Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-10-25
THE WAR.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE

DISPATCH FROM GENERAL SHERIDAN.
III; Pursuit Il HE EatRy--The Rebels Fly 10 the
NoUiams-A coapieie Sateess.
WAsnwGros, oct. 22--Maior General Dix,
New York; The following official despatch has
been received from General Sheridan:
CEDAR CREEKi Va; l pursued the routed
force Of lie enemy nearly TO Mount Jackson,
which point he reached during the nights of the
18Th aud 20tb, without an organized regiment Of
his army. Fioin the accounts If our pfsoners
who hnve escaped, and citizens the rout was
complete, About two thousand OF the enemy
broke ana made their way through The noun
taihs on the left Fer ten miles ou the line OF
retreat tbs road and country were covered with
small arms thrown away by the fyine rebels,
aud o'htr debris, Forty eight pieces Of car
tured artillery arc now ut headquarters think
tnat not less than 800 wagons and ambuAncta
were tither captured OF destroyed
The accident OF the morning turned to cur
4 vantage as much as though the whole move.
ulenl had been plauued. The only regret have
is tie capture ia the early morning Of from 800
to 1000 OF our men am now sending to the
War Department tn battle flags The loss Of
artillery in the morning was guns fran Crook,
] from Emery and q from Wright From ali
ttat | can learn ihiok that Earlys reinforce
nenls could not be uss than lG 600 men
T.. II. SHERIDAu,
Major General Commandiug.
Genera Stevenson reports the arrival at Mar
tin-burg Of 100 ptisouers. General Custer ar.
I rived th.s Afternoon at Washington with ten
I rebel blllle.dags, displayed from the IaitoAt
engine,
Enwa NJ. srAsroy, Secretary of War.
OFFICIAL WAR GAZETTE.
DDpdel fron, GeH,rol Sheridan Further Dtiaa
. IN l..
TAsumGroS. Oct. q, lO.40A M.-Msi9r.
General Dx, New York The following de.
patch received tlis morning, contains fnrtheI
particulars Of tile hattie at Cedar Greek -
CKnAR CREkg, Va, Oct. 20, 1864, II 30 A
d.--l.ielleuant General U. s. Grant, City Point
Vie have again been favored BY great vic
toTy-R victory wen from disaster by the gal.
lanify Of our officers and men.
The attack Oh the enemy was made about
o'clock +. NJ by left half-wheel OF the Who'll,
line, with division Of cavalry, turning escl
flank OF the enemy, Tie whole line advancing. -
The enemy, after a stubborn resistance. bTok
aud led ard were pursued with yigor.
The artillery captured will probably be owe
fifty pieces. This, of course, includes tbos
clptured from our troops in the morning. A
least 1900 prisoners have been brought in
Also, wagons and ambulances in large numbers
This morning the cavalry made q dash A
Fishers Hill aud carried it, the enemy havin
lied during the night, leaving only small rea
guard
| have to regret the loss of many valuabl
officers, killed and wounded, among them Co
Joseph ThobuTn, Commanding a division
Crooks command, Killed. Colonel j. HoWar
Kitchen, commanding brigade, wounded; Co
II. @, Mckenzie, commanding brigade, wount
ed severely, but would not leave the field.
: cannot yet give exact details. Many Of our me
captured in the morning have made their oscar
and are coming in. Ramseur, commanding
corps in Early's Division, died this morning.
T. II. SHERIDAN,
Myjor- General Commanding
> DESPATCH FROM LIEUT.. GEN. GRANT
General Grants appreciation Of the victory 4
Cedar Greek is expressed in tho following des
patoh:-
CITY POHT, Oct 20, 1864, 3P. M-Bon.
: NJ. Stanton, Secretary Of War.-I fired a saul
: of one hundred guns from each of the armie
here in honor OF SheFidab's last victory. Turr
ing what had bid fair to be disaster into
glorious victory stamps Sheridan what / hay
, always thought hrn-one of the ablest General
U. s. GRANT, Lieutenant General
Tue Medical Director reports that seven hui
v dred aud seventy slightly wounded have reachs
Winchester from the field, and all the Wounde