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10IKT CALLENDER FOR 1862.
SUPSXLIOB. CGI7B.TS.
CONFEDERATE UNION.
VOLUME XXXIII,]
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1862.
[NUMBER 21.
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Counterfeit
Confederate
Iffotes.
treasury
JAN OAKY.
JULY.
2.1 Monday, Ctislham.
1st Monday, Floyd*
‘Floyd
AUGUST.
1st Monday Lumpkint
FEBRUARY.
2d M niday, Campbell
1st Monday, Clark
Clai k
t Lumpkin
Dawson
3d Monday. Campbell
3d Monday, Forsyth
Dawson
Polk
3d Monday, Forsyth
Glascock
‘ Polk
Merriwether
Glascock
YY’alton
Merritt-cther
Jtli Mffnday, Baldwin
Y\ alton
Jackson
4t’n Monday, Baldwin
Monroe
Jiekson
Paulding
Monroe
Taliaferro
Paulding
Walker
Taliaferro
Thusday after, Pierce
MARCH.
SEPTEMBER.
1st Thursday. Pierce
1st Mouday, Appling
lit Monday, Appling
Chattooga
Chattooga
Cherokee
Cherokee
Columbia
Coweta
Coweta
Columbia
Crawford
Crawford
Madison
Gwinnett
Marion
Madison
Morgan
Marion
2d Monday, Butts
Morgan
Bartow
2:1 Monday, Butts
Coffee
Bartow
Elbert
Coffee
Fayette
Elbert
Greene
Fayett
Gwinnett
Greene
Pickens
Pickens
Washington
Washington
Webster
Webster
3d Monday, Cobbt
21 Monday, Cobbt
Calhoun
Calhoun
Hall
Hall
Hart
Hart
Heard
Heard
Macon
M aeon
Newton
Newton
Talbot
Talbot
Ware
Tattnal
Bulloch
YVate
Thursday after White
Thursday after White
'tli Monday, Clinch
Friday alter,Bulloch
Putnam
4th .Monday, Clinch
Chattahoochee
Putnam
Lee
Rabun
Twiggs
Chattahoochee
YVilkes
Lee
Johnson
Twiggs
Milton
Wilkes
Rabun
The notes mostly counterfeited are
the 20*s, 50’s and 100’s, of the issue !
of Sept. 2, l'-JI1—lithographed by j
Hoyer & Ludwig, Richmond. In all
the genuine issues of these notes there
is a shield in the upper left corner, the j
the right upper corner of which is I
1S62.— Yyesterday was fought, at this
place, the severest battle that has yet
marked the annals of the war. For the
first time in our history, two armies have
been brought together whose thousands
might be numbered by hundreds, and for
fifteen long eventful hours these Lave un
dergone trial by fire such as mortal man
never witnessed on this continent before.
If the battles of Shiloh, Donelson, Rich
mond and Manassas are entitled to be con
sidered among the greatest in modern war
fare, that of Sharpshurg, whether in refer
ence to length, obstinacy or numbers, out
ranks them all, and stands first upon the
list. In respect to mere numbers, few re
cords of battles show more troops concen
trated upon a single field than were gat her
ed here. If we look on the Federal side, we
may enumerate the forces of McClellan,
Burnside, Siegel, Sumner, Banks and Re
no, all commanders of carps d’armee. One'
hundred thousand of their troops were
trained soldiers, nurtured and disciplined
in camp and field since the beginning of
the war. Add to these the forces from
Western Virginia, under Gen. Cox, like
wise veterans, and the ninety thousand
fresh levies, who, according to Northern
accounts, joined the Yankee army after
the late battle of Manassas, and we have
an approximate estimate of nearly two
hundred thousand men. It was a force
gathered for but one purpose—to crush us
out before we left the soil of Maryland,
and as fast as steam could carry them, they
flocked to the standards of their Gener
als from every camp and city in the
North.
Turning to t.he Confederate side, we
have Longstreet, Jackson, L>. H. Hill, R.
II. Anderson and McLaws; but tiie di-
uninterrupted by aught save their own
echoes. McClellan had initiaftd the at
tack. Jackson and Lawton, (command
ing Ewell’s division)—always in time-had
come rapidly forward during the night,
and were in position on our extreme left.
What a strange strength and confidence
we all felt in the presence of tkat man,
“Stonewall” Jackson. Between six and
seven o’clock the Federals advanced a
large body of skirmishers, and shortly af
ter the main body of the enemy was burl
ed against the division of Genera' Lawton.
