Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-09-17
THE WAR IN THE EAST.

lu., september %.
A battle at South Mountain was fought yester-
day, resulting in q complete victory to the army
OF the Potomac. The battle field was located in
a gorge OF the mountain, on the turnpike road
between Middletown and Boonsboro Endeav-
orlng to ascertain the rebel strength and position
at l2c'ock General Reno was ordered To ascend
the mountain on the left and attack on the enc
mics Hank. About three O'Clock Reno's trooDs
gotInto action. Tho rattle of musletrv for half
an hour was terrible, when the enemy gave yyav.
leaylng our men IN possession ofthe ridge. Loss
on both sides considerable
We had not a General OF field officer Injured at
THIS point, excepting Reno, who was killed bv a
Minnie ball passing trough his body
Hooker commanding McDowell's cOrDs and
the PennsylYan Reserves, assembled the noun
tains in the night for the purpose of making o,
attaek on the rebels left He got hir troops into
Posltlon and moved upon the enemy two hours
before sundOwn- Here, as in the case of IN 9th
ridge ofthe mountain, our troops were success
slaughter. e''
other point on the battlefield
Hatch, commanding division under Hooker.
was wounded in the leg
Gibbons brigade coTnpassd of tba 2J 9Th o,,5
Ith Wisconsin, and 18th Indiana were ordered to
move up Gorge Mountain. This brigade aid NOT
get INTO action until after dark which lasted till
nearly nine o'clock. The brigade lost one hum
dred and twenty in killed and wounded Anong
the wounded IS Captain Caldwell, 2d Wisconsin
Inc rebels were driven back about a mile
when Gibbons rigade' re hsved by Summers
srA
Inc rebel troops engaged were LOngstreet's,
D. II. Hills and A. r. Hills corps. Had our
troops had two hours longer daylight, greater
portion OF the rebel army would have been taken
prisoners, as they were surrounded on all sides
Their only mode Of escape was by "a narrow deiile
IN the mountain, which our artillery would soon
have made impossible. Among the rebel off
GERS killed were Garland, Of Leesburg and Col
strong, Of the 10th Virginia Regimen.
AT daylight this morning our worst fears were
realized The rebels, under cover Of the night
a hn Dot
went 70 this place, two miles from the mountain
ana then TOOK 2cross to Shasrpburgh. They
lelt ali tneir deaf on the field, and those then
wounded and not able 10 walk, were found in the
churches at BoOnesboro.
Mcclellan was on the field during the whole
day and night conducting all the movements in
Between twelve and fifteen hundred prisoners
we're taken durins the day, mostly by Hooller's
Yesterday Franklin's corps advanced 70 n
mountain pass six miles nearer Harper's Ferr,
and engaged the enemy, holding that pass for
about three hours, resulting in complete rout
ofthe enemy with heavy loss.
Our loss IN this action was about go killed
| anu wounded Inc rebel loss during the dav
and night Is fully 1900 killed woundede and miss
| ing Lee acknowledged 10 citizens of Boones-
| boro that they had been defeated with terrible
! loss. Ourloss in wounded probably reaches 1000
elost but few prisoners.
LATER.
This morning at daylight General Pleasonton,
with the sth Illinois cavalry and Mitchall's bat
| terry, started after the enemy at BOOnesbOro lie
came up with the 9Th Virginia cavalry and a hat
! terry acting as rear guard. The Illinois cavalry
charged through town and two miles out on the
/ HagerstoWn turnpike, capturing two gums and
killed, wounded and took prisoners thirty caval-
| ry. RICHARDSON division being in the advance,
| took the road from this place to Sharpsburg two
| and half miles from which place ne came up
with INC enemy IN large force who occupied a
| long ridge Of hills.
They showeda line Of battle a mile and A half
| long. The afternoon was spent in ascertain
| ing the position and force Of the rebels, NOT a
| sufficient number OF troops having come up 10
bring on an engagement; Isr
TUESDAY MoRyryoi Ia Isib di -nrri,, ,,s, n,ont
a large part Of the army arrived on the GROUND,
| 1t IS now nine o'clock Uad no engagement has
taken PlGee: The rebels are rapidly moving
| across the river.
Baltimore, September 1G.
| Special to the Amercaa from Frederick saws
| that the combined forces Of Loring and Jocks0n
! storned the works at Harper's Ferry Yesterday
! morning and captured the position. Mills Is
sand to have made desperate resistance.
! Accounts differ. Some say he was wounded
! after he had holsted white hiQ Other accounts
state that he was killed or fatally wounded before
| the surrender our forces were parOled num-
beung six thousand When the paroled men
| LEFT, the enemy was preparing 10 blow M three
/ spans OF the iron bridge
Reports we're circulated in Frederick to-day
that Mcclellan had retaken Harper's Ferry, but
they we're not deemed reliable.
LATEST a.
HARRIsBUR0, Sept I6.
dispatch just received at headduarters
says that Jackson has recrossed the Potomsr
and Mcclellan has engaged him with tremen-
| dous force this side Of Sharpsburg, ten miles
| rom that place.
The whole rebel army in Maryland viii be an
nihlated or captured this night.
I No rebels can be found about Hagerstown and
WllliamsPoEt and mono two miles on the other
side of the Potomac.