, 1864-09-27
9HE E0DERN BUNKER HlLL,
steridan's Brilliant Victory.
Rebs1 Loas 6,800--0 Loss $500.

Rebs1 Loas 6, 6,800-- Our Loss $500.
| (coIrtapondeIec N. Y. Ttuc..7
HAnFzn's EERAr, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 1864
/ Yesterday morning, contr.ry to nj prcyiona
| expe Citations, the Army Of Western Vjyrinia
at.acked the rebel position alony the lie Of
the Opeqnan CrseE, and after u desperate
stTpggle Of over twelve hours duration, sue.
cetoed In diving the enemy from his strong
in1rencbmente, totally routing tue entire
force VI 1derBreckinridge aud Early, aud cap
turing fiv3 pieces Of artillery, fl(tsen s,aad
Of celors, COCO prisoners, 5000 OF whom are
wonnoed, aid kill9ns over 500, all of whom
are no" lying on the held in onr hands. The
battle may fairly be considered one Of the
ost desperate and important of this cam
ps1En, eg ucceseiul'y prosecuted By General
tirant aud bis LieuteuAute. Our 1fooos De.
hasedt splsbdials, charging fearietslY upsn
The mos formidable positions with the mo.t
s.s.lees onslaught line sfter lie Of the her rebel
positions, al d seized with rapIdity guns.
| co'ors, and prieone1. While the battle Isst.
cu. fsssa with great fury, aud many in
stances Of Individual gallantry were obs:ry!!
s,1,:., a,hs. s oar Lore VIII not, ezcead $500 IA
| zen BY the eLepy. -four Generals Of d7yis
ion on the reM s:tte were Killed. al and orn one
e-1lously wounded. Our forces are in DOS.
session Of Winchester, and Gen. Shaiidan Is
| saI'uly pushing up the Valley IN hot pursuit
| ot tbe retreattGg and defeated ioe, 1 rlori.
| GUS success Is 1hns ours.
OPENING THE BAIL.
At precisely i've o'clock yesterday morn-
tLE, Gsnet4 Wilson'S division Of cavalry
pushed uo rue Derrxgi1!e Ptkr, aui crossed
the 0pequan without serious opposition,
Mov1rs rapidly up tho pike toward Wiarhrs-
ter, tLty soon encountered the rebel line Of
sktrniishcrs, and speedily drove them back.
ih1o their tela. works, thro wn up ty them in
ceiense Of the ford across the creek At that
pcltI flEit 3 III regular line, y brigade, the 1
ttJle, and with Wild hasrai,s ::llaryri the
works themselves, and actually carried them
at TIC point~cf the sabcr, eaoturinc some
thirtF or forty prisoners, md thus 9ecuriug
aa nndlspaite passage Of the op:qu4n Tor
of the most daring On record for it is nut
:Suai Tor cavalry to charge fortiflcatlons.
and 1t reflects greit crsdit upon the am1us |
Third Division
THE DATnE
Immediately after the eapture] OF the In.
nestea commanding the ford, the Sixth Corps t
thls side OF the cteek, and pushlng up the |
pike toward Winchester some two ul,le5. I
1ermedftfle Of battle, thrswiug out heaYY>f
line af skirmlsherp, the ARTILLERY attached to |
the corps At the same time taking up posi-
lion and vigorously sht ling the works In /
Which The enemy l,ad taken sAe1ses. E7er7- |
thing was now ready fur En- onward msye-
1nent, when Il Has suddenly discovered that |
General Emory had tuiled to connect with |
GSnersl Wr'.lts Corps, b1s vas still on Tic
other side Of the creek. Orders We're In.
tta1tly dispstchsd to correct the error, and
IN soon as the NiHetceuth Corps arrived 1t l.
