Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-10-04

rounded by their encircling fire. All our
batteries replied except our large field pie.
ces, the ammunition of which was COM
pletely exhausted. Our fire was exceed
iDgly effective, and many Of the rebels
were killed, while few Of our men were
also placed hoys du combat.
During this engagement Colonel D. II.
Miles received dangerous and probably
fatal wound in the calf Of the left leg, from
the explosion of she'll, which tore the
Aeshy part of the leg entirely off, and caus-
ed profuse and exhausting loss of blood.
His leg wac amputatod at the knee by the
surgeon of the Eighth New York Cavalry,
and the Colonel placed in as comfortable
position as possible. The wound is pro-
nounced mortal by the surge on, and the
Colonel is undoubtably dead before this.
A short time only interviewed before the
white flag was raised and the surrender of
the strong position, with its brave defend.
ers and immense store Of ammunition, ten
dered the enemy. The surrender was
made at 10 A. NJ, and to General Hill,
commanding one Of the divisions of Gen.
Jockson's army. For an hour the white
flag was raised, the rebel batteries on Lou
don Heights, Maryland Heights, and a
small battery on the banks of the Potomac
river, continued playing on our position,
the rebel officers offering as an excuse for
this gross violation of the rules of war,
that they did not observe that we asked a
suspension of hostilities. Fortunately, but
little damage was done by the rebel prac.
tice.
General Hill received the surrender oi
the place, and shortly afterwards the fa-
nous Stonewall Jackson appeared on the
parade ground, and fixed his he headquarter'
there. His first question, after glancing
over the eight thousand infantry drawn W
unarmcd in line before him, was, "Whert
is all the cavalry you had?" And on be
: ing informed that they had escaped th
previous night, ca masSe, he was silent
: but his face wore look OF disappointment
and chagrin. Jack,ons cavalry men wer
, worn down with long marches and stinte
: provender, and as thin as horses ever &C
and not die, and of course utterly useles
for quick and long marches. They wcr
little better than no horses at all for activ
; service.
The enemy took nearly eight thousan
prisoners, made up of tho following regi
ments: Garibaldi Guard, New York, Co
d Utassey; One hundred-and-s sixteent
' New York, One hundrad. and twenty
> New York, Thrty-second Ohio, Sixtiet
Ohio, Eighty-sevcnth Ohio, Ninth Vel
y, mont, First Maryland Home Guard, an,
- one or two other regiments, of which
:. could not obtain any particulars, bein
, new regiments, besides au Illinois battery
and some other artillersts unknown to IL
informants. All the cavalry escaped c
ccpt those in hospital and those whic
could not find horses able to endure
- sharp and perhaps prolonged march.
- Information from various sources fx
- the strength Ct Jacksons S forces at abo
~ $4,000.
~ The enemy's loss was admitted by re
el officers to be about fifteen hundred m
= killed and wounded in all. Our loss "
about sixty killed and ono hundred a
10 fifty wounded.
At Longstreet's division arrived ct Harpe
lg Ferry on Monday, in perfect stampe'
b. The men, wagons, artillery and cava.
ur were mixed up terribly, and all mad
We rushing on to escape Mcclellan. His fol
he was greatly demoralized, and if it had
been for General Hill, who sent over re!
ny ments from Harper's Ferry to the Ma
u. land side to enforce discipline, the VIII
nd force would have marched pell-mell acr,
re the pontoon bridge to escape the dread
IT. columns of Franklin.
81: A portion of Longstreet's division h
Sn crossed at the Ferry into Virginia, and
others were to cross the next day, Tucsd
Us Jackson's force began to move yestcrd
'sft down the Shenandoah Valley.
NJ ongstreet's division was badly cut |
~ and he acknowledged heavy loss on s.
- ~ days fight.
m ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE BA
nd TIE OF ANTIETAM.