Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-09-27
LATER FROM THE SOUTH,

Southern Account of the Battle OF Aniie.
tam-Two Generals Killed and Six
Wounded-What is Thought OF the Re.
treat from Maryland-W estern Virginia
Threatened. &c.
We find in our Northern exchanges the SUBJ
joined extracts from late Richmond papers:
THE TERRIFIC FIGHT AT sHARPsBURG, MARY
LAND.
fFroIn the Petersburg Express, Sept. 23l
The Richmond Enquirer of yesterday gives
the following relative 10 the terrible battle
fought At Sharpsburg, Maryland, on Wednes-
day last: .....
1--WE have received authentic particulars of
the sanguinary battle at Sharpsburg, concern
ing which SO many painful rumors Were afloat
on yesterday. We have the qualification OF be-
ing able to announce that the batrle sulted in
one of the most complete victories that has vet
immOrtalized the Confederate arms. The ball
wasopened on Tuesday evening e, about 6o'clock.
all Of our available force, about 60,OU0 stron q,
commanded by Gen. Robert f. Lee i'm person;
and the enemy. about 10000 strong, commanded
by Gen. Mcclellan in person, being engaged
The position of our army was upon a range of
bills, forming semi-clrcle, with the concave
towards the enemy: the latter occupying a less
commanding position opposite, their extreme
right resting upon height commanding our
extreme left. The arrangement of our line was
as follows: Gen. Jackson on extreme left. Gen.
Longstreet in the center, and Gen. A. p. Hill on
the extreme right.
Tho fight on Tuesday evening was kept up
until o'clock at night, when il subsidized into
spasmodic skirmshes along the line. Wednes-
day morning it was renewed by General Jack
son, and gradually became general. Both armies
maintained their respective positions, and
fought desperately throughout the entire day.
During this battle Sharpsburg was fired by the
enemy's shells, and at one time the enemy OBJ
tanned a position which enabled them TO pour a
thanking fire upon portion OF our left wing,
causing 1t to wayer. AT this moment, General
Stark, of Miss who had command of General
Jackson's division, galloped to the front of his
brigade, and seizing the standard, rallied them
for pra1
thus throw himself in the van than four bullets
pierced his body, and he fell dead amidst his
men. The effect, instead OF ddscouraging, fired
them with determination and revenge, and they
dashed forward, drove the enemy back, and
kept them from the position during the rest of
the day.
finding that he could not force his way through
the invincible ranks Of our army in that direos
ton, had determined upon flank movement
towards Harper's Ferry, and thus obtain a po-
sition in our rear, Gen. Lee, with ready fore.
sight, anticipated the movement by drawing
the main body of his army back on the south
side of the Potomac, at Shepherdstown, Fir-
ginia, whence he will, of course. project the
necessary combinations for again defeating his
adversary. .L'
."The enemy's artillery was served with dis
replied with musket, howitzer and cannon,
with rapidity and will that carried havoc
amidst the opposing ranks. The battle was one
OF the most severe that has been fought since
men fell. AT dark the firing ceased, and in the
morning Thursday our army were ready to
recommence the engagement, the enemy having
been forced back the evening before, and the
advantage OF the battle being still on our side.
"Firing was consequently opened upon the
new position supposed to be held by the enemy,
but no reply was obtained, and 1t was then dis
covered that he had disappeared entirely from
the field, leaving many of his dead and wound
ed in our hands and about three hundred pris.
oners. The report current on yesterday that q
Il In L,,~ ~.al -
the dead was unfounded The prisoners stated
that their force was more than 100000 strong,
and that Mcclellan commanded the army in
person.
"Our loss is estimated at 5000 in killed,
wounded and missing. The prisoners state
their ranks were greatly declmated, and that
the slaughter was terrible, from which We may
infer that the enemy's loss was fully as great,
if not greater than our own.
"The following is a list of the commanding
officers killed and wounded in the engagement:
sons division, killed; Brig. Gen: Branch, of
North Carolina, killed; Brig. Gen. X. II.
Anderson, wounded in the hip, not danger
wounds in breast and leg; Brig Gen. Lawton,
in leg; Brig. Gen. Armistead, IN the loot; Brig
Gen. Ripley in the neck, not dangerously; Brig
Gen. Ransome, Of North Carolina, slightly;
Col. Alfred Cummings, in command OF Wilcox's
THE BATTLE OF SATURDAY. -
tFrom the Richmond Dispatch, 2tnI
An official dispatch, dated Staunton, Septem-
ber 23d, was received early in the day yester-
day, communicating the intelligence Of another
decided and brilliant victory on saturday.
The dispatch was received by Gen. @. w
Smith, and was read in the House Of Repre-.
sentatives yesterday morning. The following
is copy Of the dispatch:
s.General-Ad dispatch has just been received
from Winchester, dated 2ist. The enemy
crossed 10000 men over the river at Shepherds
town, and were immediately attacked by Jack
sons corps and routed Their loss very heavy;
our slight. Quite o number Of arms taken.
2 Jackson has recroseed into Maryland.
II. B. DAVIDSON, Col, p. A. q. s.