| Show ITHE tiie tile BATTLE OF ANTIETAM oath OV the Th e following is taen tallen from the account 0 I 1 geat ajla iua t c conflict of sept lith atar near sharps 1 brg org written from the battlefield battle field by a ape cial clai correspondent of the the battle latte op ov wednesday september Septem lter lier 17 adu fought afew miles from the pot Poi potomac omac near the te u fahe ce of that river with the antietam I 1 crey arty cr ty as one of th h hardest bloo bloomst blo bio at and saus owns 9 hotl hoti of the war no ba tle it far been fought upon the continent coati nent so many men have been actu actually Illy j into action in which so large a num lium ur ver bave have fallen before such auch terrific showers sti of abot ardd arid and in which A every strip of ground which was won on and every advantage kiich klich winch was achieved ochi eved cost the victor a more a determined and arid continuous effort in no bat tie tip thus far go su 0 ir most reliable and most veteran generals affirm has bas there been auch such persistency in the musketry of he infantry J on mo D in until evening C the lines af our army we e en engaging galing the enemy and both s blies bides I 1 s stood tip up against each other for twelve lam lap fui bourse with w i th the musket and bayonet I 1 the infantry fighting unequaled in erity or duration an inc ulc easing throwing iring irino ou W feelis FO eils elIs lib its round shot shoto grape and canister from sunrise t w sunset and even late into the night between au sunrise and sunset of wednesday men were fought by the commanding generals of boh both armies I 1 do not include tho the i ese the dumber number stated were actu actually actual aliv lv I 1 I 1 brought Vr ought into the fight the whole str strength n th of if ech ach army cannot be properly stated at aspris ir s I 1 benl enl ent but it is stated by many is hom whom we have captured hat the enemy had been strengthened aa syril pumbe numbered red one hundred and forty thou that sad bad d nien nien the rebel army exhibited the mos 1 n 0 st as astonishing tonis hing bing and arid exhaustless resources of or t troops ovo which were broulet bro into the field at ebery every esery P point through h the entire day when one line was broken an ther was always ready really to be put in its place and at no point was there seen any evidence of weakness or deficiency in num numbers bens the th battit battu bield ne td was one that called for the krek krei greatest test m skill in the moving and cisi cis 1 posing of the troops both sides tides dequir d to us e unceasing 11 vigilance lanc and elvill to prevent gir ghr counteract the durpos a of the other the 1 he generals of neither baity were in want of ele f om which to obnere the shifting ric aties cerdes ceddes of the fight arid and the day was cz evl evi to be won by the most skillful general 1 ship thip I 1 I 1 1 J the 1 e antle antie antietam Ant am creek runs runa for a distance directly toward our center but turning sus suj denly southward ardit it pass basss passa a by the town or ot Snips burg and near our extreme left I 1 snail not endeavor to describe all the con fusing changes in the positions of the various corps and divisions division the marching and countermarching counter marching from right to left and from leff to td right as one and arid adoth r position rosi tion t needed to be temporarily strengthened the valious lines oe of the tue army through the various i alfas phases of the edgag inerio mould ouid i each require T ah elaborate description and twenty different I 1 a ins for illustration the most important 1 I 1 chan cuan charves changes ves of our iines lines will be mentioned as tuey bocc aried d 1 will wilt no rio v only state the he order of the thi corps from tre ane right night to the left in order general IIo fio oler carpi was formed ia in the afternoon preceding the bittle battle upon the extreme gome come right his corps caf former 0 yM cDowell consisted clys ti iv ia t or for mei met ly king ric klc dicketts KIc ketts atts division dio din slon sion an the pennsylvania re ite scarves general burnsides Burns ides idea comman inan I 1 was the exert me roe left tiree miles milea away and I 1 hr trout of the town ot or intern e I 1 iy ay al k ef between ilese fiese two to extremes were surn at fiers aco coyro arrs fraukline fran Frau klind corps Banks corps djs bohra porter 4 corps theae were upon ibe the r rh tand vand left of the turnpike and their dispo F fot the battle battie was waa not made un 11 the he c night should give assurance ef of its I 1 I 1 f secrecy 21 cree TL oar our arm dwa as it approached the position ot of was upon the south side of aulle aulie fm cheek was thrown deto osithe creek at relly kelty rord furd and advanced florid berdd the center gitil dark with wilh a et large at dy cf skit mie hells heirs thrown out ih front of ni th the enemy appeared at several points h line 0 of battle and met wet with their own k thrown out by gen genn hooker lapof tant advance was effected and the ny forced tack teck while as yet our center upon the other side of the sarf sara a test distance was experienced as hooker attempted to move upon th r var nar tt lr the enemy saw the intention e a vigo vigorous rons effort to kep ke p open corm coro in dri avith the road