The New York herald., 1864-10-25
EARLY'S OFFICIAL REPORT.
He Admits the Loss of Thirty
Guns and One Thousand
Killed and Wounded.
He Declares that Sheridan
Did Not Pursue,
&ss, xs.s kSs
Tno Battle In the Va,key-A Victory
and Kcvesso In One Day.

and kcvesso In One Day.
from Richmond Enanirer, Oct 20.
remarkable battle has been fought IN the Shepan-
xoah valley. On Wednesday moraing, az an early hour,
eur army attacked tho Eighth and Nineteenth army
sosps or tho enemy ednr creek, about three miles
from Strasburg carried tteir positions by storm,
ACicd heavy loss in ed and wounded captured thirteen
hund ed sonegs. eighteen pieces Of artillery all their
tAsnp eQnpage Wagons. &c ana drove the remnants OF
Inc Two demnralized commands 70 Mddeown about two
miles bes ond Here the Sixth CORPS OF tho enemy
intrenched and aary determined 20 complete possible
Ah victorious work. now thar The tide OF battle seemed
turned In hs favor. such glorious results as the
Ic,o ard uoequiyoos defeat Of the main body Of the
sory and she capture literally OF almost every thing they
lsa, In which arms bad well nigh begun droop
lAare work In victory, and in this II crowded
kiumph OF the day quiz decisive. When oar tvoops
before the breastwors or the enemy. Middle
lSsh they went forward with all the cagsrness and
Mosasm with which it is possible FOR vct inspire
men but they had done onou. for tho day, enough,
Physically and morally but neither they nor their oH
knew u. and however much they may have been
Spired by their triumph they lacked unoTuuaely the
iaspirntin that would them 10 80 further They
charged the enemy's works bt rep rs q. Nothing
aaunied taey charged again. bat turped
back third time they went full tilt against he foe,
AID again they were rspesd They beg IN TO aud out
100 late they ha carried FAR II evidently
Zap So NE for their sded columns 20 plsh throp that
fscsh md unexcried line. Ana ,on hteg nsw ii scas
VIA mat s,t Of despair Which n,Ghes the art sicf.
Tue enemy made demonstration ~ pursuit, and
iAs5 rer*otef from TIE RED 'ep Lad 50 iioroa5g
snsr infas Try rensiuine behind. Az If ne camp
tYipaN coparsd an nc rrcss IN ne morning
DJdSO3}p,
tred ar'it.sy bcc@ni"0, ~ s demo- ais tioa Of the
5rDsss nlssa ap lhs sifse pah ten tlpelce
g'sess of our oen "a ahols o. u as abndoaed The
sSsonos W had kahe most aset SIS and unacceptable
VI or cdpATsvTe Gfae tf = AS trIh.eS II hie
i5. ~ night on a-tspaas il Neau Elst, oors ,ci,h
DflGe, and psyfiertd dd Hsl nth he yesfs Of the
fa.s oierd ~, bat owing cheerful by desreas, aud
ssngune oi 'betier luck aext :me.'
Cur tors " en ,rts nor hedrg In this respect there
- some consolation il knowing that the suffered
by far the heavier IN tho ncrning's ouerations the
esnsnter OF the enemy Il represented as having been
oica despsohes rece.ved yesterday state that Gene
s Early attacked she. .dan's CAMP on Cedar crsek be-
ors day on the letb and surprised spd routed the Egh,n
Ind Nineteenth and drove tha SIKH corps beyond
Gddetowa, capturing eishteon poces Of artillery aud
thirteen hundred prisoners which safely brought
OH; but tire enemy subsequently made stand and in
barn attacked General Early, causing his line to give
Say.
On the retreat e enemy ccparea airy pieces Of arii
a5y.
ssme wagons and ambulances. Our loss in killed and
wounded less than thousand. Our loss In pri.
1he enemy snf..ry is reported b. VERY bcdly demo.
nered ~. did s,o pursue. His less very
General Ramseur was seriously wounded while acting
With galsptry, and was captured ny the enemy
Farther Particulars of Early's Defeat-
He Retreats Twenty-four Miles.
[Prom the Richmond Sentinel. Oct. z2]
There great interest felt yesterday hear from
Sas vsoy rumors Of serious disaster to our troops
We learn from gentleman who left Staunton yesters
Asy morning, and who had conversed with oficess
Eensral Early attacked the enemy at Cedar creek two
piss SAD half north Of Strasburg He completely routed
~ Eighth ard NineenA army corps, and drove them
Ser,ng all thsir guns thirteen hundred prisooes camp
Squh age. 81. The enemy then reinforced by
Gxth corps, Hhen horly fell back to Mount Jockson,
s0yfous nites soah OF Sratuyg bringing ct cith a.x
tAs 1rtsen hundred prisoners. He brought OF his
artillery, though is believed he abandoned that cap
eared rom the euemy.
so far from sustainng reverse he routed two army
csyps and only fell back when the enemy wero rein
forced by n fun corps OF fresh The enemy
ported to have suffered heavily in killed and wound.
"a, while loss reported 70 have bscn small
fhe enemy did not atteDpt 10 follow when troops
fall back Orders received last night have
feraton at Saunton this morning Tor thirteen hundred
Yankee prisoners 10 be forwa dcd South.
AIorHHR SUMMARY OF EAaLY's DESPATCH IN wHICH
NO INTRrNCHsESTs ARE MENTIONED.
Since writing the above official dispatches have been
Escsived, which state that General Early attacked
herfnns camp on!Csdar creek before day the 10th
and surprised and routed the Eighth and Nineteenth
e0rr, and drove the Sixth corps beyond Middletowp,
esptur ng eighteen pieces OF artillery and thirteen hun
ared prisoners, which safely brought OF 6ut the
sN~ny subsequently, made Sdnd, and turn attacked
0rc. E1rv cGusinq has lime 10 Qtue cny On tie retreat
~ enemy ccrturcd thiriy pieces cf artillery.
ffho remainder OF the despatch does not differ from
that published in the Enqu'ru.-Eo.
ypye aprears discrepancy redtipe 10 hs
W Of cannon lost II we captured eighteen aud lost
sNmty, the ret loss would be twelve. The ortlery
ssdsrsiand ,eas clprsred by the eneny's edoalyy.
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