The New York Herald Newspaper, September 16, 1862, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 9499. NEW YORK, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1862. PRICE TWO CENTS. IMPORTANT NEWS. Splendid Victories by MoOlellan’s Army. South Mountain Carried] . by Storm. Stonewall Jackson Whipped in Three Battles. The Rebels Completely Routed. The Rebel General Lee Wounded and General Garland Killed. . SEVERAL THOUSAND REBEL PRISONERS, General Lee States the Rebel Loss at Seventeen Thousand. The Union General Reno Killed. THE BATTLE RENEWED YESTERDAY. The Position of General Miles at Harper's Ferry, ae, ae, ae, M'CLELLAN’S DESPATCHES, ‘Ne. One. HEApQuaRrers oF THE ARMY OF THE PoToMA0, ‘Taree Mites Beyonp MippLeTown, Sept. 14—9:40 P. M. HL. W. Hauwecs, General-in-Chief :— After a very severe engagement the corps of General Hooker and General Reno have car- vied the heights commanding the Hagerstown road by storm. The troops behaved magnificently. pever fought better. General Franklin has been hotly engaged on the extreme left. I do not yet know the result, except that the firing indicated progress on his part. The action continued until after dark, and terminated leaving us in possession of the entire crest. It has been a glorious victory. T cannot yet tell whether the enemy will re- treat during the night or appear in increased force during the morning. Iregret to add that the gallant and able General Reno was killed. GEORGE B. McCLELLAN, Major General Commanding. No. Two. Headquarters, Arwy or THE Potomac, Sept. 15—3 A. M. HL OW. Hatueck, General-in-Chi Tam happy to inform you that Gen. Frank- Hin’s success on the left was as complete as that on the centre and right, and resulted in his get- ting possession of the Gap, after a severe en- gagement in all parts of the line. The troops, old and new, bebaved with the atmost steadiness and gallantry, carrying, with ‘but little assistance from our own artillery, very strong positions, defended by artillery end infantry. I do not think our loss very severe. They The corps of Generals D. H. Hill and Long- @treet were engaged with our right. We have taken s considerable number of prisonors. ‘The enemy disappeared during the night. Our troops are now advancing in pursuit. I €o not know where he will next be found. GEORGE B. McCOLELLAN, Major General Commanding. No. Three. Heapquarters, ARMY oF THE Potomac, Sept. 15—8 A. M. } @. W. Havweck, General-in-Chief:— Ihave just learned from General Hooker, in the advaace, who states that the information is perfectly reliable that the enemy is making for the river in a perfect panic, and General Lee stated last night, pub- licly, that he must admit they had been shock- ingly whipped. I am burrying everything forward to endea- vor to press their retreat to the utmost. i GEORGE B. McCLELLAN, Major General Commanding. No. Four. Heapqvarters, Any or THE Potomac, Bonivar, Sept. 15—10 A. M. HH. W. Hatiece, General-in-C , Information this moment received complete- Jy vonfirms the rout and demoralization of the rebel army. General Lee'is reported wounded, and Gar- Jand killed. General Hooker alone has over 4 thousand! M’CLELLAN’S VICTORIES IN MARYLAND. South Mountain, Harper’s Ferry, Hagerstown and the Other Points of the Operations in ’ Maryland on Sunday, September 14, 1862. : TER, Bt : MME” CHABLESTOWN® AY WATERS~SON, SC_N YF SCALE OF MILES 2 32 “Vd Crnevsviiig om Z Heal UF Fi "ELDS POTOMAC Rai. 9047 4g42 Road more prisoners, seven bundred having been sent to Frederick. It is stated that Lee gives his loss as seventeen thousand! We are following as rapidly as the men can move. GEORGE B. McCLELLAN, bd Major General Commanding. SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD. Wasunoton, D. C., Sept. 15—8:30 P. M. ‘The Heracp correspondent who was with Gen. Reno’s division in the battle of yesterday furnishes the foltowing telegraphic information :— A battle was fought yesterday between our forces and the rebels at South Mountain, in which the rebels were driven back with considerable loss. The most of the fighting was done by the Ninth army corps, under Reno's command, al- though Burnside was present and assisted in the direction of the battle. The fight commenced in the morning early, and lasted until nine at night. Our loss is estimated at eleven hundred killed and wounded. The loss of the enemy is much greater. We have also taken s large number of prisoners. General Reno was shot dead, while giving orders, at seven o'clock. Great sorrow is occa- sioned by his loss. It is said that General Lee is weunded. rebel officers are killed. It is thought the rebels will escape into Virginia. We are now pursuing them hard with a large force. Our men are in good spirits. They acted splendidly. SKETCH OF GENERAL JESSE L. RENO. ‘The intelligence of the Union victory at Hagerstown, Maryland, which reached this city yesterday, was received with mingled feelings of joy and sorrow—joy to learn that our gallant troops had frostrated the designs of the rebels in invading our loyal States, and sorrow to think the victory cost us