The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-25

The Efforts, however, Of General Crook and his
staff were insufficient TO stem the rebel advance.
For upwards of hour the unequal contest was
sustained when the corps began to wlrcr, and
afterwards fell back with gIcat rapidty. Colonel
kttohihg severely wounded III the foot while Gu
drnvUIIng to rally hi mon.
rAnLy .IuI rL>SKISG
About this time the sun BEGAN to rise AMI the
mist 10 disprrsc when clearer view could he Oh
tiincd OF the operations our left The rebel plan
oi battle had already dcreDprd itself. IL vas ryi
IDENTIFY Early intention to keep thanking the
letg, thus double up the army and get in between
u- and " Minchestrr. The Eighth corps having hIen
pressed back foF considerable Ill t4ucr and their
works occupied BY the rebels, preparations were
made by the Nineteenth corps to resist the advance
Unfortunately sufficient time hot allowed for
the purpose. The retreat of the Eighth corps, At
first slow and orderly, was, by the impctuo~ity Of
the rebel advance, converted into very dlOrierly
retreat.
On the left of the Winchester and stsasburs pike
the hills Uvre OF considerable elevation, and on
these ,nidenCcs the Eighth corps had been CamDei
when surprised About sunrise, hoNtFer, auaEElcrs
began II come down. and III al lnc,cdIbsy short
spare Ut TIM, the whole corps was toate for the
rear. Many regiments at General Crook. corps be-
haEel u9by, ana contested the ground inch 10y inch.
Others, however, 10 their shame he 1t spoken broke
up cut0y and came streaming down the hills across
the Turnpike and away to the rear Ot the Nineteenth
corps, and even much further. General Emory and
these strngaIels, but without avail. Strong, able
bodied men, when stopped and asked where they
their slomdlhs and lepy, :" am sick"
Shells IRON the rebel guns began 10 drep in the
ranks Of tlc Nmeteenth corps ana General Grover,
whose division VIA on the left ana resting on the
tura Axe, vas bu,lly ENGAGED getting ms men INTO
position 10 protect General Crooks flying troops
Suddenly the rehI hto OF battle was discovered
parallel with the tUntplLr and rHteIiflg far III the
rear Of the NngtarHth corps. Their plan of flank
ing on the lett, which succeeded we'll with the
Eighth COPS va again to be tried on TIA, Ninctc,I.ta
General WlieAt 1T tins TIM. s,Ht f5r the Sixth
.oi'- 10 ,,la" Gp, anl General Emory ~upcIIntcn,rl
the tuIHnijUn 81 !u5 corps into line "t battle Cen
cI Grover, commanding the Second division OF the
cplp-, was hand At work reversing his lire ana hay
mE hs guns trained on the rebel columns. 1t was
At this clticti Iunctutc that Colonel Daniel Mac;H-
Icy, Of the Eleventh Indiana, commanding the
Third brigade, second division, Nineteenth corps,
|tS seriously wounded and fell from his horse.
EI~I-rLF-5 swftr or rHE ,oETEDFRATus.
Erl,ntlcss as fate, ana rapid as thought, the rebel
columns advanced, preventing the formation Of a
perfect line of battle by the Nineteenth col1S.-
lIrPiu@ over their Hank, aud pressing on III front,
came the Ittrl line OF battle. General Emory, COM
mahdinI the corps, had his horse shot under him
while encouraging and fulnIiug his men. lie in
stautiy mounted one belonging to an orderly, and
wa fortunately able t. continue the head Of las
men. General 'uoveT at the same time htd the heel
o hi~ night boot carrcd away by SHE'LL but, sin
Eu.u to relate, neither the General nor has horse
sustained any injury.
With wild wells and yithcring yullavs the rebel
advance, both front and Hank continued. Al this
moment ult Juj.d EUiy's bosom must have swellcd
with prI:c at witnessing the magnificent in.p,uuStv
"i In gr.ty-coaj,d soldiers and his heart doubtless
beat Ii h with the hope of at last stunlhtidtig the
Yankee army. The Nineteenth corps, however
stood firm io} some tlnr longer although Ofai ked
and outnumbcicl. The WAGONS and anIidaucc~
We're being driven rapidly away IN q westerly dIleC-
ton. The greater part OF General tro"4'- auh,.-
lance tram had ItllI into the hands ot the l,t, - If
carry stag, Of the btt'ir. Ihr Sixth coil. hii
come ,G from their r,'',on s. the isht ltwar
Rickttis.
