Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-01-03
THE RESULTS OF ANTrETAM.

we NEAR fftqueLuy IRON inc fadlch PaPois " wy
fruitless battle of Autetam Iadeed tisa custom win
the radicals to consider every battle utess which re-
sus in victory for the Union forces Is well for Pur
poses Of history to record just the real benens
the country which resulted from 1t.
Ii must be remembered that after defeating Pope, Lee
crossed the Po!omsc into Maryeni 1t was difficult al
the time for us to imagine that he would with ma
entire army for We had idea Of the condition to which
forces had been reduced by Encouragement al
Washington Lee, however, thoroughly acquainted
with the facts and knew that Mcclellan no longer al
the head Of the Union forces He therefore threw HE
entire force into Maryland.
The purposes Of Lees campaign have always been a
subject of doubt at The North common idea prevails
that the eote object of the Maryland invasion was SIMPLY
raid to collect recruits and supplies, and that when The
rebel leaders discovered that this failure they
ready abandon the northern expedition and retire into
Virginia Had this BET the the victory at South
Mountain and Anteam would have been esteemed valuable
hurryng the retreat already commenced 10 addition u
the general value attaching to victory at that time But
have the evidence that this explanation OF the rebel III
tentons by meets the truth.
II is past doubt that Lees intention to invade
Pennsy carry the war to the gates Of Harrisburg
and operate alterward Philadelphia Baltimore. He
had idea that it was within the bounds of human
demoraized before Washington into fighting condition in
Maryland, 10 meet aud overcome him. He counted
without MI Clean The restoration Of that officer to the
command accomplished all that the rebel commander had
deemed impossibity, In fourteen days he
taken and vanqushed and his campaign wholly defeated
Ii any doubts this his doubts will be dispeled by
reading the following order now for the first time publish
ed 1t was found the camp ground Of Gen Hill after
ABtieam and is signed in the well known hand Of Col
Chiffon 1t will be feen that it the entire plan of
the campaign of Lee and is the copy sent to Gen. Hill for
his SPECIAL instructions.
HEADQuARTERs ARMY NoRTHERN VIRGINIA,
September s. 1862
Special Orders No 1911.
ILL., The army will resume lite march 10 morrow taking
the HagersIown road Gen Jacksons command will form
the advance and after passing Mddeown with such por
lion he may select take the rsue towards harpsbug
the Potomac at the most convenient point and by
Friday morning take possession Of ths Baltimore aud Ohio
railroad capture such of the enemy may be at Martins
burg and interrupt such may attempt to escape from
Harpers Ferry
w Gen. Longstreet's command will pursue the main
road far as Boonsboro where it will halt with the
serve, supply, and baggage trains of the army.
v. Gen McLaws with his own division and that Of
tten. X. II. Anderson, viii follow Gen. Lopgsreet, on
reaching Middetown will take the to Harpers Fer
ry and by Friday morning possess himself of the Maryland
Heights and endeavor 10 capture the enemy Harpes
Ferry and vicinity.
VI Gen. Walker with his division, after accomplishing
the object III which he Ia engaged will the Po
tomac at Checks Ford ascend its right bank Lovetts
ve take possession of Loudoua Heights if practicable by
Friday mornng-Keyess Ford ON his left and the road
between the end of the mountain aud the Potomac his
right He will, as far as practlcabe cooperate with Gen.
McLaws and Gen Jackson in nerceptng the retreat of
the enemy
VII Gen. D. H. Hills division will form the rear guard
Of the army, pursuing the road taken by the main body
The reserve artillery advance aud supply traiBs will pre-
cete n. Hill.
VIII Gen. Stuart will detach squadron of cavalry to
accompany the commands Of Gems Longsreet Jackson,
and McLaws, and VITA the main body OF the cavalry will
the route of the army, aud brng up all stragges
that may have been left behind.
TX. The commands Of Generals jackson, AcLaws and
Walker after accomplishing the objects for which they have
been detached, will JOIN the main body of the army at
Boonsboro' or Hsgerstown
X Each regiment the march will habltually carry its
in the reglmenal ordnance wagons for of the
men at their encampmeuts 10 procure wood, &c.
By command of Gen. X f. LEE:
2. H. Chiffon, A. A. General
For Major Gen. D. II. HILL, Oom'ds Division.
II thus appears that the army was to rendezvous
at Hagerstowp Boousboro for an offensive movement
IDto Pennsylvania. No other object could be implied
The appearance Of Mcclellan at South Mountain must
have had all the effect OF surprise 10 the rebel General
His defeat there and at Antiotam terrible defeat,
since it destroyed his entire campaign and overthrow the
object of his whole movement The fact may not be with
out value indicating the probable course of the enemy
crossing the Potomac. We trust that opportunity will
not occur.
In.revewing the brief and magnificent campaign OF the
army in Maryland uoder Mcclellan we may now perceive
the significance of the despatch 10 which he announced the
victory at Anessm aud said that Pennsylvania was saved
There is doubt that he did t. Had the Admins
trean pursued the policy bgun by the deposition Of Nc
Clelan MA recall from the Peninsula no one can es
mate the terrible Results thai wGpd have with the
mad army c Lee rushing norhward into the heart of the
Keystone State. B9t hs pecessities Of the hour awoke
the Washington authorities to period OF energy and sound
They placed the capital and the matt in the hands
Of Gen. Mcclellan and out Of chaos he ecreated the army
Of the Potomac msrched to victory drove the enemy from
the soil Of Maryland reduced their army thirty thousand
men and accomplished what asounde9 not only Lee and
his superos at Richmond, but also the men in Washing
ton who it is well known despaired Of the safety Of
the capital All this known to the country now-and is
known, too ast the old resumed place in the
national uncs and terrible disaster followed az before
| ". y Jour. of Commefee.
A REBEL RAID AT DUMFRIEs.
4 rebel force Of cavalry, with battery of artillery
suld ered ahn utoi0h