, 1862-09-21
eapTgaE Of aAaPEfS FE@Y
Fan PartIeelaEs By = Repeater -
IL Ground
An NKFrAOK ON MARYLANb
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Details Of Subsequent Movements
THE FINAL SURREEDE2.

{F.om the Cor. y. T. Tsleune.l
On Er,any n,ornicE tn: actuL c1ntttet oe.
sAn ty pu attack upon Maryland HtXoss. n
Stioc:on's Gar. anc iu the rraz ssoua ftessane
Valley. Capt Cnlt, who was tboa*ht 70 nave
been captured, came iu ff,,tn ucAe Frederick.
lie reported tut lew ii The enemy near thas
r1ae*., bu. nssi ascer.alted tn*t Z torcs VI ~
tx4 haa !,eta left In rle.saut Fallry tnls tofee
~as 10 BE- divided ,Lto two c''!uu,ns: "ts ot
Il, CUk, WI. to attack s1srylA4,d itikht,. ths
o1n.r uf like au;ubes was 10 cross the toto.
mac, occupy L"udon Ishts, aud pass around
10 our l+M. THIS story, which 1T arss Vas
ut tueu As OFT Of the .uAgpItled rdit,o's. soon
!o,aid confirmation in the reports reccised
1tonl Mar, Land fI!xhtt tt,a: the wo.,d. were
sHa.mtrg with rebr's. ant frurn Our tttt fhat
OUT pli ke's a!uuG tie Shenandoah to :hc II Ill
town rs,a.I had httn co1nk+iltd tu ro'tEr r I'M
IN a.!sAnec poyemtnt t.t Tue ecttny. LAG
thutp crack 6f giles It lin. heard from the
otter ride IT Ma:.isnt nkhte grew nearer
a1,s: IsA.er, as though the e1'esDy ~err press
nr our tT,A,ps BACK. \ a-tachnent vi ahe
:.!t.u New YORK. Under Major ili!dthrant h"i
alrcal, t.ert s.1lr over TO rr-trtafc~ Cut3n:I
F&1t. i. i so,.,t lgat mountain to al zers &ese
also ttk,u or.r The rebels cu1'inl1hE to
psea our t1aops ~i,h yigar, tho 1:a':h Se*
fu1k wrrt u,&1errl ovcf III tteir aootstance..
Ttx Mass land ho5S. whtse IN picket adsg.
bad srcerrltd III making quite. = sts:'ag
1rrastwn1k uf 1ngs, lna this provr1 IL. saliva
ii&n uf th" y1en hz.d q the bakery heifs,
los. Ii re- i to retlr tttoe. superior nsltnhers,
nnr s.uop. t-l, rack behind this barrier, and
tpr.t { yp!lty after val!ey upon taa advancing
Itt.ls, cn,ni. ling t5ssn 10 pause IN their
rapld ad,auc.,, and stIrc:ual'y ch..rkiuE their
ntnrrca.. TIE cn.npss,{ts 1t 9ttaIlou tag
~.re also pressed vl1aely. ard retired, uuIsr
ot.lcrt. to concentrate a50ys and around tits
ha.tcsy. The rebeis iu!io "cd them ~ 7aps!-
Is. aud Icvrked luso the woods la thelr FtAt,
a,uunt the a,'gle ot the uaounts4n. Captain
NJ G7ath, Vt the nassel1, had heeu waftiug u.
,~ttu1I,ty. watching III, tar~t ArNeasAcce Of
&c. III ~til1n hts circls. ard Il fash teoln one
Of Lia NsI'cltons. followed By t1o reports
auc ruif OF NLlte ssnoke from the woods
which :iry had dared 10 Invade. told the
stay f-r THE Ill. Another suI alo:!ier report
followed In rapid 'uer'tsIon, ana taht ht1k
naoeeu,clt I,rvvct fixture, tsut.ea n sh.'N'sa
occu:4e I'd d .sn the top Of t{lr t,ff At ttc Oh
se1y4to,y, nhetc our boys relu1sed thc rebels
bahl>on ely, atthont u they "ere miller yard
tercsa TO abandon thy position: nv ssa:!s.
blocksdca, had begun cutting new soid
t1ruush 1te woods, and wGrs p:ain1y st-n
dtspyipE cannon nj, the rcr.l way. S:,ui
Iul W u to the coutlict In tar woods.
