Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-09-20

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rsbel left fOrces nearly four hour. His Inc haA
ss.n !, iss@ta ,1 on .ss day ssscEs and tssshtio-
on the left Eesde's Pennsylvania RsserxsssA
sthe centers aDousasds We disi~ions on the right
4 hess terms are. Of cenExe, % he understeod -
seid. Tks" Va. . .ssii-ry I Al al lbs posnss. a. kssas
gained ground On his 1rxt attack isfrloa ssairs
Ricketss alec went forward throueA the woods
IN bis front and Denbledsy, with his. guna
held front assinst a hsasy cannonade. Meade
advancing, finally met . heavy body OF. frrsh
troops thrown suddsnly and vigorously against
HIM, snd was driven back over part or the
ground he had just won. sfdckssu' iGn wAs a
the sszne tine .Asys presscd snd became de-
ranged Gansneid, who hadScosne over The
creek the night before, .was ordered into fhe
woods 70 Ricketts' support, and Hsruufrs
ltent 10 sustain Meade. Mansfield TOOK Ne
greatest part of his troops 70 Rcketts help, bat
they were unable 70 extend their line, and in the
effort 10 push forward his men, General Mans
field was MORALLY woundedf General HartsuH
adv apcsd 10 the relief Of Meade with the l2th
and 18th Massachusetts and another regiment
I he Pennsylvsnia troope were retiring i'm haste
and sone confusion. HaTts1G seized bridge
in front of the field over which the rebels Were
pressing, ard held Il In splendid style for more
thsn half an hour against a greatly superior
ing on this exposed ground firing steadily and
never wavering once. .--. ~
GIN. Hartsuff was very soon severely wound
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Dre, oml,sllin the enemy 20 retreat instantly,
advanced IN pursuit. While they had been en-
saged Hooker ordered mp CraWf0rd's and Cor
iained The advance. and Crawford and Gordon
followed in support "A rebel battery on ths
right, which hsd bren most annoying by an en-
by Doubleday guns, and Aooker ordered hls
Thr !c.sI. ;rs-r driven through the eornneid
ga ipio iiq sscds eey@1d, where they could
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the right Ths wlioie itns 20. a .sons forward
with The viidestcherrlar Pnde serything tooked
hke q eomplete ana speedy sOCc-~s A. this
fortunate nomeHt Gsn. Sumner arrived Oa lA
field a. ths lead Of hls y"tsran troops. 4 ursu
ng tbe fol ward nloNemeni, he led MS men I'm
msdiats ~ against the Rebel line and 90 thr SAP
port of Crawford Sedgwioks Division, az
hON' Of uhs Penaasala arIn y, ad eed on th
right, Richardson and French, NJ a con slds.ra
be interval, on the lett the nrst voli-y from
Sedgvick's troops was tremendous, bntts wa
ansHSrtd by a heavier one. ..r#
CIawiord had found the Rebels In great foroe
la The woods, and wac already IN need of
tlsiance. Stdgwicks nank -s3s0 became ex
posed on The left an oonsequeBcs OF Tie distane
betw,cn ham and the othsr diyisiOas1
1br Rebels Berceived their ADVANTAGE. and
a. tLt ule tims Irtssing Grawford and n Iss.ir.
inc ON Sedgv icks broke CraN f0rd's lins,
which fell back in contuEiOa 0n Sedgwick. The
3th New hOTk sn the bft Was foreed 20 give
way at the same tune, and the woods wors
) General s-dgwirk was severely wounde,i in
thg shoulder, leg and wrist. bat refused % leave
the field ull hs division retired .. N.Y.
Golaesal HOwa hen look command. and or
dered the division 70 the rear. Ma. ssdgwick,
aid Of q rneIai S.dgwick, was shot thru seh ths
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sp. Thh wss secony. lAshsc by 'eleck.
nesnvhils tAs foross IN front of Ne whale
line had been gaininG come gronnd. Hard nxht-.
lns all along lie une hss continued ~ int<rxs1s
through ths day. frerch aAi Eleenm we're
vsn Toward ths centre. il was ams T. hear
fron Burnside, vho. lad ben loas dslAyed IN
hn EFFORT 70 carry The bridgs. - -
Ala O'Clock MCCLELLAN sent ordeu - hurn-s
side "a Al olcs, at all hazards, snd eapture
or silsnos TIE bAtisry In front The brldEs was
oaptured IN gallant styls, but win ths ioss q
Col Kinssbsry and SO killed .ans woanaed-l
Burnside, when once aeros<, advanced On taeT
R~bel right, aloES the SAsrpsburx road saA up
the sIopes Of ths hill. A position Of greu tna-
poriance Was carried a. frst by this iapetuons
attack, but was afterwa ard abandoned, o. ne
Rebels were able 20 bring Ven heavy maess< q
troops trom the center and len 70 oppose h01n-s
aide. ... = - - - 3
Our attack on DE len having seased for Ne
time, sumner and Frenklin were ordered bys
Mcclellan W hold thcir own, and uAe advance
OF Burnside was relied on 70 decide The DAY.
DARKNESS vss near before he was over ule
creek, and ths force aGainst him TOO strong for
his pumbsrs He, therefore. Wa oblike4 70 con-
tent himssif with dsfsndinG ths bridgs end hls
position b<vons, and ths 1nsl attack wss pet
poned III to-monow. The IRE ON both sides
died away Grndusiiy, and n o'clock ths seaue