The national Republican., 1862-09-19
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l. During tbs afternoon, infosmaAlon was re-
ceived ct headquarters showing that the enemy
wese recroseine The river, and concentrating
their forces on the ridge Of hitla outside OF tho
town, at SharpsburR, 70 within three miles Of
the maiu body OF our army. rs, H.E
jackson left Harper's Ferry tbs morning.
his ,ro1ps commencing TO arrive during h.
afternoon. When II became evident that Lee
was disposed to engage our forces In ba,tlc ct
this point, Mcclellan sent tor grxnklia's corps
and COUGHS division, Who were about sovRn
iuiles distant on the other side Of Elk Ridge.
There was considerable artillery firing dur
lug the day, on both sides, resulting in our
having sbptif forty men killed and wounded.
Amcng the seriously wounded was Major
Arudt, Of the Fret New York artillery, who
was struck In the side with q piece Of shell.
The disposition Of the troops for the impending
battle was as follows: General Summers corpr,
With Bsnks's division, 10 occupy the centre;
General Hooker's corps, with the Penneylvs-
mia Reserves, and Branklin's corps, o, tie
right; and Porter aud BurnEide on the extreme
left, with the view of turning the enemy's right
flank. General Plesssnton supported the cen
tre with twenty five hundred cavalry and iour
batteries Hooker In the afternoon creased
A1tletam Creek, and took q position on .ae
hills facing Sparpsburg, and three miles TO tho
righ. Of Ket.eville. About dusk bis troops got
into action, which continued two hours, during
which the enemy were driven about half Il
uile. With considerable loss. The Penusylva-
MIA Reserves. who were in the frort, suffered
much, The night was occupied ip getting the
iroops in their respective pogi;ions, while am
munition trains and ambulances were forward.
ed to their different Commands. tlt.. .
WEDNESDAY EVENING, Sept. II, 1862,
This has been sn essntful day in the history
Of the rebellion. A battle has taken place IL
which the Army Of the Potomac has sgslr
be en- victorious, and which exceeded in extent
ary battle heretofore fought on ibis continent.
Al the dawn OF day, The battle wA renewed
on the centre and right by Hooker aud Sum
ner, who, after a sGarp contest of two hour,
drove the enemy about ona mile. The rtbsie
ra 'lied shortly afterwards, and, with terrible
loss, regained most Of the ground. At this
time. the fearless aud indomitable Hooker ro.
ceIved sbO! iu The ankle, and was carried
from the fed. The command Of hia troops
now devolved upon Sumner, Riehsrdton,
commanding division, was severely wounded
at The same time. ....
Sumner determined 70 retahe the lost ground,
and ordered the troops to advance, which they
did with 6xed determination, driving the
rebels before them with great slapght=r They
not only re.ook the grcpud, hut drove them =
quarter cf miiu beyond. In this action Gen
AAnsGeld was shot through the lungs aud died
coon after. During this time the troops under
Burnside and Porter had not been Idle, They
drove the rebels from the line Of Antietsnl
creek, on the main road 10 Sharpsburg, bull
a bridge, the old one having been burnt, and
occupied the opposite bank The loss here
wac considerable. Tho troops now held both
b IKE Of the crcsk To get possession Of The
ridge Of bills On tho right and left Of "a
read, from which the rebels were thunderine
with artillery, was q task not essIly aocom.
plished. Sykes brigade, With the assistance Of
Sumner, carried the ridge on the right hand
eide, aft;r coIs.dcrablr trouble and loss ,the
rebels running 10 all directions. Il 70 now fvt
o'clock, aud all tho enemy's positions have
hand side Of the road.
TO perform, this duty, Burnside was assigned
The artillery opened and the infantry advanced
The point was carried at u charge, bHt was
forced to retire before superior force, know
ins that, II they lost this ridge. complete
rout of their army would be the result They
fought with great desperation. Darkness new
overlooked tho two armies, and horthtie'
ceased, a. though by mutual consent.
The battle lasted, from FIVE o'clock In th,
morning Ill! seven at night, " ithout moment
lcSssation. ....1 90. Co.. ,'u.I
Tue conduct Of all the troops, without ex
cepton, wis ali that any general cculd wish.
Several regiments Of new troops, who wer,
In action for the first time, behaved admirably
Hundred Of Marylanders were present t
| witness tee battle, which. could be seen froII
many Of hs tuIroundiug hills. The sharl
rattle Of ftty thousand maskets and the thun.
der Of n hundred piecea CT artillery, Is no
ofsn heard nor the consequent movements o
two such armies witnessed.
II Is impossible at this writing 10 form any
correct idea OF our loss, or that Of the euemy
, IL ls heavy on both sides. Ours will probably
reach, in killed and wounded, lO,O0O-thst Q
,be enemy will mol exceed II. Tho enemy's
dead, which nearly all fell into our hands
we're thckly strewn over thu field nj man!
IplaGes lying In heaps.
Our wounded were Immediately carried frou
the field, and the best possible attention be
slowed upou them.
When Hooker fell. Gen. Mcclellan imme
diately proceeded to the right where he va
enthusiastically received and by bis presehc
, u ded much 10 our success IN recovering .h
ground which was lost. He was In the centr
progress ol the battle aud giving directions a
! to the manner Of attack. He Ia In bis tent Ia
night for the first lime since he left Fredsric
city. We took tome fifteen hundred prisoner
during the day, while the enemy obtained bu
? few. .i.',,.
Tie following named officers were killed an
: wounded: -. .r d.. E
General Hartsuff. wounded,
General Duyea, wounded. -
/, General Sedgwick, iu the shoulder.
Colonel Childs, Fourth Pennsylvania cava
/. ~, killed, ..., .,-' ....
Colonel Kipgsbury, Eleventh Connection
seriously wounded, 70 q.
Lieut.. Col, Psrrisau, oi he Fifly.ssyent
e New York, killed >, DI. r.ln
Captain Audenried, sid 10 General Sunns
: wounded. 80. ~. "
y Sajor Ssdgwick, killed.
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