In :llu direction OF 1k1s3y Hook ard fetess-
<i,lc the rebels nlsu showed lu fo:.e increasing
&c light approachtd, and, tea.fut that the
e,nal body ot onr tfs'ops there might be run
over BY ihy 1<u+ees ii rebel., preparations
wett made to NlthGr1w. Capt Potts p1Aced
two OF Ills guns III position uhdtr the bill. 70
cus.r tho rttrrat, sud Cap:. e caha1u, Oh taaiip
llil'. also brought one .: Ills Porrott guns to
back IN good order, aud iulmcdf stely atier, tho
cnsnls 5 carslry appeared On tile crest of hill
rome txo mile. down the ,oad. Capt. Potts
COMMUNICATED item with sla,e pt two
sh+iis, aud they quickly Disappeared,
MFanwi.ilt. to11e ansicty Wis teit AZ 70 Gen.
fAx:x -. $A.s
nl..ht previous to MAztiusbnrE, to bring do IN
Lis tents, baggage. etc, had returned, and
kn,hnlauc<s had been arriving with thu sick
md wounded. Cni. Davix, with the S:h NV
Yc,1: cavalry, bad seen stnt GU: early in the
i,a.r1iu.. to cssvsr the retreat, but np hlriccs
were se.tlred rom aim- 1t ~as kuo fa that
the eneu1't atsancc vas within rt1 miles ot
hie position Ut daylight, AID his march waa
to Fave c.,u,1u. uetu n: 3 u'rlvek r. N.
About 1oou atrsEgtc'6 csile tc, ati3 reported
bis 1orekp 1t kraiLe, :, H.: nt > O'CLOCK. In
tic att.sroon c*tue Tnnlo1s thst hs hAd been
attacked md was still ashtsas. Tne4e Eu'
,rs,rs were cisIxtis OF The appearance Of The
!. general AID sail, and shortly atcr hts tronrs
! lrasclrd in and cauI'etl on Dulltar plain. ai
| MIR ttf:. Col. uowuty with his regiment k:td
| fo!uct Liza At Sherardssosn. AL onr force:
were now coIcertra:ed ~ tic hrry. General
| White, who, by rauk b.c4n,t conimardeE Q!
The tosctt, waived his Fight, ard rendered III.
t as .xrIlaints haze since been 1EsIs: tna: ne
/ orcer u istu-d staiiug who WAS to be conf
i REL 1ant, it l. proper IL st1!e that ri ur1e:
! WE PR pared by Col. Niles. aud cop5 sent
/ to Gen. White. al wlo-e request .Ee orde,
! was ~.tbacld from proululsation TO brigade
| cumEaEteTs.
| On Saturday, Col Dowpcy. With the I'd Nd
| regiment, w,s ordered 10 Afarytlnd Heights
! AEt subE<r utn.ly The 1l5:h Ne@ Tork va;
| sept ore-.-- The'e was seu1e brisk h;hane
! duris. The no-aipg, the rebels fo.ly ~0sk
| Ing tIcs; ~Et orrr Iae crest uf :l- hill a1I
| cur btys di*puting lheis way couragecusly
| u.re he FIFTH het,a'et very badly, And IL,
3an1t It's ~i,h =t,tur o, the officers u, we'll l.
tteIl,p. They liz Ike ruuk> ana ran, eutnt
| eu1 throwing tfesF grrs awar. and tFo CON
pan.cs hescr STOPPED I'LL they reached tt:
roE'eon t5ifge. fht1e. Lieut. bicnsy, aid
| te.c,p'p to Col. Ms!es, succeeded In sInp.,ia.
the 7uut ~ilh tra.n sabre, srd sent u.
fs.ltWs back to tEc I'LL.
| ~ the islt 3'susse*ssd, our Troops coaecn
tsat' nj attE tht battery. when Capt MrG.at!
ard Capt GrahaEs h.th opened UPON L.
woods with she'll. aud succeeded IN suectual!,
shilling the rrhrls hack seast. Thr pne!tton
o; Cs1s- Hctirsth's and Capt Grab i.n's b.:
| te.ses w.ye such that they co1fd prevent Au,
large force from advancing in body upon ID
guns The firing CT mu*ke.ry had nos csast,
ent tie sAtiertes consinued shelling It
woods. mns,iug them very uncomfortable 70
I
tLc occupants ot Bolivar iIig hts aaw q lon
column IT infantry uaraIug from Marr1su
Hi.hi1 to the Ft1ry. tan It be slia. .!try at
t.,cuatins: was the query on every one'
lips.
persuade the other tAa. It was pn1y 5one r,t..
