The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-30
CANT NEAR MAsr,sssuae, Sept ..

es facts. which, though not complete, vet yau may
raly upon them 70 far ~ they go:
On Sunday the lssh. the corps OF Lsnsstfaes vsas
sncamped near haGerstown, between thai p ere
md village called fnnkstowu. This srsiil.r, of
den Pentieton, aud the battalion to yshsa aa
attached. commanded by Col & d. Lee, ~. ped
% Saturday, the 18th. the latter village, aud
remained there I'll Sunday a'teraeon. NJ a, lock
Up to this time the army Il mean the hoiy 81 i,)
were evidently under the Impression thai w- wosld
soon 60 iuto Psnnsylvania Why We did not 10 Oh
'ssfsT matter OF frequent Inquiry bur saeh
was the conf iencs in our Generals ;ha, ttrust
existed aud no sort of anxiety ou the subject. The
srsly hsd preserved the greatest caution II, Mary
l.ais ia ssS SD tn private properis-atsch aort
ihsn ia frginia-ana this. too 10 their s-sat dis
eaSiio,t aud Inconvenience. aId many vi sled 10
40 ct ia order TO get id of this ethars s.sen,
When, there FORE. the order came. Satbasl after.
Icon. TO eonntermsrch towards FREDERICK city,
here were many ead faces sad many earaes. in-
SaIriss - 70 the esnse Of this rsrograds
rte people OF TIE town saw psss thfoss z, the r.
streets with ths same indifference that they Gesld
~ enter she Town the day before We csaiinussi
onr march ohe whols OF Loassrrsst's e~orps> se-
wards the Dap" some eight miles sau;h When
IN three or four miles II Il We ware ha'te-l: ana
~M informed upon what regarded the very
bsst snihority, q Brigadier- -ueneral that an ar.
s!lery light " as going ou in tho gap oi .Inpar-
tsnes, and that We bad better So into camp. From
this sneanapmept We ccnld distinctly seq tia shells
Of the ensels hurst in the gap where eur ms1i
posted.
rates fre ierisa City f-nm HagrrstoNn. sarued
later in ths day that ths affair In this gSp more
serious thsn AT FIRST supposed, and il ssiI that
there lad been much a,;smsnsgeDent som-w hero.
IL bat . small force ksd been left to guard it,
sad .ha. the defence had been committed 10 "A sub
ordinate IA Colonel, was toIdl who anaw s.oiiliag
of the ground, and tha, tien EcCie!laa uavin,s
mSssed bis large f,rce there. Our lien were badly
cut up, and but Tor Long ss.raet's arrival, would
have been terribly handled was also Informed
that the army would fall back towards ;a- POLO.
Iase thxf nigh tha: Generals Jacb son a,ii Nc
Laws we're engaged in an sttaek upon Hafper's 5
Ferry, aud (aeO Lee did not think it pradea 10 en-
gage the Whole Yankee feree iii their atse
This wSs the hrsi ntimston / had of Jachsu alb
sence aud tniGS this fRet was no, knowE 10 iie
SDy generally. II was thought that he sSoui
Frederick City. Our horses were kept haTnessei
and al O'Clock Monday morning moved hy a
privsts road towards the Potomac. Al day break
encountered Lonssirsets corps coming into lie
main road thst leads shsrpsbusg and the lord =.
shsphefdstown, and ils artillery and iu..,.try
moved on toEeiher. Al SPOUT 10 clock \. ri ,
We halted at village called, l think. Garysvit!e
aud took position hills south OF "a, town,
but in an hour thereafter we moved Oh to Sharps.
burg, q few iaes further. AID were posted ON The
hits sosth 3f this village.
This town lies in deep valley. TN the East is u
high mounts:n ridge, rf;nBiIs nearly from North
SoIth. and all about the town very high
bald blia. You do lot often mo-e broken
country. Our centre, commanGed think by ID. H.
h i'll, Rested on the yillase our right, uGder Long
street, at the bsse of the mountain, aud left,
der JAck son. about mile to the left OF the town.
the spectator facing the East About 2 p. Il. son.
