Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-26

was going well, and that now was his time
slso 70 90 in. The next instant ssthe solid
shot, whistling within foot Of Sheridan's
head. struck ground behind him. aI sup
pose so,n was the dry remark of the divis-
ion commander, as he ordered his troops to
advance to ioin in winning victory.
The battle still RACES with the utmost
Vigor, although the day is manifestly lost
to the enemy. Our lines press them stead
ily on all hands and they begin to fly from
our attack. Our advance presses on them
until Winchester is in view, its spires blaz-
ing red in the Western sun. 7ii
THE ROUT OF THE ENEMY.
And now, as the right flank of General
Crook sweeps around into view, the enemy
flying helplessly before them everywhere,
the cavalry of Gen. rorbert still forward
to the right, are seen galloping in resistless
columns around the left flank of the rebel
army. o, what sight is therel These
horsemen, each u hero bent on vengeance,
gallop in close ranks, with sabres gleam-
ing red, with cries that sound
above the roar Of musketry and artillery,
to complete the work of this great day.
their horses each arching proud neck,
and with nostrils wide and glowing have
look like the Roman chariot horses of old
in the midst of victory. Faster, yet fas-
ter, with speed greater than the weary
feet of the enemy they encompass, they
galIoped on and in among the flying
crowds. The sabre, that arm Of which SO
many mythical deeds have been recorded,
does actual work now. General Torbert
and Merritt with their stats, joining in
the splendid glee OF the Moment are IN
the front of the first line, charging and
dealing death with their men. Generals
Caster and Lowell, whose brigades are
making the charge, are also in frontdoing
good service.
The Sixth and Fourth New York, Dew
mss Brigade, join in the good work The
enemy, surrounded on their left by this
brilliant movement, can make but mo-
mentary opposition. Scores forsaking their
comrades, fly TO the houses near, and con-
ceal themselves therein Numbers are cut
down and captured, the rest make their es-
cape join their flying comrades across the
Winchester pike, making toward the town
-Four hundred prisoners, four battle flags
and one piece of artillery, are the prizes,
aside from the dead and wounded of the
enemy, of this brilliant charge. '
WINCHESTER OURS.
One more charge ere the sun goes down
One more charge with victory in its mean
ing-victory as its result. The day is won
the rebel army is beaten and overwhelmed
at every point.
PLYING through Winchester, scarcely
attempting stand, except to protect the
remaining pieces of their artillery, they
are pursued by our men. In half an houl
| Winchester and the heights beyond are in
| darkness falls The only signs of the enc
my, met in the morning and fought dur
ring the day, are the echoes of their artil-
Iery wagons retreating along the pike to
wards Newtown.
THE RESULTS OF THE BATTLE.
We have taken twenty-five hundred
prisoners, five Thousand stand Of arms, five
pieces of artillery, and eleven battle flags
| Nearly three thousand rebel wounded
have been left in Winchester and on the
field. General Rhodes is killed. Generals
Gordon, Goodwin, Lomax, York and others
are known to be wounded. The rebels
| must have lost at leastsix thousand in kill
| ed, wounded and prisoners.
Our own losses amount to between three
and four thousand killed and wounded
The losses in the 9Th corps are nineteer
officers killed, and one hundred and ten
wounded, one hundred and sixty-three
men killed, and fourteen hundred and six
ty-fve wounded. The losses in the Nine
teenth corps are said to be between two
and three hundred killed and nine hundred
wounded. The losses in the army of Wes-
torn Virginia are said to be two hundred
killed and six hundred wounded, Speci-
men losses, illustrating the ierceness oi
the battle at certain points, are shown by
the fact that in Gen. Growers division
alone, every colonel commanding regi.
nont was either killed or wounded. The
Thirty-ssventh Massachusetts, lost sixteen
officers killed and wounded Certain regi-
ments of the Sixth corps are almost ami.
hilated.