Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-09-22
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE.
Special Correspondence Of The Baltimore american
HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,

Special Correspondence Of The baltimore american
HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
Stu Winchester, September 1919 p. M.
Gen. sheridans army has this day fought one Of the
most sangupsry and decisive battles Of the Victory
has again perched upon banners and the rebel army
which recently threatened invasion OF the loyal
North has been defeated and utterly routed with loss
OF at least three thousand killed and wounded including
Gse Generals namely: Rhodes Wharton, Bradley l. John
son. Gordon, York and Goodwin, the two first of whom
were killed aud the others badly wounded We have cap
tured two thousand five hundred prisoners nine battle
aags representing nine different resmental organizations
and FIVE pieces Of artlsry, with caissons Surely the
cs of the al ought make every loyal heart OF the
North glow with admiration and gratitude to the brave
and gallant officers who have achieved signal a
success. i .Ha
H CAPTURE MARrINsBURG
In order to thoroughly understand tho nstuie OF
the battle with s Of its surrounding Influences il will be
necessary brief refer to the operations OF Sunday.
On Sunday morning Gen. Early sent Gordon's division
Of rebel infantry from Bunker Hill, II had been sta
toned for the past few days TO drive Aver out Of Mar
tnsburG sod destroy The bridge on The Baltimore and
Ohio road the opequau which they errooeous
thought had been rspaired they occupied Marnsborg
for short time without doing any damage to the railroad
aud eventually driven BY Averll far Darkes
vile. ~ haI.a
Gen. Sheridan. learning of their movements ordered hi
whole command to break camp and prepare to march
Accordingly at three O'CLOCK SUNDAY the tents al
struck and packed away the wagons the different dvi
sions all under and prepared to out
moments notice. They remained this state for abou
hour, when the order TO 20 into Damp again 70
the night, and every thing remained perfectly quiet
MARCHING ORDERS
About nine O'Clock orders were received from Genera
Sheridan for the Sixth and Nineteenth Corps TO be
~ start at three o'clock, and the Army Of Western Vrg
ma, uuder Gen Crook at Eve O'Clock the following
ing. The order Of march to be follows The Sixt
Corps 10 out the Berryve and Winchester pike
and move Ia two parallel coomns both sides of tn
road, with the artillery. ammunition and supply trains o
the road, The Nineteenth Corps to follow the ssIn
rcsf s9d in similar order The Army of Western VirR
under Gen. Crook. Ia from its camping ground
10 the vicinity OF Summit Point and striking across th
country Ia direction was ordered to forr
JUNCTION at the crossing Of the Opequnn the Berry
| Wills and Winchester pike. s#t
4 MOVEMENT OF THE TROOPS.
Shortly after i've O'Clock Gen. Wilson's division Of ca,
airy crossed the Ope at the Beryve and Wncheste
/ Pike, and moving his command rapidly along the
driving in the epemys skirmsh ne gslsotly charged h
enemys field works with the first brigade, and carrie
them at the point Of the SABRE capturing thirty prisoner
In this charge Col Brnon Of the 18th Pennsylvania
avy was wounded within few feet OF the enemys worl
4 whjlst calamity leading his regiment
i y These field works were constructed by the rebels
the stream that point IL win be how signay tn,
failed to accomplished the object for which they sre 90
Il atructed ar rN xgepHH4 Yer ~
Our cavalry having secured safe crossing for the
fantry the Sixth Corps was moved across the Opequ