HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF
THE POTOMAC,
Bolivar, September 15,
1862 – 8.45 a.m.
Major-General FRANKLIN:
GENERAL: We have met with a complete success; have gotten
possession of the pass in front of this place, and are pushing our forces
forward in pursuit of the retreating enemy. General Hooker reports that he has
received reliable information from citizens from Boonsborough that the enemy is
retreating in a perfect panic in the direction of Shepherdstown Ferry. They say
that Lee openly acknowledged they had been shockingly whipped. Communicate with
General Burnside at the intersection of the Rohrersville and Boonsborough
roads, and if the intelligence of the retreat of the enemy toward Shepherdstown
Ferry is confirmed, push on with your whole command (cautiously and keeping up
communication with Franklin [Burnside]) to Sharpsburg, and endeavor to fall
upon the enemy and to cut off his retreat. Use your cavalry with the utmost
vigor in following up the pursuit. In this juncture much is left by the
commanding general to your judgment, trusting that you will act promptly and
vigorously and complete the success thus far gained.
By command of Major-General McClellan:
GEO. D. RUGGLES,
Colonel and
Aide-de-Camp.
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 51
(Serial No. 107), p. 835-6
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