The New York herald., 1862-09-27
Additional Rebel Accounts OF
the Battle Of Antietam.
GEN. LEES OPINION OF the CONFLICT.
A Victory Claimed I'm q Fight
Near ShepherdstOwn.
Rebel Report Of the Battle Neal
I-u-k-a, Miss.
YELLOW FEVER AT WILMINGTON, N. c.,
&e., &sss xss
The Battle OF Wednesday.

The Battle or Wednesday.
lfrem the Richmond Enquirer, Sept 23.l
We have succeeded In obtaining, from the most reliable
sources the following details Of the great battle Of Wed
ID light artillery fire our ne Early the next morn
ing renewed more vigorously, and large masses of
the federas, who had crossed the Anetam above our
pst,ion assembled left. They advanced in three
compact lines. The divisions Of Generals McIaws, X. II.
have joined Gen. Lee on the previous night, had not
come up. Generals Jacksons and Ewells divisions
we're thrown to the left Of Generals Hill and
and the Sharpsburg aud Hagerstown turnpike AMI
by General d. II. Hills and the left of General Long
streets divisions where the conflict raged extending TO
entire left The enemy repulsed and held in
check but prior to the arrival Of the divisions McIaws
Anderson and Walker who had been advanced support
She left wing and centre, they had the
Potomac the morning of the 17th, that portion Of
lne was forced back by superior numbers As soon
however these forces could be brought into action
severe conflict ensued The enemy was driven back our
Hue was restored and our position maintained during the
rest ot tho day.
In tho afternoon the enemy advanced right,
whore General jones' division posted, and he hand
snmely maintained his position. he bridge over the
Antelam creek guarded by General Toombs' brgaie
which calamity resstsd the approach OF the enemy but
their superior numbers enabling them TO entend their
lett, they crossed below the bridge and forced line
back In confusion. Just at this time-between
three and four p Nc General A. P. Hill with fvo Of his
brgahes having reached the scene Of action drove the
enemy Immediately back from the position they had
saken and continued the contest until dark restoring
right and maintaining our ground.
When the battle closed, after having ragod furousy
during the entire day. retained possession Of the field
and the enemy retired to its TO position The
duct OF many OF officers reported by General Lee
- have exhibited the most conspicuous and brilliant
sourage our loss was considerable and we have to de-
Vore the fall Of Branch and Starke who died soldiers
love To die, in defence Of their country.
Generals K II Anderson, lawton, Ripley, Armistead,
Gregg and Wright reported to have been wounded
zone Of them, however dangerously In addition to the
Above we learn from persons who have arrived from the
Held that on the following day General Lee who remain
Cd IN possession Of the field took measures the
engage but the enemy had disappeared from his
'front.' and is further reported that after the removal
q his wounded and the burial of the dead General Lee
determined TO the Posoac and had established his
headquarters at or near Shepherdstown.
We have received letter from officer In the army
1ated Winchester, September 49, from which VIC mako
The following extract
On Wednesday Q7th) the fight was terrific with ire
ncndous losses on both sizes though the advantage
aecdedly In favor, holding the battle field. Yes
esrday there was suspension Of hostes. Our loss in
general officers is particularly severe.
reported that Colonel Lee son OF the Genera) is
Killed but 1t is only rumor.
was by tue terrific battle Of the war and IL
impossible 10 approximate to the killed of the Yannees
They lie In vast heaps on the fields and are counted by
Another correspondent. writing from Winchester under
ohe same date, Says
since wrote you have marched seven successive
days and been engaged in battles aud skrmshes
We fought the enemy in Maryland Tor several days Inc
taking Of Harper's .erry grand achievement Our
battery (Crenshaw's) had good position anu did good
execution Tho light OF Thursday hard contested
ene Our battery closely engaged with the enemy
e6r some two hours
We lost no noble fellow Charles Pemberton. He was
otruck IN the left heart the 18th,
died Ia tho hospit on the morning of tho 18th We had
tw0 others wounded at the same time-John T. Gray and
". = idgrove. The former was only struck by
spent ball on the arm the wrist He is still per-
forming duty Hardgrove injured by his horse being
killed and falling him. Ned Lynham also struck
- tho head by spent ball but he is all right
II. Lee Wells, belonging 70 the Fifteen Virginia regi
msnt, hear, was slightly wounded in the Heshy part Of
Vie arm. The "Young Guard" the "Grays" ard the
sehsr companies the Twelfth Fifteenth regiments
! bear, suffered quite badly.
