THE WAR NEWS.ce^rivritr man rttwrr back

4,t «>t«<l Mi «!«.» the Aut.elaiu Willi liH

parti forward m'o the iafi|tmMi. Tits order^ obeyedWll^ promptitude, <*frtfr*l Bumner b y hte per-.mhI prmMf, keeping h>r coliy,us ^e|| rksed up, anda/i.r hie line* ni fornix ur^mg ibim forward to thefront The .oris- .ami upon, \h« (friil in three linen.Mpnu.h «t! .vunon oil bo t'^bt Branch'* oa tb* left, andIvliol.i.'i considereM'/ in (bo rv.r. The e"r;>t w.*tlaw avium on the left i< General Hooker's.

liKNBRAfc frKLHlWTt'K'S DIVISION,bfrtii-ral < ri am- iwg on the held. fotiafrGwoera)

¦Bxik.r *. uVjid and h.s command botng prifed%a. a by w->erior numbers. Aft ttw> oer*e advanced;to three elivS'.ou Vrw , no ike brut divfrwn ti-one

.satw»l into the battle u th eo

br^ad* ue?, i.*»io-,ai < orman's brigade e<«j?«itijtiiig *B.e'.tm -i'.inerv.l Panes the second ami General Mowam ? ifcethirf. Tbcy terved n rear of the p. wit -on occ.prd byMf k»r*)i, u.awr. r-.p previous ar.«i 'ben nvcDel up to

the tof.iii until fho tfcroo Inn ?, one beb'ad 'bo ethrr. and?Caw»t a hiiodt d jiaoos apart. wcro brought ur.dertho'«MAi 'a (Ire. When those *,ic>op* txd bee,. pla d !n positk<a it hhs pwr jr.iMst ih.t Die enemy lu.u her n fast ex"Vb ue his tine of bat to tc n* r.gtil.our loft.and a gapClin tod. Where be we* com .fig n heavy force to (tank.enerai tte-.kor s lelt, while «. hurt no trecus lbr.ro to

appose nv When General Bedgwkik heroine au'inaintedWilli the petition of mutters .!> bis immediate front, hoentered the Thirty \>urth New York raw moot to marchby .»'" eft mi to e net the Hank.ug torooof the oremytth-i.'; .... r. u t lho left, the regiment wueexuoee.il|. ,i rpee ;t^c a flrn bnUi ou the Hank and

.KM> RI-bKV ISUIilf,Th e unexpected gt.ywtig, before it had formed .nto pc-

allien, bad u very d ew trout effect. The regiment ioitiicrtiateif h.-efco auo the consequence was that tho firstfifre retired in ootifur.on to the rear, carrying tbe secondttoe away w-th It. This m as of fugitive soldier? tail.ng.an the third line b..d a.moot Uio effect of breaking it¦arte, and kacm ug ibe whole division n eenfu«lon overChe field. A portion <>t Baxter's Zouaves in tbe tbird line.aid break; but the remainder of tbe regiment ami of thebrigade btul .le ground and met tbe onslaught ef tbe.aaen.y Tbe officer* did all that mortal icen couldrti to re. igamze the tcr. Hied troops and put tbemfiarward into their origcul position. but tbe forceef tbe »uemy was tremendous. Captain Howeend Uentenniii Whiltier. of General Sedgwck f etafl,mare premmeut among tboee w bo attnupU'd to rally iben..¦fry aucoeeilsd In rallying a portion of tbe Thirty-fourth

i amfi rfres«ah'..abinK it in action; but it bad already loataaanv <.f its cboiceet othcere. Tbie remaanl of tbe Th.rti -

fiaartt. was railieu round its colon and conduct* d to tbo.front, oa the left of Howard *brigade.

. Rnwu aKuuwiui was wocvninwhite gauantly urging tbe men in big division to fear-lowly face the foe. no matter though tbe rebels came withSuch euper'or number". At tbe time he wns sb'.t Ue was

kr >n the advauee, right iu the thickest uf tbe battle,ehwe by Ms lorwai'd line. He was wounded in*woplace*, one ball Ktriking bis wrist and the other.his neck, lteluciait to leave the field, ho remainedfro hours alter be was wounded, when he vtra?taken off, and 'he prdlunt General Howard, who lostone arm .n ibe service at the battle of Fair Oaks, as-

knmed command of tbo division. Major Sedgwick, As-frstant Adjuani. and nej.how ol' tie General, w is reri-eacly cod t = believed mortally, wounded.

i.xsTAU. at ixn

was one > r Pie pr.Tnineiit jvrson.ig«H uti tlie fieid.fftiO'.gh ho ib a veteran ivn.ir.ander, the wnight of ycaiMtur to rest lightly on b.m, the viciwitudes of a «ni

gatgu <k> not tnconveil:encc him, and be comes upon the.ehl a|.pven:ly with all fbe v gor ef mere youthfulgbaern's. weneral Huiuner, aevompatiied by bis slat'.

.ertUwrs. was in thobotteFt of the tire, conducted himashta a most cuinmendsble inarner, an.l snore* ded in rallylag many men who had become disorganized, tier.era'(m.n-r will fight while a drop of blood m left in h.m.

..XVMUt, mi?A WA? S. KJHT' V wru'XHKIlat the head of his brigade, trb»n the fearful front and en-

ttad ng ftro of iht enemy caused our l.nss *» w:wer. Tbewound, however, is not dtia^erous. It i* a flc-h waund inthe teg by a musket ball, and tbe General bo]*s to resumetammaad of hi* brigade again before the present cam¬

paign in ended.ixk comtuvn was onokhxd to bi.uhk

to Ut piece of weeds in front of which it hud been lightlag. In obedience to thiu order of General Sumner,Genera: Sedgwick's division fell back <&d reorgnni/ed Inthe woods, about three hundred yards to the rear,¦G.t the line of battle was Termed again. Tbe.frielor.. however, performed little efll-ier.t aerrice after

ARTiimm nnixo.

Wfeiw it was reforming in tbo edge elthe. woods, Captain Ktrbys battery cawo up,aau Gen. flsugw ick, after he was wounded, placed it inpoe ;'ur.. The battrry opened a sharp Arc with sphoricallaee effectually driving bara a force of th» enemy which*e se*n asivaecuig. Kirby's battery was rupp u tod bythe t»ne Hundred and fwenty-flfth reuasylvanw Volnc-ba-rr so tbot the enemy did not attempt t*> take it. simp-eot.'e ard Hooper s battsriee which wi re in peMit;on or

the brow of an adjacent bill, nod on a brigade ot tebeh:fta' was fa*t bearing dew u toward- Get. Pumuer'i tight,fbe rature ef -he country gave full sweep to the artillery,and 'he rebels retired before it* raking lire Tb .se

tr.-.'p. were snbM.jueutly relieved by t.-u. »ankUn'srerpe.

triK t.o-e *i« hkav\.U <* a prihi .pk in war thnt when troopc lahe.,

before e.etv a fi-arfnl tire, »be has i* more severethan it would b»-if they -too.! by their planted colors,W. fc.any fought the ;oe. however great Uir m rubers,mill tupport arrived. Oetonel 1Ti*iar, who lust ti e usem his r .gbt arui at Ball's Bluff, was wounded in tb.ether y "."terda; and w. 11 probably do 1 amputation tie-iea.- .if. In th» I'lfecrth Maasaehneetto reghneut nine¦flf-.rs vcre killed a:-l wounded out of revctcen nu

tiny roir.pany K of that regrnent wont into th< Isit, :c

w tl. forty tl.r.". met' o .t e( a hifh n mtor Ave we-,.

*tl'»<i v, U r.wentj *hr< we: wouii'b o

rnr i. uoRsme Biwayr uar.-fury g-iardeJ by then btaicrs, and whou.tie color b« s » .hot tictvu and tb ook rs fall, anothermMi Ir.i .eiliat-dj gr.iwihei. '.(t? them to the breezeant -arr.'-s ti.« u. o.tbn til t«. - t::ck'«i to the earthhi.r. 'lf tir bv.vs thesi it in triumph trour the fi-td.ar.j'.tert 'h'g inst.u.oe of !h«t ud o .