the life of « zealous, talented and brave oMlcor—Majorr General Jense L. Reno. General Reno was born in Virginia, in 1825, He subsequently removed to Pennsyivania, from which State he was appointed a cadet in the Military Academy at West Point in 1842. He graduated in that institution in 1846, ranking seventh in the class with Stonewall Jack son, of the rebel army, and Generals Foster, Wilcox, Palmer, Cohch, Sturges and others of the Unien y- ond Several In July, 1845, he was appointed brevet lieutenant of ordnance. During the war with Mexico, 1846-7, he commanded a howiteer battery, and for * gallant and meritorious conduct at the battle of Cerro Gordo’? was brevetted firet lioutemant, April 18, 1847, For bravery om the battle field of Chap where he was wounded, he was bre tember 11, 1847. When bi ed nesiotant professor of fome #ix monthe, and the Poard of Artilary—a position mouths, during whith be was ong tive merits of heavy ordnance and compiling a work on heavy artillery tactics. He was subsequently connected with the Coast Survey service, and upon withdrawing went out West with a corps of Topographical Engineers, and assisied in the construction of a military road from Big Sioux to St. Paul. He was engaged in this work some twelve months, and on the 3d of March, 1853, he was pro- moted to a full first lieutenantcy of ordnance. He was next (in 1864) stationed at the Frankfort Arsenal, where heremained about three years, and then accompanied Gon. Johnston in the expedition to Utah as ordnance officer. Returning in 1859, be was ordered to the Mount Vernon Arsenal in Alabama, and recently was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. On the Ist of July, 1860, he was promoted to «captaincy of ordnance, having been senior first lieutenant of that department for some time. He was appointed brigadier general of volunteers Nov. 12, 1861, ‘and was subsequently ordered to report to General Burn- side at Annapolis, Md., preparatory to taking a command in the expedition to North Carolina, He was assigned to the command of the Second brigade, and at the battle of Roanoke Island, Feb. 5, 1862, he distinguished himself for gallantry in leading an attack against the rebel Fort Bartow. He subsequently participated in the capture of Newbern and several other important military duties, in all of which he gave the most abundant proof of uncom. mon soldierly qualities. In July last bo, with his bri- gade, was ordered to reinforce Gen. MeClellan's army on he peninsula, He repaired to Newport's News, James river, and subsequently with his eommand—part of Gen. Burnside’s corps—to Fredericksburg, and remained a that place until the position of our army on the Potomac rendered that place untenable, and then proceeded to reinforee Gen. Pope’s army. He took part in the actions near Manassas, which terminated August 31, and was, on the retirement of Gen. McDowell, ordered to assume the command of that officer's corps, with the rank of major general. Subsequently, on the invasion of Maryland by the rebels, the troops under his command were placed in the advance to confront the enemy, andi n the discharge of his duty he offered bis life a sacrifice to his country. THE REBEL GENERAL GARLAND. ‘The rebel General Garland, who is reported to have ‘deen killed at the battle of Hagerstown, on the 14th net. is Robert E. Garland, late captain in the Seventh United States infantry, and is understeod to bea son of the late Brigadier General John Garland, Colonel of the Eighth infantry, one of the heroes of the Mexican war, and who died in this city in June, 1861. General Robert E. Gar. land was a native of Virginia, but was appointed from Missouri to a second lieutenancy in the Seventh infantry, on the 30th of December, 1847. His commission as first Neutenant dated from March 3, 1865. He was regimental quartermaster in 1868, and in 186] rose to a captaincy in the same regiment, # position be did not hold many months, as, having given evidence of his disloyalty while ‘with his regiment in New Mexico, he was ordered to bo ‘aropped from the rolls of the army, to date from May 23, 1861, While in the United States service General Garland never did anything to distinguish bimeelf above the com- mon run of officers, He was not a graduate of West Point. THE REPORTS FROM BALTIMORE, Battmone, Sept. 15, 1862. ‘The American bas a lotter from Harper's Ferry, which says that Colonel White has sent Gen. Miles thirty days? supply of provisions. A despatch from the Monocacy eays that no firing has been hoard there this morning, and it is presumed that as not been renewed, y of ral Reno is expected (0 arrive her Bactimons, Sept. 16—P. M ‘The report, vin Philadelphia, that rhe rebels are plarntin, BSS Z eee WATEREORD aX el | be y Mi NY WT i r RIDGE DESTROYED He N 6, guns on Maryland Heights, opposite Harper's Ferry, + incorreet, We hold Maryland Heights, and no one can plant guns there till we are defeated. THE REPORTS FROM HARRISBURG. Parapeuraia, Sept. 15, 1862. ‘The following intelligence from Harrisburg is interest- + ing, though not go late as General