[trom the Richmond Dispatch, Sept ISL
constant IL victories that have marked the
peogress arms for the last four months that they
Dear even the appearance of with less paeace
han we had right 10 expect from the whose
nsble for .tuae, AT time when city actually be-
lsag cred by the enemy, made them the admiration Of
The world. proper then, TO institute nation
INTO the facts of post IN, order TO what
eA ground there may DO for discouragement in the pre-
Il appears them that on Sunday. 14th September. th
esrpe Of y. H. Hill attacked by the entire force Of
Mcclellan that after an obst nate resistance one wing
Was forced 70 give groand that II retired slowly fighting
= tell back and was never routed that II was rein
egced by LOngsreet recovered all had lost and slept
uPoa the aeld OF battle that Gen. Lse, having come up
ssnoved the two corps to position in the rear ct
osnnonadnig at long taw that on wednesday a
general battle was fought which General Lee
6oAined decided advantage and that thursday
evening, perfectly at mis- leisure, he withdrew his army
seross The Potomac without being moiested by the
enemy. This last fact sufficient prove that ne could
not At have very badly beaten for the Yankee
payers, anticipating such movement, proclaimed
tanoe that he would certainly De destroyed attempting
bat thsre are other show that he by no means
wRAdrsw because he was beaten. young officer who
in the battle Of Wednesday, and who ~ this
city Sunday In chrge remains Of General Starke
who WIS killed. says tha, army slept the neld
Wednesday night fully expecting, and fully prepared 10
attack the enemy morning, but when morning
he was nowhere 10 be seeu He had aband0Oed
Not man Was to bc scees Scouts sent out in various
directions, wee unable to procure any tdines Of him
me woods sheed in oil directions but without any
s6ect II Is evident then, that, he had gone of p the
night Had either snssked of Berkley feshion, had
vthdrawn 70 operate on some other portion q our line
General Loe believed he had passed his flank 10 make
movement Hsrper's Ferry and get In his He
resolved to anticipate him. lie therefore fell back to
aitin this side the river where he is prepared
shwart any movement he may attempt to make
Surely, there is nothing like check, lar less a
ga" that we're IN victorious .nS Ss'sy ar Wednssss1 sS
We acted the defensive. The enemy tried whole day
y drive US from our position lie utterly failed We held
contest the next day He not only made attempt
70 drive us from our position, but abandoned his
the night with every appearance OF having depaired OF
Ssatiug us II renewal OF the incidents recorded
q he battle Of Monmouth in the Revolutionary
war, when troops slept on their and
found the British gone in the morning Yet Monmouth
bus always been regarded American victory. Our
tosAl loss the battle set down at 000 probably
exaggerated estimate which would the entire ca
suates Snnday to Wednesday night inclusive. That
stated Eye no ss 70 oss Is,a
Mcclellan leit bis dead aud wounded behind hna
proof that he was defeated.
[Trom the Richmond Dispatch, Sept. 24l
The news received yesterday fully satisfies that the
army under General Lee the Friday
ias and now on the south bank OF the river The
pors heretofore received and which inclined %
credit, that only portion OF the army had recrcssed,
prove not 70 have been well founded. From gentlemen
Who arrived laet evening from the immediate presence
the army we are assured that tho whole column
the crossing effected without the slightest at
ssmpt Of the enemy TO obstruct our passage.
OF the desperate and bloody battle OF Wednesday In
she vicinity Of Sharpspurg have very few additional
particulars lion A. n. Boteer, who participated
Aght aid Of 0eu Jackson arrived here last night
He represents the engagement as resulting decidedly In
our favor and the victory obtained by orcss f not
complete at least great asd satisfactory. He left the
army on Friday after the larger portion OF had crossed
tbe river speaks In the hopeful and cheering
uansr Of the operations OF forces Maryland and
che Lower Valley and enertains the belief that the
INV will not make any serious attempt invasion for
come time 10 Our troops we're buoyant in spirits
ond ready and eager 10 meet the foe again.
An,scLa ssspatch, dated Staunton, september a.