The New York herald., 1864-09-20
The Cavalry.
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ARMY or TIN PoroMAc Sept. II, 1864
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CATTLE srFALRRs
Our cavalry returned this morning from their uusuo
cesu search the rebel cattle stcaers aud have
guce more sattled down quietly camp.
SUCCESSFUL WAR.
The rebels con gratulnte themselves upon hav inp
tede tbe most brilliant and successful raid the
Nbere tho blame rests side is question be
t1ecided the future There have been careless.
laess somewhere TO allow so largo force Of the enemy
Go enter our lines and carry of twenty-five hundred
head OF catto before eyes open morn
crg They wisely selected time Tor their operations
when lsIes portion Of the cavalry OF this army
were absent, else they would have found
cary matter to escape with their plucder.
NcMsRR REBELS.
II is now aecer,ained that the enemy must hare re-
sailed iarge part q their cavalry recently operating
che Sueaandoah valley, the citizens aud conrabapds
h agree u seyug that they had brsaces and eight
pieces of artillery. They were i've hours IN passing
fsven point, marching four abrefsi
nrARIy 4 MuoiE REGIMENT CAPTURED
uny hurried despatch of this morning mentioned
Che abatement Of that they had capt nearly
D. whole regiment 0; zen keuz's command, armed with
cxseeu shooting rites In rumor, am sorry 70 say, is
confirmed to day
The First District Of Columbia Volunteers
rere oocanped near ycamore church u tho road lead.
Sng stony creek ststi0n, and sar sad a camp
w ID their horses unsatded ana neaEa me vhoe regi-
aent, including arms aud horses, captu 10 capture
u, these rifles will DO great iusGr tle einy as
shoy an elective weapon for skrnsb d. Y, and one
In which they deficient hey VII daDt.e.s ee
nbc 10 manufacture uinurnltion s1ab or Their use.
CATTLE GU1Rp
The force stationed az Cgan's Poht - guard Tor the
Sbe ThrtceGth Pe,nsyisania cavalry, under
cnsne Of Captain Harry Gregg. The oaliain is
Ssterm,oo.ion' keepng The esemy =, bsy 1"r lor
n considerable timc, while bis were trying
ovcrpowered by greatly SUI error numbers aud ~ ged
tsurrc.der biz comtaanf Dr. John e. stanton, o. the
paine fcr'ment was also captured This is tn second
pitne within year that Captain Gregg has heeu Il the
tiands the enemy lie brother OF Genera! Gregg
bad IS highly spoken Of as an olcer aud gentleman
Upon securing their prize the enemy fen back the
Eycamore church and iIawkpsyile road, In the direc
II was at the junction OF the roads near Hswknsv lie
Chat General Davies attempted to intercept him but
fortunately tho eney reached there before wo did, and
by Of b9rricades In addition 10 naturally ng
position beyond swamp, wore enabled TO keep us back
Li,l bo got his piurder beyond our reach.
IL wac nearly dark be assaultiug column rot
roto position and Lieutenant Clarke OF tho second Uriot
states artillery, opened with his battery Al aboat the
came time, stuce learn, General gauz attacked
Coem In tho roar but he had no artillery were not
aware af his whereabouts.
General Kan,y unaele 10 sec who no was rsh,ing in
onsequcoce OF the darkness, aud fearing he ngni be
yonrcuting General Davies troofs withdrew his small
Force about two miles ana tivnuackcd for toe night At
deylight he advanced, bat the enemy bad gete
general Davies made two vigorous attempts 10 break
ghrougu the onemys lines, Chargi Z clear ~ his
brcastworks with three dismounted regiments, OF
which Qhe First Maseacpusotts fought them maud 10
n useless waste Of lie TO attert tc overcome largely
superior force 0gbiins behind bresstworks
The enemy also onianmbercd us IN artillery. having
0,ght pieces engaged AGAINST unr four. but have no
dSubt did them more damsTe than they diu rne
tawtiilery practice OF Lieutenant W. A. Cameron, who
s,ommsDdcd section OF Cark's battery, was splendid.
vory shul seemed to,expoe exactly m the right place
ond he was highly CON ylimentcd by every oae.
FtrdtpC II impossible o break the cnetnys tne nj this
p"tut General Davies cent the Second brgade, under
/tSn'pcl Smith with scct'an OF slicfv, under Lieu
Ges nj Cameron upon cfGsroad leading TO stony creek
Etaton, In ordcr T. strike tie enemy at that pcrt
Ibt command started ~ twelve o'clock. and rcd MT
Proceeded more thnn mile when thoy met tho mys
pckcts, WIN whom they sKrfnishcd and drove some
Glni uice 5cre me command halted and the Eighth
ord SSceuth fenrsrvaria regiments were ord,.cd 10
Cake cross road ieasirg TO the Weldon Rsiroad.
Fhty struck tbc railroad abou, three rnias below
lesms station, ..wre y suong forco was discovr'ed.
Iien,cnaut Coward II the Eighth rcnnsyivanis charged
hhem and drove them away. We ma,nes ~ ~, an
hour bu, seeing signs OF coming that way re-
nurned 10 the nain column.
REII RS tos ris ExrnDI.IoS.
~ nine O'Clock this morning, finding our force eu,re,v
Coo small To accomplish the object OF the exuedition We
scturrcd 10 camp. leaving the rebels undspussd pos
osssioU of tho beof
Our loss. considering tno amount o. fighting was IN
usually small Two or three killed, and twenty
NovDaed, viii cover The whole The wounded wero all
psoashs on srd kindly cared Tor by Drs Rcsner Wood
enh necthsr surgeon
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