The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-26

From our Army in NIaryland-the
Hattie or Sharpsburg and fall 0f
HarPer's Ferry. .
The Richmond papers bring us some further
and interesting accounts of the recent brilliant
operations of our army on the Upper Potomac
and in Maryland. The following is brief
resun'e of the'various accounts of these impor-
tant movements, concerning which the tele-
graphic news hitherto received has been SO
vague and unsatisfactory. Our army in Mary
land is divided into three corps, commanded
by Generals Jackson, Longstrect and d. 81.
Hill. OF these corps Jackson's was engaged
in the siege of Harpers Ferry, and the other
two covered his operations. Conceiving it to
be OF great Importance to raise the siege and
to relieve the bcleaguered forces, which amount
ed in numbers almost to corps Tdrnsee, Nc
Clellan resolved to make powerful effort.
He left Washington, it is said, with force of
$4,000 men. From the correspondents OF the
Yankee papers we heard of him at Rockville
and other places on the National road, some
time last week, from which we conclude that
his army marched upon that road in the direc-
tion of Frederick Whether he passed through
Frederick we know not; but the first we hear
of him is at Sharpsburg, some twenty miles
west of Frederick and about ten miles north
west Of Harper's Ferry. At this place, on
Sunday, he fell with his whole enormous force
100000 men) upon the corps of Gen. D. III.
Hill, which was the rear guard of the army.
The battle was long, furious and bloody; but
Gen. Hill, although attacked by vastly superior
forces, stood his ground without yielding an
| inch. In the night Gen. Longstreets corps
arrived, and on Monday the two combined
attacked Mcclellan and defeated him, driving
his forces before them for five miles. But for
the Intervention of night, it is said the route
would have been complete. At ten o'clock,
while the battle was still raging at Boonesboro.
General Miles, with his whole army, variously
estimated at eight, ten, and twelve thousand
men, surrendered to Gen. Jackson. Vast guam
titles of stores, 10000 small arms, fifty pieces
of artillery, and at least one thousand negros
(some say 2,5Oo) were captured. Having dis.
posed of Miles and his army, Gen. jackson
was marching rapidly down the Potomac, with
the intention of crossing below and getting
in the rear of Mcclellan, thus cutting him off
effectually from Washington.
1t should be mentioned that several days
previous to the battle at Sharpsburg, a despatch
from Mcclellan to Col. Miles, commanding at
Harper's Ferry, urging him to hold the position,
promising reinforcements, was intercepted by
Gen. Lee, who, accordingly, posted Gen. D. 81.
Hills Division near Boonsboro' to check the
reinforcing column, and made such disposition
of the remaining forces as would ensure the
discontinue of the Yankee hosts. a
THE SURRENDER OF HARPER's FERRY-FURTHER
PARTICULARS.
From participant in tho engagement, the
Richmond Dispatch obtains the following par
ticulars, with reference to the investment and
subsequent surrender of Harper's Ferry. kga.
Gen. Jackson left Frederick on Thursday.
taking the Hagerstown road, and at the same
time the divisions of Gems. McClaws and R. H.
Anderson moved from the vicinity of Frederick
for the Maryland Heights, overlooking the
town of Harper's Ferry. On Wednesday the
division Of Gen. Walker was sent down to de-
stroy the canal aqueduct at the mouth of the
Monocracy, ard arrived at the point during
that night. The next morning, early, before
they had accomplished their purpose, an order
was received from Gen. Lee, directing General
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