Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-14
ADDITIONAL FROM THE UNITED STATES

From the Herald Of the lOsh, received at the Wig
cce las. night We continue our extracts Of late nte
gence and pabllsh the follow ng:
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF TIE TIGEF OF THE 7sh.
This account is given BY of the many peripAtetc
camp cursitors OF the Herald:
The OPENING CT TIE ATTACK.
Soon after daylight the cavalry pickets Of General
K.u rs division, lying on the extreme right, but within
suoporinR distance the Tenth corps, were driven in
hurriedly BY tie advance of rebel command, various
N stated 70 have been composed OF cavalry alone, Of
caValry and infantry and OF poh, With the usual pre-
portion Of artillery.
auE CAVALRY DRIVEN BACK.
The onset vas steady and determined, and Kautz's
| nam line was thrown into confusion and driven from
he aeld with heavy loss. portion Of the division
vas aIed 81 OJ;ent times by COL Spears and otneie
nat no succes stance could be made to the
| ny's advance ~ any point.
Oos battery OF morse artillery il believed 10 have
Aasn esp,ursd by the rebGs in the outset aud never
ssSai,ed' The An Wisconsin battery Is also repor ed
bAys lest ali its guns. Some OF the pieces stuck in
he iry roads and could Tot be exricated as the
mspd tsu bsck. The horses ware cut loose from the
Zpp carriages and riodsn away pe NELL BY the fright
Snsd drivers aud the abandoned gunners we're eiS 10
oTk their pieces the Advancing fee or tsmely sur
| render without firing shot,
CS"nsraI Kautz IL reported TO have been captured BY
aha rebes St one time the engagement snd TO have
escaped in time 10 participate IN the later part of the
/ engagement. HIS command was confronted BY q sue
1.Gior fJrcs and possoly no bAme can attach to him
/ E,r aha s.riOus IsV5sses he sustained.
TEE EMMY ATTACK BIRSIY.
Altar driving Kluiz from the right Of the line the
/ any turued against Brney, and advanced in close
column to the assault TCeT steadiness and bravery
oroyed them veteran troops and ot very different s.if
o some OF the reg mens encountered IN our adVsI
4 -, -aek But their dtc pine and bravery we're IN
/ -al,Dg Brneys Inns lay secure behind the intrsnch
ts until the rebsls within easy range aud then
n, "A mem with Volsy upon Voey until their rsnks
a. gsered, broke ana d. Inc rsPuse EAs signal ano
vSe fer the Luub,r oil men eogaged. Success sganst
an,v'. iurerclmeL g is impossible, and nothing but
/ ,uv or madness would Lu1l men against them.
| WIN DOCTORS DHAGRKI WHO SHALL DECIDE.
Thu correspondent OF the Herald Wnoss statements
"a pubished this morning. claimed thai the Yankee losE
this battle was barely oas hundred. Another hir,.
ns scribbsr makes the following statement on the sub
| act Of the Yankee Losses:
IHE LoesEs.
Atthis urrg it is believed that cur Ices will not
I'D iu,ludi cavalry ard infantry, four hundred,
.bl, il il claimed and sem hclaly, that the rebel
IS l. quite one thousand IN 4led, wounded and mis-
i'ns latter estimate is based upon ,he statement
. o; o,Frs The rum T has lneIa, HIu himself
- nriouCr 10 the enemy during the day aud escaped
,bolv untrue. Tle days WoIk may Do taakiy con
ider,d a. in the man absolute gain.
A,ohsr correspondent strives to Guido his accCJtes
| n iasehood:
O,r lOss is not known, lui nuss have been consd,
,r,bIs, AZ some Of CaTsIy we're completely sui
rou Gee.
,,sded in making his escape
TIE sp1ny,s loss Wss severe. We took kbo1. seY2n
INDEED prisoners, mlsly longing to opgstreets
,5rns soms OF hem hoe looking young men, and
n sent tue Appearance Of having beea lately called IN
to service.