The fire now became fearful and heessant*
What were at first distinct notes, clear
and consecutive, merged into a tumultuous
chorus that made the earth tremble. The
discharge of musketry sounded upon the
ear like the rolling of a thousand distant
drums, and ever and anon tie peculiar
yells of our hoys told us of some advan-
ta g e gained. We who were ujon the cen
tre could see little or nothing of this por
tion of the battle, but from the dense pall
ot smoke that hung above the scene, we
knew too well that bloody work was go
ing on.
The -Federals there outnumbered us
three to one. Their best troops were con
centrated upon this single effort to turn
our left, and for two hours and a half the
tide of battle ebbed and flowed alternately
for and against us. Still our boys fought
desperately, perhaps as they never fought
before. Whole brigades were swept away
before the iron storm, the ground was cov
ered with the wounded and dead. Ewell’s
old division, overpowed by superior num
bers, gave back. Hood, with his Tex
ans, the Eighteenth Ga.. and the Hamp-
: ton, rushed into the gap. and retrieved the
placed in the centre between the letr • • .. , ., ... ,
1 . ,, t ,, ., T visions winch they respectively command
ter 2S m months directly over it In ; have become ^ ien \ nants 0 f their for-
the counterfeit the corner of the shield mer strength. Whatever may have been
is placed directly under the right down j the force with which we entered Mary
land—and no one who saw the character
of the fighting at Manassas will deny that
stroke ol’ the letter N
HUNDREDS.
The Sailor in the lower left corner
of the genuine note wears a black belt,
with a buckle very distinct,—in the
counterfeit the belt is very light, and
the buckle scarcely to be seen. The
face of the sailor in the genuine is fine
and regular—in the counterfeit the
mouth seems pinched up, and the eyes
liave a bleared or scratched look.
The sailor in the left tftmd end leans
upon an anchor, diagonally across the
vignette from left to right, in the gen
uine, there is a hair hut* very distinct,
as if the stone from which the impres
sion was taken had been broken or
cracked. In the counterfeit there is
no such blurr or hair line. In the
centre vignette, right side, near the
cotton press, is a mule—in the genuine
it is very indistinctly executed, and the
mule looks as if he w ere walking from
you, presenting only a tail view—in
the counterfeit it is much plainer, and
the mule presents almost a broadside
view.
At the upper right corner of the j two - T , ,
1 .1 1 eeous sides of the Blue ludge. i lie low-
erenume notes, the white giouixl ap- p ,. . . , ° . . ,.
s , . , 11- r,. , „ lands are thickly covered with crops of
pears through the shading o 1 | grain ana corn, but most of the positions
in the counterfeit the ! OCCU pi e( ] by our artillery on the eminences
entire work is dark.
it was ample for any emergency—it has
dwindled down more than a third. Our
stragglers are to be found in nearly every
house on the borders of the Potomac.
Regiments have been reduced to tlie
size of companies, and dozens of brigades
might he named before whom a similar
Yankee command would loom up in Bro-
bignadian proportions. It is a rough esti
mate, hut i doubt if we carried into the
battle of yesterday more than seventy
thousand men. Seventy against 20(\-
000 ! Such was the disproportion in
in numbers of the two contending armies-
On falling hack from Boonshoro’, we
made our final 6tand at Sharpshurg, a
small town situated in a bend of the Poto
mac, and in an air line not more than one
and a half from the river. Ascending a hill
just on the outer edge of the town, and
looking towards the Blue Ridge, the eye
ranges over the greater portion of the
eventful field. To the right and left is a
succession of hills which were occupied by
the Confederates. In front is the beauti
ful valley of the Antietam, divided longi
tudinally by the river which empties into
the Potomac on your right, and behind,
forming a background to the picture, only-
miles distant, are the steep umbra-
FIFTIES.
I usday after Baliernhamlter the 4tb>Ecbols
i Thursday, Montgomery! Monday )
: I Er-hols
,,T u ‘ ' Ior '" 1 Effing!:
day
rliam
APRIL.
IH A 2d Mon. Carroll
1-t Monday, Dooly
Franklin
Emanuel
Early
Fulton
Gordon
Pike .
