The New York herald., 1864-10-11
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AasSsssr BrilIiar. Cavalry Victory In
tie SAeESsdsah Valley.
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Ths Ieb.igavior OF the Valley,
General Rosssr, Whipped
il His first Fight.
Eleven CzaEoD, Wagons and Mora than
Three Haadred Prisoners Captured.
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4}NH E'0Tces fnGrencssed at
Stra $ burg,
seerctary stanton 10 General Dix.


WAR DEPARTMENT, I
WASHINGTON, Oct. IL, 1864 )
Major Gercral DIX New York:
General sbcrdsu:--
WOODSTOCK. Va, Oct. I-9 P. NJ
Ileutensnt General q. s GRANT
lhavo tbs honor 10 repor, nay cousmsnd at this pnict
TO- night. j aor;muncct moving back from Foft Rcpub
10 Mount Crawford, Brdgewater aud Harrsoanug yes
terdey saorniag
Tne ssaia saa oraee in advance Of these points rad
been plevnus,J destroyed
In moving back this point the whols country from
the Blue Rse tie Norsn Mountain has been Fcnesred
unenap!e for rebel army.
u havs destroyed two Thousand barns Oiled y ith
wheat and hay and farming implements, over ecveoty
,as hlld tn nour AID Yhea., have driven 7, front OF
the army four hord stock and have killed and
ssued "a IN. troops than three thousand sheep
This the tursy valley and Little
Fort valley, well as the mau valley.
large runber OF horses been obtained. proper
eatin4le af wh co cnnot now make.
L.eu,euaat John F.. Meigs, NY sh1ireer olcer, was
murdered beyond R.rrscnDnry, near Dayton. For ihs
atrcc'ous scs M the hcuses within OF I've miles
were burned
sioce the valley from Earper's Ferry every
train evory srao party and every stragger has been
tushn backed ny the people, many of whom have pro
lection papers from commanders who have been hitherto
In the valley.
Tho peopo here are getting sick OF the Hereto.
fore .hoy have had to complain because they
have bsee living IN great abundance.
Itsee net been folio we'd by the enemy 20 ,hs point
with exception snail rebel cavalry
themselves distance behind my guard
to.d,y
party Of one hundred OF the Eighth Ohio cavalry,
which had stationed at tho bri6gs ss North She
naudoah, Mount Jackson, attacked By Mcneil
with spventeen men, while they were asleep, sud the
whole party dispersed % captured. think they
will al up. learn that hty six Of them
bad reached Winchester hcScii mortality wound
ed ard fell into our hands Tnis was fortunate. az
he tho most daring and dangerous Of al the bush
| whaskers IN this section .! the country.
+. n. SHERIDAN, asjor General.
EDWIN ~ STANTON, Secretary of War;
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10-920 +. NJ !
10 Major General Tx, New York.
Major General Augur, commanding at Washington has.
for .he four days, been tho limo towards Front
Royal TO which point tho rarond being extended
for the supply Of General Sheridan telegram from
him. GATED Rec.ortown reports sherian's arrival q.
strasturg, followed by tho snemys cavalry. aud that
sharp ing had bccn heard from that direction
A telegram from Br.gndier General Stevenson, com.
manding At Harpers Ferry, reports tba, engagements
took place yesterday between the cavalry forces
Fshors H,li, that the encu,y whipped spd scat-
tered 20 the woods with the loss eleven
pieces OF artillery hree hundred and nty prisoners
HaxrrRs Fxsnr, va, Oct. l0-s ss P. NJ
Hon. T.. ~ Sr,SToSs-
Gen. sheridan Just heard rom. Our cavalry attacked she
enemy bey FOND Fishsr's H and whipped them, driving
them beyond Mount Jackson snd capturing pieces
Of artillery and throo hundred and city prsouers Tho
rehes scattered into the woods aud m9untains Respect
| fully. }. D. STEVENSON,
Brigoder General Commanding.
Since the foregoing despatch reached tho department
an Official despatch from Major General Sheridan has
received, announcing the victory Of his cavalry
over entire Of rebel cavalry the valley under
| command Of General Rosscr.
elsasnune, Va, Oct. a-Mdnight
| To Lieutenant General GRAsr, City Point
In coming back TO this point not followed up
Until late yesterday, large force Of cavalry ap.
roarcd my thcn halted my command TO offer
battle by attacking the enemy. became satisfied that
Il ,Tss only all the rebel cavalry OF the valley
raaded by Rosser, snd directed Torbort 10 attack 1t
daygh. this morning and nnish this eavor OF the valley
| The gttsck Handsomely mado. Custer, command
ing the Ihrd cavalry dvscn charged the back rosd
ard Merritt, commanding the First cavalry DIVISION on
the grasburg pike. Merritt csptorsd Ave pieces 81 Artl-
ery. Custer captured siI pieces of artillery with calls
| sons, battery forge, &c.
The two dvisoos captured forty wssons, smbu
apocs, &c. Among she wagons captured are the head
quarters wagons Of Rosser Tonns 1iCkan aud Colonel
pc,srd Thepumber OF prisoners viii be about three
bundled snd thirty.
The enemy after being charged by our gallant cavalry
! sere broken and They followed By ON M5n
IN tao Jump twertysi miles through Mount Jackson
ara ,hsnsrsb fork Of The soensodoah. deemed
oes, 70 m'kc this delay Of one day here and settle
| tbs rev cavalry general
1hs eleven pieces OF artillery captured to-day make
thsysS pieces captured 10 tho Shenandoah valley since
| The 18th ~ september. some of the artillery vas
| end never had been 1rcd. Its pieces wers marked
| .Tredegsr works"
p n. sHFR'pAy. MAJOR general
EDWIN N. STANTON, Secretary Of War;
Francis e. Longs Dvspnren.
HARrrR's yxrny, Va, Oct. 10, 1894
General shcrdau's army has ahen back 20 sireseurg