.«¦<! I'bebuttl*yr-te- uy lluj ." -«r <at ' ... ti.e i f M a

ehufett- r>>.merit was *l»ot d*aJ. It. 'ai' . no, .>r-

1r. 'tis . ,n I. lb- Usg was .nt ut'y c».;gt.: by bin com¬rade mId. ad to say, lisd acurocly ra 4 lUwe a. tha

. wber. j bullet kdled tbe ci.r.irede the, iud avam tbet -» f. 'l A third tittle they were iai*.. to the Iittllei»t ? / ulw re carrle from t tleid w in-n the ofi-m "t ret'.tiil 'hw intefe ;|ag .r.. id. tit was Isip ?(! «nthe r-(4 'a Our tr vps I. vl b;oV en t,b« .'tieiuy r line,ft. »*u down th» Kb.' f .t and were o;-e iiiy advaac! igover Hi .' sinta '»ont. Ti.o :ebel color tearor tu 1Aallco. mortally wcun.ltd as lie fell be -1 -kt tbucolorsatvli were falling fr. a bU hand* a' "t vr-*',T'"J tbcmttgittly with his fa*t f ling strength. An ather rebel tookthe oe'.ptw fi s» be wuande-t man aud bore them "fT. Nu-naeroa® .0 ts'. #"i o. similar davoti a suit bravery werefbi.tid on «.:iJa»-! side.

OENKIUL i RiNCffs DfViHiO.1wbrtl, bo- iUSf hwm *,. h part «t ) i ,«m #uc,¦*%eerpe, isewpewi of tfc.u<rai KlDiWt raterm<ro»t*... Vrtita )a itt t*'- r»rn;i!.» und<i > ii.>url Mnrric«t<l lfcit Wi t'r' Iiy'ijtuiitf OOniCbLS'l Wtieu til* i,-«\ V

irkng bt<1 boti beard in front, dttdfwtakV and ?Yetub'Bair is * laan ,..* it parallel columi nr.rvrt AnUtfra.reefc.4UcL«i<l*ttt'E 4It1i-:<* not orueemg for nearly *ufttur aftarwrrda. t rmcti lorried ht« dtri«inn trt thr«*line# <« lit' Ml wf ». <i,« ick'i General Ma* W«bnr a KeOr pad* fwrinad ii»i- but lire; die c <> troopa, uud«iOn . u«n A, U>< 1/1, Ml" Vai*, %u Gad Kimball a tomiaatiJ¦li« tail Tbut tUt»*w « diMW WWplated Mw-w two

«r .pJatididy d.viii #,d nni#ri Ihanichi upti.trd -ion Una <« a Aim plait*,, >t), with iu|N«y if IhmiIMil MMl**< fa b I e wa* orar half« aid* 1 i«n tli»i d hltcnt MO* yards f'-xn tb«Aib»r...tn i t, ot tin* (<r< divirleor iiuved IMmrd alnwt ai.ee ,ta;> arty vii,U! tb#y otiou'.nteiad tti* »**t toroi of lite«t>*ay, whi-a 1 vi*<;,at<'lv op»ne<l wi'b infantry ond.n ry. Meter* oar rtillary iu front of Ihl* diriaiaiiten f t mte |m*.iiod and th* Infantry parrereind thetNiorftet awvice ihlrfc fallowed aIBM, Our tronj*te*v*4 forward fi»n, the ran,a* «r hoJIoir. up itie riatnpfr iM f" the piirp *. tarrj .a* tfla rrtet im Ibak d tijwa wbteh tar «i »my waa ported. Th«y..ore* ferwerd rap.dly at flraf. tint ib* lira war0*. jtenia) la freot of General fade*. irk that tkr lafl of bit«mt, * w*< be rr>tD»mbf«i ret'ed, !a*»ir,y a wldegepm tearablfAwMial I ran k'* It* parked forward a

aaftoaeef frewi Oabptal lunkaU'r Nifede,* thatlirdWea. In |irr»*at tkr la/t faob M* d'*i»k>n bead t *¦-90 m*d, el *U tein i;»il |/W 1 "in.ie th#

r Cwr»e:..| French mat th^ enemy, who was ad-

«.r.«mg thic jgh tbc ga*, and euooessfulty engaged himW-r a i roe. Whilst efctt <vm tuiay done Richardson'» dl-vmen. to which I Shall refer anon, same upon the Heldand weal into the action Tho Irish brigadewah wit forward aa a first supporting line.

Tt rushed forward with impetuosity, and with

0vai toes panted the eraat. Oohwel Burk'a brig .da wan

then ergsrwd op, and aesrted I* driving the enemy away,t hanging Tt- ei to the r.gbt, a portion of Richardson'sdivieioa wis tfei.s enabl d to amirt Kiraba!I s brigade in

tho adjn r.tog <1.*lrion n charging m*.a tho enemy and

jtpiwr,n»; a Urge number or priaoucrs. iu the mean-

t aw fiet-eial MeClellat* had sent forward part of (Uncial

Fraaklin s corjo to lha support of Simnor's left, whichwaa pro-sad by the cnouy, with directions ta hold tho

position at every sacrifice until et.'.l further rapportshould ..rrive. In the contemplated l!ai king movement,however, the enemy wan a.mally dareale.l. Our t oopamoved straight forward up the hill, Ibu artillery openingfrom the neuae In the hollow at Arc!, then in tho cornfieldto tlie oft. and then from tba .rent ef the hi.l. Ther- boIs were driven front the summit down hy the left

flunk, but they only want off in that directum to try thei ctuaof an attempt at a Hanking movement on the left.Our left woe at that timo expired. General Kimball'sbrigade Chun cd frost to meet them. Before his fire theyhalted, mid, finding the attempt at flanking to bo fru.tlese,returi-ei ag dn to the centre of tho line, and made a final(iaeoi at the point s\ front c-f tin* plantation «r <h Pa groupOf bouses

c KJfMii.1 MA* WRHKR woranBD.In this enco tor Gsueval Max Weber a splendid

officer, war .rounded ,n the arm, which will he .tnj ulatod.Ho waa gallantly load.ng h.s men at the time. The gene¬ral conducted himself wub conspicuous braveiy until hewaa wounded. His flno brigade >->W a number of priso¬ners. Coined Odcft.rU, of tho One Hundred and Tbirty-second Pennsylvania, ww among tbe prominent officerskilled Genera: French's division has 'oet )<erbaps fifteentunered men.

GENERAL RICHARDSON'S DIVISIONhad by this time gotten fairly .nto acliou, as will Lavebeen toon by the above account, and bcro the brunt-ofthe attempt of the enemy to out our line. The divisionwent into action on the left of Genera! French, but subse¬quently changed ite jweltlon. The division was deployedin line of battle by brigades, in the same manner that theother divisions had been deployed. The Irish brigade,under General Meagher, took the lead to the right, Gene¬ra! Caldwell's brigade followed, and General French's oldbrigade, under Colonel Burk, came last. When the divi¬sion arrived upon the ground the enemy were engagingFrench in the ploughed field in the hollow, and with flagsfloating presented double front in eolumn. In obedienceto orders of General Richardson, who personally super¬intended every movement or his division until he was

wounded,IK IFSSB lMlCADS

was directed by General M"agber to cbaige up the hillupon the enemy. The Siity-ninth New York and Twenty-ninth were instructed to charge the column of the enemyupon the right, and the Kighty-eigbth and Sixty-thirdNew York to charge upon the left. The Sixty-ninth andTwenty-ninth obeyed this order in meet gallant style,until lieu tenant Colonel Kelly, of the Sixty ninth, was

"ho; n the free, which caused a slight hesitation in the

regiment. In-,to*.l of charging, however, the regimentthen iooh up position on the ascending ground, and <11.reded a continuous Ore Jpun the enemy. In the samemanner t»n Eighty-eighth aud Sixty third, on the left,advanced in unbroken line, until within fifty paces ol theenemy, and. owing to rvtne misconception of orders,halted, and there received ami delivered volley aftervolley, and continued firing until the enemy bad beendriven from the ground.

