, 1863-04-30

been sent TO report to me, take the advanco, |
while my men we're making coffee and getting |
eomething to eat. They followed up tie puT-
suit vigorously, taking prisoners all the way, |
and about 10 O'Clock that day they ca1ue up |
to the position which the enemy had taken to
tween Antictam Greek and sharpsburg, on |
the road leading to the ford Of the Potomac. |
The enemy we're formed in two lines, each Of |!
which Judged to be about SIX mics long.
shafp psburg road, directly across the road;
about three miles of line on one side Of the |
road, and about three miles on the other. I |
judged that they Ind in those two lines anout
5000. It seemed to me ct the time that they
vas already Informed that they had fallen
back from South Mountain hastily and In dis
order. At that time only Richardson's d.
vision, some Of Pleasanton's cavalry, and one
brigade Of my corps, Gibbons, had arrived
within about mile and bali OF the enemy.
The creek was between me and the enemy,
About 2 O'Clock SAW that the rear Of the
enemy's line was breaking Into column and
marching to tho rear, in the direction Of VII
Transport, where there WAS another ford across
| the Potomac. fully expected that they were
| on the retreat. I Immediately sent an OIL
Ger Of the Engineer Corrs-atajor Houston
! toasccrtain ii there we're any fords across An
| tietam Greek by which could cross, when
| the rebel forces should be SO much reduced
| that it would be safe for me to attack. was
psesentet9 ison crossing Aat'et1n .s uta1s1 y
1Sason " NV palteI1es nAc4 NV t1pels .n han
sixty guns could have swept the bridge had
ATTEMPTED to cross there. By o'clock that
riIrd ami H.. nths- o-nS " 1rsre .p,n;nr IN
! About that fine General Mcclellan arrived.
| That was befufc the force in front of lie had
bren sufficiently reduced to justify an attack
BY NE. When he arrived, Of course, I ,cas not
| at liberty to make The dtiuck.
uoo6xn's ADVANCE At Asr1ErA4.
aio; ~ 1..1s 1;ad unsi aGuus
.sh "a. tut iutn ai .l GaJM oiHel7
~ !; +hrau. r,,,r' ,,,;1cs es e11nte 80
] i,:;l;n.r n Sharnsl,nre- ;mmeI;,tr1v mi V M
,,,ns e. n1,t,nn anG .fter ,'rocaeairrp put ~
p;5cs g. IN ~ ~ tp'on1 ~
nd ,,tn a., ,hsn H. ,n %eava tha ~, .I Iead
! of1," nnt;t All ira n;ght 1Ttcn ,;Tht - ~ .
gIn ~ ,,,,,n,, r,r;s+.nSa =: f,,nt - ~ ~
con1d veil .tana nnaar AA'A' " ''e =
soNAo N w. l''.1lN nN..l'
| He 4AEss THE HEsloSsiplI,Ii. ,.,
view TO mike NY camp secure during the
hight, Informed General .tfsC3tAdn fhaf
Should ut{atA The Tebtt t'7ny at he earliest darn
| Idss.rxt! to f"6e ne ,h1i14{':c. l was aware
tGat the elemf was a'feaoy ~ eteat stfenglh
II 1.9nt u He; ana 1ant n az prooan'at{ 1they
Eonld PC reltlofced curing tae n1en1' Hnen
Ie1t WIZ ny corps 70 n;ahe JUS atesch lag
oec1 assurea an15 slnul1aneous WIT ~ ny "a at,
| tack, tAeIc should ncan attaeS upon tte Teoel
army III the eentef aha On !, d1s y lelt Inc next
morning. Aenf teo7a TO -He:Et rhen 1 Pre-
fo;t" IL "'neh, ~ ofe's7 ndx hf M'9tt afees f"e
o:he'' a'fdfE 10 ce maze al the sc'sf tshE.
BATTLE OF ASTHTAN.
Al aou, Jm,dc Tho ottac1, ,u1 r,;nc5 the
, h;r}, r7onna which conn,aried tue position
pt7ich lie enemy had taken. and which thc1
held 1T thr tine / commenced the movement
;
s1ca;1ilv iu,t securely to tIe noint that [ dc
siTc5 Ind at tl,at time q battery of howjt
zrrs m this hjef, rronnl. I hai sent tor twt
:. additional batteries TO double 1uIcE IN to tha
+ rosi;;on. Il number Of nv regiments wcr,
c mwr]i 1,nstcd to nrotect them on thrir arrival
i,e VT @ advoncn cE h on The @ mn1ninp in % Of The M i'm II
and abont TX 1'clocE. MansiIeli's corns. q
Q ~, -aonn.t Ia5 hnnn scuf to 1nv cnnnnrt IN,
assoon ~ ~ III nv reserves we're enri1cd n,
c dercd him forward, and about oncehalf Of hi
n com,nand ossisted in taxing possessiou Of thI
j. con.mandiufr nos;tiun WiIle looking for
II to;.4 ~ ns';sh 70 nost tha hsttrr;c2 + Ia
r4t r4 ~ ~ u.os .ro,;gnJrd gJd ~ tl,.t tina n,
Ii ~; T., thc fncst suirits Thov In
If p,I uIGps Is.,s 80 sor and nnmnciiad Tia enomv
Itpro,r;. ~ o>r.at- 4heJr ar,,a tha;- bonnar
hy, throwing away lhelf arfns, tnels @ oanneI p:i:
e..u s e~s - 4S;o nont,nar5,r of3icar. ~ fbc rec
nome o1 ttc connanoniS onlee's n' =. ~
G" nlents Ne1e !iu1ne U ;tau uomu ~ l.oat j,
C. thclr men, WIN tns co1cIs eaplase1 .soe ~ ~
50 tAcuf ~ 1nsn ''.1"s' ~ ~ tas . . ~
IS the skies win thSir cnee1s; lhefc vas I.
1t greatest eood lecllnF ihat nave ever vi
10 messed on the field Of battle
j It WAS at that time that sent word to Ge
at Sumner That had been wounded, and thati
N Lad better brig his corps forward. "
i. conscious o1 lis Arrival, and VI LIZ couolll.
:. II his adyauce lie addressed Inc and pass
j. on. I had previously laintcd, but was In
ID state Of partial consciousness ut the time th
e, happened. 1 was then carried OF the flclt
to and that is about all know Of that battl
be We drove the enemy nearly mile that NOR
d iug. The enemy encountered on tho 16
NJ lad been reinforced during the night by .1ac