Was Termed in four lines o< battle b. semt-
divisions, lev hundred yards apart, IN the
right Of the Sixth Corps, and then the ad-
vance began
Owing to these didereat maneuyers and
connections 1t Wss fully Loon before the
- tadvsncc" WAS. sounded, and durigg this !
time the cneoy's lines had been greatly
strengthened, and was formed in a BELT OF
AL this time portions Of taei7 artillery kept
up br}sk fire, without inf1fctlng any serl- l.
ons fces on our part. When at last every
thirg Was ready, the two corps mored slow
]y but steadi}g forward
Tbs advance four troops WAS an impos-
Ing one. The different lines Of battle march
Cd 1orword with eBmposure ITALY crafty
ing, and a1most as cool as on parade. rhe +
various Division, 9ngnde, and Regtnenta. !
banners Heating ga.lJ in the sunlight, With
drums beating, enllyened the scene, and ;Eave<
Witnesssa In the woody WIlda OF Amcric4.
triumph.
TIE hxet line OF batteh advanced but
few hundred yards when they receiredsa q
|
come ho1ly engaged with the rebels, than
sume slx hundred ysfua distant Oar bat
tertes simultaneously BY Opening scarching
fire. pitching shel and shot iote tlle weods
spoken OF before with great TapEdity, and
tho rear columns Of the eEem ,end
embarrassing the movement. OF reinforce
mcnsR, which could be seen moving up. Il
Al this time Gen. Sheridan rode along the |
lines. and was received with great entlusi.
asm By the man, aud his presence seemed to
ia ~vr$A kt-r.
9nd, an unhiRehlng performance ot their
Our Eosps continuing to move. Forward, |
dcppitc the 1nn1aercnt flro Of tho encny,
drcA J6rjs Of the rebel lines, when furious
cannorsde broke ont from so,ne batteries
hitherto concealed, md by their repeated
discharges OF grape and canister moved
down large numbers OF our men. So hs2yy
and destructive was the fire from these hat:
tc1ies saat our adsanced line mas competed
to fall hack, thus 1uomentnrIy dcrangfng the
toru a.ton Of the second and third lines OF
battle. The order was qusckl5 given for the
men TO lie down, In order TO avoid the effects
ot the showers Of grape that Ware plo"les
onr artillery was then zapid3y brought mp
1nd given commanding positions, from
which they soon coza1ueneed witlscring
cauHoHadiDg OF the spemy's advanced posi- l.
ttou, under the Protection OF which on=
lines, now reformed, again advanced, and
af.er a desperate tesistaaee on the part eS
the rebels, the enemy were compelled t. fall
hsck, md we once more gained the position
re had lost After this achievement beth
corps we're ordezcd to lie down n the uRas
u battle as they then were, ia order. z.te
await the arrival Of Gen. Crooks conmaaa,
which YVES up to this time lying IN reserve |
On the eastern bank Of the Opcguan Creek.
Gen Crock Was ordered to take up posi-.
tion On The Fight Of the 18th. corps, With =
vi. IN rEnri IN avnanfn1 AftAn,ft nf fhn /
enemy to turn our right flank, whe could be
seen MESSING his troops on bis left for that
purpose; II Yves nearly O'Clock when
Crook FORMED his line on our right, bis Sec
ona line being in rear Of and supporting the
ARRIVAL OF TIE CAVALRY.
Gen. Torbett, st this jnncture, came up
very opporIunely, bringing with him beth
Ayer1li's and Merr1bt'e divisions Of the cav
zlry.- They had been fighting all day along
the Dpequan, after cruising that stream at i
Burns' and Kho1's Fords, meeting With
In euccesstully and steadily driving every
thing before them. Their presence was
erected With great satisfaction, for now ne
had our entire forte together.
TIE GRAND CHARGE.
Ger. Sheridan, Layipg become satisfied
With the disposition Of bis troops, nov gsFe
the signal for, ,ths grand and 1nalc9arge that
more page to TIE glorious record Of our Gal-
liant army. As the order was given, eur 1ns
Low oYcr thrlc nilcs long. advanced WIN
lorg continued sud hearty cheers, the Sound
Of which rose strong and clear anld oil ths
rosr upd crash Of sriulorS- and the hsa12e aE1
continuous rattle Of 11uaketry. The caafee
WIS made II ith kca1long tmpctucslty ~,
possible to resist, aud It was one. that Will
compare flvora' IL with any OF the famous
movements Of o like character during the
war.
0ur men seemed animated by subltmee
lee.Ing Of victory already In their grasp, and
Cd IN even such uld end Nell,tried soldiet1.
AZ cur line pushed on, and drew nearer
and nearer to fhn p eEemvsa position the battle |