Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-08

night the confedHata advanced an cha
right and left gaining some ground. and
ten guns guns, OF :, E We Etvision; crossed u:
on tho plateau at thb foot Of Loudoun
Heights to enfilads tht entire position on
Bolivar Heights.
About . o'clock s, Pm a,o tn. entire Union
pontoon bridge; passef up the canal bank
near the river. crossed the Antietam near
midnight. and escape6fhto Pennsylvania
At daylight September Is three batteries
of Jackson's division delivered a severe fire
against the right e. The Bolivar Bolivar Heights de;
House Hill in front. Hills five batteries
on ground commanding the left of the line,
and the ten guns across the Shenandoah.
poured an accurate erFilade fire upon the
left and rear Of Miles defenses. The artil-
lery of Loudoun Heights and Maryland
Heights Joined in the attack. This concen-
trated fire Of f1fty-six guns was responded
to by the Union guns, but in an hour be-
ginning to run short of ammunition Miles
raised the white flag in token of surrender
Soon thereafter he was mortally wounded,
and the command devolved on Gen. White.
who completed the terms of capitulation by
the surrender of about - 500 officers and
men and all public property. Hills divi-
sion was left to parole the prisoners, while
Jackson, with five divisions marched to the
field of Antietam. Exclusive of the loss on
Maryland Heights, the Union suffered nine
killed and thirty-nine wounded, the con-
federates having six killed and sixty-nine
wounded.
Later Events.
The battle of Antietam occurred Septem.
Der II, 1862. The confederates retreated up
the valley and the Union forces, under
General Mcclellan, took tho town Of Har-
pers Ferry and remained in control there
until the following November, when the
to Era1o
only a small force behind. The battle of
Gettysburg occurred in July. 1863. Prior to
that conflict the confederates, moving to-
ward Gettysburg, approached Harper's
Ferry and drove away the Union soldiers
who were located there. After the contest
at Gettysburg Union troops again took
possession of Harper's Ferry, the force be-
ing part of General Sheridan's army In
July, 1864, small force of CONCENTRATES
sufficiently near to burn the bridge. Col
onel Mulligan, with the 23d Illinois Reg
iment sent after the enemy
and a fight occurred at Leetown, twelve
the latter place heard the fighting and were
preparing to go to- MuHigan's aid when
word was received that the trouble was end
ed. At another fight at Kernstown six
miles from Winchester, Mulligan was killed
From this time until the close of the war
there was endless skirmishing between
Union and confederate forces in the neigh
borhood of Harper's Ferry. Often the con-
federates interfered with the Union sup
ply wagons and frequently the town was
fired on from the surrounding heights by
members of both forces, shells entering a
number of the residences that are standing
today. number of prominent personages
lost their lives by bullets fired from the
heights.
The 9th New York Regiment was mus
tered out Of the service at Harper's Ferry.
Several of the members of that command
married and took up their residence in the
town, and are now included among the re-
spected citizens of the place.
From Harper's Ferry view may be had
of sections of three states-West Virginia,
Virginia and Maryland. Countless war
time reminders are to=be seen there today,
such as intrenchments and bullet marks.