TH>". 0CBKN HftK.JIihS

in tho d.virion parti -'psfed in the attack, and the resultwas that the enemy's fermidsblc column was drivenfrom bis position, and w e occupied the crests <>f the chainof hills. It was beautiful to mo the Stare end Stripesplanted on tho hilltops, in defiance of the treasonable flagof the rebels, which had been driven oil' by the .!«adl\fire of our men. Tho Irl-h brigade, an well as the othertroo|M in the divif.aiu, behaved in hand*.orne style. TheFifth New ITutnprhirc regiment captured some rebelcolore. Tho Jrbh brigade lost many valuabls officers, thenames of whom will appear in tho list of killed andwounded. Gen. Meagher wu not wounded, as was at.

first retained among liia men. His horse was shot, and inthe fall slightly bruised tfie General, which gave ri*e tothe statement that be was wounded.

CFNBKai. an rirdmin was woc-voan

while dirncting tht- fire of one of hts^batteries. He was

dismounied.and in an exposed, perhaps an imprudentposition, when be was bit in the shoulder by a piece ofshrapnel The wound was painful, hut net dangerous. Itwas suffi'Tsnt, however, to deprive the General or thepleasure of commanding his men during the rensninder ofthe action. He was carried oif and p'aced in the boueewith General Hooker. Genera i Hancock, commandtag a

brigade in Smith s division, was ordered by General Mc-Clellan to t'dte coii.mand of General Hi"hai dson's divisionuntil the doer of the battle.

A inj.q» ARTJI.mt A1IAUK.

About five o'clock in the afternoon the r«b.-'» ubfie t..<Af«r the the third time to establish u battery ia a corn heldopposite a part of Reneral Sumner's line. The battery0)«ucd wi'b shot and shell. The vebsls < sine out withon* section in the field and directed the attention of ourart'Uerltlii to the two gun*, while they placed four piecesat a more favorable point, on open ground, and blaredawuy at us. Tlien all our batteries in that vicinity,ar¬ranged in scmi-circular order, on the brow of a com

trending lull, brought a concentrated fire of tweaty-gixp.ocea opou thctu. In a very few moni'nfs the rebiacre compelled either to lo«e their g ins or retire, fbeyin-modlately < h-*o the latter oonree, lem irrg ua " wasterof tlio sit latittu.'

¦no i oxftttrrtoi attn oah*a< k tt» a < .m\ r anil.

Tiering the pirogreM of tlir battle near he centre of ourlino there v an a certain corn field which wet lb Bcene ofgreat contentiou a* well n* cai-imge. At flii, when thebattle was begun, the tetn-ls held it. but tliey were drivenaway, and the field was occupied by our men. Tteceiringreiafoec- ineatl, the cnoiuy .d ant ed ugtjn to the originalpositien, and the oddf against tlu-in made it prudent fbrour sehliers to relinquish fbr a tin* tiie apot their bra¬very had latrly won. It waa only for u time, b wever,for at a wih*e<pieut jwiiial in the battle, when our HueAas stronger, our tr-cpe daubed ferr.ard agon,orove tlw i hel- out a ond time, and proudlyheld tt . corn fl'-'d again; b,.t only lor aiiroo again, 'bus more the . t <-my rama fcrwaiair, gail.ii.' tylc. a de. perate ir :gglr followed,.in! oar ttoop.r were«*cn more coiupcdlod to ret re. |jythis tune 'be field wee well trampled -iowi and the rot* ist nvc|! d atrwiig tlie hroken ttidks. Hot film Mr ftly for atime A u- ii weo' i.d l rankiia'adiviaiua. wh.ch In beenid 'lie reserve, came fbiward inihe eftcni"-n, a pcrt'viof the troop* in General fmltti'fi division wh n piaeed introut went forts* d III iboir fre-litp**, drove the enemyaway for the third time, aid after all the contention andcarnage strewn * it with the hi.ted on cither «de, wehold the corn eM ' «

GEXERAL KBAXKI.IM 8 CORP*.

T>i<. "if* had marched up fi cm ('. am punT IvuM.andarrived rn Hi" ground whthe battle wa< prngm* :ng,Hntl'U'r divw.on wu« pushed to the 'ici.t.on itf right ofOen. unauwr, after V- <lg u ii'lt'l (livi'i >u bail hnjn re-pulaed by the enemy lateral llauootk't br,guile occu¬

pied the right, Colon*I trw u'a brigade in ihe eontre, andGemeral Hrooka brigade <« the left. Thir div talon w*«severely engaged for mim 1'in*, with th» rebel ironp*which bad driven back TU line in that pr.rtioa ©f tb*held The several brlgadei went Into the battle brnvly,fought witu gi<-at determination to recover all onr loatground and partially «nweeded, so »' i« leave tie infull ptv*t*kton el the field where tb<: Hue at thet pointiMiibaeu rurmml in tbe niornlug. I am told, although Ihave nut ae-n hint, and therefore caanot epeek withauthority uimti the matter, that General Hrooka waaahgbtly wot nded in the action. The deadliest Are oi tbeeii»tiij foil upon tb« centre, where 'blocel Irwin'; hi igaduwae poeted. The wh'le Mvietoo suffered considerabletot the le*« m that brigade waa henrie-'. Generalrrankilre corpe a'ept -*> th» battle Paid, General ."truthIn front,pr- pared to renew the ooateet with undimhotbedvalor when the morning should have dawned. Tbe mora.In* came, howevor, but no opportunity for battle war pre.doted

OXMXBAL FITZ JOBW POBTCR . CORPSTb<« rorpe «u fc)*o en Uie hot, Itke tbit of Gene¬

ral frukilo. i.ad b>;i . eltibt >»> i*ip<a on in tho action.II anticipated. bow'TW, tUat on important partmifbi b*rn U> be ]*rtonn«d tp that splendid ctrne,wb.eb eiabrecw rome <* tU beet troop* in tb« n»r*fcw,tBiloiting Ibe rofuior rcltnd mate* eeMltre. Hod turn.too r> t bene obis, iuui1ed, to perform lb* per* m» pr*1l.iW. fctee . '.OffO teeuhl base been «U!») up^n to oamp'et* «b«t t iP'.'K-'l .» P M-rip

regiments of the regular*, the Si-cmd uad Fourteenth .i-

tuuiry, vturu deploy, a m skirmn-hera on the extremeteft of General Rumner'n tine moius ryd.., ie8 0f jartillery potted in the rear were shelling the enemy'spot Ition, and these repitare kept up a gtmeUiH poppingall the afternoon, they did nob hbeefne closely engagedwith r.u7 'urge body of Um ran.my, but steadily main¬tained the place ari-.gt.ed theat, and wore randy at anymoment to take a more actlte part In this the greatbattle or the campaign The skirmishers hilled quite anumber of the enemy,and too two regiments which were

deployed as shire- ixhcn lost a few man. The regular*and the rema nder of loaders corpe are fresh for anotherbattle; hut as it is reported this afternoon that the enemyaro hi precipitate retreat, it is doubtful whether anothergiea* engagement will 'ako piaca immediately.

UENEBAL PTBSRfcDFS CORPS

The army corps brave and popular Ccu'ialBur aside pert'ermod^ .mportaot part In the gre.t to»«leof Aatictum ITir; orps had taken the mum mat to

hbarpsburg 011 the left-the vil'age lying on thereto!side, about the -ntee ef our Hue.and had to encounter

the most fleicruooeit opposition In successfully executingIbat part of Mcdeltan's :>'«n to which It bud been i s-

signed. T had hut a distant view or lhat portion of thebut tic bold nil m£ >-t to van that at this moment Itwill be .mjxifuihle 'or ma to give more than a generaloutline of the rforation of hie corps. Bums'.tle badAntiotr-m creek between him and the enemy, wh leMis oucny ported n strong force ard fuvoratlcpo» t ions, be'd the hciglitH beyond. It was Imjioriant tothe consummation of Cen Mct loVoil's plan that he shouldcross the creek Willi lim corps and divlodgc iho enemy.The stream was spanned by n fui" stone bridge, whichjoined the turnpike. This br'dgo had col been destroyed,b it was well defended by rebel Iniantry and artillery.An attempt was niade to eiorm the br.dgernd take -t.

but our troop* were repulsed w eb heavy loos. But thecrock must be -unread, the bridge must be carried, trie

enemy must he dislodged, and the battle, at every otherpo-ot successful on our side.-must be successful also atthis, und ere the sunlight shall have faded a g.'cricuevictory crown the Union arms General Burnsldeunderstood it. He mode an.-ther attempt, witha similar disastrous result. Hut- the position mustbe oarried.the battle of Auttetam must be won.