running northward t toward 0 rd it w 8 to the conred canted crates the im position ard they wre 1 I evidently Inal stag their forces to turn our ii li itt licht lit fit d ank flank opposition mim KIM ly gen gon tuo tue afie enemy skit well yvell nigh until midnight ont nie oen uen mit n ellan promptly and ani most bunely 1 sent three army corps to strengthen the right ib t banks apri rhan mansfield Sum nera ners and franklin franklins s this was the rhe most indor izeor tint movement upon the field and effectually thwarted the purpose purposes i of the enemy at 8 they were put in motion moved across the antietam and placed in thos positions where they could mod molt efe eff atnally operate cooperate co with gen in the morning the battle was commenced by a most vigorous attack upon the very position which gen mcclellan had taken lire the greatest pains to strengthen with the opening day camet ca methe be commencement of the fi ahting fighting tiie toe cannon from many an elli gible pos position tiong of which there viere was no deficiency oa either bide side of the field commenced their work all along the lines with an evident concentration of their fury fary upon agn hooker and his supports by the enemy upon gen hill and his supports orts oits by our men inen toe first onse t showed how immense were the forces wielded by each oe of vie tie generals in chie chief ani and the impetuosity and desperate character of the fight from east to west over a space of thice three miles could cou d be seen the smoke pouring t from the cannons mouths and the reports 0 of f the guns peal on pal p al sometimes distinct and separate and at times mingled in a terrible roar roaring ng came from every quarter of the scene of the contest the air was vias damp and the morning cloudy and little cou aoud d be beyond th the blits lills save sive the lines of forest and the constant purr puff of smoke wilch winch rose slowly from the guns and the circled gradually separating ara which marked the spots here there many of our r h ils lis had exploded high in the air soon after the canno ailing lad had i commenced gen hooker who had pushed on his movement upon the position of the enemy became engaged with them at close range and arid with a terrible effect early in the day Al morriss orriss brigade brigades while pushing the he enemy befi re them was surprised by se ing ins the sta s and gripes raised above their opponents and awl a the about raised stop firing upon your friends the brigade was wa entered to stop fuin uini I 1 and the he advantage gained ayao by so i treacherous erona and dishonorable a resort enabled the rebels to d ive our men beare them through a field of corn coni into an open lot in which our oun oiin men recovered from the effiec detects te of the n D and formed again for foche the feht fight grit mansfield who was recently appointed ep p pointed to the position held with so much ene ere it bv general banks danks brought his 4 omand early earls in the en engagement a gement to the sup rup ort ort art of hooker G gan n mansfield Mans fied was fatally wounded soon after the first onset the venerable and brave soldier w was as brou brought hit lit from the field an and has since bince died of ln lis uj lii i i y gen Iv illIams williams assumed command ot of the corps copa co pa arid and hla bia division was led by gen crawford Craw foru forr until a wound hendred ren dred him unable to remain upon the field dpn green commanded the second division of the corp the loss win h thoy they sustained was severe and the fight nath rig they y did was as gallant as ari their losses were i evere bevere sed wicks division of veterans came into the action in column by brigades about 8 81 in the he morning to tosu su port poi t H oker I 1 and arid banks binks B inks tipon upon their left where they had been repulsed by uhe lue reb la Is first cam camp a terri terni terrible e fit hue bue e upon their center from the rebels in front of them and the edemy enemy s cannon cantlon were ivere playing all the while with des tru tive effect upon their beir columns it weis was supposed that their line was waa ruffic anti antly y supported udon upon upon their left the next a U abent division was thought to be close by alid arid no a was entertained of a fire from that quart quarter Pir pr while forming the lines it was wag ascertained that the enemy were there and in a lit death adeath dealing caross aire fire was addi 1 1 to that from which they were alread already y suffer r I 1 ing in front the order had just jast been given to 11 ace left pre y to a movement south southward vard to fil up the open space of the ranks tanks the severity of afire of infantry both from the left and arid front with artillery playing hg upon them all the time was enough to make inake veterans et erans prans falter the left broke and oan tan ran but the 15 h massachusetts and the I 1 new york next in the line litte stood and received steadly y this attack the distinguished thein themselves selves by a gallant and menlo menio orabe rab e deed under this galling railing fire volley upon volley inthe in the front and on the left they charred charged upon the enemy in front of them thein captured hla hia battle flag and I 1 bro brought iltis 1 it idaway away from the fied gie fie d gen uen t sedgwick