Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-04-29


was fully successful
Ricketts, division pressed mp the noun
tain about 2. NJ, arriving at the crest
with the left Of his command in time to
participate in the closing scene Of the en-.
gagement. Relieving Hatohs division,
Ricketts, remained on the ground, holding
the battle field during the night. The
mouniaid sides thus gallantly passed over
by Hooker on the right of the gap and
Reno on the left were steep and difficult
in the extreme. We could make but llt-
/ tie use Of our artillery, while our troops
were subject to warm artillery fire, as
we'll as to that Of infantry in the woods
and under cover. BY order Of Gen. Burn-
eide, Gibbons brigade Of Hatch division,
late in the afternoon, advanced upon the
centre Of the enemy's position on the main
road. Deploying his brigade Gibbon &c.
! lively engaged a superior force Of the ene-
my, which, though stubbornly resisting,
was steadily pressed back until some hours
after dark, when Gibbon remained IN un
disturbed possession Of the field. He was
tLen relieved by a brigade Of SedgTick S
division Finding themselves outllanked
both ON the right and left, The enemy
abandoned their position during the night,
leaving their dead and wounded on the
field and hostily retreated down the noun.
tain.
In the engagement at Turner's Pass our
loss was three hundred and twenty eight
killed, and one thousand four hundred
and sixiy-three wounded and missing
that of the enemy is estimated to be in
all about three thousand. Among our
wounded, regret to say, were Brigodier
General j. 7. Hatch and other valuable
officers.
The carrying of Champions Pass by
Franklin was executed rapidly and decis-
lively. Slocum's division was formed upon
the right Of the road leading through the
right Of the gap, Smiths upon tie left. A
line, formed Of Bartlet's and Torbitt's
ibrigades, supported by Newton, whose ac,
tiyity was conspicuous (oll of Slocum S
division advanced steadily upon the en-
emy at a charge or the right. The enemy
were driven from their position at the base
Of he mountain, where they were p1otcc>
ted by a stone wall, and steadily forced
back Up the mountain until they reached
the position Of their battery near the road
we'll up the mountain. Here they made
stand. They were, however. driven
back retiring their artillery in cchelyn un.
til, after an action oc three hours, Tie crest
was gained, and the enemy hastily fled
down the mountain On other the side. On
the left Of the road Brooks and Twins
brigado's, Of Smiths divisions, formed fer
the prot eclion OF Siocnm's flank, charged
up the mountain in the same steady man-
ner, driving the enemy before them until
the crest Nas carrIed. The loss in Frank.
IN corps was one huhare" ana hIteeh
Killed, four hundred and sixteen wounded
''"' '"o "''SS'"7' N' e"e"'y loss was
"oouS 'ue same O"o piece o' aI.''lery
'"', ''U' Co'o'' were o"l'u'e'' anu Nnap
SACKS ana even haNerSacNs' were aoah'
aoneU Us 'he enemy were "'lVeh up 'he
"''''
On the morning of the 18th / was infor'
med by Union civilians living on the sides
OF the mountains that the enemy were re-
treating IN the greatest haste and in dis
ordered masses to the river. There was
such mass OF testimony on this point
That there seemed no doubt as to the fact
Inc hasty retreat OF the enemy's forces
from the modntain, and the withdrawal
OF the remaining troops from between
Boousborough and Lagerstown to posi-
ton where they could resist attack and
cover INC ohepAerdstown ford, and receive
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