At what more appropriate point was the conclusion ofthe contest to be waged than on the very borders of thecreek, and at the bridge across It, from which the battle.which will be one of the greatest known in history.de¬rives its enphonloua nameV General Burnside resolvedupon a third attempt, and he commanded the aaaault laperson. A tremendous force was burled against this Im¬portant point, the bridge was stormed uml carried, theblood of the killed and wounded soid.srsmingled with thewafers of the creek, our victorious troops erosaed thebridge in force, formed in liue on the other side, advancedagstnst the enemy, dislodged him from bin position onthe height*, stid was driving him steadily before them,

cm olosk or TiiF n*rn a.

laite in the afternoon, when I rode agaiu towards Uoleft of the line, the battle soone, illuminated by the Mazeof artillery and infantry dre, looked splendid still. Ourlialteriee were put-ted ca lbs erects of vbc rising ground,ever which the enemy had beta driven a few hours be-lore. The view was really magnificent. It reminded meof the beautiful battle field af Malvern hill.For soma time there bad been a partial cessation of

tire or either side, mere were, however, occasionaldischarges of artillery. But about four o'clockthe batteries which crewnvd the crests in thecentre of the line, and those s. 01 f.irGicr teiho left, wheic Rurus.de was contending for th« bridge,belched forth with fearful fury again, and some of thescene# of the morning hours were repeated. The ..hellofroie both the enemy's batter:'.-; and ours v. #re hurrtingabove us, the fragments flying w ith an omdious whiatiein ell directions,or ploughing up the ground and t-.-a'terirgthe dost over regiments '.u reserve and officers ridiug cuthe field. Some of the enemy's artillery, posted beyondthe crest on rising ground and on the edge of a piece ofwood*, threw shot and shell thjok aud fan! over .ulo curlines. A cleared rpnee spread out hetvvesn the belliger¬ent battcnes, on which it was momentarily expected theopposing lines of :nrant.ry would be sern-v ,-ly engagedagaiu. Thesku-mt-ihors In lretit on different parts of thofield were popping at a hostile bead'whercver it appeared.It was a4 aceuo which is seldom witnessed In a lifetime,the troops in full view along the line of battle, the batto-rtes biasing away from the elevated land, and the forcesin the field* within the oi rele of our lines expecting everymoment to be ordered to the from a*aiu and put into thebaHle.Hstf an bone iae»-r a sharp fire or mueketry broke cut.

aljout the centre of (he lice. IbsD everybody appearedmore immediately interested ia the conclusion of the battie. Men who were lying on their crms sprang to theirfeet, saiaed their muen*te, and in a moment were pre¬pared to meet the enemy if he should suddenly dash outIn our front, a dense column ef :-moke now arose from abona* wbtcb had been set oa fire by ahelis from the bat-teries. the curling column ascending like a

pillar of oloud, until ita summit was hid¬den in the clouds that were settling downfrom above. Soon the Hemes burst out, and a

sweeping column ef flame, like » pillar of fire, arose closeby tho one of Rtnoke. 'the fire from eur artillery m-creased other than din-.aiebel towards the right of ourcentre, end, indeed. the whole line was briskly engaged,the artillery and tho skirmishers: but the main forcos on

.ither side were n"t hotly sml closely contending again-1each other, a- they had been in tbe morning. The signalflags at dlfi'oient slattern waving with great rapidity-telling generals el - remote pointe how tbe battlewas going, an-1 the Stars anil Str.pea and reglmenls1standard >arrie<: by our troupe in hue aud movingaerots th-' fields, flouting m the breeze, with the re'ueltars and i<a-« an I ibe rebel regimeutal ba :!<. tags,

which I emud di-tiuctly rtisiinguleh with the Baku i eyewaving in'he dMnucv, all contributed considerably tonu-reaae the beauty and brilliancy of the exciting sreae.Af this moment 1 w.is with a gtucrel oT-cer onthe tirow ef an adjacent lull, under fire fromthe enoniv s artillery. A -he)I exploded some dintonce in front of us, and a fragment comingright. Id range struck the ground and ricocheted overour heads,how close I will not say- hut d"so eno- gli tona:aul.'y convince a number ef persons ou the bill thatthat spot would 'henceforward he aud wax oven then de-e edly dangerous. It was now perceived ihaf the rebelswere oi loevoring. under a .sharp artillery fire, to pusn a

heavy ulcud of their skirmishers 'onward on the left, followed by the'r lines deployed and -'o' urn us en new, us

tic y J- »l aov eil bclcr*. But our i>att«r!cg In frontkept tbcm beck, and as an additional precaution fe-t .in

Owen's battery wee order d Into . 01 a billin order to i i>.te at lengor range an;, for- e thatmight advance ia ft.-at ol ihat pelt- pporiQniiydid not r#-r, however, and the tiHtt- broughtinto aceton en that oeerisioi . My Mi ier housew.:< blaxli.g a ItttUt to tb' rlgl-.t <>. -r.and iw-thColumns nt ll.ime and smoke lieiv bslltgereut#ke|4 coust.antiy as.-nudlng to the ;-ky. rt ids eta* fastdriving -lie enemy, and he was twin. 'ed In everyporsible manner by the artillery on M s ills to tbe rightof his posittee. At 'ciijrth lis vigorous attack and steadyaavati-w uaeat la<t sntc-tsful, the Union arute bad beensuccessful alone the lines from right to loft, and thebelt!-' of An) was won

GKHfcBAL M CLELLAH AT THE BATTLE.

The gallant commander of <tie Union ariuy in tbe fl»lj*m tbe controlling spirit of tbe wkoie alTair. Be was attiroor *t hi* headquarter*. established for tbo day uponth* o oniuanduiK hill I have referred to, and at olli"!* inthis portion of Oia Sold or that, to the right or left, an theaitgnuclee of the hoar demanded. When the Intrepid(i'Ovrwl Hooker was wounded, during the morning, lien,lie' 'ellati rode over to the right of the line, end iii*idr«-dlh« troops with aoatdcace, by hie prawnc*. He \**eor -ry where attended toy hia aids, who remitted himafT.riont aervno. They were eoueut l'y proceeding todifferent commandant in the ileld, to repetve monj de¬tailed report# of bow tbo contest wan pr pro#*-li,g, or t" carry inet ruction* frous the Generalaonitnsarilng, requesting change* iu the then eslni n® poan,on ef the troopn. Whun he rode tifl to the rlfli^auvi d*cd toy metnbata of hia stall and a cavalry ea orl, 'he our-

my jiesiM a battery in full rang# of the lienors' »>.<!! hparty. Hevural of the ahsiU strunk atoons them thehorse" pram ed and danvod about, aad u lively *c< no citied Two tooreee ainimg tna tiody guard ware k'llrrtsotiie of the infantry &.'Idler* In lint near hy were woiuu',ed tiy tbo explosion t<i tke i.h»l!g. but fortunately neitherIhe Genera! n< r w e of tbe gentlemen an tola etaff were In¬jured At another lime, sh'utly aiter, when one of onrrr-glinouie we»«»ed where the (ire from the enemy wee

eevsrMt.it 'i JMd that General Vh Qlelleo p'ungerf overthe l ite'ienlhg frvae ajd raihad thww himself. MM on'Hu-egiv'u way n that crl'MI ie» j am. earl the enemy». . bed la, the m n wq teuwa. n.gl t la«t too- n decidedlyl* .vn.-iC. '1 to. hours tr « trill'**: tMor/ tbsngk

not a decisive battle, baa been moat bravely won. Gsne-ral MiClellan, by his rotieence when be wan awaited byenemies aru<>iig ua, displayed a quality of greatMaa whichhas been admired by all. WbeB be met the enemies ofthe republic on a fair field of battle, with something like

adequate forees, bin splendid military genius and wm-Hunim.de skill < uabled our army to utterly defeat therebels ui;d achieve a glorious victory.

hh tATTiv riEUD tm monxum

piesenir a horrid .>!*..ucle. Ambulances are going toaud fro in all directiou* bringing in the wounded, whichat.11 lie upon the Held U) thousand*. AU 'he houses,barns and sbe.'H in the vKjiuity are need as hoc, pilule, andeven now Are entirely inadequate to contain tbem. lie-tachmenfa from the various regiments that had been en-

gaged in the coolest can he seen in various portiousofthe Held burying tbeir slaughtered comrade-. Crowds ofcuriovF citizen* from all the surrounding ivunlry wherethe sound of the cannon went, hate come on

horseback and ill carriages to feast their curious

and wondering eyes ou the heartrending scene.