Taylor
Warren
Wilkinson
Tlmrsd’yafter Banks
-I Monday, Hanc cli
Richmond
Harris
Laurens
Miller
Sumter
Tnesday after, McIntosh
3d Monday, Glynn
Haralson
Henry
Liberty
Murray
(Igletliorpe
Ptuaski
Stewart
Monday Worth
after * * Bryan"
4th Mouday,Wavue
Decatur
DeKalb
Houston
Jasper
Lincoln
Whitfield
Wilcox
Friday after. Telfair
Camden
I hursdav after, Irwin
Monday “ Berrien
Charlton
MAY
en
at ham
hi Mo
Fannin
Mitchell
Muscogee
Bibb
Burke
Quittinan
• Spalding
Troup
l nion
Baker
Thursday after Towns
4di Mondav, Dade
Terrell
‘-a-"!t Mondav, Colquitt
JUNE.
j ’ Monday, Lowndes
Dougherty
- i Monday, Brooks
Clay
■ I Monday, Thomas
OCTOBER.
) 1st Ac. 2d Mon. Cat roll
list Monday, Dooly
Emanuel
Franklin
Early
Fulton
Gilmer
Gordon
Taylor
Warren
Wiiitinson
Ptke
jThursday after Banks
I2d Monday, Fannin
Richmond
Hancock
Harris
Laurer.a
Miller
Sumter
3d Monday, Glynn
Haralson
Henry
Jones
Murray
Oglethorpe
Pulaski
Stewart
Union
W«rth
Thursday after Towns
Thursday ) Montgomery
after *
4th Monday, Wayne
Decatur
DeKalb
Houston
Jasper
Lincoln
Schley
Tattnall
Whitfield
Wilcox
Friday after, Telfair
Camden
Thursday nfter, Irwin
Mondav after Chariton
NOVEMBER.
1st Monday. Berrien
Sc riven
Clayton
Effingham
Randolph
Upson
Bd Momlay, Catoosa
Jefferson
Mitchell
M uscogee
3d Monday, Bibb
Burke
Qniltman
Spalding
Troup
Baker
4th Monday, Dade
Terr oil
Thursday after, McIntosh
.Monday “ Colquitt
*• “ Liberty
Mon. after Libertv. Bryan
DECEMBER.
1st Monday, Dougherty
Lowndes
2d Mondav,{Brooks
l Clay
3d Monday Thomas
dallion work; in the
lescrihed, are open rolling fields where
wo could both distinctly, see, and be dis
tinctly seem
Several white spots appear just over j The line of battle of the enemy on their
the figures fifty, in the medallion work ; left (opposite our right) was on the other
at the upper right corner of the gen- I side of the Antietam ; and on their centre
, 11 xi \ nnnn ! and right it extended to this side. Alto-
ume notes, ittc . . , j.- ; gether it was about two miles in length.'
terfeit. The outside of t US m 1 , I should here observe that the river is
work in the counterfeit is coyei eil oj' j f orc [ ab j e b y infantry at any point, not be-
a running net work; in the genuine ; n g more than forty feet in width, but im-
there is none. In front of, and at- passible by artillery except on the bridges,
tached to the chest, in the centre pic- One of these—a stone structure—was on
ture of the genuine note, there is a the continuation of the Boonshoro’ turn-
the counter- pike, which runs through the town, (the
rfie head of same by which we ascended to onr batter
ies, near the centre,) and the other a few
hundred yards to the right. The first was
in possession of the enemy before the
fight began, and was covered* by their ar
tillery. The second will he a subject of
padlock; there is none in
feit. In the genuine note
the man in the lower left corner
is nearly bald, a little hair is
combed down on the right temple; in
the counterfeit a full head ot hair is
represented, the hair on the right
temple being slightly dishevelled, as if
blown by a puff of wind.
In the genuine the bead of the fe
male between the words Confederate
States, is near the centre. In the coun-
erfeit the head is placed so as to
touch the letter L in Confederate.
TWENTIES.
In the counterfeit hills the figure 2,
on the right side, in cut by a tine line,
entirely separating the tail ot the fig-
cl..— ™ „ l.rvjrr ,,f it-
future reference, in connection with the
struggle wh ch took place around it later
in the day. The left of the Federals was
commanded by Burnside, the centre by
Sumner and the right by McClellan, who
also exercised general supervision over
the entire field.
Our line of battle was"of course nearly
! opposite to that of the enemy, and stretcli-
| ed along the crests of the hills until lost
; to view among the distant woods and hol
lows; the right being commanded by
Longstreet, tlie left by Jackson, and the
! loss. Ewell’s men. rallying on this sup
port, returned to the fight, and adding
their weight to that of the fresh enthusi
astic tioops, the enemy in turn were driv
en back. Reinforced, they made another
desperate effort on the extreme left, and
here again was a repetition of the scenes I
have described. For a time they flanked
us, and our men retired slowly, fighting
over every inch of ground. It was a trying
hour. The Federals saw their advantage
aiul pi’tsscil it with vigor. "Right hattpr-
ies were in full play upon us, and the din
of heavy guns, whistling and bursting of
shells, and the roar of musketry was al
most deafening.
