Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-23
srT8ENTyC PARTICULARS.
A DscrstsE BUT Deadly BOUGHT vrcTcas.

Wa have received autbsn1c particulars OF
the sancuinary battle at Sh&rpsburg; alluded
Co e]ssg here, and concerning which 50 many
naiofuI rumorh .wers seoat or yesterday. We
have tie qualification of being able TO ar
nornoe that tie battle resulted IN one of tbs
most complete victories that has get immor-
.alizcd the Confederate arms. The t&il
was opened on Tuesday evening about siA
O'Clock, all Of our available force, about sixty
thousand strong, commanded BY Gen. Robert
S. Lee ii person, and the enemy ABOUT ons
hundred and fly thousand strong, colnnaldsd
By Gen. Mcclellan il person, boinG engaged.
Tho position Of cur a1py was n2on s
r;pce Of Mills. forming l. semi-circle. with
tie concavs towards the sasmy; the isl-
ter occupying lees commanding posi-
ton opposite, their extreme right resting
upon height commanding our extreme left
The arrangcucnt Of cur line was as follcT-;
Ger. Jackson on ths. eNtr>l.,s lett, Gen.
l. .rs.truot il the centre, ard Gen. a. p. H'ii
IN the rXirfiue ilEAt.
Tie tiEh. Oh Tuesday evening was kept up
uulil y a'clock it night, when il sub-ldsd toto
spssnodic SIX FINISHES llong the lihe. u ed"et'-
day morning i, was renewed by Gen. Jschs4E,
and gradually became general. Both arn'!es
maintained their respective POSITIONS, Aiio
tough, desperately throughout the entire day.
During this battle shupsburg was irsd 10y
the enc.ay's shell, nod ut one time, thecncIny
obtained q petition which enabled them TO
pour ilsnking 1re upon portion OF our
len q ing causing it to wsyer. At tbls
momrr,, Gen. SlGrks, Of Miss, who Lad com
,nand Of jackson Division, galloped % tEc
frunt Of his Brigade, and Selling the standard:
rallied them forward. No sooner did the gal
liant General thus throw himself in the ian,
than four bullet; pierced hia body, and be fell
dead amidst his men. The effect, instead Of
d;scourAgins, 6red them with determination
and re:;cnge, and they d.shsd forward, drove
the enemy back, and kept them from the po
silion during the rest CT the day.
1t being evident thEt TIE young NapoIc-
Off," finding no could not force hi. 1hy
through the mvincible ranks Of Our army in
thu. direction, hsd determined upon hhrk
movement tovR.ds Ha-psr'6 Ferry, and thus
obu4iu E position il our rear, Gencr.! Lee;
with ready foresight, anticipated tho move
mert by drawing the mai!: body Of MS army
back on the sou,hsd. Of the Pcto'uar, at
ShepLerdstnvn, Virgi mia, whence be will, OF
co,u Sc, prci-c. tbs necessarily combinations
fo5 again defeating MS adversary.
In. enemy - artillery wes served with dis
sstrous effect upor our gallant troops; but
they replied from E,uskst, howitzsr ard
cannon with {. rspid:ty snd will That
carried havo: amidst the oppoaing ranks.
Tho hattie VAS Ole Of tho most So
we're tbs: has bssn fought since the
cpeuing cG tie .wsr. Many {: our brave
msn fsli. At dark tho triug CEASED, Ed il
the morning (rtufsday) oiir army wero
ra.iy to re-conmencs shS engagement, the
enemy having been forced back the evening
beforr, and the sd"ansss Of the battle bsing
still OF our s:ds. ~
Firing vas consequently opened upon the
new position supposed L, To held by ths enc
ny, but 10 reply wus obtained, u:d u Yves
:hsu discovered The. 40 had disappeared en-
tiasly. Fl on' bs field leaving many Of his dead
md wounded in our hands, and about thres
hundred prisu!.e1s. The report curreat on
yesterday that truce occurred on Thursday
Tor the burial VI the dead, was unfoundsd.-
Ths prisoners stated tGst ,aeir force Vas
more than hundred thousand suopg, eDd
that Mcclellan commanded the army il par
Our loss ~ estimated at 5000 in killed
wounded and missing. The prisoners stSte
that their ranks were greatly dscilnated. and
thai The slaughter Was terrible, FROM which
Wa may infer that tbs suemy's loss was fail,
as great, if not greater thSu our .oGn.
The following ID List Of commanding Old
oers killed aid wounded in the ngsgeaaent:
Gen. Stark, of Miss, coHuAIdIug Jask-
sons division, killed.
Brieadier General Branch, o. North Caro-
Inns, killed.
Briga6fsr General Il. L. Anderson, ~ou I'D
Cd in hip, not Dangerously.
Eagaoisr General Wright, Of Ga, aesh
wouods in breast and5leg. -.
Brigadier General LAYTON, in l-g.
Brlg. Gen. Armstead, in the foot.
Brig. Gup. Ripley, in neck, not dangerously.
Brig. Gen. Rans1m, of y. 'C.i AighuX.
Col. Alfred Cummings, in commsnd III VII
oax's Brigade slightly: i.e.za,-y. " :.
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