New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-20
rwrm.psr.s VICTORIES.
Tie fpth Army Corps as WAnehesss' an"
Fisher. Isili-Fant Easfstia.
t.nt,pondsnos % Tia ~ y Tribune
~ nm fNraup Oct 1874.


Tho hattie Of Wintnoster, fought on the 1911
a., Of september 1904 or IT may perhaps bo called
,v,saer 70 distinguish It from the former battles OF
w,pobeyer the bartle o. the Opequan is doubtless 10
,sns in history among t,e most y,maiEhbe and deci-
sye contests o. the present HaI.
HIS in tome respects unsoe. The completeness OF
The victory ths utter Generalization of the enemy ard
she ysor and per.neoiiy Of The pursuit for more ihsh
enc hundred .es through the almost impregusbe po'
.sf,ons OF the uDper valley Of the Shenandoah are
,esreely equsied b, Hnyfhirg In The history q cam
ysiening.
Yet this great battle has been moro incorrectly "
vnrsd ard is Tess understood by tho people IN Us real
yelasons cnd History than almost any oiner
contest Tho Official reporte doubtless record II CUT
ytotly bot tie pubic hiss not usually seoeSs o" 'o''
vs are oblirud ~ content ourselves VIE saNu beSD'
AND snaobcs os tho forbidden truth as may 90
th,oeeh INC varied end sometimes MUDDY Eseuoseoe
Of the public press Tho army correspondents iof ohce
sste caught narping Sheridans plans were GO wen
.sncsaled and the battle ionebi 70 rapidly when 1t "ss
Hosht that the newspaper lneE. with few exceptions
we're not there.
It.not strange therefore Nat grave initiates have
,s,n made and that Generals Sheridan, Wright ana
Hmorv haze had 70 officially correct the more important
.ta,sments Of tho writer's who merelymsds as eo"d
,to-y 60 they colld ont a. what they knew poth'hg
,bou, eacep. from por;'Mosom eb.er' alton AND hsAf
semSSf tie Tsys, OF these mistakes bs,e beer made
81 reference 20 Tho Nineteenth Army Corps sni ne
YAst II sock in the bloody struggle OF Manchester aho
- TI,ber I sDd Substantial injustice has neeh zone
f~f.fe tie pubhc 70 the heroes q that cTgsa
t,ep the ve ones WHOM the official reports praise the
MOST highly. Tor instance the eorresponden! OF re
~ T. Hsroa uses the following unguarded sind proyos'
ing language which is NOT Gully stupdly false but has
~. truth enough in 10 fost ordinary penny ner
For time the fighting cfthe SIKH Corps vos Tor
possession OF the HIS, while the Nineecnlh .of VII
struggling iOr position on INC vesI1snk % ~ ~
TIE eneuy's FIRE syon them v o. Iplrdeiot ~ 'i"'P
eould withstand t. Their lines fstored snd brOse hnd
we're slowly reformed by their officers but 10 Il" enec
Until defeat on thaf par 81 to line Our nshl, seei"t
tnryitable Cen Sheridan. whose Keen eyes ss ne
moved from point q he battle field 70 snother sa"
,hs dilemma tie 18th CoTpo vas placed ~, ieaVihe
,he Sixth Corps snd he Cavsiry gai'Sniiy hstg On
tLe left gave his Whole sen,S0n Tor me tine Dsis ~
the position Of "a. Nineteenth Corps, hndhs tneir Or
caniraion eAee;uall, shaken. t'eB SheIlorn
{htn ssve orders Gen. Crook. commanding me army
o. west Virginia which up this time had been held
fr reserve the est side OF the OPeqnsn " s1'anes
and take tie petition then cecupieo ~ VIC
COrpC . At heif past o'clock T. n. The tlrst
inyision Of Gen. Crooks command, under Col. Dnvsl
Yartripator IN thrysiK battles, relieved portion 81
f,ura went into .hs hattie with the assurance that de
eision Of the battle depcaded upon hum ana mar ne
H,nct turn and ch,ry the encuNG rght o. az vas !oL
tdebt eslaufis did re perform his work. his ms9
fashea down TO the creek eu!d shower oI sbot ana
shell that spashcd he aier into our mems faces 81 81
50 almost blind them. The water IN some PAGES vas
arm pt deep but this did Rot deter or men rom cieas
:nr TN, IN t,p rasfss bsre'erens o. Hesi Iirg1t9
Eas<6 point thet dno1ST PoT'os eonh H0f oe''sss ~
ssssrGl hours. The Second DiVisIoa OF C5ookt TO-
commanded by Col Ihoburn soon iorMea on me 80 Oh
Gel Duyals comms9d. tending lie remainder OF tAe
liHeleenth Corps 10 ths real
That this entire statement IS Internationally isfe Is
stsndsnty proved by tie official report. OF the hattie
~ the omplimeRtary Letters of Generals Sheridan ana
Wright 81 % TIE conduct Of The Nineteenth Corps by
~ immediate promotion OF Gen. Emory 10 Bfevei'
AsjorGe1ess snd by the Afidavits OF Brig.-GeneIsl
}aree snd five ober prominent officers Of Growers d.
