Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-10-07
NUMBER FIFTEEN
HARRIsosBrReH, Va, Sept. 2s, .
7.3O p. NJ.
Gen. L. S. Grant, City Point

AAaAAf AA44A ANDh 10 kAE HOuulhAI5
Passing through Browns Gap, kept up
the pursuit % Port Republic, destroying IS
wagons ant tour caissons sent Gen. Tor
bert who overlook me at Harrisonburg, 70
StauntOn with Wilson 5 division of cavalry
! and one brigade of Meuitts. Torbert en-
/ tered Staunt0n on the 26th, and destroyed a
large quantity Of government property. har-
! nesses, saddles, snaIl arms, -four, repair
shops &c.
/ lie then proceeded to WaynesborU, de-
/ s,roying the iron bridge over the south
/ branch Of the Shenandoah, seven miles OF
the track. the depot buildings, a government
tanuery and a large amount Of leather, -four,
stores, dc At that place be found the tun-
mel defended ov infantry and retired by way
OF S-anntOn. ltIs my impression that most
Of the troops which larry had left passed
through the mountains % Charlottesville I;
that kershaw's division came to his assis-
taEce, uu1 think passed along the west
sIGe ol the mountain u Naynes5oro. l am
getung from twenty-five TO forty prisoners
Caily, who come from the mountains on each
eide and deliver themselves up.
Prom the most reliable accounts Early's
army WIS COM mp!eteiy broken and Is dispersed.
heT-lgw had not reached Richmond bat
w-- some where IN tine vicinity OF OOrdOus-
vile when BE- received orders 10 Orcjoin Early
inc .1-act, Nt.. destroyed IN the vicinity Ot
>inuntcn was retained there lJr the use OF
t..fiy army All n the lower part OF tho
valley was shipped t1 Richmond. for the use
of Lees army. The country from here TO
S-IGntOn was abundantiy supplied with for
age, --ain, a.
C>iras3i P II. SrrRTD.y.
Aajor General.
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= tesdoua-,ers OF ,rs Army of the Poto-
p,,. li-r,tsb datsd Sort 20 saws
L b,vi7- been ,e-prrniped by Gen Meade
p, ,,s T.. an, s,,,.J- n, rbo c-o-,,,.s -
s,o- .o,-b VT If p,-e-sb,,r,, tTe ,roor.
Won. ,,s..li ,s,r tfe Weldon raiiroad tbis
r,er,ir.. Te..s.. consisted n, the Ist ord o.
4 ri.io-, of the s-i, o..-rs vvitb the o. oD5 "a
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i,-i v,rb ti. command bciI tho ,rorls on
sBe flank ttII O'Clock the line was or
5..-s8 r., adye,re and the enernv-s ,iclets
.y,,,.. '.lriv,D In On r.,cbt,-r re rei;dc,co
o+ Nf- p.sIle- an M. S,nir2sI H;II -oaJ
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80 L''',.-. mil -le r.b.Is - j-;rer,
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and 80. s,,,,. ,,r;s.,r,-s
orr M, t,is t,-,s J;5 ,o+ orcoed
.g.- 1ou F,,'..t and wounded
After reforming cur lines another charge
was mair' wien tae rebels were forced back
.'aii q miio ilrtaer- waere they took still
--r1u-l. position ani made 2 desperate re
sis'aIee 10 our advance The 9Th corps
layiu- tie advance here, the rebels,
els suceeeded IN throwing q force around the
Pes-am house on i-s leit, end Threatened
20 turn our ulua, Dat Dri1ll 8 DIVISION beng
ll land the! We're checked The lighting
was OF the most desperate character, and
continued lill after d1IS, Jur men holding az
tu1t lil9 all the ground they had taken
iron ,ae enemy; o
'NT il-- IN 'aa iatiie amounts % oVV' Whlle
'nAt oi 'Ne Ieoei7 IS p5ooaoiy not as Iarge'
as 'aey lous-l nearly al. the time behind
1Iel7i"otSs- very little artillery was used
On our -'l'' '1e WOODS ueinS 100 dense Tor
@, purpose
Oon'5'-llnd' who have come INTO our lines
~ all Of their troops towards Richmond. but
brought some back this morning. including
ali tle home guards.
e heavy battle Is expected tomorrow, and
itl- believed that we shall take Petersburg
caring the day. such Is the confidence Of our
.roops.
i he,'d4 41aItefs army oi 'ne POTOMAC dis-
i''e1 u-t1l Ol'' 7.ys'
"en' DIes- : el'"iiy were sent quite
dis,'nee t''ards ,9e ,., ilf' ana tounl only
7l'Ail i'''' % "NlS nam ion c+'alTJ
Mnich lhey drove soH'I o1 i'1"anto creek;
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time has no, been renewed.
hep0rls rom Dea, butter army state
- ~ E - tLe -,osa ,'-,5 ,'' oF re,uir - in; tts
,,.,',sc io.r the ,.'d day nIv;ous bnt that tbsv
- - r,,lseJ A. - IN Cen RnTnban;
cammlndinra a brigade in the 10th corps is
-ait % have been killed. Some rebel caval-
rv attempted n raid in the direction of Prince
Oeosge C0uEs u0use yesterday, Dut they
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The Hs-olrs CORRESPONDENT in a letter civ
in 5..,;l. N tho o,,e-1tions of the 1Otb cSrn.
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