Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-27
BATTLE OF gHABPgBUBa.
TIE Bioealest and Most Determined
EngagegeEt ever Fought 81
the Americaa 0Ontlsezt,
rRE IsEsULT UNDBorDRo
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BArTLE FIELD oF sHfRPsRuhG,
VTednes5 Ereaing BspA II, 1852

Fierce and dsspsrsts basils beiusaa 100000
mea Las RACED since dsyhghk, yss Blght oi0sea
! ca a. uncertain isld. I. is tbs greatsst dgh
/ since Wsssrloo-sl oEef the fsl3 CONSISTED viii
/ an obstRScy equal svsu to waterloo. IL not
wholly yiatery s0-Kight, l bslisTe is Prsluds
/ so Fictory to-aoToR. Bat whas can Do foresold
Of the fatars OF great hg hi In Wbieh ho7 5 Ii
the naorAing till ] at BgAt ths best troops Of fhe
/ continent hAys fought WishcR: decisive resuls
/ Aft.r ths brilliant victoTy nser kiddlstowH,
I General kcClslen pushed forward bis army
/ rapidly, and reached KsedyHTills with three
corps on Monday night On the day folovisg,
the svgo srunies faced sscd othsr Idly 8nEi night,
Artillery was busy Al intervals oacs in khs
msrning opening with spiris, snd containing for
half al hour Mia VigoT, ali the Iobel battery,
ks ususi vas silsnCst.
EcClelisn vas on ths bill where BspjAnin's
h.ttsry Vas stationed, and found himself sud
denly andsra HsAhes heavy frs. Il wss still
uncertain whsshsT tbs rebsls Wers Tstrsating or
reinforcing, tneir bstteries Topld remain Ii po-
sition ia either case, and Is they had withdfswn
nearly al sheir troops from view, thsrs vas only
the donb8u indication Of columns Of dust to
tie rear.
On the evening Of Tuesday, Hooker wss sT-
deTed ID czOss tbs AaEissan Creek with bis
corps, and fssling ths lsfs q ths eaon1y. 50 be
ready to attack nszt morning. Duriog ths day
turing his plan Of bsstle, OF which Hooker'S
movement was one Development
The position on eisber side was peeuliaT
When Richardson sdvanced on Mondsy, he
found tho enemy dsployed and Displayed in force
ca a crescent shaped ridge, the outline Of Which
followed more CT lees exactly the course Of An
tietan creek. Their Inea wore then forming
and The revelation Of iorcs il front Of the
ground wkieh they really intended to hold, was
probably meant 20 delay our attack until their
srrengemonts to receive L we've fail and COM
During that day they kept their troops. ex-
posed, and did not move them even 80 syoid the
artillery ife, which must h&ve bsen occasional
lg annoying Next morning the lines ard COZ
unlas which had 5aghonsd corn-fs,ds snd hill
cTesta, haJ beea Withdrawn. Broken and wood
ed ground behind Lhe s3slter2g hills concealed
the Tsbel nassss What from our font locked
like only narrow summit tringsd with woods
was bTcGd table land Of forrest and rayins;
cover for troops overyWhere, nowhere e&sy Of
access for an enemy. The smoothly s,g2ang
smiace IN front AID she sweeping crescent Of
slowly naingiiag limos vas sil : dslusi0n. It
was al 2 rebel stronghold beyond
Under the base Of these hills runs the deep
stream called the Antistsm cTesE, fordGbls only
at distans points. Tbges bridges cross it, one
on sLe Hsgerstozn Fosd. ons on tbs ShsrBsbCrg
pike, one 70 the LEFT Ia dssB recess Of sleepy
falling hills. Hooker passed the fTst % roach
she ford by which ne crossed, kad il yas hsld
by P,ezsoason with a reserFe Of cavalry during
he bsstls. The second was close Undsr the
robcl center, ard no way important 20 yestsr-
days hghs At the third, Burnside attacked
and fHally crossed Between the first and
tdird lay most Of bastle lines. I'hsy ssretched
four miles from right TO Left
Uuaided attack IN 'front.' was impossible ne
Clsian's force lay behind low, disconnected
ridges, IL fg0nt of the Tebei SUBMITS, ell, IN
wooded fh5g gave some cover Tor artillery,
snd guns vsrs taarsiors mAssed oa the es0tcr
tbs ensny hsd the 9hspsrlsioHn road, add the
HAgerss0wn aa3 WlIsmspOrs Fosd, both open
70 him in rear Ter retreat. Along ens er the
5theT, IL bsaEsn, 20 muss hy. This, sulong
other reasons, dsbsru,iHsd perhaps, tho plan Of
bake which Mcclellan inAIy resolved on.
