Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-09-18
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GREAT BATTLE In MARYLAND.
A GLORIOUS VICTORY.
REBEL LOSS FIFTEEN THOUSAND

REBEL LOSS FlFIEEN THOUSANDl
A despatch from Harrisburg. Sept.
l4th, says: There was battle to-day
at Middletown. Longstrcet's division
was moving on the Boonsboro road
in, the. direction of Williamspost, with
the intention, no doubt, of recrossing
the Potomac at that place, and was
engaged by the Federals.
On the receipt of the news of the &C.
cupation of Frederick by Burnside,
md the advance of Mcclellan, the
,cople became wild with enthusiasm.
On Thursday at A. NJ. tho rebel
main body, consisting Of division
lnder Stonewall jackson, a division
nder Gen. Longstrect. division
nder ID. A. Hill, and possibly a 4th
vision which had been encamped at
rbana, commenced marching through
rcdcrick, towards Hagcrstown. The
,ovement began at A. NJ, and last
d till p. NJ.
Deserters state the rebel force Ga 900
trong, including 5000 negroes. The
egroes were mixed in promiscuously
'ith the whites many of them car
ed musket, sabre, dirk, or bowie
4 nifc. 7S4,'~' ~ @'.'.-a
Nearly all the Marylanders who ell
sted in the rebel army while in the
icinity of Frederick, have been taken
Prisoners. The enemy is said to have
lffered severely from our cavalry
larges.
The following dispatches, from Gen.
cClellan, indicate the progress and
suit of the battle
HEADouARTERs ARMY or THE POTOMAC. !
9. Three miles beyond Middletown,
Sept. lith-9 p NJ.
n, Major General Haiieck.
After a very severe engagement, the corps
Generals Hooker and Reno have carried the
ght commanding the Hagerstown road by
orm. The troops behaved magnihcently
I'd never fought better. Gen. franklin has
zen holly engaged on the extreme left. do
,t know the result, except that the firing in
Gates progress on his part. The action con-
lued till after dark, and terminated leaving
in possession of the entire crest. 1t has
en- q glorious victory. cannot tell wheth-
the enemy will retreat during the night or
pear i'm renewed force i'm the morning.
yret to add that the able and gallant Gen.
rno is killed.
tSigned,) GEO. B. MCCLELLAN,
X p Major General Comm anding.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoToMAc,
80 Sept. 15th,-3 a. NJ
MDor General Haiieek:
II am happy to inform YOU that General
lnklin's success Oh the left was as complete
that on the centre and right, and resulted
& his getting possession of the Gap, after a
zero engagement in all parts of the line.
ze troops, old and new, behaved with the
most steadincss and gallantry, carrying with
#M little assistance from our own artillery.
LILY strong position defended by artillery
IA infantry. do not think our loss Is very
btere The troops of General ID. A. Hill and
ngstreet were engaged. We have taken
Il; siderable number of prisoners The enc
III disappeared during the night Our troops
%: now advancing in pursuit. / do not
"a ow where he will next be found
M lSgned) GEO. ID. MCCLELLAN,
M Major Gefcr9l Commanding,
HrApouAnrEns ARMY ouc 00A,.o.
ID Sept l5th--E !. NJ.
H. W. Hlicck, General m-c.dg:
II have inst heard from General Hooker, in
advance, who states that the information
u perfectly reliable, that the enemy is making
M the river in a perfect panic, and Gen. Lee
u ted last night, publicly, that he must admit
~ had been shockingly whipped. ! am
<# rrying everything forward to cndeavor TO
M ,ss them to the utmost
IA ,Signed) GEO. H. MCCLELLAN.
4 HwADQUARTERs ARMY or TIE PoToMAc,
Bolivar, Sept. l5th-10 A. NJ.
*# IT. W. Taiteck, General Chef:
5.lnformation this moment received, COM
.tely. eenfrms the rout and decentralization
81 the rebel army. Gen. Lee is reported
FUNDED and Garland killed. Gen. Hooker
"a ne has over one thousand more prisoners,
en- hundred having been sent to Frederick.
is stated that Lee gives his loss at fifteen
,usand. We are following as rapidly as the
d n can move.
# Signed,) GEO. D. MCCLELLAN,
& : n. ae .. Major General.
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