The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-25

EARLY's POSITION AND srRENoru DISCOVERED
orH ruRcEs RETIRE.
Having now gained our point and developed
the enemys strength In full, we commenced
slowly TO retire on the luft the right Of our ilc
scattering and sklrmishing heavily, and thea hd-
yAnclng in three lines. Atone time our position
was anything but safe ones Ia fact, had the
enemy's cavalry not been driven back by the
daring OF our men, we would certainly have lost
three hundred prisoners
Caphart's Brigade rccrosscd the river drs, in
excellent order. TihOcu,' Brigade followed. The
men OF this brigade skirmisugd 10 the very lust
minute, and kept the enemy from approaching
them too rapidly for the safety of che comm wd.
THE ENrWy MAKES DASH.
All our command having re,rosscd the river,
the enemy's cavalry made dash 20 the left, and
soon Afterwards made their appearance well upon
our rIht flank.
General Custer now undertook to check the
enemy here, which he did most cmphatcllly.
lie was so successful thlt the Rebel cavalry
feared 20 get more than very short distance
rom their advancing and supporting infantry
lines.
A RUNNING rreur
After this quite spirited fighting cnsusd, OK
tending from the Shenandoah river, where 10
crosses the pike, b1ckE7lmost TO Edenburs. A.
times General Rossers Tag and General Cnser's
cO.ors were within q stones throw of each other.
THE ORDER or THE RETURN MARCH
In going back, General Custer took the right
and General Powell the left OF the pike. while
General Torbcrt went on ahead with two briSs les
20 select position rom which 70 charge the
cnemys cavalry, should the same follow up.
The position referred TO was taken, bus the
enemy, very iudciously for him, did not con-
tinue the pursuit
ATTEHrr TO CAPTURE REBEL ALAG.
In the course Of the rctrosradc one Of the
enCmy's flags kept close on our rear. Seeing
this, General Custer made a special charge TO try
and capture It, The regiment charged, but could
9,N vN.l, ~, Ir,s
on ahead, nc the head of three men, after the flag
He did not succeed in getting It, but he came very
near doing so. II was said TO be the flag Of the
4th Virginia, used as battle flag by General
ROsger.
nIvovAc AT WOODSTOCK.
The fighting and firing ended about dark. We
retired to and byouaclSed for the night At Wood
stock.
CASUALTIES AMONG OFFICERS.
In the course of the days operations Assistant
Adjutant- General Scbcrt of General Custor's
stan, was struck on the shoulder by spent ball
and had his horse killed under him. Among the
wounded are Major Brdseye, ofthe 2d New York (;
Major BoyCe, OF the 9TH New York, also wounded.
Several other officers arc wounded, whose names
| now cannot ascertain. Our whole loss will no;
amount to over sixty. Captain keefc, Of Gene
raj Sheridan's staff, had his horse killed
THE SUCCESS or rHE Reconnaissance.
The whole of the forces engaged did admira.
bly,, and their escape without the loss of gun or
wagon, and only the loss OF few killed and
wounded, il remarkable, especially 80 after hdv-
ing run into and engaged Early's whole army In
position of bis own selection, and which he had
long been preparing to defend against superior
numbers.
The whole column, after having bvouaclxed for
the night ut Woodstock left the last named place
on the morHing OF the 23d. We took more pris-
Ouers from the enemy than the enemy took from
us. We killed Rebel colonel. ] could not
! learn his name.
GENERAL DEyIN's OPERATIONS.
General Deyin's column, which moved up and
! attacked the enemy in the Luray valley, was
| equally successful OF his operations and com
plete list Of casualties will have to speak here
| after.
DURATION OF THE BNGAGEMENr.
The engagement lasted six hours. Four hours
| Of the time was hard fighting. General Powell
| personally cOmplimcnted Lieutenant Colonel
! Adams for the gallant bearing OF the LIST New
! York while under heavy lire.-N. y. Herd8.