FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC: The Rebels Still on the Line of the River; Probable Injuries to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (9/26/1862)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 9/26/1862

[Homer_J_Simpson]

WASHINGTON, Thursday, Sept. 25.

It is evident that the rebels have not left the line of the Upper Potomac, but are injuriously operating on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, between Harper's Perry and Cumberland. They recently, it is believed, destroyed some of the important bridges West of Martinsburgh, including that over Black River.

THE REBEL LOSSES AT ANTIETAM

Special Dispatch to the New-York Times.

WASHINGTON, Thursday, Sept. 25.

Surgeon-Gen. HAMMOND, who has been at Frederick and the battle-field since Sunday, arrived here last night. He furnishes some interesting particulars concerning affairs at the scene of the recent conflict.

The loss of the rebels in the late battle far exceeded ours. Up to Sunday night, three thousand dead rebels had been buried by our men, and the rebels themselves buried a large number previous to retreating into Virginia. Between six and seven hundred rebels yet remain unburied, and the stench is intolerable.

The rebels left about five thousand of their wounded within our lines, for whom they begged medical attention, removing all who were wounded in the upper extremeties, and leaving on the field only those who were wounded in the lower limbs.

The total loss of the rebels cannot be much less than five thousand killed and fifteen thousand wounded. Our loss will probably be about twelve hundred killed, six thousand wounded, and eight hundred missing.

Gen. WILLIAMS, of Gen. MCCLELLAN's staff, informs Br. HAMMOND that we have captured in the battles in Maryland thirty-five stands of colors, sixteen cannon, and between thirty-five and forty thousand stand of arms. The whole distance travelled by the retreating army, between the battle-field and the Potomac, was strewn with arms. Several thousand stand of arms will remain on the field, uncollected for want of time.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

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From the Army of the Potomac: The Rebels Still on the Line of the River – 2
The War in Kentucky: The Race Between the Armies of Buell and Bragg – 2-3
The War in the Southwest: Official Reports of the Skirmishing Along the Mississippi Central Railroad – 3
News from Washington: Our Special Washington Dispatches – 3-5
Brady’s Photographs of the War – 5
Editorial: Evolutions in Kentucky – 5-6
A Policy at Last – 6
Indian Atrocities – 6
The Fight at Washington, N.C. – 6
Accident – 6
A Company Captured – 6
Michigan Republican State Convention – 6
Extra Bounty – 6

[BroJoeK]

The mail from Far West Minnesota was slow, so I'll repeat here, the end of the 1862 Dakota War, a USA victory:

Minnesota 1862 Dakota War Engagements

Date	Engagement	Military Units	Losses	Victor
Aug 19	New Ulm, Mn	Union civilians (Nix, Roos, Flandreau -350), Santee Sioux (Little Crow, Big Eagle -750)	Union 45-total (15-killed), Santee Sioux unknown	USA
Aug 20-22	Fort Ridgley, Mn.	Union Mn. Inf & Rangers (Marsh Shehan ~210), Santee Sioux (Little Crow, ~1,500))	Union 17-total (4-killed), Santee Sioux 7-total (2-killed)	USA
Sep 2-3	Birch Coulee, MN	Union Dept. of the NW (HP Grant, Anderson ~150), Dakota Indians(Gray Bird, Bald Eagle -200)	Union 60-total (13-killed), Dakotas unknown total (2-killed)	Santee Sioux
Sep 3 - 6	Fort Abercrombie, MN	Union garrison (Vander Horck ~300), Santee & other Sioux (~400)	Union 6-total (4-killed), Santee Sioux unknown	USA (fort held)
Sep 23	Wood Lake, MN	Union Dept of NW (Sibley, ~1,500), Santee Sioux (Little Crow ~700)	Union 57-total (7-killed), Confederates unknown-total (30-killed)	USA

The 1862 Dakota War resulted in about 185 American casualties, including 43 killed.
Santee Sioux casualties are mostly unknown but included at least 34 killed.

[BroJoeK]

from the NY Times: "The total loss of the rebels cannot be much less than five thousand killed and fifteen thousand wounded. Our loss will probably be about twelve hundred killed, six thousand wounded, and eight hundred missing."

Historians put Antietam / Sharpsburg MD losses as:

Battle of Antietam / Sharpsburg, MD

Battle Name	Army	Total Casualties	Killed in Action
Antietam	Union Army	12,140	2,108
Sharpsburg	Confederate Army	7,752	1,018
Sept 17	Total casualties	19,892	3,126
Union numbers	exceeded Confederates by	4,388 = 57%	1,090 = double

[DarrellZero]

The best outcome of Antietam was that it resulted in Mclellan being benched, for good this time.

[rxh4n1]

The best outcome of Antietam was that it resulted in Mclellan being benched, for good this time.

Actually, Lincoln gave him one more chance, to get between the AoNV and Richmond. Of course, McC blew it, and that was it for him.

[rdl6989]

Amen.

[rdl6989]

Buell vs Bragg at Perryville Oct 8, 1862. Acoustic shadow rears it’s ugly head.