vrien which have been published IL reply Ia similar
sr.stsks made by the correspondent OF Th Mr. fora
Work.
No mart O, ths Sir.e.nth Corps a, any time sent
20 the rear any part Oft ever relieved ny an!
vortjon Of Ceg Crook command, nor was Crooks al
I.et made from the position Of tie NSsesAh CoIps s.
N but The right Of IT, as any ore who Witnessed
tie haili. could rot fs 80 observe. Neither wss UI"
v.rs Division demoIsli,ed broken ~ suy time, hu
VI vs, the frst 10 break IN. snelnys ne killing Genera
8bodes ,aud scattering Lila division IL tleir frs cd
vsnoe and only falling bach sbout ,ir hundred yards
becsus. the gallant mpetuo,i.y 81 10 frst br'gade
rgef had carried il too far IN mont of oheI p,IioSs
Of TIE line allowing Il 10 lie fl1Led both rigt arc
1sf
Am. Temporary los. u gTcEhd Immediately re-
s.,neG and tho Division twcpi o. 10 is second nd.
vance ,upported by the Tr.t Division CDw'ellr)
carving everything before H. and hating again
xpt a. b!youscksd foI the night two niles beyond via
chester.
Tha, Growers Division bore II, frr share &c th.,
bloody engagement 81 sufficient, sttesteG by - iceu'
leases which from force ofless than eight ttctsano
rreu number seventeen hundred snd seYsnty.ilf.s
s,.rsl,ics IN The ore days Fight a. Winchester.
uvounds are test Of sallantry. The history o. TIE
var csruo, excel the gcry Of ibs Dyisol. il was
sno. thought fearful s ior regiment % be decnaied
tat wbst ihsl We say Of engagement o. day Ia
Which every fourth nan IS siIed woundsdr Look II
tie ofcisl li,t OF cs,nslie, Birses and NorouTs
Bdgaies published herewith. lor confirmation oi tbs
statement
The affidavit q. Gen. Bifge before suded TO- .ssgn
sent evidence 70 70 the sround held snd ost By the
division; and tie other statement % III, Et,aV %
the wsier being "srmit deep and Tie Shells "sp h-
Tag ii into us9, faces as to almost blind them
isso evidently mere spisrss 20. 20 Iaers serious
contradiction.
The 10th snd 9TH Corps IN ili. engagement both
sTssed the opequan al tie BrsEy'is and WinelsstsT
PIKE. the l9th Corps being late IN coming into position
sit Intended Ia be by Gen Sheridan who ot.srrt
Ito halt easi o. the creek ua the 9TH COpshaj passed
fl in colomn AID dPoyed in line on tse west bgnk .o
,ae le " the PIKE. There 40 si;.Yg at be ersss
Ing az many correspondents have erfoLeo,sIy &aicd
eIcep. avail. skirnisL At daylight, IN divias IN tle
susm,s picket which lined the stIes1o nor were our
men with few exceptions, under fire 81 al Wide eross
iEg nor until they bad advanced ron two to three