The Portland daily press., 1864-10-11
OFFICIAL NEWS DIspArcn.
REBEL CAVALRY BADLY WHIPPED.
WAR DEPARTMENT. I

" = Washington, Oct. 10-420 p. M.
10 MGj. Gen. Din photographic comrruni
cation with. Gen. Grants headquarters has
been re-established. s,,..I 7s-e,.o
In dispatch dated at / o'clock this after
| noon, the General reports as follows 81 fine
our losses The other day much less than first
reported. Four hundred will cover our en-
tire loss in killed, wounded and captured
About $50 were captured, and great many
rebels dead Tell into our hands. The loss Of
the enemy could not be less than 1000 or 1900
(Signed) us. GRANT, Lit. Gen.
(Sicned) e. M. STANTON,
Secretary oil War.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
ts Washington, Oct. 10-7.55 F. M1
To Maj. Gen. Die Since my last dispatch
of this afternoon fuller report has lust been
furnished by Lieut.. Gen. Grant of the opera-
tions of Friday, together with rebel acknowl
/ edgement of their heavy loss in general and
| field officers. fsia9ta
(Signed) EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
City Point, Va, Oct. 10Th, A. 30 p. M.-To
Hoa. z. al. Stanton, Secretary of War:-Our
entire loss IN the enemy's attack on our lines
on Friday, the 7th inst, does not exceed 300
In killed, wounded and missing. The enemys
loss is estimated to Gen. Butler at 1000.
The Richmond Wing of the Sth, speaking
OF this battle, has the following The gallant
Gen. Gregg, commanding Texas brigade,
fell in the advance. Among other casualties.
we have to report Gen. Bratton of South Car
DINA, badly wounded; Col. Haskin, of the s.
G.. Artillery, also wounded. M fs3 .1
A rumor states that Gen. Geary was killed
Since Friday there has been no fighting
| whatever, g f...s "
(Signedl U. S. GRANT. Lieut.. Gen.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
Washington, Oct. los 80 2. NJ.
To Major Gen. Dir Major Gen. Augur.
commanding at Washington, has for the last
four days been in the line towards Front
Royal, towsrds which point the railroad was
being extended for the supply of Gen. Sheri-
dan.
A telegram from him, dated at Rutortown.
reports . t.:.. Sheridan arrival at Strasburg
was followed by the enemy's cavalry, and that
sharp canncnadlng had been heard from that
direction. s aos VI Is sqsE, W. ,,rss 80
A telegram from Brig. Gen. Stevenson,
commanding at Harper's Ferry, reports that
an engagement took place yesterday between
the cavalry forces near Fishers Hill, that the
enemy were whipped, and scattered to the
woods and mountains with the loss of eleven
pieces of artillery and $50 prisoners.
Harper's Ferry, s.35 P. M.-To Hon. E.
M. Stanton Gen. Sheridan, just from our
cavalry, attacked the enemy beyond Fishers
Hill and whipped them, driving them beyond
Mount jackson, capturing Il pieces of artil
iery and $40 prisoners. The rebels scattered
into the woods and mountains.
al lSigned) JOHN D. STEVENSON,
.,r.tg, Brigadier General.
$50 P. M.-Since the foregoing dispatch
reached the Department, an official dispatch
from Gen. Sheridan has been received, an
nouncing the victory of his cavalry over the
entire force Of rebel cavalry in the valley I'M
der the command of Gen. Rosser tl
lSignedl ay E, N. STANTON,
~ 91is9i Secretary of War.
Strasbarg, "a, oct, 9th, p,idaight. -To 1t.
Gen. Grant, Oity Point Elm coming back to
this point / was followed up until late yester-
day, when a large force of cavalry appeared
In my rear. then halted my command to
offer battle by attacking the enemy. be-
came satisfied that it was nearly all the rebe
cavalry Of the valley, commanded BY Rosser,
and directed Torbett 10 attack at daylight this
morning and finish this savior of the valley.
The attack was handsomely made, Gustav,
commanding the Sd cavalry division, charged
on the back road, and Merritt, commanding
the 1st cavalry division, On the Strasburg
pike. Merritt captured five pieces of artil-
lery. Gustav captured six PIECES Of Artillery
with caissens, battery forge, &c. The two d.
visions captured forty-seven wagons. ambu-
lances, &C. Among the wagons captured are
the headquarters wagons OF Rosser, Lamak,
Wickam and Col Pollard's. The number Of
prisoners will be about $50. The enemy,
after being charged by our gallant cavalry,
were broken and ran. They were followed
by our men on the jump for twenty-six miles,
through Mount jackson and across the north
fork Of the Shenandoah. / deemed it best to
make this delay of one day here and settle this
new cavalry. The IL pieces of artillery cap
tured to-day make SO pieces captured in tn
valley since the 10th. Some of the artillery
was new and never had been fired. The
pieces we're marked Tredeger Works.
"V(Signed) P. II. SHERIDAN, 58
81 rsr 1 etsf- Major General