Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-10-03
TIE WE IN 1LARYLAND.

official figures in two corps, Summers and
Iiooker's officers killed Al, wounded 80
enlisted men killed $40, wounded 2703, mis-
sing 36S--total 5000.
Hookers corps, Doubledays division, 80
wounded $50 Ricketts, division, killed 1856,
wounded S9S, missing 81 Mead's division,
Pennsylvania Reserves, killed 81, wounded
449, missing %, total 26l9.
Gen. Burnside's loss IN killed and wound
ed will be about 1900, the total loss in these
three army corps is therefore S42S.
The total loss in Cen Franklin's and Gen.
Banks corps now commanded by Gen. Will
liams will bring the casualties fully up to the
loss stated, though there may be considerable
reduction in the number Of missing.
General Griffin whose brigade pckets the
river at Blackborry's and Reynolds fords, OPP
posite Shepherdstown keeps strict watch OF
the rebels, and is active in accommodating the
country along the Va side of the Potomac.
A boy appear d on the opposite bank,
shouting to our pickets not to fire. He came
over, and said he had enlisted with the rebels
at Frederick, but becoming disguised with
the service, he desired to come home
The rebels he reported, to be in strong
force about ten miles back from the river
He also said that Jackson had had his arm
amputated in consequence of wound receiv-
ed at Antietam The stories Of rebel desert
ers are, however VIGOROUSLY unreliable.-
On Thursday at noon Gen. Grilen with
the 9th Massachusetts, and the LIST District OF
Columbia regiment, crossed the river They
threw GU. ski,mishers advanced up the hill
and proceeding cautiously passed into the
woods. Shortly afterwards they sent back
piece of artillery and an artillery forge, which
the rebels had left behind.
They remained over during the afternoon,
but as there was no firing, it is presumed
they did not find the rebels in force.
The following from the Americans letter
dated near Sharpsburgh Sept %. Head
quarters Of Gen Mcclellan were removed
yesterday to point 3 miles nearer Harper
Ferry. This movement may mean something
or it may have been made merely for con-
venience sake. Harpers Ferry is now held
in large force by our troops and it is evident
ly regarded an important point
Gen, Burnsidss corps has not gone to
Harper's Ferry.
The rebel accounts of the late battles Gre
ate some disgust but more amusement among
officers and men.
A ride from the centre OF the army of the
Potomac to its right wing at Wllliamsport,
gives one an impressive idea of the immense
number Of men, and immense amount Of ma
terial that has been brought together. For
thirteen miles the eye never looses sight Of
camps.
The rebels continue to picket the Virginia
side of the river at WIlliamsport, whilst our
troops do the same on this side. Our scouts
visit Shepardtown frequently by day, while
the rebel cavalry still come there at night,
the place being held by neither party.
Harper's Ferry is now the center of i'm
portant movements. A firmly constructed
pontoon bridge already trosses the river and
the reconstruction of the railroad is being
pushed forward with all ext edition.
The completion of this bridge has an inn
portant connection with the movements Of the
army as it would be impossible for it to
move far into Virginia without completed
line Of railway communication with 1t base Of
supplies.
Our advance is or miles out, and re-
bel force of two brigades of La and n. c.
troops are in our immediate 'front.' and show
disposition to contest our further advance.
WAsHtNGToN, Sept. 80.
The following report of the victory OF An
tetam has been forwarded to the headquar-
tiers of the army by Gen. Mcclellan:
NEAR SHARPsBURGH Sept 20.
To MAJOR General HaHeck
have the honor to report the following as
some of the results of the battles of South
Mountain and Antietam.
At South Mountain our loss was 445 dead,
1906 wounded and 76 missing; total, 2,325.
! At Antietam our loss was 20l0 killed,
| 94l6 wounded and lO43 missing total II,
/ 469
The loss of the rebels in the two battles
as near as can be ascertaned from the num-
Der of their dead found upon the field, and
from other data, will not fall short of the
following estimate of Maj. Davis, inspector
General, who superintends the burial OF the
dead, reports about 5000 rebels buried upor
the field Of the Antetam by our troops
Previous to this, however, the rebels haC
buried many OF their own dead upon a dis
tant portion of the battlefield, which they
occupied after the battle, probably at least 500
The loss of the rebels at South Mountain
cannot be ascertained with accuracy, but al
our troops continually drove them from thu
commencement OF the action, and as muel
greater number OF their dead were seen OF
the fields than of our own men, 1t is not un
reasonable to suppose their loss was create
than ours.
Estimating their killed at 500, the tota
rebels killed in the two battles, would be 4,
600 According to the rate of our own kill
ed wounded, this would make their loss il
wounded, ZAP.
As nearly as can be determined at this tim
the number Of prisoners taken by our troop
in the battle will, at the lowest estimate
amount to 5000. The full returns will, n,
doubt, show large number Of these abou
) 1000 are wounded. This gives rebel los
in killed, wounded, and missing of 25,542 -
1t will be observed that this does not inolud
their straggers, the number Of whom, is re
ported by citizens here to be very large
1t may be safely concluded, therefore, tina
the rebel army lost at least 10000 of thei
best troops
(Signed) g. b. MCCLELLAN.
FoRTREss MONROE, Sept. %