The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-04-17

Drookss shG Irwin Of1gaGes, OF smiths
division, formed for the protection Of Slo
Gums flank, charged up the mountain in
the same steady manner, driving the en-
envy before them urtl the crest was ear.
risl The loss in F:anklin's cerps was
one hundred and fifteen killed, faur hun
dre1 and sixteen wounded, and two mis-
sing. One piece of artillery and :our col
ors we're captured, ami knapsac!;s fad even
hsyersacl:s were abandoned is the enemv
were driven up the hill.
On the morning of the 10 h was in
formed h7 Union civilians living or the
mountains that the ercmy were retreat.
ing 10 the creates. haste and ID disorder
el mass,s to the river. There was such
q concurrence of testimony on this Doin.
that there seemed doubt as the fact. The
hasty retreat Of tie enemy's forces from
the mountain, aud the withdrawal Of the
remaining troops from between Boons-
boro' and liagarstown to position where
they could resist attacl; aad cover The
Saepherdstown ford and receive the rein
torcements expected from uarper's Ferry,
were for time inter pretad as evidences
Of the eEsmy's disorsaniZation ard derlor
a!i2ation.
as soon as it was definitely known that
the enemy had abandoned ths mountains.
the cavalry and TIE corps G: Sumner,
Hooker and Mansfield were ordered to
pulsuc them, via the turnpike and Roo.ls
boro' as promptly as possible. The corps
of burnside and Porter THE latter having
but one weak division preseni) we order
ed to move by the Old Sharpsbnre road,
AMI Franklin to advance into Pleasant
VALLEY, occupying Rohrersvlle, and to en-
deavor to relieve llarper's Ferry. Burn
side and Porter, upon reaching the road
from Boonsboro' to Rohrersvie, were to
reinforce Franklin, or to move on Sharps
burg, according to circumstances. Frank.
liz moved towards Brownsville, aud found
there force largely superior in numbers
TO his own drawn up in a strong position
to receive him. Here the total cessas2n
of firing ia tie direction Of IIsrper's FercY
indicated but too clearly the shameful and
premature surrender Of yhat post.
The cavalry advanced overlook a BODY
&c .Io n, oc,,'S nar.I,r -, - $50.
=, :, J;sno,l.I ', ~ ',',.''- 80.
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sa,,,a ,wa Inr}raa snJ sf,T ,'.;.anoss .,','"
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.,}:s,lsTo,t !, linz of bo,,ro s,rnnr Lo4t =,
resnac, 70 numbers and ros;.ion anI
awaiting attack Tnno ,pceiyinr ,,,orts
Of tho d;snosi,;on of Tho anamr l;rao,a !
al tha ,ron,s ovcon, tb,. of Fron,I;,, ,,,s,
Sbsrnsh,ro laav;nn Frsn,,;, - alslr,n va
o,d nb.ci, 1be .ranv in MA fro,t ,rI .,.a;
h;cosalf of anv chanca the. ni-Lt orf,r
Ira3 hanoI - nonon =, r.;,l -
dnr:ro ,Ia 15,h IN suff; .;on, t,r,o l''I, Iao.
thar, saa;, and dive ,ba1n ;o,o no r;,,ar
Nv i,siru.tions ware ,ba, r ,ho on ,,o,,
ware no, ON the march tho, zero - ho -,
o-.o o,,o,,,aI. ;f.hor wa fannI :, r.,as
and position the corn. were to ha n,a.ad !,
nos;t;on FIR attack hr. m a,ta., ,o, -
ia mad., mil ,aa,bad ,ha rront "
On ar,;vjnr At The front in the altar.
noon I found bat Two diyi.ions Rich
ardsou's and Syke's in nosition. the res,
we're halted in the road. The head of ,be
co}pmo some distance il rear Of Richard
son.