Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-10-22
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Afternoon Report.
Further Particulars of sheridan's
last Victory over Longstreet in
the Shenandoah Valley.

NBw YoRK, Oct. 21s-The Herald's cor
respondent gives the following account Of
Sheridan's last victory: 1t was moonlight
and all around was the stiffness usual TO
that hour. While this stiffness was pre-
vailing, the enemy had noiselessly massed
heavy column of troops behind the hills
on the southwest side of Cedar Greek and
directly in front of the position occupied
by our extreme pickets. At given signal,
as we Afterwards learned, the enemy ad.
Tanoed rapidly, In solid columns Of regi-
ments. Our pickets were charged, some
captured and some driven in, hardly be.
fore they had time to discharge their mus
kets. In fact what few pickets did come in
the enemy came in so soon after and so
close to them, that It was near tie which
party reused the slumbering camp of the
army and warned them of the danger near
at hand. Having driven in or captured
our pickets on the left of the line of the
Infantry, the enemy charged across Cedar
Greek at the ford and very soon after on
the bridge over said stream and reached the
side of the hill and breastworks occupied
by Thoburn's division Of the 9Th army
corps (Orook's.)
The rebels halted not but pressed on
over all barriers, completely surprising
and, in a measure, stampsding the left Of
Sheridan's line. By this success the enc
my gained some artillery, believe, the 4th
Pennsylvania battery, and some pieces of
a regular battery. The suddenness of the
attack and its wonderful success for
short time beWildered the troops, and ma
ny of them were taken prisoners, but by
far the greater portion got away with their
arms. The other division of Crooks corps,
which was allowed some time to form, did
so, and was soon formed in line by the
remaining portions of ThOburn's division.
All this while the enemy kept pressing on
and pouring in upon our men a rapid and
murderous fre- FIRE from musketry as
also from artillery posted upon the hills on
the opposite side of Cedar creek having di-
rected column against Crooks forces
The enemy quickly turned his attention
to the right of the pike, where the 18th
mand was gotten in line, and his artillery
to work at short range.
At this time bold charge was made by
the enemy under cover of his guns, to
capture Gen. Emory's artillery. In q
measure this charge was successful, al
though it was resisted with great vigor and
by a FIRE that would have done credit to
the best of veterans, under the most trying
circumstances.
In the charge the rebels took one or two
pieces of the LIST Maine Battery, and be-
lieve portion of the Chase Battery. What
most helped the rebels was the exact rage
which they got of our pieces. The ones cap
tured were from the elevated commanding
position on the opposite side of the Greek
as soon as the fight commenced, and il was
known that the left had suffered.
The eth corps passed from it's position
OF reserve over to where the 9Th corps was
located.
In the commencement Of the engagement
the trains too were got out as speedily as
possible, taking the pike to Winchester,
where they arrived in safety.
The enemy discovering the success OF his
surprise and believing that it was now for
him only to triumphantly advance, land by
the way mnst mention that 1t was now
broad day light brought his columns and
artillery across Cedar creek to press the
pursuit with vigor. While this was being
done aud brief lull prevailed our line was
contracted and commence slowly falling
back. The enemy pressed the pursuit
rapidly and with great persistency. Gen.
Sheridan was on his way from Washing
ton back to his headquarters when the at
tack was made. He reached Winchester
the night before the attack, and remained
there for consultation. Early in the morn
ing he heard the cannon, mounted his
horse end pushed forward to the 'front.'
On his way up he met a string of teams
going to the rear accompanied by the usual
number of wounded and stragglers which
proceed from a reverse. Pressing onward
he found some considerable opposition
was being made to the exultant foe.
He seemed to comprehend the true state
of affairs at glance, and at once proceed
ed to remedy the evil, reOrganiEing his
forces then seemingly more given to re-
treat than an advance, he promptly changed
the aspect of our military affairs and turn
ed the tide of battle 80 rapidly growing
towards disastrous defeat into glorious
victory.
The cavalry was then sent upon the right,
the 10Th corps placed next to it, the 9Th
corps in the centre and the 9Th corps on the
left, with PoWelPs division, which was for
time cut of, on the left of all, and 9
charge of the enemy resisted and an ad-
vance made successfully.
Another Herald's correspondent says:
Our cavalry is now in hot pursuit of the
flying enemy with our infantry following
ae fast as they can.
Three rebel Generals are known to be
wounded, viz: Gen. Ramseur, who is
prisoner, Romax and another General
whose name 1 am unable to ascertain.
Our losses are estimated at 5000.
Prisoners captured say that Longstreet
lost three fourths Of his artillery.
Another says nothing could Withstand
the impetuosity of Sheridan's army. Charge
after charge, was made with the most bril-
liant success. We captured 43 pieces Of
artillery and some 5000 prisoners, aud
drove LongstFeeI's shattered and scattered
State reserves far up the Valley. The rebel
attack was induced by the moving of the
9Th corps to Front Royal, causing the
rebels to believe they were being sent
back to Grant. By the timely capture of
q dispatch from Longstreet to Early, Sheri-
dan was informed that the latter would
have reinforeements, Sufficient, IS the dis
patch said, to crush Sheridan ont of the
Valley. Sheridan had first organized his
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