The New York herald., 1864-10-05

iiery firing In tDe direction ef Winchester 6euss>l
Early and Crook lighting General Breekipridsss corps
the Blue Ridge Mountain, 70 keep the esemy from eei.
wing In General Early's rear. UAmped pear the gap
Been two days without rasons Cause Wagons not being
TauaspAY, 2ist-Msrcned from the Front Royal road
y the PIKE S:pss ssns ,:. Wen, ns ,ss
camp Cooked one days ratons. Have hsard artillery
for eighteen days sacceesyey until today. All ws
still Had aothng 70 disturb the Quietude OF camp.
vRmAY, 22d..-Loit camp a. sunup 10 the morning
marched thpes miles and formed line Of battle on The
miles below Msddletown skrmlsa,ug with tns cavalry
SifuapAY 13d.-Iay 10 camp all day drove the Yankee
SUNDAY, 24tb.-Lsft camp eieht O'Clock A. M down the
valley When we came 70 Kernstown The ouemy was IN
lne Of battle and sklrmishing with our csvahy Ihs
Thirty regiment being In 'front.' was ordered 70 ad
vance and take possession Of skirt Of woods and sup
port the cavalry, which was done with celebrity Had
hight skrmshng Lay 10 the woods fof three hours
the balance OF Brecxnrdges division coming up she d.
vision then moved the let front. Advanced 70 the
which was done admirably. The enemy was compulsory
routed and scattered In s directions taken good many
when night came on We had TO ab sndon farther puru
Lost one man killed and one wounded in Company A.
no.DAI as.hzLAy in Oap,onmsn. s Al DAY M rain IKE
scw.rds % EsrsSsDure I burg suppossG was on she a.yl.ud
TUESDAY 26th-Marched from Bunksr's hin 10 Martins.
burg burns railroad bridge and tsre up track; eampsd
wHpSnsoAr 27th--Lay In camp oil day; men wash tber
clothes. no news.
THuSsDAr, astn--s,in IN camp on the opequan river,
near the Stone bridge, on the sharpspura road.
FRmAy, 09th--No news Of any khd; ell quiet; detail
made for reshing grain sm getting tired Of staying IN
SATURDAY. thRecsived orders 70 be ready 10 move
teams guarded and everything In readiness 70 be on
order cooked two days ratons no news
SUNDAY camp on line OF march early In
the morning; passed through Maviinsburg; marched
eight miles and camped at Darksve on the winchester
pike We done The Baltimore Ohio Railroad consider
able damage entirely destroying from Harpers Ferry
TO two miles above hartnsoura, cooked one days 70.
ticps.
MONDAY. August lst-No move In camp to-day; every.
thing quiet no news OF the enemy very warm
TuEsDAY, 2d-Wsrm; no news; cooked one days rs-
tiops.
wxpxnpAr, --snowery received orders to cook two
days rssions and be ready 70 move At daylight Grsnt
she north side OF the river heavy hghng
between Lee and Grant the Couedcraes vicorious Old
John hcCausspd r slasbng around among the Sanxs in
THusspAv A,hpuled % stakes early tn ,hs morning;
marched on the shepardeown roo? campcd 10 sgns OF
the Maryland Heights; cooked one days rations.
fmpAy, ,-Crossed the Potomac near shspardstowr
marched 10 sharpsbura rested IN ihe woods for ei1
hourv elemy beyond skrm shipG oomrnenc ced
at sen r. M, bat aid nol las, ong The enemy retiring
from front cooked one days raions.
SATURDAY, eth.-Is camp . lntle before daylight:
marched ON the Hagerstowp road for SIX mics, tBcn
turned 70 the left the wlamstown road waded the
rctomac ~ willsmsport coQked one days ratons;
Thirty sixth regiment ordered On picket NJ tbs ford
eurpAy, 7th Started from picket pos, on The po
sofnsc; marched twenty miles; camped al tsrhvhsi
MornAY, s,n--IAy 70 camp ALEC = general ~asn day
FOR tbc boys clean Up vn,ob was sressly pes6ed;
cooked one days rasous.
TUESDAY, Mh. --Receiyed orders 10 bold ourselves m
Readiness W at moments notice uJsronoa a. Ten
Y. M went cis miles and oamped hunsers hili.
cooked ono days ratons; heard thai Avern surprood
hssdey Johnsons aud routed them conpeteiy,
cantarog GOOD many reported enemy about leesburg
WnDSssDAv. luth.--Comraencsd marching ~ annup,
taking by. road across the vsllay camo, INTO tho Win
cheeier aad Beryvlo piho seven mlcs rom me latter
town; went r,o camp ave miles from BevryviiIe had
preparations for cooking by building nres making
dough- aud had only got ouo oiko In tho skillet when
reosvod ovd-ra 10 fall IN, our advance skrmlshins
With Tho enemy sboui milo 10 our froai; formed q
sqnara shot . for desartion, then formed lao of
Assltc ~ ss at Sae aIpro~ah~l ~ uso eaemy