Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1864-10-18
From the shenandoah.
New YORK, Oct. Il

The IV0rtd'S special with OnerluanJ
giving reasons for aretrograde move
ment, says no further necessity ex-
listed for direct offensive operations
against Early's army. The victories
of Winchester and Fishers Hill have
so completely broken up and scatter
ed that force, that there was no great
body left to contend with. The re-
organization Of the army which we
have recently been fighting is next
to impossible. Large numbers ofmen
COMPRISING that army J- ::.Te natives Vi
the valley, and during its retreat took
the liberty of retreating to their
homes and iKtoThe mountains. They
have been coming into our lines and
giving themselves up at the rate of
SO per day. There was then, in alb
sence of proper warranty for proceed
ing further, no actual necessity for
remaining so far away from the base
Of supplies but as the possibility still
existed that the rebels would send an
other army up the valley, the long
talked Of measure rendering subsist-
ence Of such force upon the country
impossible, was decided upon. Ac-
cordingly orders for the destruction
Of all supplies of forage was issued
and executed.
The lribune'S special from Stras-
burg, 10th inst, says the rebel caval-
ry force sent as corps Of observa-
don down the valley in pursuit of
Sheridan, was ascertained to be under
the command of Maj Gen. Lomax,
with Brig. Gen. Rcsses and Brady
johnson as subordinate commanders.
Rosser is the General who made the
successful cattle raid at Harrison's
Landing, by which his troops won
the soubriquet of the Laurel Brig
ade he was sent to take the place
of Fitzhugh Lee, who was wounded
at Winchester. Great things were
expected ofhim. Gen, Lomax march
ed through Woodstock with on Sat
urday with flying colors, and his
men were confident and boastful,--
lie went back through the town on
the following day, his whole com
mand routed, all his artillery except
FIVE guns, and ammunition wagons lost,
and his men flying in disorder to the
mountains. 1t was repetition of
the scenes following the victory and
rout at Fishers Hill. Gen. Lomax
himself escaped bypure accidentfrom
being made prisoner.
The rebels we're feeding their horses
in part upon pressed lay brought from
staunton, the Only place where any
was left.
Six thousand head of animals have
been collected and driven out of Luz
ray and Shenandoah Valleys.
There is nothing left on which peo-
pie can subsist, much less a large y
ell force.
New York, Oct. Is.
The Herald correspondent at Mar
tinsburg, dating the 14th, says Mos
by made most audacious and sue
cessful attack on the westward bound |
railroad express train about 10 miles
east Of this place, known as Quincy
Siding. The engine was thrown from
the track paymaster and several |
other officers were captured with
over $500 900 in government funds.
The passengers were robbed of their
money and valuables and the cars set
on fire, burning all the property and
two persons, whose names could not
be aseertained The engineer and
fireman were badly scalded and their
recovery is doubtful.
The bodies burned may have been
corpses in boxes on their way home.
They were buried on the SPOT. One
was male and the other female.
but they were not identified, The
engineer and fremar, and through
baggage man were all injured. Some
Of the ladies lost all their baggage.
and Paul Clifford Mosby, who was
present himself, told them in the po-
itest terms it should be restored to
them. He however rode off and for
got it.
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