We have nothing later that we regard as entirely reliable from the other side of the
Potomac.
The passengers by the
Central train yesterday evening brought a rumor, which was circulating in
Staunton yesterday morning, to the effect that our army had driven back the enemy and occupied Frederick city,
Maryland.
As to the time when this occurred, there seems to be no knowledge.
Our conclusion is that there is no foundation for the report.
The last accounts we had from the two armies represented
Gen. Lee's forces to be in line-of battle in the neighborhood of
Hagerstown, and the enemy along the line of
Antietam Creek.
To reach
Frederick a general engagement must have taken place, unless the
Federal forces evacuated their position without a fight, which it is hardly probable they did. The rumor stated that we had driven them back, with comparatively slight loss on our side, and that we had captured a large number of prisoners.
Among the wounded officers who arrived here yesterday evening, were
Col. Griffin, of the 18th Mississippi regiment, who is wounded in the left leg, and
Captain George Norton, of the 1st Virginia regiment.
We have obtained some further lists of losses among our troops:
Losses in
Taylor's Battery, (
Alexander's Battalion;): Killed —
Corporals W P
Ray and
Joseph Lantz.
Wounded —
Corpl Wirt, slightly; privates C T
Atkinson, E
J. Sheppard,
Carter Eubank, L P
Gentry,
Byrd McCormick' all seriously;
Vincent F
Buford,
Jos O
Woody' and
Oscar Lucas, slightly.
Col. Aylett, of the 53d Virginia, was not killed, but slightly wounded by a fragment of shell.
Letters have been received from him since his death was reported.
Losses in the second company Washington Artillery,
Gettysburg, 3d inst. Wounded--
Corporal Chalaron, severely in leg;
privates Freret, leg amputated; Layman, mortally —
Williamsport, Md, 6th.
Killed--
private Isaac Randolph.
Wounded--
Corporals Jewett and
Hall;
privates Humphrey,
Watterson,
Bannister,
Twichell,
Cross, J F
Griffin,
Davis,
Frierson,
White, Cookley, and
Forrest.
A letter from
Capt E W
Branch, of the
Richmond Grays, (12th Virginia) gives the following losses in that company: Killed--
private Allen.
Wounded —
Sergeant P H
Kelly in right wrist; privates
Jos C
Dickerson, A F
Rogers, F J
Davis, and P W Old, all slightly.
Dickerson and
Rogers are in the hands of the enemy, as is also
Kelly.
