The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-18
ANNIVERSARY OF ANrIErAM
Some Of the Incidents of That Great
Battle Recalled.

Battle Recalled.
SAVANNAH, GA, Sept 1Z-Editor
Morning NetUs: In your issue TODAY is
the advertisements Of an enterprising firm
calling attention to this being the anniyer-
sary of the battle of Antietam. 1t should
have been "Sharpsburg,n fought Sept. II .
1862.
The advertisement says ''the feature Of
the day was the capture of Antietan
bridge by two regiments Of Burnside's
corps"
The features" of the day were many and
trying to Gen. Lee: l. His army was
scattered over miles of country from
Harper's Ferry to South Mountain.
while McClellan's army was we'll
tie opened early on the 18th, jackson, com
handing thecontederate left, had but 5000
muskets in line 10 face McClellan's right
where Fighting" Joe Hooker held position
The latter assaulted with great energy with
5000 men, but it was like waves rolling
against the rocks, rushing up only TO reoede
shattered. Again the assault was renewed.
but with no better success.
Calling Mansfield and his corps to his aid.
he pushed jackson back nearly half mile
There Stonewal called a halt and also called
for reinforcements. Six thousand men were
sent him-all that Lee could scrape up.
WITH these he recovered his lost ground,
which forced Hooker to call up Sumner to
his aid, and finally Franklin as a support.
NJ Quad, the federal historian, SAYS these
corps aggregated $4,000 men and that
Jackson had but 1900 to resist them. So
terrinc was the fighting, that by noon the
FEDERAL right had spent its energy and made
no further decided efforts
Burnside was ordered to Garry Antietam
bridge by O'Clock u m. Every effort to
do this up to O'clock p. m. was SUCCESS
fully resisted by two regiments of Geor-
gians, the Second and Twentieth. McCIel-
Ian was greatly disturbed by Burnside,s
failure to sooner force tho passage of tha
bridge, and about that hour, O'Clock D. M.
sent one of his staff to say to Gen. Burn-
side II he could not do it this staff officer
was to lead the assault. Burnside renewed
the effort, and when he dill carry the
bridge it was barren Of results, as Lee was
able TO place In front Of him sufficient
troops 20 discourage further progress
NO battle OF the late war reflected brighter
Iuster on confederate arms than that OF
5harpsburg The Army of Northern Vir-
GINA had fought the severe battles of Cedar
Mountain, Manassas, Chantilly. captured
harper's Ferry in rapid succession without
time or ability to reouperate. Mcclellan
had reorganized the Army OF the Potomac
aud the army Of Virginia (Popes armV).
and with his troops well in hand, felt cer-
tain he had caught Lee at great disadvau-
tage and never felt so certain OF DESTROYING
his old enemy as he did on that field. Fad
eral history gives Mcclellan 90, 900 troops.
Mr.. Davis says the battered and depleted
Army OF Northern Virginia could mass but
80, 200 men to meet the overwhelming fed
eral force. NJ. Quad. an author of repute
ana federal officer of the Army OF the
Potomac, gives fine descriptive account OF
this battle in Field, Fort and Fleet and
places .dcClellan's forces at "aboVe $1,000
troops"
No field OF the four years Of terrific
lighting better illustrated the qualities of
Lees army than Sharpsburg. The 18th
this battered but defiant army In battle
lines faced Mcclellan, but the latter made
no aggressive movement. The river re-
cedlng, that night Lee retired his army
to the Virginia bank of the Potomac with
out loss or mOlestation.
Mcclellan, mistaking both the movement
and the temper OF that army in this move
ment, pushed a corps In pursuit. Lee left
Hill, with 1000 muskets aud some artillery
at Sheppardstown to guard the ford
Permitting the federal force to get well
into and almost across the Potomac, he
opened on it with such terrific energy that
this force was almost annihilated. M. Quad
says so fearful and fatal was the loss Of life
that no federal historians have ever given a
correct loss OF these troops. Eye witnesses
tell that the Potomac was literally damned
with the bodies Of federal soldiers