Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-26
The surrender erofTEarper,. Rerry.

/ From 8 participant 10 the engagement, W.
| have obtained some particulars with referencl
to the investment and subsequent surrender o
BGrper's Ferry. Our iRformant states ths
! Ganersl Jackson left Frederick on Thursday
/ taking the Hagerstown road, and at the same
time the divisions Of Generals MeLaws and r
| H. Anderson moved from tho vicinity Of Fred
| eriek for the Maryland Hights, overlooking the
] town of HarpeT's Ferry. On Wednesday, tbs
division of General Walker was sent down tC
| destroy the canal aqueduct at the mouth of the
! Monocaey, and arrived at the point during the
night, The next morning, early, before they
had accomplished their purpose, an order was
received from General Lee, directing General
! Walker to proceed with his forces, by forced
1 marches, to the Loudon Nights. via Point OF
4 Rocks, 10 prevent the enemy at Harpers Ferry
/ from escaping in that direction The division
/ crossed the river at Point of Rocks, nine miles
/ below Harper's Ferry, and on Friday evening
1 reached the position assigned them. General
! Jackson's force reached Wiiliamsp0rt on the
Potomac, on Friday morning, and immediately
crossed and moved on Msrtinsburg, twenty
miles above Harper's Ferry, where there were
some three or tour thousand Of the enemy IS
forces. On the approach Of General jackson
this force fell back, and united with the force at
Harpers Ferry, belived to number about five
thousand. General jackson pursued aud on
Saturday morning reached HalltowH, four miles
southwest OF Hsrper's Ferry. From this point
he dispatched courier to General Walker, then
in possession of the nights south Of the town,
directing him not to open his guns upon the en-
emy's fortifcations until he General j. got in
position of which he promised TO notify General
Walker.
Meanwhile the divisions of McLaws and An
derson, after but little resistance, had become
masters of the nights on the Maryland side, the
enemy leaving them, and joining the forces in
their intrenchments on the Virginia side Of the
river On Saturday night General Walker re-
ceiyed orders from General jackson to open fire
upon the enemy at daylight on Sunday morning.
In obedience to this order, at dsy-dswn the still
ness Of the Sabbath was broken by the opsRing
of Walkers guns upon the tortihestions Of the
enemy on Bolivar Hghts, two miles above the
railroad bridge at Harper's Ferry. At the same
time the attack was made by the forces under
GeneTal Jackson, and the fight, which was des
perate and determined, continaed throughout
the day-McLaws and Anderson shelling from
the Maryland side The enemy resisted with
great spirit, and their guns, of which they had
a large number In position, were handled with
great effect upon the columns of General jack
son, which had to sppIosch them through an
open space, where their guns had unobstructed
play The shells from Walkers batteries and
the iupetuous attacks of Jacksons men rem
dered their intTenchments on Bolivar Hights too
warm for the enemy, and late in the evening
they fell back to Camp Hill, one mile in the rear
Of the Bolivar fortiGcstions Here they had
heavy guns planted and strong intrenchments
thrown up, but within easy range of the batter
les Of McLaws and Anderson, on the opposite
nights. Night coming on, the struggle ceased,
JscksOn's forces occupying the deserted IN
trenchments on the hills of Bolivar That night
old "StonewalP' sent a message to General
Walker that his forces were in possession of the
enemy's hrst line Of intrenchments and that,
with Gods blessing, he would have Harpers
Fsny and the Federal forces early next morn
ing.
At daylight the next morning (Monday) the
6ght was renewed, the enemy still offering an
obstinate resistance, until about seven o'clock
A NJ when their eolors were struck and ca
pituI stion proposed. OF the terms Of this capt.
ulation we have learned no particulars, but CON
clude that they involved the unconditional sur.
render of the whole force, negroes as well es
Yankees. About 8 o'clock our forces entered
the second line of intrenchments, tho enemy
having surrendered everything, guns, ordnance,
cOmmissary stores, etc. The number Of the enc
my is variously estimated at fom seven thou
sand to twelve thousand, and the negroes from
fifteen hundred to two thousand.
OF our loss we are not apprised, but to judge
from reports, General Jackson's column suffered
pretty heavily. In Walkers division we had
FIVE killed, three of these BY the accidental ex-
plosien of a she'll Among the killed in this di
vision we have heard the name Of LIsatenant
Robertson, OF French's battery
LATER.
Since the above was written We have received
the following additional particulars contained in
letter to Governor Letcher from Colonel Fran
CHS II Smith:
WINcHEsTER, Sept I6--After the advance
Of our army to Frederick, snd the issuing of the
admirable proclamation to the people of Mary
land by Lee, movement took place with our
troops, seemingly in the direction of Pennsyl-
vania, but really for an important movement into
Virginia. After sending portion of his troops
to occupy and hold the Maryland Hights, Gen
eral Jackson was directed By General Lee to re-
cross the Potomac at Wilismsport, take pos
session Of MaTtinsburg and then pass rapidly
behind Harper's Ferry, that capture might be
effected of the garrison and stores known to be
theie The movement was admirably conduct
ed Msrtinsburg fell, with q capture Of l50
prisoners and some stores, the most being taken
to the ferry. The investment of Harper's Ferry
was effected on Saturday Sunday morning
there was some firing, and it was renewed yes
terday morning, and the result was the uncon-
ditional surrender of the garrison-l0,000 men,
with all the arms, fifty pieces of artillery, ammu-
milton, 100 wagons, qUartermastsr and eommis-
ssTy stores, and many cars, some OF which were
loadod, and 600 negroes, This important con-
quest was effected without the loss OF q man on
our side. So much is official 1t is reported
that the cavalry, 1000 in number, escaped by
shepherdstowu.
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