This uiornmg the contending armies 'email inthe same poeiiien they hart assumed last nightwhen the battle ended. Our pickets are advanced 00 as

to have euibr .red hundreds or the rebel Aad andwounded within ou.' lines. It Is wonderful to go* thehavoc of human lite that was oonsnnmiutert yesterday.In several instance" I havo seen the rebel dead Iv;r>g actline of battle nhere they fell, and scattered iaalldiructions beside*, showing tliul the tlaughter was tre¬mendous. Our os* was heavy, although it !s diOloult ton ako an approx uaicly accurate estimate even yet.That of Ihe enemy, howover, if the ap|M'ar:moc of thegold during the prorress of the battle, and on 'his worn-Ing, can bo the «v; 'enco, must have been very muchgreater than our own. Both parties have boon engagedall the morning in bury.ug their dead aud attend-ng totheir wounded.

A TBUCE AMD A MlBUNDUtfcTANDIHG

U war stated tut General Lee, commanding the rebelwccs, had sent ,n a flo* of truce to General IfeOPan

.mornin*. «king permission to bury hie dead and

e h,i wounded. Bui eucb ie not the cage. No flu*of truce woe sent by either eidc during all the morningOn the contrary, sharpshooters were statnmed on theoutposts, and when parties rrem either aide came toonear the outer iine in eeareh of killed or wounded, thesharpshooters would crock away at thein. It was danger-eua business to engage in-gathering in the killed andwounded, l M« several poor fellowe just beyond the no

sitloue of the pickets lying wounded on the field sndpiteougly pleading for assistance, which if was dangerousto render. This afternoon, however, there was gome

conversation between officers of the opposingarmies relative to an armistice, which 1 wlllcjpialntn detail. It appears that some tender hearted Colonel,thinking thai provieion must immediately he made forthe suacor of the woundod who were lying en the fieldJust beyond (be picket lines, authorised or.c cf bts J.eute-nauts to display a flag cf truce for the purpose or fu«r

Resting that the bhavpehootcrs desist from firingon men who were simply e.g^d in p;.,k.Bg up Ul(,wounded. The lieutenant appeared on the crest ofa lull in lront, displaying his flog of truce, About thesome thnc another officer, In an adjacent ponton of thefield,also displayed a th* of truce. They were soon per-ceG'd aid ftcknowledgeil by the enemy. The I'd ionofficers went down to the confederals linosconference with .be rebel officers who metthem. it appears that our officer#, havingbeen sent without any recognl/od authorityhad ne distinct proposition to moke, but simpiy suggest,cd the suspension of hostilities until the dead wore buriedMd the wounded cared for. Now, there were »as.ly

yr number, of the rebels killed and wound«l wtlhm our picket lh.ee ths0 wubin .hotucket i'tics of the enemy. Tho rebel officer,hot understanding the precise conditions of the indicat¬ed arn.stice, *«». word ,0 hli Haperiop ljffi,.flr wh#came upon the jrr.>und in person to inquire into the mattor. He proved to be General Roger A. Pry.-r.er Virginia*commander of a brigade, hut row. as he said, in tempo-'my command of a division, i ho bearers of the Hags oftruce could not nrnko themselves any more intelligil.!. toGeneral Pryor Urn to the ether ofDotr At

hmglh word wo. sent p. tho headquarters orGeneral Hancork, who, after General Richardson

yesterday, wae as igned to the commandot this division, which.M it apposes,confronts the onsenthe rehe. aids commanded by General Pryor, tha> a Bagof truce appeared In front. Ho sent one of his aids to re-coive it, and bring to u.m whatever proposition the rebelcoinmender mgbt wl-h to make. When the aid con¬versed with Pryor, it came out for tho Crst timeto our knowledge that the flog or truce had emanatedfrom our aide. In the meantime, however, ties TbomoaFrancis Meagher was sent by Uen. Haaceck to representthe rnioo army in the matter. The Unren andrebel generals who, by u>. way, a.# old a0-

quaintance'.owt on the neutral ground and hadquite an interesting conversion. ««..»! rrr,.,was dressed In tb. homeliest msnnsr, with bluepoms, gray shirt, and a loose homespun cos', without theleast insignia to indicate bin raifk as a general. Centra!Meughcr, on the contrary, was attired tn appropriate cmrorm, of suob texture and finish as his ariMo.c.mic ta.de* weuld naturally lead h ru to display,lliv.-s was quite a contrast in the truttorot e«w»um. between the generals. When theinterchange of civil.:tos was ended, and the purpo-og ofthe meeting of the goner*}* were m-utioned.a .-onversa-tlcn ensued whi h disclosed the fact that the trn.c hadboon displayed on our side withent the least authorityrrom any proper soureo, and was by General Meagher on

our behalf, distinctly and indignantly repudiated «'enIl'iueock sent word to Mle 9flkc; that it was >eutwithout b-s .-acctaui wP Ms knowledge, and thatthe guilty paring would he found and prulsfc«d 1'hon itwas suggested by General Pryor that if v., wished to? » r mt"a > f.u i arrangement in the proper niaw,«i.he hud no doubt (he commanding general of th irn«!cr.u- forces would accede to any r.a*m,»bl«propositi- n we ,n9k9. ^s ^cool statement lor General Pryor u, make, whenso many morn of the confederate killed and woundedthan w o,ir own war.- «ithiu oar picket linos, of coursehe wa* immediately informod that >Ve had no prop, ,nj0n« surer to tukoy, but Generalmt

I. ,hftt '-Wederetc commander, moved Zthe icings or humanity whirl, -night promptW» in .... matter, ehodd and revest« -H sr pc..:on o» hostilities Toe H.e purjfc' ll,m .« bring m (be wounded, ho had no dool.tno rt.jsctlo,, would he interposed on our side. n ,t Prrer

.1 ho had v. proposition to make. General Meagher as

I ».aiy replied ih.t tli) had none And «o itfc-reed hetwcoa them that the whole affair wae a pro-

or .'rLT hJ "" - .* -"'konfltate

ZZIZS*'' Tb# Wrvlew osr

fii.-Bdly, and was condnotod in a pleasant and d ui'ledmrunertnro gbout. home of tb.robei ..fnc«ie wh-, ac

cotnpanisd Ocueral Pryor wero Irishtneu. i t, , ..uterodInto conversation with General Meagher, u was inter-e-t,ng tn are men or the sum* natlorslliv, a,.t of

^r«rry'nrr^ ,h'

-It's . Pity that we're tlghtlageach other.' said GenM'aghrr, "in.tcsdof whipping the world." The Irirh

"'¦a"1 tt" .rproprtste humerous replyfo the effbot ma, ,.e 'rial. rough, ,tl0 b(,. e||h(>r J*When t ie Interview was ended tbe parties retire w!th nUia.r respective lines.

v"ln

ADDITIONAL DETAILH OF TIIK BiTTLK.s«pt ao. i8»'«a

A de«patcb, juf» raooieed by mail, from th" Antlcianibattle field, dated Wodnonday, eight o'clock I'. *1., givenan aceo' nl of tbst d»>n battle, n.oet of the pnrtKml*r«of wbivlt have elreody been publlabad. The folfowtOgadditional point®, howctcr, r»ro given r.in General McClellan ro<la along the line he ww> mm

rocifarotudy cheated, which attracted the atp.n-tk.r of the rebeln, when they ootnmoncad throwingensile Borne of whieh fall In tha ratiki of the lS<tt!i Pennrylvanla regiment, and thay begnn to fell back: but OauMtOellan himaclf rallied tbrm, and th-y icon legalnodtheir former ateadineas.No prlaouara warn taken from an »y the rebel®. Our

f./rree took one Georgia regiment entire. Tho total num¬ber of rebel primmer® captured In el leant twelve hundred.One piece of wo< da. after being dnapcrately fought for

four honrn, km at lent gained by our troupe. It oonhiina*. Icert fifteen hundred dead of both aidaa, and prenontea«!. At t»rrible apeotacle.Our wounded aie beiag iwred for In the beet way por<i|.lo, but lUcrr is oothiug like enough doetora bei a.«apteln My re, of tlw fourtcanth Mow Yark regiment,

tu wmudedTha Peorleentb iVnae-lleut. rcgltneul IctX »rge|y

PItoaoVrr hearer® war.- ahet whllo it waa engager. ''ipt.Widard wae bl'ied. Tna rogimaul held their inelllon forhalf na hour under a hoary oroea U.e, aad finally rat,naeh h a bidter in .iti<m.fh® Thirty f» t»ih #®w To'h rrglr.rrt wgrg agatted b|

two r«bel regiment*, bat they iMtitW in cutting thairway out, although toeing many men in doing so.

