New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-03
FROM MARYLAND.
The One Hundred and Second New AoiH
nj the Iyattie of Antictam.
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m, the Eyauie of Ansictan.
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Lorpoy HiGnrs Va. Sept 20, 1852
The pumerous friends Of The l02d Regiment n. 1.
s.y.wi DO interested to learn the pant which tha'
gallant corps played in the great battle OF Anue'ain
Creek, Sept. IL.
the brilliant reputation won BY ills regiment m
The bloody fight at Cedar Mountain few weeks
,co has not been furnished in this, its second en-
Eagement.
Leaving our bivouac beyond Frederick, Nd,
Sunday morning, Sept. II, we marched ali that day
and at dusk, wearied, had stacked arms, and were
about 10 seek repose, when, before tho line was
broken, cane IN order to resume the march; and
ne, untn long after midnight were we permitted to
rest. pear the scene Of tie South Mountain conflict
By dawn we were again afoot, an marched through
Boonesborough, encamping about two miles from
the town. Tuesday morning, we changed our position
and expected momentarily to be called into action;
Got so, however, aud at 10 p. we quietly got
under arms, and crossing Antietan Creek, marched
I'LL o'clock a. IN. in a drilling rain, when we lay
down in perfect silence TO be aroused about 4
BY tue roar Of artillery, followed shortly by the
rattle Of musketryi while tic wounded borne past
ne to the lear gave bloody evidence that the ball
had opened in earnest We were not long to wait
tire order to fall in, and TIE CLEAN of satisiac
sion that lit OF the determined faces of our veterans,
as they learned that tley were q. last to meet the
foe whom they had 30 long tracked, showed what
the Rebels might expect at their hands. We
marched to the front in close column b. division,
headed by our gallant Lieut.. Colonel, James c..
Lane, whose intrepidity at tie battle Of Cedar
Mountain won for him the title of I" the fighting
Major," such being then his rank. as tho regiment
came under fire, II deployed into line, TIE left
flank regiment Of the brigade, and for a moment
wavered under the terrific storm Of bullets which
burst upon il from grove which pariislly sheltered
tie enemy from view; but the GOODNESS Of the Of
fcess, who sprang into the ranks TO encourage tie
men, reassured the line, and pouring deadly yoley
into the enemy, we charged forward to tho cd e OF
the grove, the Rebels retiring suenly before us.
Then followed species of running fight through tire
wood, from which a second charge sent the foe fly
Ing in confusion across an extensive powed feld
into q corn-fed, beyond which the Rebels had
planted battery. They limbered up with haste at
the APPROACH of our brigade. We were then ordered
10 the support Of Shepherds battery while Max
Weber's brigade attended to the corn-feld. Thus
we lay behind the battery, the shot, and occasion.
ally shell, falling around us and among US, but not
ourselves engaged until about O'Clock p. NJ, when
we retired behind the grove from which we had
driven the Rebels in the morning, fresh troops re-
placing us and completing the work we had begun.
Capt. NJ. Eugene Cornell, brave and gallant Off.
GER beloved by his comrades, was instantly killed in
the beginning Of the engagement. No other officer
was bit, though there were many hair.breadth
eteapts. Only four rank and file were killed; up
ward Of one hundred wounded aud missiDg.
From Culpepper, Va, Aug. 20, the history Of the
regiment is a Continuous march till il reached Rock
vile, Nd, Sept. 6, where it enjoyed rest Of two
days. From that time it has been fastening OH the
trail Of he enemy daily, and frequently fsr into the
night. These Marches in all weaihers, without
shelter at night, and with such provisions only
each could carry, with scaniy opportunity for cook
ing even Them have bad their effect ia reducing tic
l0ld to less than 900 in tie field bu. they are
veterans. These Offered ly Capts. Emore,
Hewlett, and Steeman; let Leuis. Elliott, Wilbur,
Eals,ead, and Bates; and "a Lielts. Co5aok, Wal.
isrs, Il .icLelder, aad Erben-tke other surviving
line officers being absent, sick or wounded. Our
Colonel, TLos. B. Van Buren,, was in command Of
Tie brigade until the Sunday before Tie fight, when
be was obliged TO yield to the pressure Of i'll health,
which be had long endured with for.iiude. He is
now endcavo1ing TO recupera,e Lis exhausted ener-
gies IN New-Yolk yet, had he known that n battle
was so imminent, he would have been with us a, oil
risks. Lieat.-Col. Lane now commands the brigade
the "a Of the lltb Army Corps "PoIoMAe."