TIE LAIET FROM SHERIDAN.
The gu Join, is he latest from the Valley contained
in the Rs aid Of the lO.h:
OoroRHR Q ls64-Iniorma.ion received 10 Washing.
on e. NJ hs sJses that Slsrids 3 army Friday
oil AZ Harrsonsurg, aud was regularly receiving sup
oUss from NarUusburg Toe intervening country is
| l4nsecously infested wiki suer las.
| n ilr General Emory, tie commander OF the Nine
eeatn corus has written official letter, covering
Isueral Saerd 3 de patch, aud tie letter Of General
Wright of the Ith corps, in testimony Of the good
shsvor Of the Nineteenth corps ct the recent battle
If the %, Qlan aid Winchester IN the valley Of the
| SHENANDOAH. This has been done 10 order to coli
rec; Misrepresentation concerning that corps, il
navrg bsen stated in effect thai, through miE-
pton Of orders the part of Gen. Emory, the
/ olrp, vas del yed at least some two hours in
| oming Up, thereby rendering the success az the
Dn, uosu less complete than II would otherWee have
oseu To this General Wright says there is not ths
est doubt that the and passed the trains and
moved forward through the dsfies by which the battle
ground was reached as rapidly 90 infantry could be
NOV, D. G.n. Emory Gays the le a corps bore the
,unt of the battle as its losses in killed aud wounded
sill show and held the advanced position il had gain
id under a severe hO OF artillery aud Infantry, during
he cav and when the flal charge oFdeIsd 1t ad
Vanced And drove the enemy from lie 'front.'
DEsTRUouoN OF MILLS. csoPs a..
A correspondent OF the Herald attached to Sheri-
5,n,s command, thus chronicles the Wanton execution
If Grants order to convert the Valley into bowling
desert:
n, doubt III, rebel papers will cry out against what
IA nov being done in tho valley toSard rendering It
g. to gubsist the rebs army Yet it is only snce We
have O. mmercsd the work that We fairly see how
s.s.ry itia Mary of the mills found TO contain
bon,ands o. buhels Of wheat which the mllers were
ndpR I'd as fest they could for the Of the rebel
,rmv Fhe amount Of Whea. which we find in the val
1 ley ia as.opishingly large The mills full Of it
rbs barns ere stored with IT, Sacks high houses
are bound in The elds Besides, there abundance
of oats in the sheaf AID enormous quantities OF
Almost eVe.y rn We come to is Loaded with wheat
hsy and ols The destruction of those barns is being
accomplished fast possible. OF course 1t Is no
,sasng sight % witness fires in every direction that the
eve can pene rate. Sil, tits pref mnsnuy necessary,
osyon3 al doubt vry great step toward putting dom
he rebellion. Unfortunately, soma few houses caught
Gre from the barns AID we're consumed but It was not
ou- fault ID this happened nor vas it our desire AID
Intention that it SHOULD be so Ia every tsance that
hA, come to the knowledge of your correspondent the
yreeiest care has been kCn to spare dwelling houses,
Shoh ave looked upon strictly private property. Toe
bans ass rot now looked upoa In his light They CON-
tain the tars Of subsistence for the rsbel army, and
that subsistenca has been declared "contraband OF
var and the barns uat be destroyed because Oftheir
containing it.
NO SUFFERING IN THE VALLEY.
Toe people in tbs Valley are net by any means in
enlightened eOcdi.ion They Heem to have plenty Of
coed warm clothes TO wear, and, beyond all doubt, an
sbu1darca Of meat ana ,ur to o; b4ef there is
| mere than enough. mutton, the same. Pork is not
very rcnoo Butter, too, is plenty. Besides there is
mos every where to be found apple butter and preser
of ell kinds Tho Euit crop has been very p!en,ifp
In brief your correspondent saw no signs Of 5ripg
ahere but On the contrary every evdercs thatths
psotls If the upper portion OF the Valley have yet to
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