The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-10-06
onerationS North Of the James and before
Petersburg.
Hv,nouARTERs ARMY OF THE PoToMAG
IlAADTo1N Sunday, October 2.

Sunday October q.
The enemy attacked Ayres' DIVISION yes
5no V r,ornino and were repulsed with
Leruay ,a r, This was the only fighting yes
heayy iooo' the left, except an attack by
Teruay tIor,,ntons's cavalry on Gregg's cav
49, - tbe Vaughn road, where they were
@ 80, II hack with considerable loss
Our army is strongly intrenched. A bat
tie may occur any moment.
The enemy claim to have a num-
her of prisoners from the 9th corps.
The Richmond papers boast OF victory
over Sheridan, and say he is retreatlnga
WAsHTSeToN, Thursday, Oct. 3.-Passen-
gers from City Point yesterday morning re-
mort that there was heavy firing on me
RIGHT and left of Petersburg and but llttle
in front. The entire army was IN Inot'on'
and indications were that general engage
ment was meditated IT. r..
NEW YORK, Monday Oct. 9.-Ihe r.
b1sae's special says it Is reported tnat 1or-
bett,s cavalry captured one of Early's trains
bevopd Stanton. A great many rebels,
who. after the Winchester fight, scattered
among the mountains, are coming IN and
giving themselves up.
It is reported and believed that force OF
rebel cavalry had taken possession Of Graf
ton. We had no force there.
A citizen of Harisonburg says Early had
but four pieces Of artillery and but ten thou
sand men when he passed that place
At Staunton, however: he had Two batter
les of five pieces each in reserve.
His troops had lost their regimental or
carnations and were retreating pell-mell
for some place of safety.
The HeraLGS Washington correspondent
saws, Mosby has sent word to his command
that he will be unable to join them, owing
to his wound Maj. White takes his place.
New YORK, Monday Oct. 3.-The Herald
has the following special account OF the
fighting north of the James:
Con Friday three desperate efforts were
made by the enemy to retake the works
captured from them by us on Thursday
General Lee in person commanded, but the
rebels were each time driven back with cou-
adorable loss.
''The enemy was discovered, about o.
clock in the afternoon, massing in a wood
directly opposite the fort captured yesterday,
and in half an honr they charged with
wild yell in three heavy columns of attack
The rebel rams in the river at the same time
opened upon the position, and our line was
GuUlducu by LllG llI0 llOhA tuO iCDOA Do'''N'y
on the river. The men, however, stood
steadily to their posts and received the re-
bells with so hot, we'll directed and incessant
fire that they broke in confusion and re-
treated to the woods. Twice again they
were rallied by their officers and returned to
the charge, but only with the same result,
until finally, broken and dispirited, they fell
back in irremediable confusion, leaving the
ground covered with their dead and wound
ed. The prisoners report a thousand at
least killed and wounded
Over 800 prisoners were taken by us, IN
Guiding many officers and the greater part
of the 8th North Carolina regiment. Among
those captured are several field officers, and
Captain Mcguire, Inspector General Of Cling
mans staff. Three regimental flags were
taken, all by STANDARDS division two OF
them were captured by the 18th Connecti-
cut and 18th Pennsylvania.
The fight has been pronounced one of the
most desperate and brilliant of the war, and
by the skilIfuI management of his troops,
Gen. Weitzel has added one more leaf to the
laurels won in Louisiana