DEATH OF GENERAL RENO.
Washington, Sept. 15.
An officer slightly wounded in the battle yesterday, who arrived here late to-day, represented that the fight took place three or four miles from Middletown, Frederick county, at the foot of the first mountain going west. The enemy were strongly posted there, but our men, with the most determined courage, drove them up the mountain, through a strip of woods, cornfields and open ground. The rebels made occasional stands behind walls and fences, but were driven thence to the top of the mountain and over into the valley, where, it being now night, our troops were called from further pursuit. Not one of our men faltered. This part of the contest was maintained by our troops of the centre. Two colonels were among the rebel slain found on the field this morning.
The fight was fought principally with infantry on our part, it being impracticable to bring the artillery in full play. Gen. Gibbons, however, with much toil succeeded in getting a battery upon the mountain, to the right of the infantry, which did much execution.
A captured rebel Lieut. said it was their intention to mass all their forces to-day.
Gen. Hatch is represented as having been wounded in the leg. Gen. Reno was killed, either while seeking a position for a battery or reconnoitering the ground.
Portland Daily Press, Portland, ME