But. aixs. 1t MAS too true Col. Furl hal o,
dere1 the tyacuatiun, fur whss reason the tlae
could nus learn. Capt. NeGr1th, III tue aa
brave . soldier - eser walked, upon recrisin
the order TO spike his guns, WAS 10 astouna.s
raw Infantry deserving him could he DO II
! duced TO perform til. disxrac.;fuI fask- II
sat upon his gun1-~h!s bIby-wsk.re. ~ l.
called the Dahltrens--aEd *e1,. like a ctiEG
telling Col Fu.d that mo matter ar who's
| oreer it WAS touG, j: was piece Of trtachetl
1lfs abandonment Of the key 10 tbs ~lloi
poei;ion certainly requires tic most Garrett
inys ss7iEstion st the hands Of The proper Ut
tloritire. Col fer: lad positive nnl nri:te
I orders TO bod the rllcc IL the LIST e1tsetnii.
! Five thtutant truors and oil our patterie
were to lid lin. Col F. bad remarked tt,
abe lad lcokea tllr EsIl MI orrr, aud III .de Ii
Lis n,!nd to stay tEe:s;''. that mot nlA
thould come dosn until they ha4l bean whfi
!, ped f.om IT," Subsequent ac.iou certainl
garc tts lie to his wnIds. Cot Miles, wl'
Was al the c1tirihc left, upon learning that t!
. | troops rc.e having, rode tAsttty ;3~asd Il
|
hill. and, Earning that the guns were spike,
did not G14ter them hack rs be in;on led do!n
: As there MAS ulHch talk AZ 10 whom t.11onIt
the responsibility of tho cyacdasian Of II
batter, uln! position, your cor:esp 'ndeat as@t
{ | Col. Miles 1t il was Gone By his order. M
a.s, bus III 1itcdt OPP s:tiou to the1n," #as Il
ns' 1E31Gt;,f npty Tho Dahl.rrn En1s ~EI
. 1horoush'y spiked, and tipped oir The riattor
T. 10 ;h- uitt. Tte sihea gun aud the \
! f.oleeu tosi'ztss ncrt al'o rendered uEelts
! | ut!:ccfs and sLv1, Vert ;tundrr5trucil a. Il
: ps,'armsncc, ssa Col d'Ctass5, conaandi.
tht lint brigade, offered to rrtake and hole Il
+ l. t1"ti:on, bet C*l Miles refused.
The evacuation rEcetTed the Mesitcd co
, GeWnntion OF Gflicets and m.r. E7cr5 o!
} | eaw tbs, illc way for thr rebels Vas now ope
8 tit door lOcG+d. It Is t.ue, but the kcy Aut
? outside. naldlS had tho hill been tese,ts
: ere The reitle ni,l-:ared or Loudnn Heights
: considerable fnrce, aud commenced sttE4 41s:n
t Capt EsalIatn nrsaed hi. batteries upon the
r III d 1uacc three excellent line sho:s, ths th1
: tcatsering the party, nad dtiyinx TIE etg1,
= ifrg Into the @otde. Capt Ypa Sc,,.ilas
: BATTERY slbo commenced iltlng upon theu 4.
1 rebels Ct our tirtug; than they were bu.i'y
i work getting = na TRY into pas;t.un WAS
J. parent. To whom they we're t1s snsl.ng cou
}. rot t,e seen. Our batteries Tired upon tho
j. occasionally during the afternoon, and .nu
=. lsTt M & onns sumo j. serious damage, as the shs
t During the day ss.n. Whites troors We
5; assigned positions. Ca:,.- Philips oA'te
d W. xas S'drred to thr s1.reit,u right, thr g.
(. IiliLois snplo.tfrg t. Thesr i,i3ed the Il.
It hr'gade. 1'ut.ssy. Tue 10th Nr~ lorS "
), afsssnsd to Col Tri;nbIe, cournan'llo:. 4
!. sectnd triEadc, ILe ha:tcfr or Capt. Y.
+ St1Hlc1n. occuIicil thc ee1tre anil that
l. Cspt- Mkty the LETT. rh.qcft was clearly y
y h.akctt Itsht, ard ttrH.txoEE Was t!lro
r up to Protect tue guns and Eaeu, under the j
s 1vctivn nf Capt. Powell er The -ugiueer corr
}. Cap;. T., With bis "trlxa4se of eou!r.bAods
% did <eelient service IN making other eart
r .rilfiA Il Ginning .i-ha L.