General Wright, on seeing the Nineteenth corps
completely outIank,d, ordered both th. sixth
aui Nineteenth ,nIl- L. ttil Es.k l. s,1u,. rising
&Iotli Oh tie wet SADIE Ui the ,ntil stream .icady
MENTIONED ia i"unvr pat Oi tins report. In"
~lSth COPS covered tho tlrlt, amt gave Ihr Niu~-
trchth and Eighth corp. lurle tIIe Il t!U~- the
r'Ignn whom III, N3nvt',1lth went INTO position on
the .gtlt The S'>th IN the crEtIe 9lh The Eighth
the left
u.u;u= the TIM, thr Sixth corps VI, crossing the
steam, General Ricketts, was stuck n th@ night
breast ty bullet, and wa5 compelled tr i.Ne III"
Lrij, Wiz G.usrJl Getty assumed command II"
wound VIZ "a very dangerous on", but the ball has
since Lccu ,Etrlccd 1T Wlurhe~t.r and the General
4 Progressing veTy ftyoaaly. lIo : accompanied
hy Captain richards, Of ms ~tdh. The lin" above
|t-';ihrd w.'> he'd tor ~tm" time under terrific
ii from thc rt bel artillery. Eall infantry, how
'yrI, crosse II" Stream, and ~ an IN. INTO ae-
ruu. f." upwards # ton minutes the Wu-Gr:iy
I"U,I continuously, ana the losses both .d,-
VIC artt our iulr Il; dat time Wa facing 'imn-t
t,Ir east. Again, however, It lcii b-,.k but thI~
TIM, III d ,}ilwly aud siltn'ild ~t>la.
lh. principal sti4t@ Of tn ltbtI. were duc.t.d
towards oar left iuuk, Wht h oy-l4pcl a TIN, kly-
jutb,ltt lt,,ru Il -,ruli. Ia, ,.,aIN division. uI
tuu,ltlS Custer and Merritt WI, sent aluUul 10
.Icr- r-thra tLI- point while the Nineteenth and
S!Ntu cons swung slowly bach, the lett bong the
PIVOT IA winch the Inc s"uh@. short tam hc-
iaI' i'i- movement VI ,%rgu-i uu-hrt ptl! lIt
"li J. M'JoI-NrhrtH W Il@hL On til" 'i'I. II Wa,
flesh wound, and for some time afterwards bi,d
Wy freely. d,ulal Wright made very light Of his
nJu'Y, and continued on III" field, close up to his
hiain iIhe "i hittj" during thr Whole day.
Inc "U'ltr hiidt ~ me lch1~ 10 bTtik our lrit
iii ''l-ti' "t'ie terrible There appeared t. he no
e@s~tti'h 7" li. ysiiES Oh the conh'tlntS and the
fo.u ot aFUl'iE ana n,NShetlE. shortly alter hine
l"' - custer ana Mtiiitl> cavalry got 7" WORK
"h i'' i'.H> i-'H@, WNei !"l a uih', thrif ai-
vance was thclE'if hu1 the artillery was never IL
I'uilnG the 'ltfe daE ~" 'heIny handled thtlr
Guns WI" -i'it ZAP iN ma ,t'N'3l'-iI' "!i'u
,,Ii,,. l, i,,,J n H.. n,.r
po.It1"u chosen the crest ot Il hill consider
ttir higher t!t1i tt' one which had rust been va
-tt,t taitE h'I already d.N"n Us several lnl' =,
.Hi "" Wrie th'n hri"t'H t"9 and tlTce nils from
tt' NDi"~'"I and @fr'~tuI' lHlhI4h'- lAr l.
"'.&. however, seemed dt'tlItuicd l. push l-l at
Nthffst 90 The Hlihu l. out SHitu tEt} directed jlI
HlurrH. jli'Tt- towards ou lett Etnk, the pol
jjai- last occupied va !tt de~'ih'd L. hr h'id -
any :H-JH ii tHr', as "n "jatT W. shortly alter
"It, received l. retreat h} liglt 6" column 90 tlhy
tp HvW position. Hot the order been ctiII't out,
ana the retreat continued the amy would doubt
les have struck III" turnpike III the vicinity Of NOw-
town. Eut III" lttistt WIS not d'stiltd to take uN
>" li, iuf the tlie "i hattIr VA h9ut 10 h' turned
aud the adv aneus rebel column dli'en back, routed
ant "iL"F"1l't.