Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-09-26
The Battle of Antietan Creek--Em-
cidentS, &c.
PETER T. WAsHBURN,
Adj. and Ins. Gen.

The great battle of Antietam Creek,
fought on Wednesday of last week, was the
most bloody and desperate of the war. We
give below an account Of the same, giving
facts and incidents collected from several
correspondents, who were on the field -
In passing through Sharpsburg, although
upon a double. quick, the rebel army SEEM
ed struck with the appearance of the vii
age. You will remember it was exposed
for several hours on Wednesday evening TO
furious shelling by Burnsille's artillery
Tie terrible effects of his shots were in
stantly seen the moment we entered the viii
lage. Scarcely a house remained untouch-
ed. Chimneys were knocked down, heavy
stone walls smashed in, roofs lifted up and
carried off, and almost every form of dam
aye possible to conceive OF 10 a dwelling
was to be seen along the main street. The
large church, standing upon the hill TO the
right of the turnpike, was fairly riddled
with shot and battered SO terribly that
new ,ediice viii have to be erected out of
the broken materials. A large brick ho-
tel in the heart of the town had fourteen
shots entirely through it. Strange 10 say
| that in all this cannonade not citizen OF
the village was killed and wounded. All
who did not leave sought shelter in the Gel
lars, and were uniniured.
The rebel horses standing in the stables
suffered severely. One shell is said TO have
passed through five horses standing in
row in the stalls. In the streets, also, dead
horses were lying about in every direction.
On the hill, just at the entrance of the vii
! lage, fifteen dead horses blocked up the road
and silently compliment our artilerists as
they pass by.
Strong detatchments from different regi-
ments have been out upon the battle ground
to-day burying the dead In the cornfeld
where Hooker's corps found every corn
stalk rebel, the dead of both armies are
lying by hundreds. saw the body of a
rebel who was shot in the act of climbing a
fence. 1t remained harg ing where he was
killed. -Four balls had entered his back
and one the side of his head.
Gen. Nc Hans official estimate 10,
0o0) of our loss, will, fear, fall below the
actual number. The rebel dead greatly
outnumber our own.
Massachusetts, out of eight regiments
engaged. TALL except the 35th, old regiments
with their ranks) loses upward Of 500,
and Pennsylvania has suffered more than
any other stale.
Richardson's division alone is said to
have captured eleven stands of colors. No
less than six of them were taken by Cald-
wells brigade.
Gen. Richardson's won d proves to be
dangerous. Gen. Hooker is doing so well
that he leaves fer Washington this morn
ing. IL was sad loss for us on the right.
when Hooker was disabled. He fully re-
allied that it was one Of the worlds prea.
days. Il would gladly have compromised
: with the enemy he says, "by receiving a
mortal wourd at night could | have re.
/ manned at my post until the day ended
Gen. Meagher, who was struck in the breast
by shell, recovered his consciousness in
about an hour, and was at The head of hi,
brigade the rest Of the day.
r Gen. Mcclellan barely escaned iniury
!, from the rebel batteries during the HIGHT q
the engagement on the right wing. He hae
: ridden down 10 give some orders relative t.
a change OF position. when the vociferou.
: shouts and cheering of the infantry attract
II ed the attention OF the enemy. who imme
> diately opened upon the sept with shell
winch killed several horses of the bo,l,
guard and wounded number OF men In IN.
s. neighborhood. Shortly after. lust "a m.
d force on another part of the field wavere,