New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-29
THE INVASION OF MARYLAND.
The goth Ohio I'm the Recent Bnfties-Gni-
Inntry of i:s Standardized rcrs-N1i
Fired BY shc Kecbcis-A Visit Ia the
HnttIc-leid.
From Our Special Correspor dent
IL BuRSsiDE's CAMP sRAR MOI

IL BuRSsipE's CAMP GEAR MOUTH AEIIKrAs CREEK,
SEPT y, 1914.
have Just been shown the national flag Of the
Both Ohio, Col Ewing, It. Col. Jones commando G,
Col. Ewing commanding Brigade), with IL bullet
holes in it, the Rebel work of the l7th inst. The
regiment was receiving Rebel fire from two sides in
our advance on our left where we were forced 10
fall back. The color bearer, a Sergeant White,
planted the flag undaunted in the face of the foe,
and fell himself, pierced through
tie breast, and instantly expired. The bearer of the
regiaeAfai colors, Sergeant VIM. Carter Of the
regiment was also shot dead with bullet in his
forehead, penetrating bis brain. He lost two broth
ers killed at Shiloh William wss the last.
have been credibly Informed that broken railroad
iron aud blacksmiih's tools hammers cbisels, &C.,
were tired at us from Rebel cannon. Some Of these
missiles made peculiar noise, resembling (which
away, wlcL-away,' by which our men came 70 dir
tinguish them from regular shot and she'll and az
they heard them approaching they would cry "tur-
key turkey ooningi" and fall nat TO avoid them.
One Of our auillsris,s a German, when nc raw the
tools falling around him, exclaimed, only Got, we
ilnll have the backsmiths sbop TO come nextl'
Three or four wounded Rebels were burned 20
death On come straw sucks near the stone bridge
where they had dragged themselves for fafety and
rest. lie stacks wsrc fired by shols.
There was JOY in the lltb Ksnawhs Division, zee
icrday u, the information that their Adjntnt, J. L.
Alexander, who was shot in the abdomen at Bull
Run and lett Tor dead the field, has returned TO
hs friends parole ont of danger from bis wound,
AID doing well. Tie Doctor says hls recovery Is q
frea, rarity 10 the profession.
rode over the whole field Of battle yesterday, in
company with DR.. Poster, Surgeon II the 30ih Ohio,
~Lo Jaw much and informed himsef s,ill further Of
the battle Tie Geld hiss quite twice the Of that
OF Wserlco-sbout twice az lotg and once and hali
or quarter ~ broad 1t waswe e. osen by the Rsbss.
II. natural dtlensts 10 rocks and trecs ,ili carried
out with Stone fcuccr Lee, .. the night than Al the
Ief arr remarkable and tie old Virginia rail fe-ces
a;r rded facilities for constructing further deicWes
sgainss infantry Ere. The rails were piled VI in
foid body IN long line opposle part Of our n. b!
where na,unai bressiwOfks were wanting. Watnoo
wrs simple affair to this battle. That Is Jain
field which an eye at the center Of either battle line
could sweep from extreme lci 20 extreme right aud
with the exception Of the depression behind the
ridge Along which ,he Allied line was posted IN
which Wellington could move bis troops unseen by
his great Antagonist, each commander Lad everything
Of the other plaza before him. But hero, ~ mucl AZ
the enemy olo,e lie could keep hidden. Besides
the deiensce Of which have spoken and the woods
the ground il full Of Hills and hoowf aId there
seycral fields Of fulgrown corn. Here the enemy
could move about uuseen by our troops nearest them,
rs on our left Rebel regiment passed through a
corI-ield IA liuo Of battle. its left within twenty
feet or 80 Of the line Of tie 30th Ohio, standing
right angles with the advancing Rebels, and was
lever seen until il Lad got quite INTO the OF the
Goth and I2th Ohio. Again, tho i2h Ohio heard
troops marching near and il obliged to fall bael,
to the ace Of bill to overlook the cornops in order
to ascertain whether il wss friend or foe. There II
perceived them TO be two Rebel brig,des, marching
down upon lem by division. Ny previously ex.
messed fuppostion that the Rebels Lad strong po-
tition IN tie rear 70 fsll back upon was confirmed
By this visit to the oncmys left At the back Of The
woods ust upon the road The roeks in ote place rose
,crpendicularly full broast-higb 40 imIregnable 10
artillery al nusketfy Jhi. line Of defense wac ey-
tended to the onemy's right by thick, heavy stone
fence and where that STOPPED breast-works OF rais
in solid piles begt1--al of which was entirely hid
fence in their face ar the Rebels it il TO be pre-
sumed, pretty confidently counted on us doing, IN We
have too often done heretofore, we must inevitably
have met with terrific slaughter, and probably with
disaeti ous defeat; but for once it affords infinite
pleasure to record, we did really out.maneuver them.
We penetrated the enemy line to tie right Of these
dofoltee, rassed deeper into the enemy's position
and came down npon the Rebel forces in the Of
these dclenees thus depriving them Of their advanl
ago, making him fight Us on equal footing, aud OF
courfe, as we always have done Oh far field,
makrg him fkedaddle.
The work afsigned 10 Burnside on the enemy's
right was quite intricate and occult, more 80 than
il WAC rendered by the hills, bollows aud fields Of
corn int alluded 10. lie had II considerable tlrolm
10 cross, woods on the opposite bank 10 penetrate,
prccipi;ous and rough sleeps 10 rise, with an enemy
invis.ble wherever il was hs will ~ conceal him
telf.
Gen. Bursfde's corps is left behind. j have not
heard from the rect Of the army FOR two or three
days. Last night orders were given 10 DO in roadi-
uees 10 march by o'clock THE morning, aud all wps
in rcpdiuets accordingly, teams aud artillery har-
ocaed and ltched, bul this forenoon conner-orders
came TO unIitch and unharness. ! shall wait I'll
noon for further Developments, and then leave, II
nothing more trsnspircs. BE-
The Positions Occupied by Oar Army-The
People Of Maryland still Nervous.
Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune.
WAsnIsoTos, Thursday, Sept rs, 1862