Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-24
1aTEsr FRON TiIE N0RTH.

herald, OF cAuIdyi tht 1JhtlSs VIC tske honi " tne
'jeiaei * rscs;
THE GREAT BATTLE At SHARP 3BUaa.
The particulars of the battle Of Wednesday given
IN fup. Cen Mcclellan commanded tbs Yankee troops
in perso9 and had on the field the whole command Of
aers Burnside, recently augmented by the addition Of
vsra n regneas the army corps lately under Gen.
sDos,ll, nov rnier command Of Geo Hooker; Gen.
Sinners corps Gen. Franklin's COPS Gen. Banks
corps, commandsd by General Williams; and Sykes d.
vision, Of p John POrtei's corps.
Blrasi6e's me turlei sbof! 20 the south, passed
cross the foot If The Elk Ridge Mountain, and took
POSITION on our extreme left Porter held q command
leg enlreaee to the right OF Burnside, though Warrers
bisads, Of Porters corps, suosequen y posted in
the woods on he Lift in support of Burnsides
summers corps eminenCe next to the right
ncrth from Porter, and Cen. Hooker had the rene
rzh', in and behind the woods on the AntetAm. The
If stretched to the northwest seross the Sharpaburg
road Tee line was between four and f'e miles loug-
The rebs left in the woods isctly in front of N.
Eq,k and their force posted across the valley b.
tween US ard Sharp bug in line very nearly parallel
.ith that OF the Federal forces. The scccant says
General Hooker had the honor 10 open this great
combat He comusadsd the ccfps formerly under Gen
Mcdowell, COMPOSED OF cketss mead NC
Calls ON Ily,j aud Kings divisions. Many OF Jness
ane up Ia The night and there perhaps littls
fusion 10 posting them. Aeaas men cay thty slept
among che rebsl. 0Zing to this over near neighbour
noOd The Ickets got st it in the night ard kept up
q Altering e uaIii the battle began. neral Mead who
Sla thus near st The Ieotl relieved at daylight BY
Gsaer,l Ricketts, division, WHICH slso Immediately
IisSCCei sgains. the enemy supported by the division
3f q neral XII which eventually became engaged on
h' right Of General ckets, and aso by the division
Of General Mead TIE line advanced through piece Of
WOO "a co field and piece poughed land and into
lnOhe- piece e Eoods where tieund the enemy in line
Of battle and was received with hot he ire which told
very severely But they steadily advanced
ato the fierce h e, giving back ouo qldy destructive
Nhils batteries par cuIrly PeLns bl:ery,
uldsr Cipiaia Matthew'S, and ClpAn Tnonps1ns First
A4FylSn- battery played spleud.dy upon the enemys
inc Thus Pr sgd the reoel ,oEces gave way, though
they certainly did not "skeda1Se" Slowly, sad in very
AR orlcr, they isl bsek, di-pudog every foot thai
taey gave up vi the greatest ohs,icacy Ssh our DO
pushed onward ai,h magnificent courage aad determI
aaioo every man, rom Hooker down, Intent only on
victory. Oseisons!y a mere determined rtss ance 1t
some point in the lie or some tcuy 10 the Irou'
would check oUT advance for tsw moments but, with
tas sGtp ion, almost steady from is commerce
nsut uail about ten o'clock in the morning, ~hen Ger
aooksr Ns' -iCj and carried !Io1 the bid.
u neral K ckot;s al once assumed Command Of the
coys but u; victorious movement rad los! its impulse
AZ thsI time our right had advanced and swept
tao field so far that 'front.' originally slmos: I line
sS tue front OF tie centre AMI LETT, formed mDsG
right Ecgle with them.
w1Le our advance rather faltaECi the rebels greatly
re f,.ce6, made = sud-, and npeiuous onseI, snd
drove cur gsAnt fel1Ss back portion OF the hard
VOC ks!d What We had Won, however, vas net relin
pushed without desperate struggle. sud here up the
m and doVr tErough gse woods and the standing corr
the picughsd land and he closer, the line OF fire
sEspt ard tro side orlbe other gained TEN
po-ary advantage.
