September 23, 1862 Headlines

September 23, 1862 Headlines

The New York TimesVol. XI-No. 3432, New York, Tuesday, September 23, 1862

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Events Succeeding to the Great Battle -The Rebel Retreat Forseen-Heavy Losses-Some of the Killed and Wouned-Incidents &c.

On the field, Near Shrapsburgh, MD

Thursday, Sept. 18, 1862

There has been no engagement today-only occasional firing between the pickets, who continue to confront each other on substantially the same field where the contest closed at sundown yesterday. The body of the enemy-if there be any body remaining-are at least three miles further toward the river then they were at the beginning of the battle yesterday morning. Competent judges, with whom I have conversed, among whom is Ge. Griffen-a careful observer, and well versed in the ways of the rebels-belive that they are merely amusing us by these exhibitions of force, while the army proper is really on the retreat to the river and should this hypothesis prove correct, we shall have a most mortifying result for all the labor, loss and blood shed of this Maryland campaign. The rebel leaders have drawn after them from Washington an immense army, with its enormous train, which has marched, toiled, fought and been dragged for fifty miles, over three mountains ranges at an unfold out lay of strength, expense and suffering, they will have supplied their starving army with all it needed, slaughtered and wounded thousands of our brave Union Soldiers, and then have escaped back to Virginia to laugh in their sleeves at our laggard way of following up our successes. The old fashion way of waiting for the rebel army to make the first move to attack, to choose their own field of operations to fight us, lie still or retreat as suits their convenience, seems to the humor of the hour. What motives of "strategy" or mysterious plans requiring time for development, explains this failure to attack the rebels today, a mere novice in warfare has no right to draw questions. But one thing seems apparent to me, the Union army are eager to be "up and at them" and make and end to this rebel canaille, and of the rebellion, while we have them and it in our power. The humblest Union soldier will feel the mortification of permitting this ragged and selfish lazaroni to escape our clutches, by crossing again into Virginia.

In order to ascertain the number of the killed and wounded, as near as might be, so soon after the battle and to obtain such names of prominent persons, who have suffered, I pass over the field today and went to nearby all the hospitals were the wounded are being gathered in.

While the wounded are still on the field, and no official returns are made, it is of course, impossible to obtain any thing like a correct list of the killed and wounded. List will soon be prepared, however and full accounts be sent forward. Every house and large barn contiguous to the field, is occupied by the wounded where I am happy to say, provision has very promptly been made for dressing wounds and rendering them comfortable.

The troops in Hooker's, Summer's and Richardson's corps have suffered greatly. Some officers of the General Staff estimate the number of wounded at 13,000 and say there are 5,000 on the field. My own judgment, after going pretty well over the ground is that this estimate is greatly exaggerated and that they do not amount to half that number, while the killed is very small in proportion to the wounded. I think six to eight hundred will cover the killed and twenty five hundred to three thousand the wounded, making a total of not to exceed four thousand of killed and wounded.

Gen. Rodman was shot through the body, the ball passing through the lung. Gen. Mansfield was instantly killed. Gen. Hooker was wounded in the foot. Gen. Hartsuff, of Rickett's division, wounded in the right iliac region, a serious wound. Col. Beal, 10th Maine, in the thigh. Col. Richard Oakford, of Scranton, Penn, (132 Penn Volunteers) was killed. Robert A. Abbott was seriously wounded in the lower jaw. Lieut. Jno. C. Dolan, injured in the hip by a shell. First Lieut. Sawyer, 7th Maine, killed and about 100 privates of the same regiments wounded. Lieut. Col Fillebrown was thrown from his horse and injured, but not seriously. Gen. Max Weber was wounded seriously in the arm, and amputation may be rendered necessary. The Lieut. Colonel of the 49th New York Volunteers was dangerously wounded. Col. Kingsbury, of the 11th Connecticut who was shot through the body twice and wounded in both feet, died this morning. Col. Childs, of the 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry was killed while leading a charge on the right of the field. Gen. Richardson was wounded and Gen. Hancock takes his command. Capt. Kelly of the 8th Illinois Cavalry was badly wounded on Monday in the mountain.