At this juncture, Lee ordered to the
support of Jackson the division of Gen.
McLaws, which had been held in reserve.
And blessing never came more opportune
ly. Our men had fought until not only
they, hut their ammunition were well
nigh exhausted, and discomfiture stared
them in the face. But thus encouraged,
every man rallied, and the fight was re
doubled in its intensity. Splendidly han
dled, the reinforcement swept on like a
wave, its blows falling thick and fast upon
the audacious columns that had so stub
bornly forced their way to the position
on which we originally commenced the
battle. Half an hour later and the enemy
were retreating. At one point we pursued
tor nearly a mile, and last night a portion
of OUT troops on tlio lef*t slept on tlio Van.
kee ground. The success, though not de
cisive as compared with our usual results,
was complete ak it was possible to make it
in view of the peculiar circumstances of
the battle and the topography of the coun
try. Certain it is, that after the cessation
of the fight at half-past ten, the Yankees
did not renew it again at this point, dur
ing the day. J hey had been defeated,
and all they could do thereafter, was to
prevent us from repeating in turn the ex
periment which they had attempted on
our line. It was, beyond all doubt, the
most hotly contested field on which a bat
tle has taken place during the war.
The Fight upon the Centre.
Soon after the cessation of the fight on
the left, the enemy made a strong demon- I
stration upon our centre, in front of the
division of General D. II. Hill. Here, for
a while, the coniesi was carried on mainly
by artillery, with which both the enemy
and ourselves were abundantly supplied.
The only difference between the two, if
any at all, was in the superiority of their
metal and positions, and on our part, the
lack of sufficient ammunition. Battery af
ter battery was sent to the rear, exhaust-
across the Antietam on the open ground
beyond, moving as if in preparation to ad
vance. Others were so far in the distance
that you could recognize them ns troops
only by the sunlight that g'enned upon
their arms, while considerable numbers
were within cannon shot defiantly Haunting
their flags in oiir faces. At twelve o’clock
the scene from the apex of the turnpike
was truly magnificent, and the eye em
braced a picture such as falls to the lot of
few men to look upon in this age.
From twenty different stand points
great volumes of smoke wereevety instant
leaping from the muzzles of angry guns.
The air was filled with the white fantastic
shapes that floated away from bursted
shells. Men were leaping to and fro, load
ing, firing and handling the artillery, and
now and then a hearty yell would reach
the ear, amid the tumult, that spoke of
death or disaster from some well amied
ball. Before us were the enemy. A reg
iment or two had crossed the liver, and
running in squads from the woods along
its hanks, were trying to form a line.—
Suddenly a shell fell among them, and an
other and another, until the thousands
scatter like a swarm of flies, and disappear
in the woods. A second time the effort is
made, and there Is a cacond failure. Then
there is a diversion. The batteries of the
Federals open afresh ; their infantry try
another point and finally they succeed in
effecting a lodgement on this side. Our
troops, under D. H. Hill, met them, and a
fierce battle ensued in the centre. Back
wards, forwards, surging and swaying like
a ship in a storm, the various columns aie
seen in motion. It is a hot place for us,
but it is hotter still for tlie enemy. They
are directly under our guns, and we mow
them down like grass. The raw levies,
sustained by the veterans behind, couie up
to the work well, and fight for a short
time with an excitement incident to their
novel experiencies of a battle ; but soon a
portion of their line gives way in confu
sion. Their reserves come up and endeav
or to retrieve the fortune of the day. Our
centre, however, stands firm as adamant,
and they fall back. Pursuit on our part
is useless, for if we drove the enemy at all
on the other side of the river, it would be
against the sides of the mountain, where
one man fighting for his life and liberty,
disciplined or undisciplined, would be
equal to a dozen.
