The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-10-29
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NEW :YoRK, Oct. i28.-The Herald'l
Winchester correspondent Of the 9th says
TIE enemy has still very large force in
the valley, tt 10 reliable reported to be re-
organixingg ThGepemy has - stroug force
|of cavalry in Lursy VALLEY under cover Of
|prssent stillnsss. Movements are being
made by tie enemy Of an eminsntlyi i'm.
portant character At the time when the
battle Of the 18th took place, the enemy
had stationed three brigades of cavalry near
Milford Creek, Id Eufsy valley. When the
general rebel movement WAS made, this
force advanced towards the Shenandoah
river ard Front Royal. In this movement
they were met BY Powslps division of cav
airy and was checked. Whom the rebels
met with defeat they retired to,Wilford,
and within the lineu the Notifications
there erected, and at commanding posi-
ton. For certain substantial military rea
sons, Q, accommodating party about three
hundred strong, WIS sent cut on the Oath,
from Powelps division, in the heighborhood
OF Front Royal The expedition was com.
handed by Major Gibson, who so CALAMITY
distinguished himself in the Averill action
of More6eld in July last. During the early
course Of the morning, of the 9th, Major
Gibson moved his command across both
branches of the Shenandoah river, and
moving through Front Royal, passed on to
wards MILFORD and the Luray valley.
Before daylight he came upon the enemy's
pickets and drove them in capturing one or
two, he then passed rapidly on toward
Milford Greek; on the way up he met the
anemy in line Of battle, with two pieces Of
artillery, and although his force did not
exceed 300, he deployed in line of battle
without reserve and charged them, the
enemy perhaps remembering our other late
astonishing cavalry operations, did nothing
more then FIRE one volley ind broke. Gib>
son continued the pursuit as rapidly As it
was possible for them to move forward in
the darkness. The enemy kept his artillery
on the pike and after firing one round he
limbered up and made off to the rear. Ow.
ing to Gibson's inferior force he could not
flank the enmey and get at his artillery.
The enemy sent bis artillery to the rear and
kept the cavalry on the right and left of
the road to cover its getting of in the gen>
eraI charge which Gibson first made. He
captured one battle flag by continuing to
press on. Gibson ct length drove the en-
envy ever the creek and upon the line Of
rebel Notifications in which they sought
refuge and opened arapid fire from carbines
and the pieces of artillery before mem
toned. In front of this barrier, Gibson
halted but to feel the enemy's position,
take few prisoners and to ascertain the
rebels strength, he then retired, reaching
safe position in the direction of the Shenan
dosh by daylight. In the evening finding
at last the bird had flown, he set out after
him, but did not succeed in overtaking him.
Gibson reached the Union lines in safety
and without heavy loss. The affair is look
ed upon as quite q brilliant cavalry dash,
and the idea of 800 men almost routing
:, 900 mounted rebels and driving them to
their fortiflcstions and capturing one of their
battle flags, besides nearly capturing their 2
pieces of artillery, is indeed, amazing and
In the course of the reconnaissance and
from prisoners, information was gained of
high Importance to the interest Of the army.
Yesterday cannonading was heard; it up.
peared to be in the direction of Front Roy
al and Was probably another cavalry fight.