The plan was generally ss follows; Hooker
was to cross the righs, establish himself on
the enBmy's les if Poskbls hsnking his po
sjGGn, and 10 0ps1 TIE fight. sumner. Frank
lin and Mansfield yysra 90 send thsit forces also
70 the right, cooperating With aud sustaining
Hcaksrs stsack while enhancing also Eesgsr The
center The seavy work in tie eentsg Tas lsil
mostly to The batteries, Porter nsssiue his in
fsnTg 80 support 10 She sollows. 0a tks LETT
Burnside vas . csIry ths hgidgs alrs&dy referred
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piks at SbsTpsourg, turning as onss tbs robsl
haok ana destroying bis lins Of reTSas Potter
sud Sykes weIs held IN reserve It il obvious
ghat Tie complete success Of plan eontsmplst-
ing widely di1fareut movements Cf separate
corps, must largely depsnd On accurate tlming.
that ths stack shosld Be Simultaneous snd not
successi7e
Hooker moved Tuesday eHeTnoon as four,
crossing tae creek st ford above tbs bridge sRd
vel 20 tbs right, aishoUt opposition Freanng
southwest ha line advanced not quite on tho
Iebsl flank, bat overlapping and ihresteAing it.
Iurning of from tbs road after passing the
stream Be sent forth cavalry skirmishsTs straight
into the woods and over she fields beyond.
Rebel pickets Withdrew slowly bsfors them,
firing scattering and harmless shots Turning
again to The lsts, tbs esvRlry went down on the
rebel hauk, coming suddenly close 70 5 bagssry,
which met them With unsxPscted grape aad can
ister. is being the motive Of cavalry 10 rstire
before bstSeries, this company lo5aLiy followed
the law Of its being, and came swiftly back
without pursuit.
Artillery was ssnt to the front, infantry was
rapidly deployed, and tkirmisheTs wsnt cut in
front ard on eithsT Aank. Ths CORPS moved for
ward coupsctly, H00ksr, ss usual Teconaoiteg-
ing in person. Thsy cano St lsss 10 "a open
grsss soBn field inclossd oa fwo fidss With
woods, protected on the right By . hill, and
entered through & corn-6eld ia the rear 8kir-
mishers entsfing thsse woods wsre instantly mes
by Tsbel shots, 5Ut hsid tbeir gTound and IS
soon as supported, advanced and cleared the
timber Beyond, on the lefs and 'front.' voElsys
OF musksTy opened hsa7ily, and a battle sssmsd
TO have beEun little sooner thar it was OK
pecsed
General Hooker formed his lines with precision
and without hesitaiion, Ricketts, division won't
into toe woods on the leitin force. Eesds, with
the Psnnsylvsnis rsserveo, formed in the center.
Doubieday was sent out on tbs right, planting
bis batteries on the hill, and opening st once on
a rebel battery that began TO eBflade The central
line. Il r7ss already dark, aud the rebel position
could oniy bs discovered By the flashes Of their
guns. They pushed forward boldly on she right,
after losing ground on the other flank, bUf made
no atssmpI t5 regain their hold on the woods,
Tbs fght dashed sad glimmecsd, and faded, and
fnslly went out in the dark.
Hooker had found Gut what he wanted to
knew. When the fnng ceased, tho hostLe lines
lay clogs 70 each otheT-thsiT pickles 20 near
that six re5els wsro captured during the Bight.
Ii was ineviBable that the hghs should recon-
nsnce a. daylight. Neither side had suffered
considsrsbls loss it vss skirmish not bastla.
" We arc through for The hight, remarked the
general, q bat to morrow gs Aght ths battle that
viii decide shs fate Of the rsBEblicn
Not long GAer the firing csAssd, Il sprang up
ag1in on the leh General Hooker, who bad
taken up bis hesdquarscrs II barn which had
bssn nesIIy the Sosus Of the rsbel artillery. Wss
out st onee. First came rhpid ard nnusually
fequsnf picket shots, then several heavy vol.
leys. The general listened moment and
smiled grimly. We have no tg06ps thers. The
rebels are shooting each other. Feir Oaks over
agzin." So everybody aid down d gsin, but sll
The night through, there weTe frequent alarms.
Mcclellan had been Informed Of tie niehfs
work, snd Of tbs csrtGinsiss aFsiting TIE dawn.
Sumner 1ss ordsFs6 70 move bis corps at cuoe,
and ws sxpscsed 20 be on the ereund ct day
light From tho sxtsnt Of The Isbsl lines de-