The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-09-18
EVANSVILLE, IND. THURSDAY MORNING,

Boonsboro to Harper's Ferry, and thence
moving in the direction of the latter
place, gaining Elk Ridge Mountain which
hanked the enemy's position and brought
them within good range of our artil-
lery. f f r.4
Franklia's corps fought brilliant bat
tie Sunday evening at Burketsville Gap
The enemy was terribly repulsed, though
the great advantage of position was
with them. smta e 1s
Hancock's brigade made charge mp
hill and captured battery of six pie
ces. Howell Cobb and all of his Geor-
gians, and the 10th Va. regiment were
taken entire, and fragments of many
other regiments. sl} -sN
Sunday, Longstreet marched back
from Hagerstown to reinforce the
troops fighting at the Gaps. He arrived
in time to join in the rout We have ta-
ken since Friday last about 5000 priso-
ners, with less than the usual proportion
of officers. The mountains are full of
struggling, starving, demoralized rebels,
who are giving themselves up as fast as
they can find the way into our lines. On
Thursday last jackson crossed the Po-
tomac at Williamsburg and marched to-
ward Harper's Ferry, which place he in
vested on Saturday. He captured the
Maryland Heights ON the north and Lon
don heights on the south side of the riv-
er ON Sunday. He attacked the Ferry
but was repulsed. Monday morning at
daylight he renewed the attack, and the
place was surrendered by Dixon G Miles
This disaster will enable the rebels to re-
cross the Potomac with a greater pro-
portion of their forces
Yesterday evening, previous to the
news, Mcclellan and Burnside were rap
idly making such dispositions as would
have resulted in the complete defeat or
capture of nearly the entire rebel host.
The enemy having got mainly across the
river and into a strong position, a great
battle will probably be deferred several
days until a new combination of move
ments is resolved on. The Union army
is in splendid condition. The. men are
all in light marching order, and in buoy
ant spirits over their success. Several
new regiments of troops were engaged
in the fight on Sunday, and behaved with
great bravery.
Our loss will not probably exceed $500
killed and wounded, with very small
proportion of killed.
| can learn of but few field officers
killed. The death of Reno is mourned
throughout the whole army.
The churches in Frederick and Mid
dleton are to be occupied by the wound
ed Among the wounded are Col Wit
tington, 18th Michigan, arm, slightly;
Col. Granger, 18th Penn. Reserves, com
manding 3rd Brigade, in arm slightly;
e59aetF na9F Cary y l2th HErS Qhio flesh M9pnd t
Thayer, 18th Mich, left arm and hand;
Capt. Goldsmith, 18th Mich, ankle and
shoulder; Capt Edmunds, 18th Michi-
gan, side, severely, and arm amputated;
Capt. Parsons, I'd Wisconsin, shoulder;
Capt. Hart, 10Th Indiana, leg, slightly;
Capt. Nagel, 2Sth Ohio, leg, slightly; 1t.
Commins, 18th Mich, abdomen, severe
"; Lieut Bothward, 23d Ohio, knee
Lieut. Cook, 22d Ohio, knee; 1t. Harris,
9TH Wisconsin; Lieut. Raridan, 18th In
diana, leg; Lieut. Hunnell, 2eth Ohio,
leg.
Our forces captured were the S7th,
SOth and 32nd Ohio, 9th Virginia, 39th,
10th and 10th New York, 18th New
York State Militia, and an Indiana bat
terry, besides the Maryland home brigade.
Heavy fighting is going on to-day IN
Pleasant Valley, north OF the Ferry