The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-11
SECOND WAR BULLETIN.
Our Losses in the Recent Battles on the
James River.

Our Losses in tho Recent Battles the
JAMES River
WAsu1veroN Oct, 10, 755 L. M.-&Rjor-G General /
,JouE A. DIX, New York Since my despatch of |
this afternoon fuller report has just been furnished
bv General GRANT of the operations OF Friday, to-
eether with the Rebel acknowledgment OF their
heavy loss in general and field ofcers:-
Cry FoIsr, Va, Oct TO- ago L. M.-Hon. f. NJ,
STANTON Secretary of War;- entire loss in the
enemy's attack on lines on Friday, the 7th inst,
docs not exceed three hundred in killed. wounded
and missing.
The encnfy's loss Is estimated by eneral BUrEER
at one thousand.
The Riolmond JVhiq. of tho sth inst, speaking OF
this battle has the fol owfag:-
'The gallant General GRECO, commanding
Texas Brigade, iell in the advance. Among other
casualties we have to seport General BRArroN, of
HouthfCaroua, badly wounded; Colonel HASKELL,
OF the Seventh South Carolina In antTY, severely
wounded in the face, and Major HAsEIS OF the
South Carolina Artillery, also wounded. Rumor
states that General GEARy had been killed"
Since Friday there has been no fighting whatever.
lsigned) u s. GRANT,
Iieutenant-Gene
Z. NJ STANTON, Secretary of War.
THIRD WAR BULLECIN.
wAsHINGToE, Oct TO- 1864, $50 p. M.-Mqjor-
GeneIal DIX, New York Ma ojor-General AusUR
commanding at ashngtOn, has for the last foug
days, been on tie line towards Front Royal g
which pom the raj road was beingextended for tn
supply of General SHERIDAN.
A telegram IRON him. dated at Richertown, re
BoI1s sHTRIDAS'e arrival Yesterday at Strasbarsr
followed by the onomY's cavalry and that sAarp
eannonadng had been heard from that direction.
A telegram Hom Brigadior-Geperal STEVENSON,
commanding at harper's Ferry, reports that an en-
gpgement took place Yesterday, between the cavalry
Ic,s, near Fisher's Hill and that the enemy wer'
whipped and scattered to the woods and mouEtlns
with the Ices of eleven pieces OF artillery and thre
hundred and fifty prisoners.
HARPER's FERRY Va, Oct lo $50 r. N.-HOi
M. STANTON ;-O en-. SHERIDAN just heard iron
Our cavalry attacked the enemy beyond Fisher
Hin, and whipped them, driving thom beyon
Mount jackson, and capturing eleven pieces
artillery and thiee hundred and fifty prisoners Il
Rebels scattered into the woods and mountains
Respectfully, j. ID. STEVENSON,
Brigadier-G GeneTal Comma nding
@20P. M-Since the foregoing despatch roach
tie department an official report from Major-Gener
BBKRIDAs has been received announcing the vi
tory of his cavalry over the entire command
General ROPER T. 81. STANTON,
Secretary OF War.
sTRAeBURG, Va, Midnight, Oct. 9.-LieutenaI
General GRANT, City Point:-In coming back TO Il
point was not followed up until late Yesterda
when large force OF cavalry appeared in my res
then halted my command to offer battlo by atRt
Sug the enemy. i became satisfied that At was OF
ali the Retel cavalry OF the Valley, commanded
RoPKR, and directed ToRBEHr TO attack at dayiIt
this morning and finish tins savior" OF the YAH
The attack was Handsomely made. General u
TFR commanding the Third Cavalry Dlyig'
charged ihe back road, and MERRITT, commai
ing the First Cavalry Division, on the StrasbJ
pike MKRRIrr captured five guns, and CUSTER
guns, with their eaissons battery forge, Sc. Tho
divisions captured ioIty-seven wagons, ambuanc
&C. Among the wagons captured are tine he
quarters wagons OF RossEs LoMAx, WlcKHAM a
Colonel HOLLAND
The number OF prisoners viii be about three b
dred and thirty. Tho enemy after beng charged
our gallant cavalry were broken and ran. III
were followed by our men, on the jump, twenty
niles, through Mount Jackson and across tho No
Fork OF The shenandoah.
deemed il best 10 make this delay OF ono
here, and settle this cavalry General.
The eleven pieces OF Rrll cry captured tod
make thirty Elk pieces captured in the shenando
Valley since the 18th OF September. Some oil
artillery was new and never had been Ared. 1
pieces were marked ''fTedegar Works"
T. II. SHERIDAN, 3Iaio re cnesal