The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-09-20
WAR NEWS.


patches from Gen. Mcclellan report severe bat.
tie fought on Sunday last at Bolivar, resulting
in the defeat of the Confederates with heavy loes
they retreating towards the river, followed by
the Federal troops. The battle commenced in
the afternoon and lasted until nightfall. The
Federal loss is not reported, but the commandihe
general thinks that it cannot be heavy Gen.
Reno was among the Killed. This officer Was q
graduate of West Point, and was formerly In
command Of a division Under Gen. Burnside,
but was recently transferred to the position Of
Gen. Mcdowell, now absent from the army on
leave. The town of Bolivar, in the vicinity Of
which the battle, occurred, is Oh, the road from
Middetown to Hagerstown, and between thu
first named place and Boonsboro', about four
miles distant from each. s' -
II appears that the portion Of the Confederate
army which recrossed the Potomac at Williams
port, cooperating with part of that remaining
on the Maryland Side attacked Col. Miles posi-
ton on the Maryland Heights and obliged hifn
to move over to the Entertainments at Bolivar
Heights, about one mile behind Karper's Ferry.
It is reported that the Confederates were plant
ing guns to bear on Col. Miles new position. =
Later advices report that lighting had been GO
ing on at Harper's Ferry, but that Col. Miles
still held his position.
A despatch reports active operations in West
ern Virginia. On Wednesday week the Confed.
crates attacked &e Federal troops at Fayette-
vile, in Fayette county, but after desperate
fight in which they lost one hundred in killed
and wounded, the Federal troops escaped to
GauleY. An Ohio regiment and three compa.
MES of Virginia troops have been cut off at Sum
msrviIle, in Nicholas county, and nothing has
been heard from them. COL tightburn was on
the Elk river on Saturday last, maintaining his
ground against the Conederates, bu. 'subse-
quently moved to Ripley. The despatch con-
firms the report Of the burning of Charleston, by
the Federal troops. y 9' = 80
All was quiet at Cincinnati at latest advices.
The Confederates are reported to have fallen
back four miles below Florence, on account Of
the scarcity of water, and are supposed to be
awaiting reinforcement. ALL business was re-
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