New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-04


with sadness the emulation, of tdupb gsll'nt an
abb General endesfed his ASSOCIATES bis death
| Ia felt as an iueparbble misoftnue ~,
About O'Clock, p. lockers corps, OF bufhsuo
column nsyei up TO the right OF The main road by
osd whoo bending TO tho nsh then turning 70 the he
Moanain House Cd the main road Gep seo, ne emf
with the dvisi "a Of re r'yy reserves 20 rhieh was
nence 70 the ristt Of The enhance to the eSp' =
done most hssds0ney and snccessfins. , on. nor.
PahcEs nrgade Of Htehs oiv,,lep. w" ~ he sf while
the remainder sdvrnc'd Is i bris.
pied the est supported by on tho crest and
IN ibe ALI In be depteson bstSesn the eiei ana u" a
J0nns hi va @ ,",.S no TIE nount,p sbop. p m
a. d. sT,s. rith Isf Of his command N 'ie to
10 ~. Jyi.iou Ricketts, remained on Ae er"und ho'a
ns he Sa,tsse dahns the right, rhs rooasiSi1 .c
80 no on lie left s'eeP ard diiheut in the extreme;
a.. coI psIs bat lits Of ost ssi!ory; WINE %,
~ 9,r,v IN the wood. aud unoer Coys ny order o. oh
prsJds G6bons bresle, Of Ea.oh'. division 10 m VIZ
n-oon advanced upOn tho center OF the enesyA posl
~ he maia road Depoyins bis brigade 0ibbon soa.p
ensa ed superior force Of the sseny which, thonth @
90 wbea Cbbon oIasined in uId,urbet pos,euiIn
OF the d, lie then relieved by btiIade OF ssas.
" md In he sucmv sbundoued hsr position during the
ht leaving their dead and wounded on the hod ana h-iy
% he at Turner'S Pass loss 32a killed
aud i63 woaaded and missing that OF the eA.my es,
mated to be ~ about 3O0 Among our wounded icee'
10 say were b.sdierGen j. f. Hatch and other VAnSD'e
olissis
r.idely ard dsc yegy oc1ms diva0n was formed upon
lie ht o. the road esdna through tas GAP smiths upon toe
ported by Newton whose activity conspicuous tn OF
sloouns dyision), sivsuced steadily upon the snsny
rom s dsI'' position ct the base Of he moeasn
where they were protected by stone wall and
the ss ssc q & b o sd well
t.. lnonptsn. here they made stand They were how
ever drvsH bsck retiring ihs. artillery N es.o1 anu after
thy lod dcWD the mountains on tno other side On tue
lc Of the road Brooks and is Brgades. OF Smiths Iii
vion formed ief the pioecuoa 81 oocIlns Mons charged
~ the in the 'oady Iasnner driving tue ene
ny before tbom upIll the crest vas carried The 10" Ia
kranklins corps was 10 Killed $40 wounded and miins
Tn. eremy loss abou, the Ono piece OF roy
and c5Ot captured and knapssck and even haver
sacks were abandoned "a ne eSeny we're dien np tns M
Ga the noli0g Of the 18th Yss informed BY Union civil
isn vin on Che side OF the mountain. that the CREAMY were
re estiug the greatest haste aud IN disoIdee TO The
river There such ooheu,fepcs OF testimony on tina
point that there sesed no doubt to the fact The hay
Of tho eneuys fJtcss from the and the
Withdrawal OF the renaiuins troops from e~-eu Boon.
0or| s"d H.seTs.Owa 90 position wheI. Asy cond Ie
sttok and the ford and receive tue
Hpeoed from HsrpeTs Ferry, for time
Interpreted evidences Of the ensmys DISCRIMINATION sod
IA soon ss definitely known that the enemy hsd
tns We c%y sa 'S sum
the turnpike and Boonsbofo promptly az possibs Ths
were ordered 10 move BY the I'D shsTp.bgrs
read anu FAnkn 70 advance into fleasaot Waller occupy
Rohr,rsvle aud to ehdesvor TO relieve Hkrpers Ferry
Burnside aud Porter upon rsaoins the road from Boon,OOro
20 RobersvLe were ~ reenree Franklin or 10 move on
] z.
TOW ard BIoSnsye and found thsfe force large superior
in numbers u his own drawn up IN srrons POSITION 20
OF liar peTs Ferry Indicted clearly the shameful and
premature surrender Of that post. ..
