Newbern weekly progress., 1862-09-27

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elan Of the American soldier were never better
displayed, The battle took place on the bfox
Of what Is called the Scared Mountain, spaI
Of the Catoctin range. depominated South
Mountain on the geographical maps Of thu
toahtry.
! fHR REBELS DRIVEN FROM NiDDLErowN.
On Saturday morning the Union forces drove
the rebel rear guard out Of Middlstew1n, and
that night the federal adsance came to d halt
not far from that town. On the next mornisg,
d a very hour, the onward movement was 70.
sumed BY General Mcclellan, the troops being
in the best Of spirits and eager to meet ths
enemies Of their country.
rnE REBELS RETREAT PROM .oua A1yAscR.
The rebels, who were IN our immediate front,
gradually receded as our gallant troops ad.
yancsd but their retreat was slow, dogged
and steady, as II they were determined to dis.
Pute every foot Of ground to which We were
putting In our claim.
,s ARTILLEw YIRrxa.
Ah thk tinie;tgnsit ling, pas. sns e,slossk, ,4shs
earth was shaken besseth our fset byy t6s tor.
rible thphdsr Of astilieSy the enemy fring with
marked precision and 'constancy, while our
rifed pieces sent their iron compliments through
the air with fury that was perfectly deafening.
Covered by tho thick foliage Of impenterable
woods, it was hard to see the foe. Nothing
but the long lines Of cleaning FIRE bursting
tfrom hundred cannon, and the undulating
wreatbs Of smoke which assembled high into
the air, exposed the places occupied by our
sullen assailanta Wherever the flash of can.
non was seen, or the gray. misty smoke ascend.
ed, there our terrible artillery was brought to
play. The rain Of shot and shell was Indeed
trightfui Whistling and bowling through the
air, tearing and ploughing up the earth these
awful messengers Of death and destruction fell
like hail into the very midst Of thefebel hosts
The carnage among them must have been ap.
.palling- But still They Kept to their guns and
sent us almost as good as We gave. Their
bravery and resolution, indeed, make our tri.
nmph the Inore complete.
I q y sTEApisRss or OUR ADVANCES.
| The iafaiitry regiments moved fsiif'waFd With
the utmost precision and order. There were
but few stragglers anywhere on our line, and
the regularity aid unity with hi h the whole
army marched were themes Of universal com.
mendation. No veterans of hundred cam
paigns could possibly have done better than
| the old and new troops Of this fne army.
Every arri was nerved for the fight, and sword
and bayonet were clutched With vigsr that
was the surest presage OF victory. All this
while the guns oil the enemy and the cannon
Of our own batteries were throwing their
deadly missiles with fearful noise and effect.
The infantry was, therefore, pressed forward
to bring The enemy 10 close quarters with the
rifle aud the bay onet, and to decide the contest
by the superiority Of Northern pluck and
discipline.
No thunder Of cannon nor bursting Of
bombs could delay them. Their mission was
to force the enemy from his coyer and compel
him to defend himself or surrender. The
sdsancsd gnard soop PASSED Midd,snrn, Q
village not much more than two and half
miles fren the location Of our heavy artillery.
TuE ENEMY WAS SOON DISCOVERED
posted strongly in the thickness Of the woods.
The fire If artillery was now resumed with
increased vigor, and along our whole line for
miles there was u continuous blaze of deathly
fire. The commanding general at once ordered
Cox's division TO be sent to the left, supported
by General Wilcox's division. Scanmin's
Provisional Brigade was the first that came
into the fight. AS soon as they approached
the enemy, two fine brigades Of North Carolina
troops advanced steadily and essayed to charge
INTO their ranks. The veterans Of this Union
brigade stood their ground like the old Ninety
second Highlanders at Balaklava. The enemy
steadily came up, expecting our men to break
| md hnft thnrn NO ,,u ,f c,llipo. hal
IN all that line.
REBEL HESIrATIoN-C CHARGE OF UNION TROOPS
At length, in the most grievous kind Of un.
certainty, the enemy halted, as il not knowing
how to act with SO nvulnersb)e, a body. This
was Colonel Scammns opportunity With q
voice Of thunder he gave the order "Charge
bayonets |" and, with one wild cry and an
mpetuous, irresistible dash, the whole brigade
sprang forward, breaking through all the gilt.
'erins lines of the enemy's steel, bayoneting
the rebels so rapidly that they fell like ants
before U.S. and unable longer to resist the
fur,us onset Of our men
THE REBELS BROKE, THEIR RANKS IN AWFUL
DISORDER,
and scattered over the fields in every direction,
the living Unfortunately minging with the
wounded and the dead in the terror Of the mo
ment. In this brilliant charge tht rebel left was
completely turned, number Of prisoners was Ia
ken, aud the glorious banner Of the republic
once more baptized in blood.
BUT THE BATTLE WAS NOT YET ENDED.
Victory was with us, and in short time new
reinforcemeats came up t, strengthenour pcsi
and render our victory more secure. The retreat
ing enemy was now sorely harassed. and had 10
order his artillery to fall back So that it should
not be captured The nature Of the contest al
three o'clock in the day was rs bloody as it was
feroc;ous. ,...,
THE OHIO AND NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENTS
fought with degree Of desperation and intensity
uf hate such as can scarcely beconceived. The
Twelfth Ohio was at one time engaged in hand
to hand fight with the Tw North Carolina
while the Twenty. Third q hs fighting furi
ousy with the Twenty .ThiIsl(6rh Carolina
The contest was ,awfplin every respect, but thu
gallapt Ohisns carried everything before them
discomlting and scattering their enemies, cap
turing an immense number Of prisoners, and lay
ing low General Garland, the commander Of tn,
rebel brgades.
A FURIOUS CONTEST.
The hattie was furious and hotly contested
one. Our men fought the whole day with reck
less bravery, unknown except in our own volun
teer army. Wherever they came up with tn
enemy they gave them the bayonet in large do
ses, and the rebels sksedadd led in the most ap
proved style, For the tirhs the eontest. laste'
there was no more desperate battle daring th
! whole campaign.
DEATH OF GEN. RENO.
II was in this fight that the gallant General Re
no fell, mortally wounded. by rifle ball throug
the brain. lie died while directing his men t