The New York herald., 1864-10-17

JOnu Z. Hardy ID, I'd Massachusetts cavalry eu8uuJ.
James Collins, C, Cd Massachusetts,, seriously.
4 l. J. lawrence. Q, I'd Massachusetts. seriously
Joseph Richards b. New York cavalry, very severely
Bugiar l.. Rufrecht Battery L, LIST United States ar
| lery, severely by she'll
| sRcoEp CAVALRY DrIslos-GEsERAL powkII's
Since the ls OF October this division has been engaged
in destroying property In the Luray valley. In accord
! ance with General Grants order u captured three
thousand head or cattle and sheep destroyed number
immense quantity OF wheat, hay, oats and
| corn, and $500 900 worth of leather
three hundred men from this division made raid 60
the Rapidan destroying the railroad bridge said
river aud capturing number OF prisoners.
The bodies or twenty seven OF men found
near Manassas Gap supposed TO have been murdered
The division is now engaged 10 avery important move.
ment which will no doubt develop itself to the public IN
| few days, and with gratifying result.
THIRD CAVALRY DTBloy-GsSERAL cUsrER's
Captain w. Lee, Provost Marshal OF General Custers
division. makes official repors follows of the cap
lures by said division the action of the 9th0ne hun
dred and SIX prisoners OF war six pieces Of artillery,
ordnance and ordnance stores two spring wagons
atey" belonging respectively 70 the headquarters OF
Generals Rosser and Lomay, fourteen ambulances forty
horses forty sets OF artillery harness. forty
eight mules, and harness Tor these
One medicine wagon, being the one captured from
General Wilson at Ream station.
Two wagons containing ammunition and two ambu-
arces, burned; two cassons burned
Fifty six thousand rounds OF Sharp's ammunition
aud several boxes OF arms.
Desks and private and Official books and papers from
omaxs and Rossers headquarters containing an order
OF October B. 1864 assigning General Rosser to the Com
maud OF Fitz Lees division and the following order
HEADQUARTERS. LoxAx's CAVALRY BR,eApk,
MhJOE-l acknowledge
your 9th inst report of property
captured by brigade since the opening Of the campaign
On bs ith Of june a four mule wagon, thought be
@aes and wagon we're turned over to my brigade qarer
os to s p sscn sr bg him. the rSs
tents Of this wagon we're almost entirely private property
priasd By different departments in the brigade ''
Respectfully &C.. L. L. LoMAX, Brigadicr General. !.
Major T. II BowIs, Acting Adjutant General
The property referred TO in the above rebe order Is
again General Custers possession.
PROPERTY REcApTURgD.
Among the captured property recaptured are the FOL-
4owingTwo OF the pieces OF artillery captured from
General Wilson at Ream's station; General Wilson's
oyercoat General tbanan's yaise and oyercoat Gene
raj Wilson'S headquarters wagon aud medicine wa2on
and several army wagons case IN which General Custer
na a as % M ws ma
their marriage or soon acr the commission OF Maj,r
General Drew, Sixth Virginia cavalry, lost during the
Fitzpatrick tight at Buckland Mills fancy looking glass
and some pocket handkercnels, both the property Of
Colonel ionningou, United States Armythe latter with
chest a,ely'' used by General Wckham the property Of
| General Custer. :.
In looking over the captured papers and property
generally, We find quite extensive correspondence Of
OF Kansas nooriety. border rutfan, and portfolio
OF colonel r $. Mumford, containing his private cor
! Governor letcher, General Robert T. Lee Beverly
Tucker and other well known personages. Here 1t
be well 10 note that Colonel Mumord lost heavily"
have just been presented with OF his pocket hand
kerchios, WHICH by the way, would do very we'll for
polite society n II were mol quite 80 - rough.''
CASUALTIES IN THE THIRD DIVISION
The following the official list OF wounded in the Third
Sayay . o division & 9SSssr SS and TO- lsS4 wound o.
John Whoer l. ID ohio, gunshot wound OF eft hand;
VIM McDonald, c, ID New York. thigh
John G. Davis, II, Sd New Jersey scalp
John Thomas, A, 18th Peunsylv ylvans, back, severely.
