New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-03
BY ruf CNArpnsr.

during the battle OF ha'e'ai
Ansrsr.-I aaner,tcoa tkof he ~as ." beard the
gun-600ts.
= Q1c.Lon.-Did you see suythins Of him on tho
ground tina. day
AnsVer.--I saw him once.
OgestIon.-Af,er the firing commencedf
I dav-cr.-I thH. | saw Lin about o clock in
the afternoon. ! AIN mol certain thai | saw hin.
but was told that be was IN h party on the field
| know that had occasion to rohLunicDie Sitj
him, but could yet no yiieS. | wanted kcarny
division put III different place frrn Waer' II was.
! Qnestea.--Ilsd the defeat of tle onep'y ct
Malvern been followed NJ by or whole force, what
would have been The pro.sO.s req :
Aasvsr.-K,ei nass6 p0s'6 hsDc besH eyre teyord
a doubt
Qnestion.-Iustead Of that you fei b.ck to
nerrsons Landng'
Aa.wer.-Yes, cir. We were ordered 10 retreat,
and i, was ike the retreat Of p whipped army. We
retrceted ike parcel o. SHEEP everybody On the
road ss the same lime. AID lew saots from Tie
Rebels would have pAnio-stTickeA the whole com
mend.
\ Qpesf,or.-D DO you Know any reason 1hy tie ar.
ny of tho Potomac did Dot more promptly support
ropel
Aa,rsr.-I do bot know ~ ssy rsson; haze
Only conjecture. always felt that he was Rot
supported promptly.
Qscst,rH.-As u iditay man, knowing inc opn,
diion Of she army OF tbs Potomio after the! Landed
1T Aqua and A!ayno'IIn wotd IL have h"en possl-
be Tor them tn have formed junction sooner thsu
/ Anssscr.-I snov Of no reason why il ROT
done | myself felt ss though Pope wac not sup
poY,cd. Bot il was matter OF feeling. ! hsd Id
Opportunity Of knowing tie laos 10 Tho case.
Qae,iisn. Oh participated IN tl' Maryland cam
paiyn'
Ans,er.-Yes, sir.
Qacstron.-NiA you give us a brief account OF
/ tina. cgnIhigu, and ~hsi Tho reason Sas that VIC
were mol more suocc.sfal
4assrer-l was placed in compard OF tie first
corps darmEe-MciOwc,ls ola coTrs-as i passed
through Washington 10 20 Oh - the upper Potomac.
Or tho l:,b Of September carc ,ip 10 the vicinity
OF toe cuCmy A. | dad 30, ~ u nttic pace oa.ion
Mddlrtt WI, Vaf directed by Gcn. M' Cleilan To
20 forward where Gs9 Burns,dc Was said 10 be en-
gagged ~th the enemy NJ soRth Mo'.Dtaln' snG l'"s
at the ground ,hai.. his VAS on the Cumberland
rosd--ins old national road Inc otj-rt WIS To
force p1ssa;c over th road. then IN possosEloo 81
the enemy. woui fUrSsgd and iouna Gen. Burn
side sage ed on the sOah side Of Tie toaa 'itA Ms
bait cries and with ReD"e cOrns forming 10 1,,aeh
the enemy on ths inoGn;aH. Cox5 corps aad al
ready been engaged. aid ] JUDGED from the aJn-
bcrs TIA, psssed IN goirg 70 tiie sdvanet th' they
we're retiring from the attack From the point ~
which the batteries were planted nh q good ol
poTtunty to sse tho formation of t1s MOUNTAIN sio
the position OF tie eJloDy.
