New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-19
The Battle Of Monday-.rnvcry and GIL
Iansry Of Hoolser's Corps-The Rebels
Driven Over n Mountain Peak-Bebel
Loss J,OOO-3, 900 Prisoners.


Driven Over n Mountain Peak-kebei
Loss J,OOO-3, 900 Prisoners.
From Our Special Correspondent.
BoossBoRouGH, Nd, Sept. Is. la6?.
Tic moot complete victory Of the war was gained
Yesterday. We stormed and took the Rebel Git-
rsltar. Drawer and more desperate fighting was
never before seen on this continent. McDowells
corps now under the command of Gen. Hooker, fully
redeemed themselves from their disaster at Bull
Run. Forming the right of the army, they had the
most difficult tasks assigned them.
They drove the enemy up and over one Of the
highest peaks of the Blue Ridge, and fought and
whipped him at the base Of the monument erected
upon the highest point TO the memory Of Washing
ton. On the right wing Gen. Reynolds held the right,
Gen. Hatch the left, and Gen. Ricketts, the center.
The entire corps fought under the eye Of Gen. Me-
Clellan, whose presence seemed to inspire the
troops with enthusiasm. Not a man fell back
or struggled. The new recruits dashed in ahead Of
their older brothers in arms, and could not be held
in check by their officers. They fought bravey but
occasionally their rashness embarrassed those who
were under better discipline. Gems. lIartsuf, Glib
bons and Patrick, commanding brigades in the Dyi-
sion Of Gen. King, under the command yesterday Of
Gen. Hatch, all distinguished themselves They
rode their horses up cliffs goat oould hardly climb
under the severes, fire Of musketry. The colonies
Of the regiments also displayed no lees bravery.
have not heard OF single instance of cowariice
among officers or men. This morning, when
the extent Of the victory was learned, the
soldiers were wild with joy. Our loss
in killed and wounded will no, exceed.
think. 800. The Rebel loss cs.nno. be less than
5000. Their own officers taken prisoners admit that
number, and some Of the prvates place it at a much
larger figure. We have also taken from 5000 TO 600
prisoners the number is increasing every hour and
| by this evening il may be 10000 The left wing,
under command Of Gen. Reno, fought with bravery
only equalled by that Of the right. Gems. Cox aud
Wilcox, commanding the divisions engaged, man
aged their troops admirably. They encountered the
same difficulties in surmouniing PERCEPTIONS bills,
penetrating dense masses Of timber and scrambling
over sharp and peaked rocks. They drove the
enemy until night interviewed and he could nowhere
be seen. Both right and left wings aud center slept
upon the battle ground. This morning, as day boz
gan to break in the east, it discovered that the
enemy had gone, leaving us bis dead and wounded
upon the battlefield, bis hospitals along the road
filled with the wounded and many thousand stand Of
arms thrown away in their flight. The moment
their retreat was discovered the 9Th Illinois, Col
Farnsworth, ws sent on, in pursuit Of the rear
guard. At Boonsborough, the village in which am
now writing be came in sight Of the ith Virginia
Cavalry, drawn up in the main street, preparing for
u charge. Col. Famsworth at the head Of his men.
suddenly burst upon them, and drove them through
the village, killing and wounding all that remained
Of that once splendid regiment. One OF the officers
taken pr,oner, this moment told me that the regi.
ment about gone that we had finished them"
The 9Th Illinois Cavalry is beyond doubt one of tho
finest regiments in the service. Regular oficers,
who are always slow in bestowing praise upon
volunteers, speak in high terms Of it, and pronounce
ii equal TO their pet regiments who ar yet have
done nothing but fancy duty during the war.
Boonsborough ia beautiful little village in the heart
Of magnificent valley Of the came name. All the
public buildings are filled with the Rebel dying aud
wounded. The inhabitants are thoroughly loyal,
aud receive soldiers with open doors and ex-
tended arms. Nearly every door step las Il pail of
cool water standing upon il for The soldiers 70 drink
from az they pass by. Their doors were all closed
10 The Rebels, who expressed surprs to find all the
towns upon the old national road filled with ID
Yankees Bradley johnson and Enoch Lane bad
tod them that Maryland must give them - 600
men, instead Of which she has not given them 500.
The divisions Of Hill and Longsrieet were in the
tight yesterday. Gen. Hi war severely wounded
in the arm early in the fight. Gen. Garland, COM
handing brigade in Hills divsion was killed al-
most Instantly. The SHELLS from our batteries were
terribly destructive. In hundreds Of instances they
struck against the rocks and glancingoh killed many
more than the usual number. The shell from their
batteries did not reach single one of ours. Not a
man was killed at any Of the guns. Indeed, saie
was il 10 be near them that toward evening non
cornbatants crowded around them to wtness the
fight, with the utmost Indifference to danger.
The whole Rebel army has gone to Shephcrdstown,
and is probably crossing tho Potomac II, that point
Gen. Sumner, Gen. Hooker, and Gen. Burntide
with their entire corps, are passing through this
village, upon double-quick, after them. The Rebel
officers say they will fight us again upon this side Of
the river, but doubt it. They will not fight unless
they are compelled 10.
A Rebel officer this moment told me that the rea-
son they were defeated yesterday was that they had
no room TO maDeuver their troops, and that We
banked them at every point. 1t is true they in
a very narrow gap, but steep hills rose upon both
sides Of them, which even now look impossible to
.cale. They had not the least idea, at the CON-
menccment Of the battle, that we could surround
hem.
KEEDrsyfLLE, o'clock p. m.
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