The New York herald., 1864-09-25
Additional Details of the Fight
at Fishers Hill.
The Enenly's R0ut Total
and Complete.
4 Arrival Of Prisoners at Win
' chsBssr and Harpsr's Ferry.
sssPArcH FROM GEN. SHERIDAN.

atbcl lccoun,s Of the Battle OF
Qp iqRaa Cresks
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ssNresavy stn aton 20 General DIX.
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EAss7ssasral DIX
tsNsccwing cfncia despatch has jrss been received
senGsrera sheridan, ,ce.aiue Of the particulars
sf xls battle and victory al tishrr's Hli:--
HeAper AsrEas. Mlpn,H Drlnox
WOODSTOCK Va, Sept. 23-3 A. NJ
u Lisc, enapt General u. = GRANT, City Point
yst give any deanite account OF the results
q hslositie Yesterday Our loss VIII be light. General
Isssr0ck the let nk Of tue enemy, doubled up,
ara slvsnccd down their nos Rcxctss division OF the
hsts army corps swunx IN and joined Creok Gestys
axa whoatons divisions took up tho same movement,
,s wed BY Tho whole ns, and, attacking beautifully
erried tho works Of the enemy.
fhe rebelr threw down their and fed In the great
a n'usisn abandoning most Of thor artillery II was
DART be the baftie ended. pursued after the
during tue night this point with tho sixth aud
ytsstssnsh corps and stopped asre rest the
49, hsue ratlcps.
ir CO. era rorbert has pushed down the Luray valley,
ssss<daag 70 ny directions, he vii achieve great
sass.
do .sot think that there ever was an army no
ssdly routed. The valley soldiers hiding away asd
gstaG 70 sAsir bones
sannos ~ present give you estimate Of prisoners
Spsssd on regardless 81 everything. Tho number Of
Dnssas of artillery reported captured u sixteen.
r. Il. sHERIDAN, Major Gsnsrsl
Yss ars directed 70 cause national salute Of one hus
- great guns for the victory.
0ssal Stevenson reports that shrss thossand prsor
Dfssn me nsld had rsasAsd Winchester last night
AsAfsrcensnss and supplies have been Forwarded to
oosrai Sheridan.
EDWIN y. STANTON, Secretary or War.
Mr.. Francis Q. Long's Despatch.
6mAssrHe. Va, sepA 22. 1894
HssnxAx xxs KSnaA
Afsss ~ 1ous o. EAriy % wipchesser hh forcs
sassd sp tbs valley IN shs Consideration. Ct
sss along the say that completely
lsosAissd, ssd sney ncd towards Ssrasburg every
aasssmsd bs taxing himself. Brtesdss rssi.
.0ssls ed companies broken up, and all
nw the rebel ranks and their flight up she Stras-
bssy pike rssembled crowd rushing 70 IRE far
aAAA retreat 4 IN army.
usHm's BRL
Vnss's Hn Of tho rebel sironghoids the val.
~ hha position q great naiura, strength and a
vsrtoUs times u been occupied by the rebels, who
bsve thrown up heavy earthworks and ride pits.
estAiriag and srepenso pg old works and digging
snss, until Fnher's Hill has become strong
sssrsss. The hill 10 situated about two miles southwest
. rasburg, on the vsey PIKE, and It's base In washed
,sY small stream known Tuubling Run. stooewa
Jackson occupied the position In J1ne, ,sS2 when
Gsatins before Fremont and held MIN in check until he
Dssd get bis prisoners and tran out Of the way
ne hill W almost Inaccessible the north side, and
vses above rumbng Run ike tho walls Of q procipce.
. -egmsnt Of determined msht station themselves
y "a the hi bridge spans the run,
uish AID hold army at bay. This
- tho position Eiry holding al present. and IL is
eeder that Gen. Sheridan hestasd 10 attack him when
~ drsvs him into t, soms fvo weeks since; but the
psssnt indications tha, army about essay
! sassngth
sgiRMsRIsG ENEMY.
Yesterday afternoon, the 2st inst, the Sixth csrps
nEImisned with the Rebels about mile srasburg
VERY sharply "a O'Clock 81 until night, and bat
berries played rpou them continually. towards evening
Asftion OF the corps charged rebel skrruish line
ANe drove back at lesst thrce-fourtbs OF mlls In
ie OF the artillery the rebels brought 70 bear upon
I eea. Inc musketry and csnnopadng was heavy,
Sa revcbersted so loudly between the Ailsghanes and
goe Ridge. that psrscu ltle distance in tae rear
y ssd simostfancy general engagement was in pro-
r, ~, and that both sides we're using one hundred.
rTCHnEo m THs ruaAr VALLEY
Gu asr and Lowsl,'s brigades moved into the Luray
yale. yesterday morning, By Of Front Royal where
us u werseod they in the Third division. Our
say.r, engaged With the enemy 10 the Inray valley
psariy al day YESTERDAY, ~ We cculd tell by ths
sccss,en si boom Of that reached the
pius Rid, a. Ihs result Of General Toroets operations,
Or With tom he was engaged the present writing
us taowny presume the enemy worsted, az tpe
srms gradually grow distant and indisnct towards
ove utus, showing plainly that General rorberi w@
<riv mg the rebels up the valley towards Lursy
uoHuSo SKroSp sTRAsRuRG.
cou ,dersbe artillery airing has also been heard to-day
n ihs east aldo Of the ridge our pcksts commenced
arxsa, .be JohnnIes az II igh. enough 70
sss snsn mornng. aud they kept u up without
Ssss all W. oue batteries i,sic beyond strss
S.ss besu tbrosing she uts the goods every few
suSes siucs early morning. but tss rebel cauDonisn
save preserved prosoana aud disnnsd silence.
Towards aight to-day the skirmshss grow guile ami.
nSsd along sbe right Of lne particularly
ss.ae richt. whore Csosrai Crooks command n bing
Dor while rsnsrA engagement seemed insviiabIs bus
sosa snbSdsd.
view nnp.
yrou.ths tign ground little porih of essssburs .oA
rally salr vsw u the eusmys posson obtained
n us dlsxanceI counted some twenty pieces Of
sassso, wh,cn ~s covered vh pieces Of canvass, asd
- Casual oAserrs they looked much like Wagon train.
b-.ra smells hsss burSs among them 70 day, but no
ciy hiss been ActAi Eariy evidently does not Wish 70
nAvs tho exact prsA,los Of his batteries sscertainsd
us~s,m, have no do,bs thai General Sheridan VII
nsissy himself sa shss pciut before many days u
rss AsnY sAAvn pos sArrix fl
Shs array jubiast over Ns rscsns glorious viss0vyas
wssehsster and the troops sAs eager " ~ led agass
vassers Hni. whssber sae nAce general oommsocins
hssads 70 attack Early oe noe vs are unats 70
~; bu, he Asssck him ~ s ~ rsasosabls sappc-
nsos that viii Be imusdisssly. o. N few dsys, hs
wni ~ heavily reinforced.