Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-09-30
War News
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''en- N4eridan- deiaihng some q tn par
tiealars Of the battle sod victory AZ Fisher.
Hin
HcadgHsrfrrs NifHs Hirisoa.
Noodstock. Va, sept 2S-s AN.
u Lic-r. Gca. 4. : Graaf. CITY Possf -
cannot a. yet give any definite account
ofthe results Of the battle % yesterday
Our lo-s vail be light
zen. Crook struck The len asnk ~ the
enemy. dOabling "a Up. and Advancing along
their lines. Ricsstts division II tl.e 5th
army COPS swung and joinsi Crook-Get-
ty's and wheAton's divisions taking up The
sane movement. followed y r. uboI. line.
and attacking beautifully. Carrying tie
works 81 ibe -aeu,y
The rebel. thrv- do-n thsir ar1as and
I'D IN the s,rcatsst confusion. abandoning
most - their ARTILLERY. Ia -as dark be fore
the battle ended
pressed On after the emmy during the
Might nth the 6sh and Isth corps. add have
stopped herc o. rest The men and ISSUE ra-
tons.
II zen. Torbet has pashed down the I.u-
ray Valley. socor,iing % nv dir~ction. he
VII achieve a great rcsuli
DO not think that there ever "a. an
army 80 badly rouied. TIE valley soldiers
are hid'ng away and gong to thsir homes.
cannot A. present give yoa any estimate
Of prisoners. 1 Pash.d on regardless Of
everything The number fpioocs Of AZ
uliery rvported captured j. sixteen.
tS.gnel) 7. n SHERIna~. Maj Gen
lou ar dircctcd O. cause a national n.
lu'e 10 b. frvd. VI io0 gas. Tor tho VIC
tory
Zen Stevenson report. that 5000 pris-
on~rs from the s.ld. had reaobed winchs.-
ter At nigbS
ks'niorc-Hents and supplies have been
forwarded % Gen. sheridan.
(sigDod) EBwtN n. SraNroS.
Secretary ofwAr
BstrrNoRE. 2sth. The Ara-rsc.n's cor
rvsponjeni Nth Gen. Sh.ridan gives the
following EAriy has bos.ts,i 70 tn citizen.
% he surrounding county thai b. you'd
bold FISHERS Hiu AGAINST any force the
Yankee could bring sgains, hIm and Il
Gen. sheridan would only remain four
days m his front he -oaid stake hi. rrputa-
ton on capturing his -hole comm and.
Probably h. expected rcinforucments. -bo
would By -Ay o. Calpeppcr move do-n
Luray valley. and get in Sberidan's rear
The deyree % demoralirAGioa 20 -hieh
Eariy's command had arrived. nav BE- ls.Ir-
81 from ths following Amongst 1900
prisouers captured "a Thar,lay's 6chs "a,
a ruoel Col -ho -bon broaght in thrs-
do-n rs s-ord sEoiAiming The Con
federsey - going 20 Hell. sbe nca won't
tght Any morc neither Ill I - Rebel s,rn-
pAihiE rng ciiizcn. a woo,lsto~k state
that q s1mbcr - rebel solIcrs pas..I
through Woodstock Tucsday morning and
toh some Of their courAdes -ho -erc there
sies. the, hAi better push on As The Ian
KEGS hai arrived oPPosite Fisher lin AMI
~osld so0a make Early Psl W stakes And
pes.
froa disPAtches eaP;arcd on q rebel
staf oficcr q appear, that Early "a. IN
'tructed by lee 70 hold the valley a. az
hazards
Gen. sheridan ). si,ii pursuing the rebels
al packing uP Prsoners all along The
road u - stated on reliable Authority
that thc number oapturcd within the past
th--- dsys. smoani. % grp.
Col. Edwards. comnA1dant Of The posi- =.
has been bu.iiy engaged in collecting arm.
from tL- battlefield and from the citircas
~bo secr-ted them sftsr ne reb~l. thrc-
thsm a-ay. re ha. ALREADY collected COO
and ard a great many more arr set O.
cone in.
sheridan. -hose v.ciorious rnarch com
menoed Last ~cek. Is stll folio~iug up the
-dranfage gained. Rsaching Fish~r-.
lliil. the reheis boasied - an iml.rcguabIr
position. 10 vas carried. ho-cver. b.
toit assault. and Early forced hack AGAR.
later q seems rciuforc,ments we're sent.
under i.ongsfrcct. Defeat uasstiIl IN store
i0r thcua- A force under Torbli sent do~n
90 Loray. 20 intercept Eariy. encounter
81 torue comming % his relief. and gave
battle o. them. -hioh NAV give time or
Early % ct hls remnant out oythe valley.
tho1ga b. o. beng c1n,.satly Larassd.
ani loses prisoners IN large numbers
daily. The valley men Cd % The ~oods
ani are tlus iost o. che rebeb Toe ran
mig oi Early out II the Shenandoah have.
Lynchburg exposed. aud opens smother
route to Kiehmond. Grant. however. b.
waiting % surrouni and DESTROY l.--s army.
ar evidently prefers to keep 90 sbero ii d.
for that rurr.ose.