The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-09-26

the battlefield, o MAJOR, TWO Lieutenanu,
and three privatcs were found dead, having
been torn TO pieces by shell. The church
was riddled with balls In almost every part.
In the haste Of the retreat the enemy Ieft
above 500 OF their wounded at houses and
barns where they had established hospitals,
and very frw Of their dead were buried, ex-
cepting officers, their graves being found 10
corn fields In the rear Of their lines. A
large number Of their wounded were brought
OF the field In our ambulsnccs, and cared for
by our surgeons.
At one Of their hospitals some Of our
wounded had been taken, and the officer in
charge having forgotten to parole them, q
Brigadier General returned on Friday morn
ing to do 30, and had been gone but few
minutes when cavalry soldier appeared,
who gave chase, firing his revolver at the ay.
ing rebel, but without effect.
An incident is related OF boy belonging
to the 9th n. Y. regiment. whose name
could not he ascertaincd. who stood In front
Of his regiment while il Engaged the enemy
at short range. In which position he fred
all his cartridges. and then took bis dead
comrades cartridge box and Cred the entire
contents, in all 95 rounjs, not receiving .
scratch the whole time. Notwithstanding the
ground was covered with dead and wounded
all around him. The regimen. was ordered
to charge riho PIT where the rebels were
concealed, and our young hero was the first
who entered il, the enemy flying at the ap-
proach Of the bayonet.
The loss oi the rebels in this battle was
very heavy. and evidently exceeded ours. A
wounded soldier of the 81 n. @. regiment
said his regiment lett Richmond month ago
700 strong. and on Thursday morning could
only muster 200.
4 negro who was captured, and who knows
jackson we'll. states that he saw him with his
arm in sling on Friday, upon the field.
Gen. Stark was killed.
One of the prisoners states that Gen. ZOO
Johnston died recently at Richmond Of tho
wounds received at Fair Oaks.
FREDERICK, Nd, Sept. 20.
Sbclllng was kept up at the enemy across
the river at Sheppardstown until Friday
night.
A report has come into Frederick that
force was crossing at Williansport. and that
a part OF our army was sent to meet them.
Heavy firing was heard at noon to-day In
that directian and ct Sharrsburg, but up to
tonight no intelligence has been received
from either place.
This morning q delegation Of twenty sur
geons from New York passed through BONES
boro', on their WY to the battlefield.
number Of ladies also followed In ambulance
es, under the charge OF Miss Dix.
The churches and other buildings in
Bconesboro' and Keedyvilie nre full Of our
wounded. and the ladies OF these places are
cheerlully doing all in their power to ALE
yiate their sufierings.
The inhabitants in the vicinity Of Fred
erick and Hagerstown are returning to their
homes and seem 10 be In great glee because
the rebels are driven across the river.
No pillaging was allowed by the rebels
previous to the battle of South Mountain,
but after they cleared the country very
thoroughly. particularly around Sharpsburg,
almost every house in the town having been
robbed, and goods which they could not uso
were destroyed. Many houses were riddled
by bullets and shells, and several barns
burned.
There is no evidence that either Longstreet
or Lee were wounded In the battle Of We'd
nesday.
The number Of prisoners In our hands Is
about 2OO0. At least 10000 stand Of arms
were found in the field belonging to tho
rebels.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 81.
About 500 OF the wounded In the battles
in Western Maryland arrived here today
Some are in the hospitals In the Interior De-
partment and the Capitol. The wounds arc
Tor the greater part slight.
Ono OF the reporters OF the Associated
Press, who visited the rebel hospitals on tho
battle field, says he there saw large quaint.
ties of medicines which had been captured
from our army in previous conflicts, the In
bells designating the original owners.
The wounded OF both armies were 90 the
best possible friendly terms, and freely dis
cusscd the merits OF The former Ms we'll as
the las, battles. Visiting the field where
the dead of both sides lay, no noticed that
while the pockets OF our men were turned
out, having been emptied Of their contents,
those of the rebels were generally undis-
turbcd. The ha,ersacks Of the dead rebels
cont aimed nothing but crackers, with the
exception occasionally OF corn.
FREDERICK, Sept. 81.
The great bridge Of the Baltimore aud
Ohio Railroad over the Monocacy, east Of
Frederick. which was destroyed by the rebels
two weeks ago. Is again restored.
This completes the road from Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington to Frederick and
Sandy Hook, opposite Harper's Ferry.