New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-24
The Rebel Army nj ShGrpsburg-Tbcir
Position ma forcc.-Icc admits the
Yankee are 10 much for him, md sends
for Jnckson.-hccounto Of n Union Resi-

snsrTsnrne Nd. srrt q, ioc2.
The day following the battle Of South Mountain
Gen. Lees forces estimated at one hundred thousand
strong, arrived at SharpsbuIg. The Union army
followed the Confederate up olofe; and both armies
eanped that night within mile Of each other only
small creek deviding the pickeis, the latter firing
at one another ali night Bob armies prepar-
ing for battle and II was fully expected that it
would be fought the following day. Gen. Lee adj.
vsed all vino were IN the village Of ShbVsburg
to either leave Tie place or JOIN the Confederate
srmy, as the Yankees here comingi 10 burn thetown
Many families left their homes and it II reported that
some OF the men accepted Lees invitation and joined
bis army. Other families, however, wished to re-
main at their homes, and did during that terrible
battle, the shot shell grape aud canister, flying in
perfect shower from own batteries, into the
village.
Early on Tuesday morning Lee opened the ball
by firing the iirst gun, followed by about twsnty
others, before bat,eries replied. But little
occurred on Tuesday Of any importance, except that
Lee was heard 10 say that the Yankees were too
strong for him, and hat orderly should be i'm
mediately dispatched for Jackson, with lis entire
command, 10 make all haste from llarpers Ferry,
aud oin hun, as Il great battle could be delayed no
longer This was about ~ O'Clock in the day, and
about O'Clock p. II. the forces OF Jackson lablui
80 900 sirong) entered The village. lie was given
his Dice Of position, and chose the left wing, re-
marking that the Yankees never had whipped him
and never could
at break Of day OF Wednesday morning jackson
fired the first gun, when the Union batteries
answered by scores, and the distance benz, very
short between tie two armies, the left wing WAS
cut 70 pieces. The same evening, nay informant
saws, he saws a Rebel captain who told him that out
Of his regiment hat he aud TWO Others escaped urin
iured the rest being killed OF wounded. Tie rigid
wing commanded by LoDgstreet, war terribly Gun
up The center. commanded by Gen Hill, loV con
sider.bly, but not 10 be compared 10 tie right and
left wings. Some idea may be formed Of how iel-
ribly the left wang suffered when STATE that NY IN
tormani and two Others counted no less than five
hundred dead bodies within square OF 100 yards.
Nearly every house Was sirucl by either shell or
cpnnon-baII, and many OF them FIX or seven iimes.
Two o. three siraggiers Of the Rebel army were
sitting upon IL doorstep in the village, when can
non. bal passed through house, struck one Of them
in the body, and killed him instantly. Several
others were also killed and wounded IN tie streets
by The bursting SHELF. The force Of Lee Long
street, and Jackson formed hai-inoon or crescent,
she village being in The center. This hne extended
about eight miles. Tie Union amy formed n line
Of battle ia fiInar manner, excepting That thelr
line was longer from ten 10 twelve miles IN length
tie right and let wings Of The Onion army tapping
those Of the Confederate.
The Rebels said llat every effort war made to get
back into Virginia without fighting baule but that
they were 10 closely punued by the Union army
that ii was impossible 10 do 70 without their whole
baggage tram being captured.
On Thursday morning jackson sent in Il white
flag, with request TINT he DO allowed 10 bury his
dead. This was granted, but instead Of burying the