Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-10-14

advanced, aud Bimey has reached and occupied
the entertainments which the enemy took from
Kautz and were fortifying for themselves
Our loss has been small, not one eighth that of
the enemy. We have about one hundred pris-
oners. B. F. BUTLER, Major General
Headquarters Tenth Army Corps, Oct Z, IL:
Is A. M.-We have repulsed the attack of the
enemy on our right flank, with great slaughter.
The troops seem to be Fields and Pickett's Dr.
visions.
| l send you batch of prisoner.
am extending my right flank. The enemy
seem TO be entrenching on the Darby road.
d. d. BIRNEY, Major General.
H'dqrs Army of Va, and N. c., Oct Z, I0:3 80
| p. Mo Lieut.. Gen. GTd'at:-Birney has re-
gained Kautz' old position and holds The enemy
| in the inner line of fentrenchments around Rich
mond, extending from Darbytown road, to con-
meet with Weitzel on the left near Front Harri-
| son.
There has been no movement at Petersburg
to-day. We have had much the best of this
days work. One thousand at least of the enc
my are killed and wounded and one hundred
prisoners and bloody repulse.
Gen. Gregg commanding Fields division, is
reported by lady who saw the body killed
| B. F. BUTLER, Major General
No dispatches have been received from the
commands OfGen. Sherman, Rosecrans or Sher-
idan, later than were reported in my telegram
of yesterday.
E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War.
Washington, Oct IO.-To Major Gen. Dir
i Reports have been received by this Department
from Gen. Butler, Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan
| and Burbridge showing the favorable condition
of military affairs in their respective fields of
1 operation.
| The purpose of Gen. Grants visit TO Wash
] ington having been accomplished he returned
to his Headquarters on Saturday.
Nashville, Oct. 6, II-30 p M-We have not
heard direct from Sherman, but Gen. Corse at
| Altoona, informs that Sherman is at Kene-
saw repairing the railroad between Atlanta and
Altoona. He has plenty of provisions in At
| lanta, and 50 far as the main army is concerned
feels secure.
Gen. Rosseau reports that Forrest has esca-
ped him by crossing the Tennessee on fiat boats
| above and below Florence on the 9th inst. while
he, ROsseau, was detained by high water in
Sh0al Greek and Elk River
GEO. H. THOMAS, Major General.
Altoona, Ga, Oct SO H. w. Haleck:-
L reached the kenesaw mountain the 9th of 0c-
tOber, Just in time TO witness at a distance the
attack on Altoona. | had anticipated this at
tack and had ordered from Rome, Gen. Corse
with reinforcements. The attack was met and
| repulsed. The enemy losing some 200 dead
| and more than l 900 wounded and prisoners
Our loss was about 700 in the aggregate The
enemy captured the small garrisons at Big
Shantee and AckwOrtb and burned about sew
en- miles of our railroad, but we have at Altoo-
na and Atlanta an abundance of provisions.
Hood observing our approach moved rapidly
back to Dallas and Van Wort and am watch
ing him iii case he tries to reach Kingston or
Rome. Atlanta is perfectly secure to u.s. and
this army is better off than in camp
W. L. SHERMAN.
Woodstock, Va, Oct. IL have the honor TO
report my command at this point tonight. /
commenced moving back from Port Republic,
Mount Crawford, Bridgewater and Harrison
burg yesterday morning. 4. The grain and for
age in advance of these points had previously
been destroyed In moving back to this point,
the whole country from Blue Ridge 10 the North
Mountain has been made untenable for a rebel
army. l have destroyed over 2, 600 barns fill
ed with wheat and hay and farming implements
over 70mils filed with -four and wheat, have
driven in front of the army over four herd of
stock, and killed and issued to the troops not
less than 80, 600 sheep. This destruction en-
braces the Luray Valley and Little Fort Val
ley, as well as the main valley. A large num-
Der of horses have been obtained, a proper es-
innate of which l cannot make:
The rebel Mcneil was mortally wounded and
fell into our hands. This was fortunate as he
was the most daring and dangerous of all the
bushwhackers in this section of the country.
P. H. SHERIDAN, Maj. Gen.
Gen. Burbridge makes the following report
of his operations:
Cuttlesburg, KY, Oct. 8.-Forcing the enc
my from C!inch Mountain and Laurel Gaps, af-
ter heavy skirmishing we met the enemy three
and a half miles from Saltville on the morning
OF the ID, and drove him to his works around
the salt works where he was strongly entrench-
ed on the Bluff In heavy force under Echols.
Williams, Vaughan and it is said Breckinridge.
We at once attacked him and drove him from,
his works on our left and centre, and held him
In check on the right; and finally in spite of
artillery and superior numbers whipped him at
every point and forced him back to his works.
In the evening our ammunition gave out and
holding the position taken until tonight when
withdrew the command in excellent order and
spirits. The occupation of the works them
selves was only prevented by the failureFof our
ammunition.
From prisoners learn that the enemy's force
was between 5000 and s, 900, and that Brecken-
ridge was present with 5000 from Lynchburg.
My force amounted to $500 engaged. 1t is
certain his force greatly Outnumbered ours. Al
detachment sent to Pound Gap forced its way
through, and drove Prentice with a superior
force from his works at Gladville capturing
several prisoners, a number of small arms and
one piece of artillery. Our loss in all is about
$50, and that of the enemy more
S. G. BURBRIDGE, Mai. Gen.
The following is the latest intelligence from,
the army of the Potomac:
October S.-Our success Yesterday was do
cided one, although the rebel papers claim it as
victory. They admit that Gems Gregg and
BrattOn are wounded.
The Richmond Examiner of this morning has
an official dispatch from Gordonsville last night
stating that Yankee cavalry force yesterday
burned the railroad bridge over the Rapidan
and made their escape.
B. F. BUTLER, Maj Gen.
Washington, October lO.-A despatch from
Grants headquarters, says:
find our losses the other day were much less
than first reported. 400 will cover our entire
loss in killed, wounded and captured. The loss
OF the enemy could not be less than 1000 or
1000.
U. S. GRANT. Lieut.. General.
Washington, Oct. I0-l0:20 p M-T0 George
b. Se'der:-An official dispatch has Just been
received by this Department from Major Gener-
al Sheridan, at Strasburg, reporting that great
cavalry battle was fought yesterday, between
his cavalry, under command of General Torbett.
Custer, and Merritt, and the entire force of the
rebel cavalry in the Valley of the Shenandoah,
under command of General Roper, who had been
sent from Richmond with cavalry reinforce
ments. The battle resulted in brilliant Union
victory. The rebel force was driven from the
field and pursued twenty-six miles, Eleven
pieces of artillery and over three hundred pris-
Oners were captured by our forces
f. M. STANTON, Secretary of War.
War Department, Washington, Oct IO,9P. Nj.
To lMGj. Gen. DiS: Maj. Gen. Augur command
ing Washington, has for the last few days been
out towards Front Royal, to which point the
railroad was being extended for the supply of
Sheridan. A telegram from him dated Rich
ardstown, reports Sheridan's arrival at Stras-
burg, followed by the enemy's cavalry, and
sharp cannonading has been heard from that di-
rection.
The following dispatch was received from
Gen. Stevenson.
Harpers Ferry, Oct. 10, $50 p. Mo Hon.
l.