McCiellan’s despatches. Our scouts, who left Hagerstown at three o'clock yes- terday afternoon, say that General Longstreet’s division, with the exception of the brigade of General Toombs, had left Hagerstown. Citizens report that fighting pad taken place near Middletown, and that General Toombs bad been driven back two miles, and that the final issue was 60 critical ‘as tomake it necessary to order General Longstreet’s cSrps to reinforce the rebels. Colone} Brinns’ cavalry and General Toombs’ brigade remained at Hagerstown. General Loring’s division, which was encamped on the Boonsboro road, bad also left. . There was fighting at Harper's Ferry; but General Miles held bis position. Five rebel cavalry were captured at @ point between Groencastie andthe State line, and brought into Cham. bereburg this merning, by @ squad of infantry. Hanawevna, Sept. 15, 1862. ‘The rebels have fallen back two miles. General Long- atreet’s division bas been sent to reinforce them. The Dattlo will probably be renewed to-day. ‘The rebel pickeis have fallen back within a mile and a half of Hagerstown. Stonewall Jackson bas been whipped in three battles. General Miles held his position at Harper's Ferry. If General Miles could hold his posities till neon, until reinforced, he felt confident of dislodging them, Stragglers from the rebel army are scattered all along the road to Williamsport, where the enemy is no doubt crossing. The hastening up of Longstreet’s division was for the purpose of making the Unionists stand, An officer who has just come from Chambersburg con- tradicts the reported capture of 1,200 barrels of flour at Hagerstown by the rebels, He says they bad mot the necessary transportation at hand to effect their object. ‘The citizens who left Chambersburg and other places in the valley are again returning to their respective homes. THE REPORTS FROM CHAMBERSBURG. Caampensnona, Sept. 14—9 P. M. Partica arriving to-day from the neighborhood of Williamsport report @ portion of Jackson's forces mov- ing towards Martinsburg, for the purpose ef capturing Colonel White and his command; but he had evacuated the place two hours previously, and succeeded in reaching Harper's Ferry in safey. AD engine sent from this piace this afternoon proceeded as far as the State line, blowing the whistle as loud as persible. There were no eigns of rebel pickets or com panies Citizens living near the State report no rabels in the neig' 1 Hagerstown; but in what dire pot tel). Their picketm, yertorday enptured ong ~ of Captain Palmer’s men. Refusing to accept his parole, he was carried off to prison. OUR FREDERICK CORRESPONDENCE. Frevenice, Md., Sept. 14, 1662. Our Flag Floats Over Frederick—The Loyalty of the Inhabi- tants—The Further Pursuit of the Rebels—The Second Maryland Eager for the Fray—Sturgis’ Division and Its Behavior—A Word or Two About the Appearance of the Retels—Their Horses—How a Determined Woman Can Preserve Her Nation's Plag—The March to Monrevia and New Marke—General Lee's Headquarters—The Conduct of the Rebels, dc. The Stars and Stripes again wave cver Frederick, and the universal joy that the presence of the Union troops ereated would prove to the greatest skeptic that as truo and loyal hearts beat in this towo as are to be found in any point north of Mason and Dixon, While the rebel gavalry occupied the place everything bore an unsatisfied ‘appearance, and the citizens confined themselves as much a8 possible to the houses. This was more particularly the case with the ladies, who are generally ultra in their sentiments, let them be one side or the other, and this time they leaned towards the right point. But now, presto! and everything is changed. Fiags, great and small, are flying from the housetops and windows, and the smiling faces of the majority of the citizens show what their real feel. yngs are, The soldiers are stopped and spoken te, and the greatest interest is manifested in the past and future movements of our troops. The people only regretted that we were not here three or four days ago, to hunt the rebels from their town, and prevent them from further desecrating the soil of Maryland by their umweicome presence. Bitterly have the Southern soldiers been disappointed fm their reception in this State, They expected they would be welcomed with open arms, as they declared they came only ‘‘# redeem Maryland and save her from the Yankees.” Instead of this, however, the doors have been closed against them, and they received but little assistance even from those who it was well koewn sympathized with them, as even these black sheep could perceive at a glance that publi, sentiment was against them, and they feared the conse" quences should they come dut boldly and declare them- selves. They also well knew that the visit of these trai* tors would be of short duration, as wo were after them with the most effectual means of putting ® stop to their ravages. ‘You have already received a description of the occupa. tion of the town, the skirmish before the entrance of the troops, and all other points of interest relating to this