Meanwhile deadly work lias been going
on among our artillery. Whatever they
may have made others suffer, nearly all
the companies have suffered severely them
selves. The great balls and shells of the
enemy have been thrown with wondeiful
accuracy, and dead and wounded men,
horses, and disabled caissons are visible in
every battery. The instructions from
General Lee, are that there shall be no
more artillery duels. Instead, therefore,
of endeavoring to silence tlie enemy’s
guns, Colonel Walton directs his artillery
to receive the fire of their antagonists qui
etly, and deliver their own against the Fed
eral infantry. The wisdom of the order
is apparent at eY’ery shot, for with the
overwhelming numbers of the enemy,
they might have defeated us at the outset,
but for the powerful and well direct ad-
adjuncts we possessed in our heavy
guns.
Time and again did the Federals perse-
veringiy press close up to our ranks, so
near indeed that their supporting batteries
were obliged to cease firing, lest they
should kill their own men, hut just as of
ten were they driven back by the com
bined elements of destruction which we
brought to bear upon them. It was a hour
when every man was wanted The sharp
shooters of the enemy weie picking off our
principal officers continually, and especi
ally those who made themselves conspicu
ous in the batteries. In this manner the
company of Captain Miller, of the Wash
ington Artillery, was nearly disabled, only
two out of his four guns being fully man
ned. As it occupied a position directly un
der the eye of General Longstreet, and lie
saw the valuable part it was performing
in defending the centre, that officer liitnseli
dismounted from his horse, and assisted
by his Adjutant General, Major Sorrel,
Major Fairfax and General Drayton,
worked one of the guns until the crisis was
passed. To see a General otficer wield
ing the destines of a great tight with its
care and responsibilities upon his should
ers, performing the duty of a common sol
dier, in the thickest of the conflict, is a
centre by 1>. H. Hill. It is impossible at
tire from the main body of it; in the ■ this time for me to describe the position of
genuine the figure -2 'is perfect. Iu | the respective brigades The turnpike to ;
P, • „ i;ii 0 ii n l,nt nn tlie head which I have relerred is about a halt a
the geliUin , n f mile to the right of the position occupied ^ a “
rtf flip man in the lower left cornel Ot UIUC O e . i boldly thrown ov
+t + cite more untm the top of by our centre. 1 he preliminary R > m P- tbe Turnpike, nine hundred or a thousand
the note, sits mote upon me ipp ; > toms 0 ftlie battle began to he felt as early - - v -
the head than in the counterfeit; m as two o'clock ou Tuesday afternoon, when
ounterfeit the hat seems to be j tbe enern y opened a vigorous fire from
re towards the back ot tbe their admirably posted batteries, seeking
evidently to draw us out, and thereby
learn our weak and strong points, ascer-
ed, and our ordnance wagons, until late in , „
the day, were on the opposite side of the P^ ure worth Y of tbe P ei,cl1 of an
Potomac, blocked tip by the long commis- ; ar i®." .
sary trains, which had been ordered for- ! . Th « this ba tie though kt one
ward from Martinshurg and Sheperds- ! t,me doubtt “V was finall Y dects.ve- Ibe
town, to relieve the necessities of the enemy was driven across the river with a
slaughter that was terrible. A federal
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whole of his regiment ou the ground around
him. I did not go over the field, hut a
mils* of the line of hills which ran from
right to left, in front of the town. That of
the enemy, with one exception, was on
rising ground at the base of the Blue
Ridge, and upon the various eminencies
this side. A single Federal battery was
er the Stone Bridge on
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yards in our front, and held its position un
til disabled, with a hardihood worthy of a
better cause. I cannot now name all the
positions of the different batteries—only
those which I saw. These were the sec
ond company of the Washington Artillery,
Capt. Richardson, who was stationed half
a mile on the right of the turnpike, and
, , the An tietam, for the purpose of pre-
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and frightening the citizens of the town
nearly ont of their wits by the explo
sion of the shells which fell hotly in their
midst.
While this cannonade was in progress,
the Federal infantry made a demonstra
tion on our left, with a view to turn that
and secure a more favorable posi
tion. from which to commence the battle
on the ensuing day. Their advance was
promptly met by Hood’s division, and a
sharp skirmish ensued just before dark,
in which we drove them back to their orig
inal line. The enemy, however, were per
tinacious all night, in their endeavors to
effect a footing tor their infantry and ar
tillery, and there was more or less of fight
ing until dawn. Had they succeeded in
this undertaking we should have been
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the elbow formed by the union of the An
tietam and Potomac.
The Fight on the Left.
With the first streak of daylight the
!y upon the right of the turnpike with its
guns screened in a corn field, and the
Third and Fourth Companies of the Wash
ington Artillery, under Captains Squires
and Miller, the former near the German
Artillery, and the latter in the centre.—
Boyce’s battery was also near the centre.