day, clouds Of dust indicated the approach If TIE
enemy. aud before night some of his artillery had
gotten into position and several of tie rifle ltons
Of our battalion inierchsnged .hets with him, bu,
withou. much effect. Night cane GU AMI a. IS
quiet, and we lay by our pieces expecting that 20
morrow the grea: struggle would begin. Eu: the
sua In sil his glory and still soln1 Of Wal
@ss heard The country shout S.grpab1re IS ex
cesdlngy beaatifni-ihe farm houses ana arl.is ia
n, hat pnnRtt 5f,A da-
thought there wonld be nc hgh. Tia aneiay were
moving their forces to the right ta.l We once sun
posed that they ~uuid make tbs at,.ek there aud
drive out our picksts st the base o. sha Eouu;ain
sad attempt 10 tIra our fenk.-@xf fo-lr o'ciocS
willis Generals Lon.sigeei, 0. H Hiil ana Hood,
were observing the enemy from point The left
OF the Town. near where our battalion va, ia posi-
lion, large bodies ot artillery sni infantry were
seen passing 10 oar left through some low ground
juss in front Of us. and heytn,i stresln which ii-
Eidsd the two armles. Hi.h glasses
sew them very distinctly. We were snrpl.sei
1t the number OF amhii.aaos that aeconpa
uied these troops /. ~as about five o'tlocS
before the whole ioiee passed through this
meadow As tbs train vas oiisa halted, could
not think IL possible thai the enemy would make
attack that evening, especially it .oaii take
bim soue time 10 get into position. Others
OF a different opinion. Just to left ana front
wss pine fhcket, about five hundred yards q. .taIl
snd the reer OF the column Of the enemy had hardly
gotten behind 1t before very sharp picket i;fGe be-
gEn We had previously placed snarpshGo.ers IL
this thcAsf, and 70 soon ~ the firing began others
were put into Il st q G0uble-quek. 1t was Row
nearly dark bu. the picket firing increased greatly
thst two hoWitzcrs wers ordered from tg:-
TALON to hurry forward and snipoTt picEets by
sheliinx the woods IL the lesanti,ne the sioin,'s
bsttery Of eight guns. Fl which we had tred ON
AoIdsy and part OF today, opened upon Cur right
hank, aud the guns being 2o-pound Parrot, silen
didy managed, did some execution IA the dasinsar.
though two thousand yards distant la Fafher's
battery. Two horses were killed sna Que ,ii.n
wounded The Mimic balls from tbs eJois
whzzed above us, but Io otaer damage was Go.c@
Tie picks. hrns was maiatA Ainsii TIL nine o'ciOch
had indeed Gften renewed during tbs night hat
IL YVES difficult 10 sleep. II was now evident ihas
The morrow would be day Of blood. As we lay
down upon the field, sndlook up into the great sky
Nc could bnt blush for the wiekedness OF iaaN. Oh
h0N calmly and reproaehfoliy do HE bright STARS
On in their courses. II was beautiful night
and ~ iaaa who lay upon that I'D. ami allied
tie deep tragedy which was Ia be enAetes; on Tie
Il0rroN could but be rad and Thoughtful. Tho
yaxI pfeson. well as the future, aud NE
sosnned the iLree together. snd tried 10 learn Wis
dam II om the study. We thought of dear ONES far
away, sad were glad that they knew not of The
syiux honr thst the setting sfafs we've bringing
rapidly OF. A. three every his post.
sud aW atod Ia soiemn siieneo The day dawn No
Syonsr did tie light break in the east, than s,e
picket firing bega and inc rsssed IN fury until about
ssaIiss when artillery Infantry together srapp!e
"a ths terrible fight. Heavy c0umns ii Y&nk- 70 in-
fAntry appear our left and front in .hiB skitt
vt woods, and our guns pour into taem deadly
wers 10 line Of battle and nnder esvsr Of II ial
ridge aud n cOrnfeld, while saas pshooters were
also in the cornteid itself. bet~csatur ne oi bat
Tie and the sneay. We hiso had artillery just in
front 0f the thin woods through which the enemy
sdvanced and, - the distance was noi Ian
four hundred yards, IL must have d0Ge great e
cution. In about an hour. or perhaps isss, The
enemy brought up artillery in the thia skirt of
woods. also, and opened upon the guns in their
front 70 sharply that they had 10 be withdrawn
II WAS then thai they turned upon both artillery
And Infantry. and the conflict was terrific The
eight gun battery mentioned before right,
slid tree from altsck ton CT indeed out of range,
srsnsd With great efieci, cnfIading both bat
terIes and the whole limo of infantry. They got
The range with ihe Grst shot, and kept IL for two
Lours Bat for ibis cross nrs the fight would not
compelled ~ to light him where he could rake our
whole lne and had thrown such y leas force inst
u that point that 1t could not well be- resisted
@ @sas after four honrs lighting, We fsii back about
wv Or eO0 yards. On the extreme lef, h3.ev1r,
ws drove him more than mile, aud had posses ssion
os bis dead fhs next dsy.
AIS o'clock the battery to which was att aciisd
haSins 81 men killed and wounded, and having
oso lost l2 horsss was ordered cut Of the fight by
Vol Lse. and fesrS were entertsinsd that some OF
0n guns might not be brought of, hence were |
ordered 70 throw OF all baggage, TINS leaving
some thirty Of The men without blankets sud over.
asn were Ospis Jsrdsns RLs..'s, Wcolsolks, |
9oodys and Paxksr's. OF sOme 200 men eogaged !
sooet % essasltiss occurred. Parksrs battery suf
Ieese ths moe, and - It \ from Kichmopd, giys |
sou ths names ef killed and wounded:
knisd-PsivsAss Robert Bryant. in Richard
woupae6-N Parkinson, severely ia the
asses bst w aet los his lss; priyates Warbur.
- eeefco aWey ~ cannon shot, aInputated /
saa aslns rsu; Tfuenan, very badly In the knee,
s.tsss sos r. snesiaaed Cock II lsg 70. very -
W, - tsR, 6oah wound: Washinaton Boiton La /