HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF
THE POTOMAC,
Three miles beyond
Middletown, Md., Sept. 14, 1862 – 9.40 p.m.
(Received 1 a.m., 15th.)
Major-General HALLECK,
General-in- Chief:
After a very severe engagement, the corps of Hooker and Reno
have carried the heights commanding the Hagerstown road. The troops behaved
magnificently. They never fought better. 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. I cannot
yet tell whether the enemy will retreat during the night or appear in increased
force in the morning. I am hurrying up everything from the rear, to be prepared
for any eventuality. I regret to add that the gallant and able General Reno is
killed.
GEO. B. McCLELLAN,
[Major-General.]
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume
19, Part 2 (Serial No. 28), p. 289
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