Altogether we may have had playing at
this time one hundred guns. The enemy
having at least an equal number, you may
imagine what a horrid concert filled the
air, and how’ unremitting was the hail of
heavy halls and shells, now tearing their
way through the trees, now bursting and
throwing their murderous fragments on
every side, and again burying themselves
amid a cloud of dust in the earth, always
where they were least expected.
This exchange of iron compliments had
been kept up from early morning, but at
eleven o’clock the fire began to concen
trate and increase in severity. Columns
of the enemy coaid be distinctly teen
thousand men, and had it not been for the
admirably planted artillery under com
mand of Major Garnett, nothing until the
arrival of the reinforcements could have
prevented an irretrievable defeat. I
know less of this portion of the field than
any other, but from those who were en
gaged, heard glowing accounts of the ex
cellent behavior of Jotikin’s Brigade and
the 2d and 20th Georgia, the latter undei
the command of Col. Cummings. The
iast two regiments have, been especial sub
jects of comment, because of the splendid
manner in which they successively met
and defeated seven regiments of the ene
my. who advanced acro.se a bridge and
were endeavoring to secure a position on
this side of the river. They fought until
they were near!” cut to pieces, and then
retreated only Because they had fired
their last round. It w r as at this juncture
that the immense Yankee force cros-ed tlie
river, and made the dash against onr line,
which well nigh proved a success. The
timely arrival of Gen. A. P. Hill, however,
with fresh troops, entirely changed the
fort unes of the day, and, after an obstinate
contest, which last from five o'clock until
(iaik, the enemy were driven into and a-
cross the river with great loss. During
this fight the Federals had succeeded in
flanking and capturing a battery belong
ing, as l learn, to the brigade of General
Toombs. Instantly dismounting from his
horse and placing himself at the head of
Iiis command, the General, in his effective
way, briefly told them that that battery
must he retaken if it co t the life of every
man in his brigade, and then ordered them
to follow him. Follow him they did into
wl.ar seemed ;he very jaws of destruction,
and after a short hut fierce struggle, they
had the satisfaction of capturing the
prize and restoring it to the original posses
sors.
Throughout the day there occurred
many instances of personal valor and he
roic sacrifice, on the part of both officers
and men ; but at this early hour it is im
possible to gather, from crude statements,
those truthful narratives which ought to
adorn the page of history.
The results of the battle may be briefly
summed up. Judged by all the rules of
wariare, it was a victory to our arms. If
we failed to rout the enemy, it was only
because ilie uutuie of tlie ground prevent
ed him from running. VY herever we whip
ped him, we either drove him against his
own passes on the right, left and centre,
or into the mountains ; and against tbe lat
ter position it would have been impossible
to operate successfully. Nowhere did he
gain any permanent advantage over the
Confederates. Varying as may have been
the successes of flie day, they left us in
tact, unbroken and equal masters of the
field with our antagonist. Last night we
were inclined to believe that it was a
drawn battle, and the impression general
ly obtained among the men that, because
they had not in their usual style got the
enemy to running, they had gained no ad
vantage; hut to-day the real facts are
coming to light, and we feel that we have,
indeed, achieved another victory. Twenty
thousand men could not, under the cir
cumstances. have made it more complete.
We took few prisoners, not more than
six or seven hundred in all. The Feder
als fought well, and were handled in a
masterly manner, but their losses have
been immense—probably not less than
twenty thousand killed and wounded.—
They had the advantage not only of num- ,
hers, but of a position from which they
could assume an offensive or defensive at- i
titude at will, besides which their signal
stations on the Blue Ridge commanded a
view of our every movement. We could
nut make a manoeuvre in fi ont or rear that
was not instantly revealed to their keen
look-outs, and as soon as the Intelligence
could be communicated to their batteries
below, shot and shell were launched a- j
gainst the moving columns. It was this ;
information conveyed by the little flags ,
upon the mountain top that no doubt en- ;
aided the enemy to concentrate hi» forces
against our weakest points and counteract
the effect of whatever similar movements
may have been attempted by us. Our
loss is variously estimated at from five to ,
nine thousand.
llnrjland—Her mpafhimerm and Situation.
Winchester, iSept. 25, 1862.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Reluctant as I feel to appear as an apolo
gist. I am nevertheless constrained to cor
rect a grave and dangerous misapprehen
sion in regard to the public sentiment of
my State resulting from the passage of the
Confederate army over its western border.
