Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-02
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Victory.
From the Richmond Enquirer ed
We have received authentic particulars Of the
sanguinary battle at Sharpsburg, alluded to
elsewhere, and Jneerning which SO many pain
ful rumors were ahoat ON yesterday. We have
the qualification of being able to announce that
the battle resulted ia one of the most complete
victories that has yet immortallzed the Conted.
crate arms The ball opened on Tuesday
evening about six o'clock, ali of our available
force, about sixty thousand strong, commanded
by General Robert T. Lee in person, and the
eaemy about one hundred and fifty thousand
strong, commanded by General Mcclellan in
person being engaged The position of our
army was upon range of hills, forming semi
circle. with the cOncave toward the enemy the
latter occupying a less commanding position
opposite their extreme right resting upon a
hight commanding our extreme lett. Inc ar
raDgemsnt of our line was follows General
Jackson on the extreme left General LOngstreet
in the center, and General A. p Hill on the eI-
treme right.
The fight on Tuesday evening WAS kept up
until o'clock at night when it subsided into
spasmodc skirmishes along the line. Wedues-
day morning t was renewed by General ] ek-
son, aud gradually became general Both
armies maintained their respective positions, and
iDuRuh AtGiy luEOAEuoNb buC blklt6 uaN
During this battle Shsrpsburg was fred By the
enemy's shell, and at one time, the enemy OBJ
tanned a position which enabled them to pour
hAnking FIRE upon portion of our left wing,
causing it TO waver At this moment General
Stsrke, of Mississippi, who had command Of
JacksOu's division, galloped to the front of his
brigade and seizing the standard, rallied them
forward No nooner did the gallant general
thus throw himself in the van, than four bullets
pierced his body, aId he fell dead amidst his
men. The effect, instead of discoursgiug, fred
them with determination and revenge, and they
dashed forward, drove the enemy back, and
kept them from the position during the rest Of
the day.
1t being evident that the Young Napoleon"
finding he could not force his way through the
invncble ranks of our army in that direction,
had determined upon flank movement toward
Harper's Ferry, and thus obtain position in
our rear, General Lee with ready foresight, an
ticipated the movement by drawing the main
body f his army back on the south side of the
Potomac, at Shepardstown, Virginia, whence he
will, of course, project the necessary combina-
tions for again defeating his adversary.
The enemy's artillery was served with diSss-
troUs effect upon our gallant troops but they
piled from muSket, hOwitzer and cannon with a
rspidity and will that carried havoc amid the
opposing rauks. The battle was one of the
most severe that has been fought since the OPEN
ing of the war Many of our brave men fell AT
dark the firing ceased, and in the morning
(Thursdsy) cur army wefe ready to recon-
mencs the engagement, tho enemy having been
forced back the evening before, and the advsn
tage Of the battle being still on our side.
Firing was consequently opened upon the
new position supposed to be held by the enemy,
but no reply was obtained, and it was then dis
covered that be had disappeared entirely from
the field, leaving many Of his dead and wound
ed iu our hands, and about three hundred pTis
OneTs. The report current on yesterday that q
truce occurred on Thursday for the burial of the
dead, was unfounded The prisoners stated
that their force was more than hundred thou.
sand strong, and that Mcclellan commanded
the army in person.
Our loss is estimated at FIVE thousand in
killed, wounded and missing. The prisoners
state that their ranks were greatly decimated,
and that the slaughter was terrible, from which
we may infer that the enemy's loss was fully as
great, if not greater than our own.
The following is q list of the commanding
officers killed and wounded in the engagement:
General Stark, Of Miss, commanding jack
sons division, killed
BrigadieT General Branch, of North Carolina,
killed
Brigadier- General r. H Anderson, wounded
in the hip, not dangerously.
Brigadier- General Wright, of Georgia, flesh
wounds in breast and leg.
Brigadier- General Lawton, in leg.
Biigadier- General Armstead, in the foot
BrigadieT- General Ripley, i'll neck, not dan
gerously.
Bhgsdier- General SAMSON, of North Carolina,
slightly.
Colonel Alfred Cummings, in command of
WileO1's brigade, slightly.