The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-19
GEEBRAL sHERIDASB ARMY.
~" Late NctjNity ~ 'nc ypIIey-Anothe
Account 81 Enrsy's Movements aud
Nh"TidHu's C1uutrr G41vomcnt- rae
& t.aliani COuGucJ ct orr CnvaiFy.

.tuic General rneTtl'H'a Hiuk rs sODl l7 che
main hCbJl 3ttock was made p FROM, unier tlu
PERSONAL supcrlu,yndcncs u General Ery
himself.
On the left Of the Rebel line there was one
whole division OF Crvh ny, formerly GltI Lees
sad TO be YET commanded h. tJsser hul spna
scattering mounted regiments that bat hr'Iy
come from the Department Oi Southwestern Nr-
piuia-Geueral BrcCkiuridgos command. Tho
Rebel Cayllry on the left moved on the graded
road and the middle road. Eury's infantry forcc
kept right ana lett of the valley pike.
Lrmax took the Winchester aud Front Royal
pike, as before stated. In this order the Rebels
crossed Cedar CrcGk-right, left, ana centre, BY
night LomaN had got up 20 Ninevih, on the
Frout Royal pike; Eariy had got well on towards
NewtoWu, ana the Rebel cavalry on the Rebel
left equally well advanced.
EAELY DETERMINED TO ATTACH, nut CHANGES
Ills MIND.
That evening General Early attacked US from
his centre and lrlf with his cavalry. No doubt
hi, Robci movement w's intended rs a recon-
nOisSarrC 10 expedite operations On the following
day. II 10 was intended as SUCH Eary's men,
after having run into Our ''lcad mills" rctrca.cd
20 he rear IN haste, having got "imporRnt iniOr-
nation 10 wit Thar # lbe Yankees were not
as numerous rs before, they certainly ircd as
many bule,s.
EyiCently Guy had attached much faith b
the reports 10 had received Of the Yankee army
b,ing we. i. u o., Tor that very night he maiu-
la.ncd his potion, and brou ;ht Over tp
his side of N, cree al his artillery trains and
i'm fact The whole Of h army. lie even cstab-
lishtd his own headquarters close 10 NcwtOgu,
und very short distance from General Sheri-
dams.
Whfe this was going on General sheridan had
resolved On a move Of certain kind. Asj tho
morning Of the l2,h broke activity manifested
itself ~ the camps of the cavalry divisions. They
| had orders 20 move.
General wells Division, which was on the
lefr ofthe cavalry line, WAS t. move forwards ON
the Front Royal and VII chester pike road % the
it,V,g nft ptf,F..r a
General Merritt was 10 move forward on the val
| icy pike, ybie General Custer was 10 move for
ward in the country Oh the right OF the pike.
Thus there was 10 Dc Il general cavalry Tccon-
nOisSHDce and attack.
PuWel's Division moved on as ordered, and in
accordance wih orders subsequently received,
ml,sfd bis command about mile be, ,'nd The
0pcahrn, right and latt Of the pike. He tnTs
waittd there for further orders uutll , o'clock in
the afternoon At this time Colonel IibDetS'
Brigade, 10y General Powe's order, moved iO--
ward and found the enemy near Nincyah.
brisk skirnish Cnsued, during which General
Powell rode forward and selected q good field to
charge over in rear OF the position then being
held by Colonel finUets.
Having done this, he ordered Colonel Clrhart's
Brigade forward 10 TIE edge OF The ground he had
| selected for charging over, moving in columns Of
squadr0ns, anu then depIOyng into c,- ann
m, Uus inc. This accomplish tha nevt vas
10 order Colonel Ilbhe's G, retire. which he did.
,. ana ID sue. a mAnner as 10 allow the other
NE tCArhar's) to come mp in line on his LETT,
uGbirg ;Le whole line stretch right and left Of
the pike or main road.
a major on General Ear!y's s'ati 5n1 aCaptli1
Of MCCausluu's stall aIc lNpny J1" klll5 l.
Cglurct Radiord, Of the pa Virginia tRebeD
Cavalry, wa, also killed.
Amolg tbc prisoners are the following named
officers Lieu cnaut-COlOnGl John A. Gibson,
| MgiYr bI jauiu j. Anhle, Capt iin William A.
! LuChrv. Cap ain w. S LuTdy, Captain ROoert
| Gear First Lieutenant o 4. Barns, and Licu,eu-
| ants James A. Uurner. John B'Ankership, William
| A. Glassock, J. r, Adams, John f. Heldcn, l..
| Il. Skinner, W. IL Walker, Jr., lmcs w. CrtW-
f1rd, a. J.. White, A. kttermsn; }. T; Grls5edosc'
| w. =. Aiken, $. il Weir and T., G. VerEigau.
| On one OF the flags taken is the motto God
| armrtb tie patriot" Cavarymln looking ~
ano r aiding this, added, And helps the Yankees
| 10 take baulC flags" The color belonged 10 the
lnh Virgin a Cavalry tRcb2D.
| Tho Rebel force eng. .ed against rs comprise
| ~ follow Dg rrwm' uts ;-lith, l7th, la-h, 22t
2lst, 20lD, 67rh, Virginia Cavalry; ~ NJ RS lAud
| Cavalry; li,h aud SD Virginia Infantry, and
Lar5y > Horse Artillery.
\ do'acbmcnt ol p5wcIl's Division having fol-
| lowed she enemy % point two miles beyond
| Front Boyal, and failing 10 O7er.ake th3m, IN.
| division Ieturned 10 camp.
In CUrse. u, DCe OF the above movement which
| was m q measure On uneApD Dgted Que, and mo-
psrucu ary uepitd tor IN The general c4va.ry
| HCvVUlut, General Powell fli cd 20 CO.lper1t,
with tvcTrt's DIVISION moving ON the VALLEY
| pike. For the D. asOu Just statej, Merritt coal,
not move forward until towards evening.
~ ms uWG ic ull 81, ant crfnuutered fh
enemy near NcNtOwn, coming IN plain sight o
rhc uemH's camp irCs. Quitc q D.i-k s'ltcniSl
| WIS the result Of General Msrrtt's movement
lie msdo several attempts 10 hAnk the enemy
hRt Away i9und tDe Lay er with line dcsoYe
| lorger ilat his own In iuis ahlfmSh we 10,
| about thr'y BILLED AID wounded General M:f
tlu 90 Hilhn hT'e GuAitgl5oi % mile "l Tencrd
Earn 8 helgluurltINt ma az one ume tbuul
portion a. hoIsh.| DIVISION opposed O hin
IN a'cofohhce WIZ "iu'F7 lt'N tllly Aaa
| quarters, GENERAL N'Iil u7loNuhuii pia-7ih
| inc enemy ,hd fata'Hvu TO .''hP'
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