As our Government through the proclama
tion of the Commander-in-chief ofthear-
my, addressed to tlie people of Alary land,
ha: formally announced its determination
to a fiord t hem an opportunity of deciding
their, political destiny, it is essentially
necessary that there should he no misun
derstanding or prejudgment. If the pres
ent occasion be lost, it may never again
be recovered. It becomes a wise people
and the statesmen who control their inter
ests to avoid hasty conclusions. In my
letter to the Legislature of Virginia, last
winter, I gave tlie solemn assurance that
the people of Maryland would, by over
whelming majorities, unite with their
brethren of the South in establishing the
independence of tlie Confederate Stales, if
the chains were stricken from their limbs
and aims placed in their hands. The ex
perience of every day since has only con
firmed the opinion. I am therefore dis
tressed and troubled by the manifestation
of dissatisfaction at the supposed unfa-
gentleman who did, and who has been an
actor in all our battles, informed me that
he never, even upon the bloodly field ot
Manassas, saw so many dead men before.
The ground was black with them, and ac
cording to his estimate, the Federals had
lost eight to our one. Happily, though
our casualties are very considerable, most
of them are in wouuds.
There now enusued a silence of two
hours, broken only by the occasional dis
charges of artillery. It wa» a sort of
breathing time, when the panting com
batants, exhausted by the battle, stood si
lently eyeing each other, and making
ready—the one to strike and the other to
ward off another staggering blow. Avail
ing myself of this interval, I rode hack to
the
Fight on the Right. | favorable reception of the army by our
It was now about 3 o’clock in the after- J people. I think I shall be able to show
noon, hut notwithstanding the strange lull that such a complaint is unfounded and
in the storm, no one believed it would not unreasonable. It is well known in Rich-
he renewed before night. Intelligence niond (outside at least of official circles,)
had come from the rear that Gen. A- 1*. that the advance of the army in Mary-
Hill was advancing from Harper’s Ferry J an d took every one by surprise. All
with the force which Jackson had left be- supposed that such an advance would he
hind, and every eye was turned anxiously ma d e , but none anticipated so early a re
in that direction. In a little while we alization of their hopes. As soon as no
saw some of his treops moving cautiously tified of the fact, I left Richmond and
under cover of the woods and hills to the pressed forward towards the army with all
front, and in an hour more he was in posi- the speed which the most imperfect means
tion on the right. Here about four o’- 0 t transportation could afford. On my ar-
clock the enemy had made another hold rival here, I ascertained that General Lee
demonstration. Fifteen thousand of their had left Frederick with the army on his
troops in one mass, had charged oui lines, march fo Hagerstown. I had the pleas-
and after vainly resisting them we were U re of meeting him for a few hours only on
slowly giving back before superior nun^*. native soil. For wise reasons, appa-
bers. - rent to all, this-able commander immeidi-
I Onr total force here was less tjuii^x a tely afterwards recrossed his army to th»
south bank of tbe Fotomac, after having
spent but a few days in two of the extreme
western counties of Maryland, during
which lie captured a large and splendid
ly equipped army at Harper’s Ferry, and
gained a.brilliant victory over tbe main
body of the enemy at Sharpshurg. I on
ly participate in universal hope and be
lief of the people that the genius of the
commander and the unbroken spirjt of bis
troops wilt soon fulfil the promise of his
proclamation to the people of Maryland.
The people of Maryland had no notice
of the advance of the Southern troops.
When General Lee was in Frederick he
was foity-five miles from the city of Balti
more—a city surrounded by Federal bay
onets, jealously guarded by an armed Fed
eral police, and lying in the shadow of
Fort McHenry and of two powerful forti
fications located within the limits of the
corporation. The advance of the army
reached Frederick on Saturday, and on
the Wednesday following the army moved
off towards Hagerstown, and became en
gaged in the investment of Harper’s Fer
ry and the battles of Boonshoro’ and
Sharpshurg, after which it immediately
returned to Virginia where it now is.—
1'hus the fact simply is, that the army
made a hasty passage through two of the
remote counties of the State, namely.
Frederick and Washington, which togeth
er with Carroll and Alleghany, are well
kn^wn to contain the whole ot the Union
or Black Republican population to be
found in Maryland. And yet I will say
here, that in the two counties first above
mentioned there will be a decided majori
ty cast in favor of the South whenever
reasonable time for organization and a
tree ballot l ox shall be secured to the peo
ple. I was born and have lived the great
er part of my life in Frederick couuty,
and can speak advisedly on this subject.