Colonel Hinks, of the fevonty ninth Massachusetts regi¬ment, who bed lost returned to hie commend, after get¬ting well of the weunda he received at Nelson's farm,wan again badly wounded while at the head of hi* regi¬ment.Mfjor Bloomaberger, of the Fifth Maryland Regiment,

was wounded in the thigh. Cupt. Bamberger was wound¬ed in the breeet. Lieut. Matley was killed. Ihla regi-meut loet heavily.

Ool. Childa, of the Fourth PenneyIvan la Cavalry, actingas brigadier general, was killed while rallying hie men.

licuernt Thomas Francis Meagher was wounded alighlly.Die brigade ie stated to have lost heavily.Colonel holly, of the Sixty-ninth New York regiment,

was wounded in the face.CapUiD Duffy, Lieutenant Williams and UeuUnant

Kelly, of the biity-aiath regiment, were kiih-d. Lieut.Nagie was wounded. This regiment did nobly, leeinghair lis force.Captain Watson, of the First Delaware reg'ment, was

killed. CapUiu Kielrards was killed. Captain Yurdleywas badly wounded. Captain Woodell was badlywounded, iJculuiant Oeimnail was badly wounded.Lieutenant Khufer was wounded in the face. LieutenantColonel Hupklnso* wns wuaiuied.General Max Weber r,u# wounded while lead ug his

men into tlio light.l iont. Wilson, of the use IfonJrra and Eighth New

York regimont, sprained his back in getting over a tence,in his hurry to chase the enemy.

Hi\(or Force, ol' Rochester, of the Ono Hundred andt.ighth New York, was a lied.Mi^or Taibox, of tue Due Hundred and Eighth New

York, was killed.Lieutenant Draper, aid to Or.ura) Richardson, received

a ball in each leg.Lieutenant Hockey, of i-odcrai Meagher's staff, was

wounded.The Eleventh Pennsylvania Reserves wero badly

cut up.Captain Kiesler was wounded.|Lieutenant Resinger, of the One Hundred and Thirtieth

Pennsylvania regiment, was wounded in the leg.Lieutenant Jones was wounded in the thigh.General Dana was wounded.Lieutenant James M. Welsh, of the Pennsylvania Buck-

tail regiment, was mortally wounded.Major Cross, of the 8ecoad Pennsylvania reserve*, was

killed.

A STATEMENT PROM THE BATTLE FIELD.The following despatch bus been received from Urn Dis¬

trict Attorney of Philadelphia, now at flarrisburg..IUmusscno, Sept. 20,11)62.

The accounts cf the battle of SLcrpuburg do not giveany satisfactory results to the public. I was on tho battlefield and taw It all. It was a decisive victory and a

splendid triumph. General MoGelian's modesty has pre¬vented hlin from letting the American iwople know whatthe army has really accomplished.

WILLIAM B. MANN.

THE TRUTH OF HISTORY.THE SURRENDER OF HARPER'S FERRY.

Ostr Frederick Correspondence.inii PUTS OP THK .AbK.COLONEL MILES NOT ATRAITOR.THE TOI'OOHAfHY Or HARPIH'8 PFKHY.ITS DVPEh'<'S8 GENERAL WHITE'S EVACUATION OPHAHtTN&BinO AMI PALLING BACK TO 11AKFEH aFIRRY. GENERAL WHITE W AITBS U13 P1UVILKGHOP RIGHT TO TAKE COMMAND.LOW MARYLANDHRIGHTS WISE TAKEN BY THK REBELS.THE OPE¬RATIONS OF SATURDAY, HI/NDAY AND MONDAY.TERMS Or CAPITULATION, tTC.

FKannuc*, ><d.,Sept. 18,11(02.The surrender »f Harper's Ferry, at » time when onr

Army on the Maryland side of the roloicac ww stead.lydefeating i.Ue rebel t'erree and drwing them back tothe river, hes, of oo.trae.cauaod ro "sh mortification andsurprise, not only to the public generally,but also tothose who were engaged in its defence who did not fullyappreciate the situation. Not only ttao private soldiersbut in.ny nflkcere, have consequently not only hello red'hnt publicly stated, that this di^eeter occurred is conic!quence of the woakneM or treachery of Celouel D. fl.Miles, commanding the post, who hae gone to hie finalacta not from wounds received while In the discharge ofhis duties, and cannot, therefore, v.ndicits his fair famefrom such foul aspersions, and tiie task is thua far loftto.those of his companions in arms who, from their rankand poeition, have the mean* of knowing all the facts,aud cat speak cnderatandingly of the matter.rroin an officer of high rank, who was rreseut and par

ticlpated in the three days' def.no, which unfortunatelyterminated in the gurrender 'of the place, 1 have beenable te obtain theno facte, which fully vindicate Cuiono'Miles from any charge of trenrhery er precipitancy inthat surrender.To understand the situation it is neooAaary to know ilia1

Harper's Ferry and Bolivar Heights are commanded byibe Maryland Heights on the north, the Loudon Heights onthe east,and au elevated plgtoau ef taad near the Pheuandoah on theaoutiiesst, aa<l high ianus directly south,and tomaiutain the position it was absolutely nc-cceaury i hatthese should ill he occupied and fortified. At the time ofthe Attack there were no forttficat.ens i;p-*n these, withthe exception of tin- Maryland Heights and upon thesoheight? the earthwork* ,re not. it the summit, butabout bait way down 111 Sido.There wns for lie defence of the place a garrison of

about nine thousand int. which was the total forceunder the : oininaiid of Colonel Miles, aud taadeqaato toIt* mcceesfu) deft uo» agalaat an attack frcrn a large bodyof men. well supplied with artillery

In addition to the n forcen, «u the evening of Se>,en.t>er12, General .Tu'n White, who had previously been or¬dered oy 0 ueral Wool to hoid Martinsburg w itb a s;n«'.lforce as long as practicable, and, k\vben the p ntionbecame nnteuoblc, to evacuate, had, tn m oordau,» withhi: luetrnctioag| cv» oat I that place and retreated toHarper's Ferry, which wns the only course left0, .'-' for him. the rebel*- liein.., in s h fore-: and positionas to prevent hie moving westward Hie forces constatedof the Twelfth Illinois cavairy, Nuty-hfUi regiment 1111-liol." aud On. Hundred and fwcnty-'lfth regiment NewTurk infantry, and Phillip? battery (foar guar),of the.letocitl Illinois artillery.On lliu 13th ,o«i. tlen. V, uite .1 Mr .. n< t«- !,-> Col.

Miles, rc'i'ciOng hie arrival, »ud inf tiling him thatalthough, a*hit superior in rank,!." <v. ft su¬

p-reed" tilm to the command of 11 * timid deeline to deprive una <»f hi* cnmni. > wdly ushe tiellevod the interests of the sei be promoted thereby. tl«, however, ten . r»;ow» ofjiim.eli and officers te aid in acy i>. .. tijeir pi verin defeuoe of the pinee.Thtf magaonhnoua co'ir.wi was fully uupr suited by t'ol.

