The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-10-03
WAR NEWS.

We have full confirmation of the retreat
of the Rebel army across the Potomac.-
Under cover of night, on Thursday, they
stole across near Sharpsburg, carrying oil
all their transportation aud nearly all their
wounded. Our cavalry pursued them on
Friday, but only succeeded in capturing a
f6w stragglers. Finding thom on tho other
side Of the river, an attempt was made to
cross and flank them, but it was not success
full Fragmentary detaiis'of the great battle
of Thursday reach us from various sources.
An inspection of tho field leads to the
opinion that tho Rebels suffered far more
than We did in killed aud wounded. Last
evening We received from Washington the
substance of dispatch from ono OF our
battlefield correspondents. VINO returned
to Frederick from Gen. McClcllan's advance
lines yesterday afternoon He says that
heavy firing was going on all day yesterday,
both eannona ding and musketry, and many
wounded men were being brought in. Our
troops had crossed the Potomac in large
force, and wero fighting on the 'othor side
Tho rest of the army had advanced to the
river. In the fighting, so far. we had de-
ci1edly tho Advantage of the R"bols Yes
'erday We captured whole brigade OF them
1000 in mum ber. This our correspondent
HSSpGtS upon tnc testimony OF MS own CNCs,
When he left the field at midnight of Satur.
day. the firing had not coasel. From the
Associated Press correspondence, dated
Headquarters, Saturday evening, we get
somo account of efforts to cross the Potomac
mado by our troops on Saturday. About
two brigadcs crossed. but woro forced back
by much stronger force of the enemy
Tribune, Monday. Sept. 29h.
WAsRINoToN, Sept 80
The following report %. the victory of An.
tietam has been forwarded to the Head.
quarters of the Army by General Mcclellan:
NEAR SHARrsBURG. Sept. 20.
To Major Gunoral II. W. Haleck, General.
in. Chief Il have the honor TO report the
following as some of the results of the battle
of South Mountain and Antie.am. At
South Mountain our loss was 443 dead F.;
wounded 1906 and 70 missing; total 23l5
At Antietam our loss was 2,O10 killed
G.4l6 wounded 3; and l.O43 missing; total,
IL 469. Total loss in the two battles, IA ;.
794. The loss of the rebels in the two bat.
ties. as near as can be ascertained from the
number of their dead found upon the field,
and from other data will not fall short OF
the following estimate: Major Davis, Assist.
ant Inspector General, who superlntends
the burial of the doad, reports about, 3, ,000
rebels buried upon the field of Antietam by
our troops. Previous to this however, the
rebels had buried many of their own dead
upon the distant portion Of the battle field
which they occupied after the battle, proba.
bly, at least 800.
The loss of tho rebels at South Mountain
cannot be ascertained with accuracy. but as
our troops drove them from tho commence
mcnt of tho action. and as O much greater
number of their dead were seen in the field
than Of our own mon, it is not unreasonable
to suppose that their loss was greater than
ours. Estimating their killed. at five hun,
dred, the total rebels killed in the two bat
ties, would be 1000. According TO the
ratio Of our own killed and wounded. this
would make their loss in wounded 1912,
as nearly as can be determined at the time
The numbers Of prisoners taken by our
troops in the two battles. will, at the lowest
estimate, amount to 5000. The fu, re.
turns will no doubt show larger number
of these. About l 200 are woun led This
gives me Q rebel loss in killed, wounded
and prisoners. of 90, b,542.
1t will be observed that this does not in.
clude their stragglers, tho number of whom
is said be, by citizens, very largo. II may
be safely concluded. therefore, that the rebel
army lost at least 80, 900 of their best troops
from the time our troops first encountered
the enemy in Maryland until he was driven
back into Virginia. We captured l3 guns,
7 caisons and nino limbers two field forges,
two caisou bodies, 80 colors and ono sigma
flag. We have not lost single gun or a
color.
On the battlo field of Antietam Id O0C
small arms wero collected. besides the agge
number carried off by citizeus and those
distributed on the ground to recruits and
unarmed mon arriving imm ediately after
the battle.
At South Mountain no collection of smal
arms was made. owiug'to tho haste of the
pursuit. From that point 400 taken from
the opposite side of the Potomac.
! (Signed) GEO. B. MCCLELLAN,
Major General Commanding.