Taas tho o. !e RACED TIL Summers corps cams up to
supp r, tss Vosa out bsToes who rad mSutaised tie
h; - long sgaiust every eviten; o,ds. Hos g,oii
ylsv thsy wsut a. t. those Peninsula b1Ts- Barn cid
o..ds, I'D By gallant younS Howard, Who lOst 50 arm
.. , 10 ss and MesglVI's In.h brigade, led BY the
al Ant Assgaeg bUs. sod mNry o;her heroes triad 10
n Eie. A, the Irsh d Ide charged the saemys ins
s cheers arose 10 one great surge Of sound over the
noise Of cai- over the a wilderness OF arIlsFy
, VS. heard far 6Ovn tie lice 20 the left, where
rls.de's toys we're .; getting at il.
Thus me-, he reoel advance checked and
o.-kzn and they driven With awful slaughter. IL
beyond al soldCr hos men such as the rebel troops
6g-t ls they 60 That tho-e ragged ard filthy
sreches sick hungry aud in ell ways miserable, shout
Prove sueh heroes u 6ght is pas: exclamation. Mea
fought better Tosre wss Ore regiment that stood
70 osfce The Ere Il or three o. long &c bat
eies and OF two regiments OF infantry, and though the
ais SroUad tusm vocal SiIb the whistle Of bullets
and be ocean Of shells there they stood and delivered
~
sand ucll a s,,e'y Of FL light tselVes breuyat TO
,ar on them, aud before that they b-cke. Not7ing
nor Al can ard a battery Of * light EapolIon gus 4
sse1e PlsAny OF grape ard canister in the ammun-
to1 chests.
TIE sgmaer ,r e.uli, saved uhal a, one time
threatened be les'iuly dangerous Onslaught Be-:
the ground tbs H3Ck-r had gained vas lost and We
S.rc rs %e had bsen before the misty daylight Rad
iasuei apon ". Bu, there IS a stir and nu;mur
around lssent from the ros3 OF ba.l:. There
L. u
cops Haen The hstls began, CO daylight this corps
-as "a cA1P eight miles away, on the mountain, over
vAca bad driven The rebels Sunday last There Il
80 al ;ls seemingly La I1iesbls camp c1pfulon,
Ara Ia the .ssy the foot OF the same mountain vas
ucts vision, temporarily attached 10 Frl.kbns com
as Az thss, ucOps hs3 had orders on Tuesday night
20 o. a. readiness 70 ua-o1 a. moment rotce ana
- 10y lEy t-u1 Ba. tba gh' P.s %, ard no ORDER
move cane, ed The morning ucu-s TeEt %, tG il
selci tbs Ties could no. oe wanted. Bot st C.Iccz
the order cams sod hsr5 they are At IL Sas good
march and ullike most uco; q. make tho,e bssiy
uSgChos they not too i:c Tor are they used up -
Hsr8rd OILY by the jipse Of ;hsir osn csnieehs ard
jlsr regular ramp they move into the field No slo
yan aguourCsa iheu, say music uoe els that tie
O mTbe are ccm'ng. Bat hardy, brave and comIa:
al ye!y frefh, here they are
TEo fresh divisions 1t such tims-shst can they rot
s9hieVes Forward at they &C. for it was rightly
tnsoned that the enemy must be iuy as much ehsken
As pe ue!e. Nlld Eeu. Slocum with the three bri
z,d,s that carried Crsmpscn's GGp so handsomey on
SAID =. and Onward Smith with the brigades Of
Hi.csck, Brooks and D,vidson--ai goii)us felose,
vlo 2, made the eutuJ's aoquIiliaree on WarsiSEs
Cr-,t Exhausted no doubs, ~ his Last desperate FL
d,aVcF tie eneuy gave way. Fsiry, and sithou. he
gelt outlay Of life IbstishAi at Rtst c;s us the grousd
va Won ciol more.
ho;to We have sroksn enly Of what TRANSFERRED o.
the sh: TGest, sfer desperate ruEglss, sc had ven
-. oorsid,let IA iselt Acne glorious battle,
sri our eLemy WSs there fairly be itsn.
When tie batteries that participated in Hookers at
tack & dyghs Gsg opened heir fire aud were severely
tel ssVrsl rebel batteries cpened upon them, and bso
on OF. Advancing line. OF th'ss be 'Siss were 90
poats quite Oul Of the osEie that rged on n, right
As they opened their hie, by one, cur batteries,
ros.sd on vsrious smueto g. opened them, and In
their urn opsDed upon By sill other rebel bate
Ees snd thus bcgGn s;uP,udcui ar iliery 6gAt,
saet became quite Independent Of the battle on
the giL