matter. Iwill now give you a few items of interest, showingthe progress of General Sturgis’ division while following up in the hope of being ablo to cateh the rebels, None evinced more anxiety in this than the Second Mary- land regiment, as it was doubly galling to them. They bad not only the good old Union to sustain, but their State was weing in. vaded, and they were bound to bave a hand in the expulsion of the invaders. They felt that this timo the advantage was on their side, as there was hardly a lave or turning that some of them did not know, and there was little fear of being surprised on ‘account of not having a thorough knowledge of the eur rounding country. Leng a Lhave been with the army, I never saw a more orderly set of men than were those composing t whole division. Private property was respected, a the most tempting orchards passed without being {ter ferod with, except in some few casos of fellows who ay et for themselves nor home or abroad had neithe The ends, and oltiers tate, surrounded They accordingly. 1 0 their ore. welevsme to n reason nitucted Hy appr ad the treatment, and dida He the people told some stories of the manner in which the rebein behaved, stating that they wore really hungry, and devoured everything before them like a swarm of locusts. Their appearance Shey @csoribed ag being Mithy, and the excuse they gave for \t was that they could get no clothing in Virginia, and many of them wore the uniforms that bad bern taken off Our dead soldiers, Theif horses, as a general thing, wore G00d, being small and wiry, and bearing ali the appearance Of being blooded animals, To use the expression of one of My informants, ‘the beasts were the bettor of the two.’” Although not actually destroying anything, they yet took everything they wanted, offering payment im socesb shinplasters, of which, the country people say they had ‘ap unlimited supply. ‘The farmers gave us such information as led us te believe that tho rebel pickets were but a little way ahead of us, and many of them, together with two Pieces of artillery, were stationed at Now Market. Wo accordingly pusbed on, the officers aud men hoping that the enemy would have the courage to remain and show fight, as at every village they boasted that they were only waiting for us to come up to thrash us yet when our approach was made positive they took good care that they would be at a safe distance frow danger. We pushed on to Monrovia Statiou,on the line of the Baltimore and Obio Railroad, ou the way to New Murket, nd while passing through ap incideat occurred well worth relating. 1 was riding in the rear when | was at- tracted by the most deafening shouts some distance ahead. I instantly went forward, and saw something that made me fee! like shouting too. On «slight eminence on the sido of the road slood two Iadics anda little In the child's hand was a smali but very pretty An n flay, which she was waving with all the ardor and euthusiasm ofa youthful patriot. Ihe men choered unul they were husky, and the moat of the officers, passed, took Of their caps and saluted the patwnui embiem. Upon conversing with the ladies 1 was informed that this was the only American flag that the rebels had ieft, and the reason for that was they could not find i. All the rest hadebeen destroyed or carried away ue trophies. The rebel cavalry destroyed here the post office and some other government property. ‘hey ivit the place om Thursday afternoon, and fell back to New Market. We kept om our way, and arrived ut the town on the next merning (13th). Here we were also re ceived with open arms, the ladies cumming out of their houses to supply the weary men with water aud food. The 1 joy was manifested al our arrival, ‘and deep regret that we had not come soouers I left the town and visited some of the surrounding farmers, avd am happy to say that 1 met some of the best Union men shat it has been my good fortune to converse with. From them I learned the following interesting facts relative to the strength of the rebels in that locality:—They arrived there on Sunday afternoon, the 7th, and Gen. Lee made is beadquarters at the house of a Mr. Hanna, about a mile from the town. On a hill just a litte above the house was planted a battery of six pieces, and in the nu, mediate vicinity were encamped about two regiments 0 cavalry, and up the road about threo-quarters of amie were three more, although some think there were five. ‘They were on the road to New London village. The most of these men said they were going to Pennsylvania, and threatened cverything with destruction that could be laid bands on. They even went so far as to tell the people that @hey were bound for Philadelphia, They also used every means in thei power to obtain recruits, and actually did got some fif- teen or twenty, by operating upon the fears of some by telling them that we were, as we came along, pressing every able bodied man into the service. ‘They helped themselves to everything they waniei, but, by way of beiug very generous, tendered in payment Confederate notes for, small amounts, I saw several receipts tor forage, &c., that had been given by the quartermasters te the farmers, which they assured then were us good us gold in Richmond, One or two good old Union men would bave nothing to do with them, aud refused to sell them anything or to take pay in Confederate money fur their property that had been taken from them. The rebels left this vicinity on Thursday evening, as they had information that wo were fast ap- proaching with a large supply of artillery and cavalry. Before leaving they told those of their friends that they bad found that they were then on their way to Harrisburg, Pa., although 1 have some seriou’ doubts as to whether they will try such a dangerous ex- periment. 