Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-26
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l.:0.>,,.l Correspondents Of Rieh. snqu'rer'
W,srtls@ rzf, Sept. y, looZ'

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Gsstt,nEs--The soluu'a,ds q: u r. %
Jackson, !.swton and A. T. n,,! 'e'' .ua'-
tinshu;r IN Saturday mtrning, l'tit M's'a"',
NOV hs;r read to Harper's Ferry. General
WsI,,r advanced hia dir:alo1, u tue LoEae'''
"a co,.rsi McI.awS marched .owarcs the
M,rylsnd Heights. fho'e forces invested
th,. nIar4 ard ultimately compelled us sur.
,o,s.r Meanwhile. C;cnrrnls D. ii. lisiI anu
r,:-r,t-,=t engaged the advancing arms OF
N,.t.iri.an neur Brnl.:Sho!n ugh with p"r-
ton ri their forces III SUNDAY, i4tn Instant.
The engagement Was seveIc, but the object OF
cieterrinx the ..icil fore. from the renei OF
iarner's Prrrv waa inlly accomplished LII
ta.s enlargement III. loss on cither sue was
;,sayv, aud ti,neral Garland, of Lynchburg,
Vas Killed. galan1y commanding MS ORR
g.dl. L'u Sunday evening the feierai ief"eh:
Commanded hv G=nrral White and Colonel
N,i.: ~. - SAGE .i,"i Of his wonudS,) driven
back ,ro;, nIar"land Heights, after sharp ell
r.r.n,ent. b, itrnrf:,l McLaws, finding them
selves sitcciuasly surrounded, consented to
srr-.,1,r r!ic frrual surrender was mails
N Mcniur .uurning. Eleven thousand and
UPWARDS 1T prisoners, besides two or three
thous and negroes generally runaway slaves
sixty pieces If canton, the field pieces OF Sn-
perior kind and ,uaiity, twenty thousand
stand Of smaiI ..rns, hrS1 quality; many sa-
bres and pistols, large supplies Of amnnH'-
ton onarteru.a.ler anh 4nU.luisaary stores III
considerable gain:-, horses, ~. t., we're CAP
tured. Our loss in tAii alrtr was trlhng.
After Sunday ). ;lte!n Generals LongsG:c*;
nnd d. Il. Hill ell back tive miles !roTi
Boo"eshorcash Oh :te ;sh"phrrdstesn road.
to tie h;"h idIi- un this slde "t the Ante
LAM 7i,-r, short distance beyond Sharps-
hurs. The ,,e.i srmy al McCleiiah Burl-
side, i'urlcr. Heinz rniau Sc. followed; e!:d
General jackson iralc haste tu Join oar
forces u:i Tuesday evening lie reached the
taLL!.:-n,id 60; attacked Tie Jeff wing u! The
enemy.
IN the plan OF battle the lrll Zig Was co'u-
mnnd.i by Grn.r.! Jackson, ts,- :tii::c was
hid ~ G..,ersl Dlnie ii. Hill, ant the RICH:
wing :"as General hrngSttrn;'H. The battle
begun the evening before w@i resumed
ey iiturraI J4"k-,r', Oh the lett wing,
AZ .onut three o'clock "Wednesday
m1rf.nr. All, about .Ny hr."ck btcalnr
.-,;,.rs; slu.r The cattle line. Oar Army
formed the seprnnnt Of q circle: si,i waa press
| nj ur.n hv arcc greatly ;ar.rr. supposed
DV .':'''' ','''' ~ va ''' - '''i'l iH't'" -
is three i" '!.'.
AZ a. 'U& t"u lack "elr'*' eacHS san vas
rninE.r"rd ~, ,,:.. Iii ~ine hy the line troop.
Of (iieGrral M.i.,~.. 1t tsn O'Clock the enc
INV wss s..y..-Iy whipped OF that wing and
r:r.t"n is.s iuIir mile. The sight nj the
cangr- caa :"":i':v severe. BIZ! the rrnarS 81
:ienarci - r. rj:I r"s;'.;n'r:v ,;., g. this and
MAINTAIN" i''''f ground. "n' Ii :" a. 81 TIE
dfia"-! '''''':''''' !" s:.e 'h''hy 10 urn o',i
r.-s iiriA ~ "!'';T ~ c'i' Oh 'i'T coIl!nhi-
':ati"n "''h ~: ''fE'h;- M'sr 'y HE iofo
nr"r -'i"a!!@rhitI:"".
it': :'f"'*'' '!rHh ~" Ss''a''i '"'!'S 81 ''>"'
i.1nG"ir"rt 49, ":i" ;r"SiS;i'". air! nGNe'y
IS I" t'' Tit gre ''''"f'c. "t";, General
\. +. Hi! brought 'S' reserve "r H""m Eihr-
;jrrs Ee.iy - t!r 'cl'':' ~ 'i"''- -ii'Sstfte1,
At about three o'rl'"f, t. 'rn>Iite :s:- doubt
fAi ;,'r.aT', 81 :t.""y. which, CLOSING lei'
HEr rn1E'S +" po5Si -" 81 81 The sr"":'i ;EcY
.Itt! ~ th;: 0i':nlns "' the aat;J" a'i 30 IhIHn
nf the ene'ng'S rs ''ai ''rst e rr$i"d tron' tim
Wy lac kan and ~!cL1""'
~" hafils rihirntH'. st.':Irrrubt-lii f!''
ri'rteei hours. Ner": FAVE our tranps. aX-
ngiiS:.'i by last lahnrS as they We're, cI!nhii-
- 'i,sii courage .nC endurance 10 ruch ud-
v=ntl-", n:vrr haS the chiefly Contested
tirl! 81 ci:stinrtelg. Ii is he::i by our rro:is
to la TIE BATTLE ~ TIE wak. Our luSs liz
!;iil,Hl w;.S n"1 sr@a; though we are called
anon to lament the l:.!i nS several gallant end
distinguished otiH&rs. ,:anars Sarse. u;
Jackson hivisi0n, commanding the splendid
Louisiana Brigade, AID Gen. l.. ok. Brapcn.
nC Tnrfh .,a.ci;n. are numhs,e:: with the
d:a'i. Many Glitter and m:n are woundet
i.,i l:.,ag "=ry severely. nnvn.rr.
u,.r in~. "a s.;;a, younded Ali :ui>sing
i,s mn; .r...i ~ q, .Iyh, ;!:..,;ant. and
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