While in .hst position | received orders from
Con. McCleap 90 advance With my corps IN Cd.
north hide Of the road, Tor tha purpose Of making
. feint in favor 81 Brrnsldes troops. Al that time
| belonged 20 the flBht wing. OF WHICH, wen bum
side had been placed IN command. FeeDDS that "a
attack the aide oi che road would not result
iuvoraby 10 Us, after putting III. enhton N nouoh
directed my troops 20 advance 10 the base OF the
mountain on tho north side of the rcnd. ard rap
idly az the divisions arrived had them deploycd
y for BATHS. AZ Us they wero dcpleyot direct
ed sn advance, which resaitoa IN our gnin'ns pos-
: session of the spiral mage Of The inonntnin TN;
, nj ght where directed ny troops 70 rna.D untb
further orders. IL was dark when We gained those
heights. In the porr ing the skirrshcr' took pos
session Of the rosd, which enabled our army 70 I'D
2 vance.
Mcclellan was Instructed to follow no the reirest-
ing army, ard, II my troops required rest u ict
RghardsoD division hich had been sent To report
. 70 nc, take the advance, while ny n'cn wcTo max
- ing cOhee and getting something - eat lhVy
~ followed NJ the pursuit vigorously, taking prison
era ali the wsy and about l0 clock THAI day they
= came up 20 the petition which the sreDy aaa iaR0n
= TO mako stand. THIS WIS sbOut midway between
! Antetsm creek s1d Sharpsburc, on tho roed lead
9 ing Ia the fOta III tho P0tO1.eo- Iso caomy were
= formed in tso liner, each Of Which judged n be
J about six miles long. They we're formed peFpcn.
dicuar Ia the Sharp5onre road, directly teIoss no
rogd, about thee miles OF line on ono side OF the
road and about Three miles On the otieT Judged
that they had In those two lines ehort $500 men,
&c seemed to nic az the time that thes drawn
I'D ard displayed Tor effect Sas alIoa7y Informed
tia, .h1y had fallen bsck from SCUM Mountain
hastily aad in disorder Al thai time only Rich
ardsons Division some OF Pl0asan,son'5 oayairT,
sud one brigade Of nv c0TIs, Gibbons, had arrived
withD about milo Gaa hall OF tho enemy. The
creok was between re AID The enemy.
About clock saw that sle rear Of the eporny'f
lima was breaking into cOirmn and marching 20 tina
rear in the direction OF WiiliamspoIt whore thoro
was another ford ecross The Potomac fully ey-
pected that they the retreat. Immediate
liz sent an officer 81 the engineer coTp,-MsjOr !
iIsus.On-to osCor.ain II there my lords
AntetArD creek by which could cross, when the
Rebel forces sLOrld be 20 mGch reduced that
II would is snfs FOR me TO attack. / wa pro-
vented from eros tirg Aniie,sm bridge by reason Of
the batteries which the Re,,s had planted 20 de- !
fond t. Pr0bsb.y 10, less than - gure could havs
ryept the briogt hBd s:tcf pied 10 cI0ss tlere.
By } o'clock that cay, think, the balance Of my
corps had arrived, and tia other c"ps were coming
up About that t.ino General hcClelptu arrived. !
That was before the force In front " lad Deen
sufficiently reduced To justify ~ s:iack By me.
When be arrived Of course Hss no: ~ htorty 10
make the attack.
| We remained in these positions until about o. |
clock on the 10Th, whom received orders 10 cross !
ADtietam Creek. near Caissl ,lle--tast is some !
three miles above the road leading 10 sharp
burg. ! Immediately put nv corps in motion, ard |
ute. proceeding about two miles, | FIJI upon the
outpOsts OF the enemy and drive them in; drove
them ahead OF NE mill DARK tIat NIGHT. When |
night csmo had a. much resistance IN front OF me
ss could well stand mp under. As soon as ! had
established ny lnes, with yicg 10 mako my cgmp
securs durlng The night, informed General bio |
Clsian tlGt should atiank the Rebel army - .le
earliest dawn. desired to take the inidstiVe / !
was awar. TIA tho enomy wos siready in groal
strength III front OF me- and tet in al probability
trey would be reinforced dining the Digit. When
| had ION with Ing cOrps 10 make .lls attack, had
been assured that, simul'ansous With ny Gs.sck, 1
Their. should he an aitack upon the Hsbri army ID /
tbs center and os Zoe efi the nex Ino1aiLg sent
! word 10 General Mcclellan vhoD proposed 10 nj