In Gen. Kings Division the loss has been heavy. Col. M.A.V. Post, of the Second United States Sharpshooters was wounded, also Lieut. Chas. E. Cushing, Co E. 22nd New York, Lieut. Whitman, Co. B has his leg shot off-dead. Capt. Myers, Co. I. 14th Brooklyn-dead. Capt. O'Brian, Co. I 24th Brooklyn -dead, Adgt. Pamele, 2d U.S. Sharpshooters-dead, Lieut. Guest, 2d U.S. Sharpshooters-wounded, Capt. Chase, Co. A. 2d U.S. Sharpshooters-wounded, Segeant-Major Shoot, 2d U.S. Sharpshooters-wounded.

In Caldwell's Brigade the loss was severe. The Fifth New Hampshire Regiment have 119 killed and wounded, among which are fourteen officers. Some of these wounded are the following: Col. Cross, wounded in the head, slightly, Capt. Long, Co. O wounded in the arm, Cpat. Ranlet, Co E. Wounded in the thigh, Lieut. Graves, Co H. forearm, allgist, Lieut Bean, Co H. Severely, Lieut. Gay, Co H. mortally, Lieut. Parks.

Killed in Michigan Seventeenth Regiment:

Phelix Randall, Co. B., Andrew Salier, Co. C., Samuel Hunt, Co. D., Martin V. Moore, Co. D. , H.A. Smith Co. D, Wm. Wooward Co. E., Robert C. Irvin Co. E., Ephraim Micks Co. F., Delos Vanderberg Co. F., Frank Belknap Co I., Oliver Cheeney Co. K., David D. Thompkins Co. K., Isrel Colf Co. C., John A. Troy Co C., S. H. Hooley Co D., Daniel McMartin Co D., Almeron Palmeter Co D., Henry Tomlinson Co. D., Alex. McKinnon Co. D., Corp. Miron Hawley Co. D. Mason Kearney Co. I., Wm. Clay Co K., Leonard Ives Co. K., Total 25

Mr. Ives, of Providence, an aid of Gen. Repshaw Received a server flesh wound in the thigh by a piece of shell. Probably not mortal. Mr. Ives is a brother of Capt. J. Pointon Ives, who commanded the Picket in North Carolina, under Gen. Burnside.

The Seventh Maine regiment (Third Brigade, Smiths Division) commanded my Major Hyde, went into fight with 175 men and 14 officers, and came out with 65 men and 4 officers unhurt.

Lieut. Butler, Co A. was wounded and is missing; Capt. Jones, Co. B, wounded slightly, Agjt. Haskell was shot through both legs and his horse was killed; Lieut. Beason, Co. C, wounded in leg, Lieut. Goodman, Co. D, killed. Lieut. Emery, Co. E. wounded slightly, Lieut. Shorey, Co. F, wounded in the leg, Lieut. Warren, Co. H, wounded and missing, Capt Cook, Co I, wounded in leg, Lieut. Brown, Co. I supposed killed, Capt. Cochran wounded in foot, Major Hyde wounded in hand and horse shot under him, not serious.

This regiment is now the body-guard of Gens. Franklin and Smith. The loss in this regiment is said to have been heavier then any regiment engaged in proportion to numbers, since the beginning of the war. Their colors with "Williamsburgh" inscribed on them were riddled with bullets. Capt. J. S. Chamming has three bullet holes through his clothes, and both he and Major Hyde came off the field with their clothing all bespattered with blood of their comrades.

The Turner Rifles: Officers Killed,

Capt. Gustav A. Loreng, Co C., First Lieut. Jacob Pabot Co. D., Second Lieut. -- Krano, Co. G.,

Some of the wounded:

Capt. Robert Meikle, Pauls (?) Frick, --- Lohman, Capt. Weber, Lieut. Voelkerr.

Of enlisted men, there were twenty six, killed and eighty wounded.