Corporal Enoch Leavi.t, 4, I'd OHIO, left thigh.
Mahion j. Peterson, +, otn New York. hand.
A. L. Benns, B. lst New Hampshire. left leg.
Edwin Church, g, % New York. right foot.
James Dowe, i LIST Vermont, bowels.
Captain Frank Ray, lst Vermont, abdomen.
John NJ Crystal X, LIST H.. flesh wound Of left thigh.
enTy ood~o Isl New ia H.mpsns ue
Sergeant Geo. H. Steel X LIST n H., compound fractu'e
Corporal Francis DALEY D, sth New York, loft thigh
Thomas Aunson @, Sd New Jersey, chin.
Geo Davis I'd artillery, shell wound Of righ, thigh
amputated.
Patrick 0'Donnell, B, I'd New York, right shoulder.
Francis Montgomery, A, efS breast.
August Lent, b % Z. s. art. shell wound OF both legs
John Ulrich, 9, Sd New Jersey, back.
Clark W smith, II, lst Vermont, lett thigh.
Joseph smith, d. I'd New York, loft leg
Win P. Hughes, Z, 18th Penpsyivani back.
VIM. sayers 18th Pennsylvania sabre wound Of head.
Archibald Hall, +, 9TH New York. knee.
John Thomas b, Cd New York. right hand
CAVALRY HEADor ARTERs-A GENERAL ORDER
The following explains Itself
EADouARTERs,.CA AvALRY CoRrs.
II,
@ s as s'f'
pa gn IN the Valley Of the Shenandoah.
hardshps and ihev been oorns With ror
ude necessary to insure you the victories which have
;hs battle q the 10Th Of September ne. alone
taniry broke their lines and captured many hundred
love by fatisuins marches and hsrassng skrshes
he m %
whc Inc en BODY OF hs sayary
eleven pieces Of ARTILLERY two soors many prisoners and
has contributed much TO the of and the
by command OF Brevet Major General ToRBET
Wa RussELL JR, Major and Assistant Ad utant General
MISCELLANEOUS.
An escort while Newtown, was yesterday At
tackled by body OF Whites men. Lieutenant Colonel
Totes chief quartermaster to General sheridan formerly
quartermaster Of the sixth army corps) badly per-
haps mortay, wounded. DR.. ohlenschager, Medical
Inspector lstai of General sherdap), wounded in
severe manner. Captain Ray, First Virginia cavalry,
was killed the 9th.
AN mroRIANr AND INTERESTING REBEL LETTER.
The following is copy OF letter found among the
! papers in General Lomax's desk
cAur NEAR BarperwArER
| AUGUSTA County. October 5, iSdi.'
DEAR UNCLE WELLINGTON
reached my command the 18TH Of last month. and
% on no The so 0 se .s
and aSoa, Siyave % Sundred cavalry snsmS began
70 mass troops near Berryyils twelve miles from wnc6es
V NM Z. y
and OF ar
WHAT Some for brigade Of cavalry others Tor
| era barrels of whiskey. IL correctly in.
formed 1t is certain that many Of the officers
| well IN liquor when there Early
| ing OF the 10Th the enemy made an attack on
a1s
distant He marched his troops Joined Rhodes
| and got In position In time to repulso a charge or
the enemy, and drove them back beaufuiy The troops
much exhausted by the long and rapid march,
did not do themselves justice in the the
10 from the lett our ef GanH
was turned by the enemy's cavalry Lomax's division,
which had been lighting them during the morning
fighting them well Ihear was At las. driven entirely from
| the left. We charged there and drove the enemy
back, but they soon after down with
wheming force, and we in turn driven back
line OF infantry the extreme left. soon comme
| mepcement OF the war Our army, for tho
| FIRST time Q mean our Virginia army, whipped.
This letter is left unfinished TINS point We have
been pursuing the enemy vigorously that, doubt
the writer did not Ind further time write 10 his
| "Unce Wcllnston."l