Mileo. v»l»o. iu a gei eral order, acknowledge I the samo Ina YWjr Jcliug and rorupliw niary rnannor. and assignedHoncral White to th« icoiv.il on.maud, wbii.li he heldthroiijtmii the three days' defence, and w.v actively em¬ployed in hia duties during the wh ile time.on dator.lay Uie enemy attacked the works on the

Maryland Heu-lits 'O strong force. Iltese works were

erected to ropcl in attack lr.«m the oppootto side of therlvcT. and were not calculated, m will readily be sonfrom their position, to sustain an attack froni the Mary¬land side. The enemy actually did obtain poaawhou dftb« erost of the heights la lite rear of the earthworks;hut they war. held at hay by tlie gsrrUon until the ammunition for their long range guna gave out. The pocses-sion of those heights wns aguestMbuf nnrahera. Hadthe whole force et Harpers Ferry hneu sent anroes tad fend thorn, the enemy would ».h«n, ef course, iwi'brown his whole strength sgulnst the works upon theother side and captured them. It wns, therefore, decidedto abandon the Maryland Height*, which was soeordlnglydoae, In good order.

fUe pnblia are now raunliar with the pro eedings on

Sunday, when the enemy* batteries occuptsd the Maryland and I/wdon Heights, and an infantry attack was alsomade on the Oharieetown turnpike Oen. White com¬manded our forces in that affair, and the enemy were

repulsed and driven bank. Thn» a resptt# was obtainedfor a tew hours mor# to sthird a chsuce for the arrival efthe .enforcements whish were hourly oupected to re

Hero the place, but which did not aatualiy reach thatvicinity until thirty night hours after the surrender.When aigbt closed upon the scons the ammunition forilic long range guns was running very short, and It w isffivldont that unlets snoror e-xio .onto tt would betoo lateMonday morning showed thai the eutray had not beeu

Idle during the oight. They had arranged their batteries*o as to entirely surround our poeitl'.ns. Prom sevsabatttriti, oomprbdug forty-sia guna. they opeoed Proui.ei our positions. Phot and shell tlew about In all dl-r. t'Mons, ar.d all but oh of their balterlsb was out ofrange of any but our heavy ottlllerr. I heir infantry, lagreet tiumiwrs, wee mussed In the wnoda, out of range,but reals .! anv tP»» to vcpgi any attempt

to lake their batteries by a charge Tha arteration in tha positions of tha enemy's batterernecessitated a corresponding change in the leca.tion of our long range guns to enable them to be usedtwith effect. This -bangs was made under the fire of theenemy'a batteries tuider tbo personal direction and super-Vision of Gen. White, of these there were only tine to-reply to the rebel batteries, of entailer £uue and of ant -

munition therefor there were plenty: but there cettld notbe uaed effectively.The fight was continued until alithe ainm-uitica ibr

the long range guns was expended and the garrison was.

practically powerless to reply to the euernj a fire, ihthis time (Jen. White reported to Col. Miles what he haddone and the fact Cul. Miles then held a consultationwith his print'iii.-1 "Ulcers as to what had beet be doneunder the cirn.-lateen. They were unanimously of theopinion thut it was useless to attempt to doTeud the placelonger, there being no cigns of the expected reinforce¬ments, and their positions all completely surrounded bythe enemy's batteries. Accordingly Colonel Milos decidedto surrender, und requested Wen. White to act as commis¬sioner on his behulf to negotiate the terms upon which itshould be limds.Some of the more distant of tbo rebel batteries did not

seem to observe the wuiic Hug winch bad been <*t?played,but continued firing for -iliout h.iii* an hour afterwards*an 1 it was during this time that Obi* Miles received thewound which caused his loath.On behalf of the robels General A. P. Bill met General

White, and terms of capitulation were agreed nmu>|There stipulated that the garrison, with all tho muBitloaaof war, public property, kc., should bo lainanderedt®-Gtnei P. Hill, on behalf of the Confederate State*arm> -'(fleers .uid mi n to bo paroled, and tt j officereto their side arras and personal property, itwaa alHi) agreed that the terms of Mirr-ndcr should no*incl Je thoso soldiers of tbo (.'¦ ufedorate .jtuti-o w ho, baving been regularly onlis ed. had deported and taken ser,vice lu the United States army.General While proposed that this clause should nog

apply to those whose sci vice in tho rebel army hud beencompulsory: but this -van not allowed, whereupon heproteased, in tho natno of the United States, against anyconstruction other than that proposed by him.

It was also verbally agreed between the commission-,crs, at General White's instance, that tbo private soldiersshould be permitted to retain tbe.r knapsackn, blankets,&c., giving up only their arms and cartridge boxes. Itwas also verbally agreed that all Union refugees anilUnion citizen? at Harper a Kerry should not be molested,and relugees who desired to do so should be allowed toreturn to their homos. These agreements were es tbo

pari ct the rebels respected and carried out.

THE CASUALTIES.

Additional Nome* of the Killed andWounded at the Battle# of SoothMountain, Harper*# Kerry and of theValley of Antli-tam.

SA'OOMI KKGlMlvM I'MTKD STATES SBAKP SHOOTRM.Captaiu Chase, Co. A, wounded in leg: Lieutenant. Whit.-

man,Co. B, log amputated, tsinco dead; Lieutenant QuestCo B, back; Lieutenant Leahy, Co. C,knee.Sergeant MejeiBboup, shoulder.Ctmpuny A.Sergeant Jonas, neck; privates Oorulq

leg;Charlton,knee; Dickey, hand; Livingston, leg: MeOaffey. arm; Mason, head; Sam Reoso,hand;Sant(.ear, killedYoung. leg. Cooox.'iiy W..Sorgcaut Foot, wounded; 8ergeani Saunders, wounded; privates Clark, wouudort; Daviemissing; Shovnn, missing; 1'utliUI. missing; I-ifleld, m Wing; bugler Whcolock, missing. Company Z>.Htllard FCatlin, killed; Goo. Huberts, killed; C'rporal IfW. SchoCeld, both legs; Wm. K. Conent, thighJanice M. M ithews, wounded, slightly. Company B-Byren McClellen, killed; Corporal Bruce, head, slightlyprivates Oscar Colbtirn, wouudodjJ. T. CootMgn, tvounde*H. \\ Howard. wounded; M. llolbrook, wounded; A MI.tr i*. v.ouud-d, A T. Saubun, wounded: Arthur >si- wounded; 8. B. Whitman wounded, Comynn>' PrivateEveresh,killed;Corpora. Richards. tvousdef.\. J. Sanborn, wounded; l . B. Weih'rby, missing; .«

i'carJ, missing. Cimpany Q.Robt. F. Twombly, kllintlorporal J. V. Webster, wounde I; Geo. Scales, -voundetD. Gibson, wounded: J. K. Hodga, wounded: Wm. Mo.row, wounded; C. H. Mask is*, wounded; C. C. BlsHtwourded; R. F. Carter, wounded; G. T. TVirui, tnieaioiJ. K ihoman. mis- iua Win. Kimbail, missing.Twkstt-.s'WD Niter York..kiLt.eii.Jona'ban I'ssle

Co. A. Jackson Wnght, Co. A; Lieut. Gbas. Cush-sf, Os. 1Wm. Bunnell, Co. E; John Mason, Od. G; Jabtes DlfSeiCo. I; A. S. Goodrich, Co. 1.

Woukokd..CeoifKiny A.John Mtirrsy, Win. Van Anwerp, Giles H. Woou, .iames Franer. Cuinpuny B.EdsJVgaa,GordonF. Yatle, Alva J. Wright, James W. Sten( ..ijHiny <7.Corporal Joseph Hong. YYm.Tern,Wood. AlvaStnitb, Mlcliael Ariel. A-seps.-jy/?.<John Gallagher, Neil MoKlnty. Company K -Jabridge, ClementGicnett. Sergeant Herrlson Kinsshy.WlAllen. Jae. Whltl'ord, Jobs Berry. Siufth Taylor, JmConverse, Norman Ovett, Henry Carpenter, ivo. UsuiJacob Rose. (Vnmm/iv A'.Sergeant Jamee H. Mendlaiwi# L'»ngton, John Richardson, Wm. Riehardaon^BosO. King, Aaron gbermau. Company G.Lewis PheolMichael Boyle. Cunpany /.Lleot. Daniel Burgey. J«Pogerty, Amos D. ward. Company A.Albert wanwine, Jos. Sharlier.

Mtsstrro..Sergeant Patrick McCall, Co A; Ah*»Hewitt, Co. A.

mooki.t* poDwrssNniKiji.su...Milier, Co. A; . Rose, Oo. A; J.

Dryi- -n, Co H Nathae.iol k'-rshaw, Co. K; Cerperal M>eeli, Co. F.WovsDSn.. Both, Co. A; John Cunningham, Co.

