When it was
discovered tina. were approaching in Overwhelm-
| ing force, the order was given to spike guns and
throw them down the mountains.
The whole force from the heights then re-
turned in safety, the guns from Camp Hill shell
ling the enemy when they attempted 70 pursue
our retreating men. Sunday morning, party
OF our men again assembled the heights and bro't
away their field pieces which they had left un-
spiked. Sunday at noon the rebels appeared in
great force London Heights. Col Miles
sneilen theiil from point 10 point some OF tneir
guns were dis!oged, but they still managed to
keep up brisk fire from some of their batteries
which were run back out Of sight and loaded
Cannonnading was kept up all day on Sunday
without doing much damage. Firing ceased at
dusk On Sunday evening, but resumed again on
Monday at DAYLIGHT, and kept up till O'Clock,
when Col. Miles ordered the white flag to be
raised.
There was considerable fog and smoke a. the
enemy didn't see the flag, or would not see it,
and kept up a heavy fire for three fourtbs of an
hour. About ten minutes after the flag was up,
shot struck Col. Miles, SCATTERING his right leg
1t was amputated before the prisoners we're pa
rolled.
There were about 300 cavalry in the conpa.
ny all of whom Blu: about 40 escaped, about 8
o'clock, Sunday night, and cut their way through
to Greencastle, with but little loss.
Baltimore troops numbering from six to eight
tinsburg were all surrendered.
Gen. Howe captured an aid of S,uart's, Mon.
day, P. NJ, who was making his way from Har.
per's Ferry, to Boonesboro, with a dispatch from
Jackson to Lee, announcing the cspitulation Of
the place. The aid supposed Lee was at Boones-
boro, which was in our possession. This was
the first ntimation of the surrender that our
Generals had received.
At this time Franklin was within three hours
Of the Ferry, going to the relief of the beleag-