Now sir, please look at the map of Ma
ryland, consider well the circumstances
above briefly alluded to, and say if it wa9
possible for Baltimore city to respond to
the proclamation of General L®««, or the
eight counties of the Eastern Shore, divi
ded from the western throughout their en
tire length by the Chesapeake Bay; or
the counties of St. Alary. Charles, Prince,
George’s, Calvert, Ann, Arundel, Howard
and Montgomery, all within striking dis
tance of Washington city, with McClel
lan’s army advanced to Poolsville: or Bal
timore or Hartford counties, within the
Federal lines, and beyond the reach of
support. Consider that the people of Ma
ryland never had arms or ammunition—
that for fifteen months their houses have
been searched and their private arms ta
ken from them—that they bare not been
permitted to hold meetings, public or pri
vate—that they have been completely
isolated, and constantly subjected to the
most vigilant espionage—that r.o effort at
organization could possibly be made—that
in flu’s condition of things our army sud
denly appears in a remote portion of tli-a
State, and as quickly disappears. Sure
ly, sir, no reasonable man could expect
an uprising of the people of Alaryland
under such circumstances. Shall we ap
ply to Maryland a less lenient test of loy
alty- than to New Orleans or Norfolk or
the many towns and districts of the South
which have fallen under Federal domin
ion? Shall we judge Frederick and
Washington counties more severely than
we do the many disaffected counties <*f
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and other
States even further South? shall we con
demn a loyal State because it contains a
disloyal minority? No just or prudent
man will say so.
I think I have already said enough to
vindicate my unfortunate State. There is
however, another important view to he
considered, it was impossible for the peo
ple of Alaryland to know whether the en
trance of the army was to be a mere raid
or a substantial occupation for their, relief.
Gen. Lee’s proclamation was intended to
assure them of the latter; but, before it
could accomplish that object, military ne
cessities carried the army away. Even,
therefore, had it been in the power of the
people to rise, (and I have shown tbat it
was not,) they ceitainly had a right to
know, before doing so, whether they would
be properly supported in the attempt or
left, unarmed, and unorganized to pay the
penalty of an abortive effort. We all
know that to make such an effort aud
fail, would be inevitably to bring down
upon them the redoubled vengeance of
their tyrants, to consign their leaders to
dungeons, to devote their property to con
fiscation, and to subject their mothers,
wives and daughters, to the same brutal
outiageo which marked the career of the
Godless invader from the Peninsula of
Virginia to the hanks of the Alississippi.
Would Virginia or any other Southern
State have entered npon this revolution
without the belief that the whole power of
the Confederate Government would be ex
erted to protect its citizens? And yet
Virginia and every other Southern State
is quite willing to accept the hazards and
calamities of war, so that, should it be re
quired by military necessity, that a part
or even the whole of any one State should
be temporarily abandoned, in order to se
cure the triumph of the cause of all.no
patriotic State would shrink from the sac
rifice, however terrible. We find this il
lustrated m the revolution of 1776. I can
entertain no doubt that Alaryland would
be as willing to submit to such an ordeal
as any State south of the Potomac. All
that she asks is, to he set free and admit
ted into the Southern Oonfedeiacy. She
wants such an occupation of her soil by
the Southern army, and for such a reason
able length of time as will enable her peo
ple f o dissolve their connection with the
Federal Government, obtain admission in
to the Southern Confederacy, and arm
and organize her quota of the Confederate
army. I cannot say, in advance of events
what length of time would be required for
this purpose hut from my knowledge of
thezejiland determination of the people,
I am sure that they will accomplish it with
in a very brief period, if they are effectu
ally relieved from the pressure of Federal
power. The proclamation of the Com
manding General lias tendered that relief,
and I confidently believe that he will yet
afford it, with the blessing of Almighty
God.
I hope that the press friendly to Mary
land will publish this feeble but heartfelt
appeal for her down-t.odden children, and
that she may have the sympathy of all
her Southern brethren.
Respectfully,
E. LOUIS LOWE.
GEORGIA, Appling county.
To nil whom it may concern.
W HEREAS, Upton Clary having in proper
form applied to me for letters of adminis
tration on the estate of Henry Clary, late of said
countv, deceased: This is tocite all and singular
the kindred and creditors of said Henry Clary to
be and appear at my office within tbe time allowed
by law. and show cause, if any they can, why
permanent administration should not be granted
the applicant-
V.-i. aess my handaud official signature.
J. LIGHT8EY, Ord’y.
Sept 30th, 1863. 30 6t.