Wra. Madden, <Jo. B; McDowell. Qo. C; A.Co. C; Wm. Coddkagtos. Co. D T. Jaaobne, Oo.Connelly. Co. F; John nubhermat). Co. Q; W. J. Bees,'H; Z. C. wsterbnry, Oo. H, J. Kt-hoe.Ce. K.

i.l: inn in ist: ssa>OE)rs.\r or US 17u.Geo. W. Htokinnn. CV». C; T. C'rawnta, Co. If; R. Ci

well, Co. H; M. Daily, Oo. F.Wucjtnsn.Oimiflft./ A.1-evi Bernard; Ryi

..Smde;.. Wnltlock Donahue;. V.ift jbuHref. Abboi',Co. B. Captain Myere.Co. C,set orely; Jotitan Thorn,*. Co. C; Bell, Co. C; Win Drake, Co.J-imes Curry, Co. F: H. Reynolds. Co. K; Wm, AcksrmCo. K; Corporal J'uokor. to. F: Patrick Neslor, Op.J.ilia I Jewel), Co. G; Jolui Drew, Co. tl; Thoe. W#lsCraft. 0: E. J. Coir, Co. H; Thoe. Ronton, Co II; AlbKaudolpli, Co. H; W. II. Koleey, Co. H; H. M. Rule, Op.

TMlKfiSTH MSGIMKXT.Kiu kw..Thomas Keel,« o. A; William MoMorray,

A; Corporal James Plunk .it, Co. D, Ser -eani CharlesJay. Co. G; Alexander Walker, Cb. G; James Sullivan,11; William Wafch,Co. I: Gruveoor Holhusn.Co. K.

Woi.'Misn..Jarvia Smith, Co. A; Adam Hcfliuan,CoN (:li"'»s Nilo,. Co. C; James O lull,Co. E; Trcderick Rsk-r,Co. F; Ma-t'.nOJraudtr, Co. G; A. Perry.Oo. W;E. koiley,O. II; Fll PrsBCotA, cb. II; Charles WliNeCm. H; Mores Grover. Cm. I; Willi im Tait, Co. K, JCollins,Co K; John D;laney,«'o. K.

Mis-1 so..tori-oral Taylor, Co. I); John I' Ml-:h»els,F; kYcd -rlok Wastnan, Co. F; William O. S iUlsan,OCornelius Van Dttsen, Co. K.

(4«\ Aims IN TMt 'l IVSNTT-FOt'RTH 1KI TUflkisuar..Jatnes Raiilsten, Co. C; Chrlkii-m Nat id,C George Coats1 o. F.W'M M<Mi..Ca,». J. )». O'Rrtin, commanding regitn-l:g,anipcutec; i'jpi. Wm. <». Ferguson, Co. G, a

"iiiinily; Cap;. Melr.a Pichards, CO. D, leg, sllgiilly; l.kDesulieu, c,,. R, Cost, slight!v: J.l"ut. S. McNair.Ct

thigh, >lightly. .<irpt>rHi 11. |i. nbitnoy,Co. K, long,v-rvly. Hurt tniioy ,»;>.. A, foot, gtapntated; Harry MortCo. A, head, severely; Francis Weaver,Co. A, lungarm, severely; Jaroea UtA'anoe, Co. A, side and arm.v-rvly: Charles ttllltgau, Co. A. arm, slightly: MirIlyde.Oo B, arm, .-itsiitly: Orlando rlykes.O R. »

nllghtiy; Rylvestcr Clurk.Co. C, iiesd,sevur<!ty; KraNorton, Oo, C, leg, "verely; Corpnrri Frank HarmCo II, arm, wrseroly; Cb.irlee M I'l-.y, Co K. InHbtwelKaf) 'W. F, tbi.;!i, r-'vorrly; Tnomss MoikCo. If. be*d,-Jigh(iy.. RoMwln, Co. O, thigh, sevly; Frank Cul1»n, Co. H, neck,eev* rely; Henry TurnbiCa. If, ahduinen, blightly gfnus M'cod. Co H leg, setly t». A S--dl, Co I, ode a:.d arm, sovar.-ly. IrRtiuitr.Oo. I, hip add ankle, severely; ]'. Ilawley, Co.bafiii, ssverwy Hergoanl Monroe Sa ibury, Co. 0,1slightly; Mnrrickflalsbury, Va, G,fiHit flight.y: linJ'iiu',Co.C th"ukl :r, lightly ; Jo«. Marling, Co A, t.I'.Klitly. Barlow n.inior Co.C, l"g. slightly; John C<

I, Co. B, h-'ivt, SHglHly; Wilbur Bear lee, Co. B."liglltlVMi-nsu..JHiner lUydon, Co. P; IhiTid liii»s, < <>, D

nm wvrmH vsw vrk voi rjrrnrae.Kturri..Lie iiar.a.d Colonel I'. T. Pirlwi, J.tauteii

H II. Iligbeo ami H. M F'lgtir, Xergasnt Henry C<*>Co. A, Sergoaut E R Hab«t--*d, Co. H; H. W Hw«erR; Orderly'torgjarit W. H. I uili*on,U>. F; .. Kmton,Co. fl; Bety West, <». G; Chad. Stanford, (klVm How, <v»7j; Cnri>wral J. E. Rulahd.Co I.Wot'NPtn.Cmtpiii'/ A. ^rgeaat htohnlw Ktiibbe,

Geo. lion, nerh .lolin H. Murphy, nbtlomn, Chae(larraivoa, both l> g;. M. V. P. Mvnh, thumb, John incdy, bead; (Mipnral And. Miller, hi|>; Merlin Connaide. I la* til Wright, knoo: Henry C. Houeell, head, JKoy.bo'lt lu|i*, Nwg.>!iv>n f,» Orola, arm W. R. Wmlog; (.oiling, b'g orderly Hergoaut Jno. ff l'gknee; MlrbOfl WaldeckiT, hranist. Com winy H. -AerglAue. C. Savage. lot «nd »rm, W S. tMoekwoO..Sergeant John W. Carr, elite; Petar Brie, groin; FrOr!'tin, elbow; J"lto h*ans, arm; John Will, legeabilnmeiij John Mall, neck;.I,tmee Harrington. itooiAloure Miau'tug, fvgar. ilmntny C.Color <=argAlonio Fra««r, scalp tind leg; Corpora] |». ,1. Vuogupper ia*r;W H. ft awfool. nnn and hroaet; Jaa.Rn^lag end fool (Vtasun.y 7J.Donutl Meehan. shoutlierthol Myera. tight arm amputated; Daniel laBhotldor and neck, 'bi«y>"f>y If-Matthew HtuM,Unmoral E. W. lynell, arm Patrlok Calling, arm breJos t mnptioll, lag. Ooimpany P.Orderly Sergeant WKmbereon, head (sine* died); Rergeant Wm Pataa»ho» off (alnoe filed). ( n-mpnny <3.Sergeant KdwariLane, leg; Jauiee Cutvan, arm; Ben.i Weil, leg; JNayncheni, nrm. (Jo/nprmy H.Sergeant CharlraMashoiiMer; Jahn Andersen, arm; Caarer K. Adams, ArHenry Bender Mil*; Franklin MeGorern, drsennit! Adams, noelp, ( haa Petersen, faoa: JerriClark, ko««. Wilaey Howard, leg. ibm/wny / .SergDudley CarUe, lag; corporal Wm. Park, 'ng w F.rlou, abdomen, B. O. tl.iaaell, John Keagan. ahcu(too. Tapeoa,mm. Jat. H. Brandt,ahoulder. Wn |»arm *ad aid*. Henry )leo|amln, head ('mnpsny |.goeat If. I..Fargaeo« arm;Chrletopher Lynch, arnGregory, Anger: H H Angbee, leg Krone jar.ea,h«al. Clark All! well, jeptha llrtdje. (eg

.urn Raw ior* neara Mtum.OmMHf 4.Joeepb H. jlweaey, kttVad CuptajplUett, aefarcly ; ''arum w. C. R»iiiM.«, leg, albCaptain M. Murphy erm, nightly; n it Carry?).Ida.«lightly (Vmi/i »i « -Corpora Henry

kliled Cirporal Fteik. Sehwltter, wi.itntfad, «f> <. .

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