1 think rather that they wiil make an attempt to get Duck to Virginia as soon as possible, provided that they are allowed go to do by our for ‘The presenee of General Burnside adds greatly to the zeal of the men attached to his old corps, now command- ed by General Reno, and whenever fe rode past they cheered him, such as only Burnside men can cheer bim, knowing bim as well as they do. i What the next.programue is remains to be een, but rest assured that Maryland will io a fow days be entirely freed from the presence of a single rebel soldier, unless in the sbape of @ prisoner. Fagvenicn, Sopt. 14—Fveving. Advance of the Entire Union Army—A Buttle Expected. ‘The entire army moved at daylight this moruing. They will take the road to Herper’s Ferry, in the hope of com ing up with Jackson and Hill before they cross. If they are this side of the river we sball probably have a battie before night. It is expected that our main column will come up with the enemy tiiis afternoun. OUR POOLESVILLE CORRESPONDENCE. Pogurvitte, Sept. 11, 1862. The March to Seneca Miis—Beauties of the Scenery—A Change from That of the Peninsula—Seneca; What lt Is— On to Pootesville—Belt’s Crossroads—An Old Church, de. Major General Couch’s division broke camp at Out's Crossroads on Tuesday, September 9, ut eight o'clock ‘A. M., and marched to Sencca Mills. . The march was un. disturbed, easy and pleasant. It ied through @ pictor esque country, beautifully diversified in bill and valley, and ried in every feature that lends a charm to the jand- scape. The hills, to be sure, wore a little bard t elimb but when their tops were reached they gave us silvery glimnpses, between other hills, of the Potomac, wh eb there swells tom broad and beauti{ul river. Aud the hills were hard to go down, too; but the descent led to valleys washed with streams of delicious water. Cao- teens, indeed, are almost superfiaous hereabouta; for you are sure to find plenty of excellent water wherever you go, and so there is not much need to carry it. Perhaps if we were fresh from Berkshire, or some other of the more beautiful spots of the North, we might regard the beauties of thie country and thie climate with a tempered admiration; but, fresh us w from the maddy, misty and desolate peninsula, ¢ jand seems to us @ terrestrin! paradise, Seneca is a place of only a dozen houses. There st one mill there, which, when the stream is full, makes a hun- dred barrels of flour a day. This flour has hitherto been sold in Washington; but there appears to be some proba- bility that some bas recently cone the wrong way, and the mill js therefore to be looked after. General Couch moved from Seneca on Wednesday, Sept. 10. He left at that place the Seventh Massuchusetts regi ment, Colonel Russell, The Ninety-eighth Pennsylvania, Colonel Bailliere, Rad previously been loft at Offuts’ Croee- roads. This distribution of our force inakes it look rather ‘as if we were to become an urmy of occupation. From Seneca the division moved to Poolesvilie, which ft reached at noon. Here the great part of it stiil re- mains, Joho Cochrane’s brigade was thrown out to Kell’s Crossroads, & short di nee north of Poolesvilie, avd is nt encamped there. “KR vil's Crossroads we saw a rolic of the old colonial times, which, we fear, will not survive the present war, ri ie a churen, said to be one of five built in America oles expense of ‘King Charles whieh Charles tradition knoweth not. The elifice i imple square, Duit of wood, with windows on three s: , and 0 pealed roof, whore oaken shingles have warped in many rains and much sunshine ‘util they look ike the ied one in China chicken. Around the church is a OF Coch neith oaks of Titai.ic growth, and rather Jed with oal yoerinewded with the rude forefathers of the hamlet.’ ‘The oldest inscription bore the date of 1702, and was on but we hear no- iupon. Nearly has seen’ the ehemy’s cavalry, and jerable bodies of wifantry; but their gare a8 Wild as possible. thing that is definit every. man we mee some have seen consid statements of pamber OUR HARRISBURG CORRESPONDENCE. Flantusrere 18, 1862 troops Flocking to the Cumbertand Vutity—iiwmors o Victortee and Defgae—The Reception of che Rebels im ytand—Our Proops at Hagerstown—The Rebels on the M Virginia Side of the Polemac— MeClelian in Hot Pursuit of Them, de. Withio fe ght hours after the Governor's eall for + gaa ON BIGHT PA