r wick remained near the center of I 1 hs his co command mahd maid ard and had his horse soon shot from ulder under r him two bullets entered hla hia rody tody anon toot foot in arnt of his coin command mand vand coveted butth the bood wood it tf bis his rounda roundo he insisted ning and anil enc ene encouraging oura cura ing big his men to stand and awl not waver gen them to fall back and arid then follow ean ban important action of kirbys kirbyu battery when ayson Uy son had bad failed back the way was clear adi for tor kirbas kirbys regular bit try tery to pour upon tiron iiron the a fire of grape ant and cat canister cadister ister lster which moiel them down in in aws 1 it played tipa i thoin with a m at st terrible effect but bat the enemy apparently never lacking for mento men to bac sac ri r I 1 ce I 1 11 a bold arid and hazardous enterprise threw their soldiers in masses from out the woods agai agal against n t the battery immense numbers not rot in columns but massed together in overwhelm overwhelming overwhelming in 0 numbers rushed from the woods upon the g guns guna u ns which had been dealing stich such heavy blows blow and cutting such gaps in their ranks the tha infantry support oc of the battery fell back in confusion and left it alon alone but a most rapid discharge of shrapnel upon them piled the rebels in in de dead id hea heaps pa and their dash was broken and the battery limbered up tip and moved away in safety sed wicks division had bad meantime reformed and were again in m line and ready really to assist and then gen franklins corps came into action smiths STi ltha itha division took the place ejust just occupied by and the enemy threw in in fresh troops at the same time the fight was renewed with nhe hottest bottes impetuosity on both bide side but the enemy soon showed signs of weakness and smiths division drove them and g gain ind in d f r us the hard fou fought ht battle battie fi ri id 3 affording if edg an opportunity of bringing off the d dead e ad a ant ani n i wo wounded I 1 the the center now becam the most absorbing in iii interest and I 1 anpo tance Richard richards sms ns and frenchs franchs Frenc hs divisions of sumi ers era corps I 1 in their turn took the brunt bruit of the infantry I 1 fim hating ting and the surging sound round of the mab mas ketra as it came chine from the center was most roost appall appalling app allig Fg these two di divisions were separated by a short interval from Sedgwick a the remain remaining in divis divia ons of Su corps coro and this sh short ft breach in in our linel was the thing which enabled the rebels to come in upon sed left flank with such destructive truc tive consequent conse quene s franchs frenchs Frenc hs oi vision division was formed upon upp a place of plou piou shed lied bied ground and gen richardson gave orders t to 0 gen meagher ghen gher chi f brigade 11 i com commander minden minder of 0 his hus division divi ston avon to march around j I 1 I 1 the euge eige of 0 a bill through a valley and form I 1 tills tilis his brigade upon the right next to gen i F ench gen richardson remarking 1 I will be there as boon soon as you are 11 mea nea er brigade took the position ion assigned to them near the brow of the bill and lay down upon the ground in in line of battle frenchs frenches Frenc hys hs division ion lon next up in n the right was now desperately engaged noticing No pouring tiring into and receiving from tle I 1 enemy a fire re of both shell and musketry they marched onward on ivard and their columns i un i A eang and steady excited the admiration of or all who witnessed their excellent behavior tc te enemy had a position which was sheltered by a fence the rebels were afterwards seen there lying dead in heaps upon the 1 grund gr und but the nit fit nue fue e v as more than our I 1 tro pa could stand 1 I heir ranks were being thinned out woefully wo fully thy tasy bloke broke upon tile the left and andrist then came up advancing in ill splendid style further to the left the irish brigade the rhe r of this ibis invincible command rested rear the fence upon the other a si e of which the leit of fre ens division ought to have been in position but bitt the confusion upon frenchs Frenc 1 hs left wag not of long cont cant nii nil nuance ance nothing like a disgraceful tout lout occurred at any lume ume upon the fiala isid ibid i hid bid but when our lines have been broken for a time i I 1 they have invariably rallied again and arid fought I 1 I 1 i nith with mith a redouble vigor 2 0 o with the tile whole of frenchs franchs Frenc hs division 1 I lv ision tiny tidy soo BOO i rallied aga again in and kept their line s with the irish brigade there beem seem seemed ed to be soma sam obstruct obstruction iori lori in the advance id vatice of the cener canler of 0 the irish briz Brig brigade ade aee I 1 and he right and left adv nard nerd faster than the center A fence was ordered thrown down low and they advanced again towards a knoll whick the enemy vere were tring upon them they charged up and but once for fora tora a inome A t faltered or fell tack but were easily caly ealy rallied caldwe Is brigade of I 1 richardsons Lichard Richard sons gons divia divis lo 10 iob lob b follo followed ved sed tip next in 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