TIE cavalry etvsoce overlook body OF the enenyf
airy Boonsboro' wkcn 10 dispersed aftsr brief skmish
sailing and wSundins many taxing some 30 psoners aud
Richardson's Division OF Summers corp, passing Boops
bore to Keeiyyie found few mile, teycnd TOE town the
pee; to number. snd position, and awaiting s,ssck CPon
wing rspo Of toe deposition Of tho enemy diretsd
sR.fa lin
ing Franklin to ana check the snetay hs non
himself any ths unghi offer had hoped
20 peat To IN sgan and drive thsa into tbs ,cr NY ia
strseaons tbs the sne~y were not on the match
they be at,sck ed they toGHd IL force
POSITION the corpswss 70 be Pscss 10 position Tor
SSt 2n hs @ IL u. sa l'1 sSns u ~.
divisions Kehurdssns and sytes In p0stoni the rest
halted Ia tho road the head Of tue cooun oAhee
IN rear Of Rishsrd.en Ato rapid ersui alton 81 ne pes.
on found that h haze attack that day, sud q,
s,on aud inGicsed the bvouAcs FOR the dsrsa osigs
nsng them I'D both sdos Of the shsrpburg PIKE
T4seoi not eli il tEeir places saii tho
On Io i6s6 the enemy had slightly changed their Iias snd
and center beng upon and in 'front.' of ,be rosd
s.ess 70 hs.sIossn sas Protected By weeds sod iI
wooded einsnoe the roads 10 hs north OF NIL
Po,casc Which Dsles here srss bead to the cal. being
about three ieurns OF milo 1neir right rested on tbs hi'
crossing OF tho Aos aid the proacntf 10 the town from
tho southeast TIC sfsuOd bet.ssn L. immsdsie front
IN geaeia are commanded bY the OF others thei
rear On all isvoris points their artillery posted 1t be-
Of tne.r alone could drive thI
from The ssd AID all sI 'nss ses: aud terrible battle
~ hand
In the narrative Of the of and the
sueossdias day must here repeat Whist have eoryed IN
attempt 10 thf pfeulaaTy Iepor. eY,hins more thsa
ing my Official report based the reports OF the cOrp
that foil description OF delsis hch stall place
upon record the shiysets vi niVidusls and particular
hndi o tAcH
upon the ouemys le-st ieA 20 creste version
o. tie main attack with the hope Of ssns,hns inorsby az
sailing the .hemyis right and both of
hS movements we've fully succeu to attack their
| with any reserve IN gbt then have on baud.
The morning Of the 10th during which there eoDEds
sbe artillery hIny) spent obtaipng
ground recys the position Of the Troops and perfect
On the AFTERNOON Of ths 18Th Eooier Cotp, conng Of
Reserves under Meade, seG acsosJ the Aneta Creek
ford bsdss to the ghi Of heedyVe With orders to
sDd npes4ibie turn tue enemy ls MnsheJ with
his corps in ho syening ,agpo Hooker Anv.d
ia position MeSdes diVon Of the Penny lvsna Reserves
itch at the head OF hooket Corps bcsLs engaged IL
contest with which lated until
when had suoose1ed p diving 10 portion Of the opposing
A. sht tie ooDt.t was between Hooker and
tho enemy hs front Hooke's attack was successful for
time but Of tho ensHy, tnfo"n upon bis corps
cseksd H. Mansfield brought up his eofPs TO bootss
port when the two corps drove the enemy bach the En
and sn,eld losing bis life In the effort
Gen Hooker unhsppy about this time wounded, aud
leave the hsd. where HE services had been
spcuous aud important Aboas an hour after tins so spm
nes's corps consisting Of sedgwefs, Rehadson's ana
Frerchs divisions arrived on the heid-Rchsrdson some
Lime uer tbe O,her he unable 10
they dgwk the right penetrated the woods In front
| Of HoOEeIs ana MsusheG's troops.
French and Richardson placed 10 the le oSedgwek
tns ng enemy toward their et center CrawoTds
and SeJg sieRs Inca h9UoveI yielded dssucve fire Of
masses OF the enemy ia the woods and, suffering greatly
(ens Sedgwios sDd Crawford being among Le wounded
their troops fell back in d,oTgcE they ncyerteess rallied IL
the woods The enengs advance however, entirely
checked by the destructive hr0 OF our artillery Franklin, who
had been directed tho DAY before TO JOIN he a.n army with
Two divisions arrived the field fOIu Browntvile about
hour ager Smiths diyiios replaced Sedzweks and
CTswford's se Advancing steadily swept the ground
lus but permanently roakoD Toe divisions Of
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