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506 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
was quickly silenced, the men running from their guns, and though they
presently came back and turned their guns against the Confederates, they
were forced to abandon them after a few shots. The guns of Dement, Brown,
Garber and Latimer, were now brought to bear on the Federal infantry in
their entrenchments, soon forcing them to fly in great confusion. Colonel
Dixon H. Miles, the commander of the post, in his efforts to rally them, was
mortally wounded.
All the batteries from Maryland, Loudon and Bolivar heights and the
plains below had now opened on the garrison, and within an hour from the
time the action began, the white flag was raised over the works. As the batteries on Loudon heights enfiladed the whole Federal entrenchments, and as
it was evident from their position that they could not be driven, away, a
council of war was held, and in order to prevent useless sacrifice of life, General White came out with a flag of truce and surrendered to Generals Jackson,
and Hill. The terms of capitulation were: Officers and men to have ready
parole; officers to retain side arms and private property; all United States
property to be turned, over to the Confederates. While negotiations were
pending, the cavalry force under Colonel Davis, escaped and made their
way in safely to Greencastle, Pennsylvania. The number of troops surrendered at Harpers Ferry, were eleven thousand five hundred and eighty-three,
half of them being from New York, and the remainder from Ohio and Maryland. Among the latter, was Colonel Maulsby's 1st Maryland regiment,
Potomac Home Brigade, nine hundred men, Colonel Downey's 3d Maryland
regiment, of the same brigade, six hundred men. Captain Russell's 1st
Maryland cavalry escaped with Colonel Davis. Seventy-three pieces of artillery, thirteen thousand small arms, two hundred wagons, and a large quantity
of tents and camp equipage and military stores fell into the hands of the
Confederates.
Leaving General A. P. Hill to receive the surrender of the Federal troops
and secure the captured property, General Jackson, with Ewell's division
(General Lawton commanding,) and Jackson's, (General Jones commanding,)
set out at once to join General Lee, at Sharpsburg, ordering Generals McLaws
and Walker to follow without delay. By a forced march, he arrived at
Sharpsburg, on the morning of the 16th, where he was joined on the 17th by
the remainder of his command. McLaws crossed the Potomac at Harper's
Ferry and destroyed the bridge behind him, moved through Martinsburg and
Shepherdstown to Sharpsburg.
After the battle of South Mountain, the Confederates, under Hill and
Longstreet, reached Sharpsburg, about daylight on the morning of the 15th,
followed closely by McClellan. During the day both combatants were occupied in concentrating their detached forces, for the great battle which was to
ensue. Tuesday the 16th, there was a heavy artillery firing and some skirmishing during the forenoon, and in the afternoon, the Federals attacked
General Hood on the extreme left of Longstreet's line, between Antietam
| Title | History of Maryland - 3 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000537 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 506 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. was quickly silenced, the men running from their guns, and though they presently came back and turned their guns against the Confederates, they were forced to abandon them after a few shots. The guns of Dement, Brown, Garber and Latimer, were now brought to bear on the Federal infantry in their entrenchments, soon forcing them to fly in great confusion. Colonel Dixon H. Miles, the commander of the post, in his efforts to rally them, was mortally wounded. All the batteries from Maryland, Loudon and Bolivar heights and the plains below had now opened on the garrison, and within an hour from the time the action began, the white flag was raised over the works. As the batteries on Loudon heights enfiladed the whole Federal entrenchments, and as it was evident from their position that they could not be driven, away, a council of war was held, and in order to prevent useless sacrifice of life, General White came out with a flag of truce and surrendered to Generals Jackson, and Hill. The terms of capitulation were: Officers and men to have ready parole; officers to retain side arms and private property; all United States property to be turned, over to the Confederates. While negotiations were pending, the cavalry force under Colonel Davis, escaped and made their way in safely to Greencastle, Pennsylvania. The number of troops surrendered at Harpers Ferry, were eleven thousand five hundred and eighty-three, half of them being from New York, and the remainder from Ohio and Maryland. Among the latter, was Colonel Maulsby's 1st Maryland regiment, Potomac Home Brigade, nine hundred men, Colonel Downey's 3d Maryland regiment, of the same brigade, six hundred men. Captain Russell's 1st Maryland cavalry escaped with Colonel Davis. Seventy-three pieces of artillery, thirteen thousand small arms, two hundred wagons, and a large quantity of tents and camp equipage and military stores fell into the hands of the Confederates. Leaving General A. P. Hill to receive the surrender of the Federal troops and secure the captured property, General Jackson, with Ewell's division (General Lawton commanding,) and Jackson's, (General Jones commanding,) set out at once to join General Lee, at Sharpsburg, ordering Generals McLaws and Walker to follow without delay. By a forced march, he arrived at Sharpsburg, on the morning of the 16th, where he was joined on the 17th by the remainder of his command. McLaws crossed the Potomac at Harper's Ferry and destroyed the bridge behind him, moved through Martinsburg and Shepherdstown to Sharpsburg. After the battle of South Mountain, the Confederates, under Hill and Longstreet, reached Sharpsburg, about daylight on the morning of the 15th, followed closely by McClellan. During the day both combatants were occupied in concentrating their detached forces, for the great battle which was to ensue. Tuesday the 16th, there was a heavy artillery firing and some skirmishing during the forenoon, and in the afternoon, the Federals attacked General Hood on the extreme left of Longstreet's line, between Antietam |
