The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-10-03
LETTER FROM HAGERSTowN.
HAGEksTowN, Nh, Sept. q, '59.


Friend Brunner,-Knowing that the
telegraph would inform you of the inva-
sion of our State, have waited for the
transpirihg of events which would not be
likely to reach you in that shape. Fred
erick ras occupied by the rebels ON Sat
urday, about noon. Bradley johnson, a
Colonel In the c: S: A.; and former cit
izen of Frederick, Immediately issued
proclamation, which began as follows ::
"After sixteen months of oppression more
CALLING than Austrian tyranny, the victo-
rious army of the South, brings freedom
to YOUR DOORS" Further on he speaks
of lis who have been " crushed beneath
the heel of this terrible despotism," and
says, you must now do your part. We
have the arms here for you. Come all
who wish to strike for your liberties and
your khoines." He says, in conclusion,
that we shall or should remember the
&c cells of Fort McHenry the dungeons
of Fort Lafayette and Fort Warren the
insults to your wives and daughters, the
arrests, the midnight searches of your
houses. Remember these your wrongs,
and rise at once and strike for liberty and
right The presumption OF this 6onabas-
tus fstrSosa, exceeds anything ever ven
tuted on by man. His batch of lies, in
corporated in the proclamation, even dis
gusts some secessiohists. God save us
from such deliverers. Few were induced
to enlist in their army, after seeing the
miserable, filthy, lousy, degraded wretches
in shreds of what was once clothing:
There, and in this place, they sat upon
the eurbstones and picked off the lice by
the hundred. More deserted since their
coming here than have joined them: De-
serters say that they were forced to cross
into Maryland, that starvation was staring
them in the faces Their stay in Fred.
erick was, however, Short: Gen. Nc Clel-
Ian with an immense army came towards
them, and they fled towards this place
Several skirmishes occurred between
Frederick and the mountains west, but no
decisive battle took place until the arrival
of our forces at the " Mountain House,
about three miles from Boonsboro', your
former place of residence. Here a glo-
rious victory was won for the Union, cur
troops taking the heights by storm, the
rebels retreating in a panic, with General
Mcclellan pressing after them. 100
:. prisoners were taken. It is to be regret=
/ ted that the able and gallant Gen. Reno
was here killed. Gen. Mcclellan reports
the rebel loss at 5000.
There was considerable artillery firing
during Tuesday on both sides, resulting
in our having forty men killed and woun-
ded. Jackson had left Harrer's Ferry
in the morning, and was now reinforcing
Lee fer the impending battle of to-mor.
row. The disposition. of the troops fol
the impending battle was as follows: Sum
ner's corps, with Banks division to occu
py the eenter Gen. Hooker's corps, with
the Pennsylvania Reserves, and Franklin.
corps on the right, and Porter's corps OF
the left of Sumner, and Burnside on the
extreme left, with the view of turning
the enemy's right flank. Gen. Pleasan.
ton supported the centre with $500 cav
airy and four batteries. The position was
about three miles to the right of Keedys
vile, on the hills facing sharpsburg.
The great battle of Wednesday ex
ceeded any heretofore fought on this con
tinent, in which our arms were signallt
victorious. From early dawn until in
the nj ght an almost incessant roar Of AZ.
tillery shook the earth, moving down
victims by tens of thousands. Our loss
was heavy, but that of the enemy eror'
nous. After the most desperate resist
ance he was driven from the field, and
the day was ours. On Thursday there
was no fighting, an armistice being grant
ed by Gen. Nc cClellan, to bury the dead
visited the field on Thursday, and as
sisted in attending to the wounded
Houses, barns, churches, and dwellings
were converted into hospitals, and mani
poor faithful fellow was made minus {
leg or an arm. Many of these will die
from want of attention. l have just seer
a gentleman from the seat of war, whs
informs me that the whole rebel army
has crossed into Virginia.
Thus, after two weeks of Jef's rule in
Frederick and Washington counties, thu
people are satisfied, even many Secesh
that Uncle Samuel is much better ruler
r In my next l shall tell you what the.