The weekly sun., 1864-09-03
GENERAL. SHERIDAN.
\ Raitle near Cbarlcstowu, Va, Ete.

HIrpey's Fern, Va, Aug. IA brisk en-
vnscnent took place on Sunday, two miles beyond
Char,nstov'n, between the Army of Western v,r.
gnia and the ret-l force now in the Shenandoah
Valley.
The battle commenced st eight o'clork In the
morning by heavy column Of rcbcl cavalry md
infantry attempting to pierce our extreme front,
near immit Point. After n sharp hut decisive
struggle, our stirrnshcr- wcie Compelled TO give
way. The f.rst DIVISION, Gca. W lson, OF Gen.
Tcrhe's cavalry corps, we're engaged on our riyht,
md suffered heavily. Gen. Mpkintosh's DIVISION
los, nearly ,hroc hunlrci mcn but oAly one o'fecr
WIS .cr,oualy injured. Acting Al'uari Lloyt. oi
a." s2i sconHn cavalry, Hld three of'i,cr., were
sliVAtly wognlcl. lut have not yet ,ct their CON.
mands.
Tic movement bad evidently for its oliec, the
possession of Mnrtinsburg, for NJ the same time
;ha, the attack wrs mslc at summit roin, another
false movement was made against ugr extreme lc,,,
aul the attacking column novel Gown towards our
rgl,, aud then suddenly new loty o' rehcl
troops appeared in front Of our right the x,h
corps.
\ shc-, lut dc,ornincl battle took place. rhe
= Nih, q IN and neiccuth Corr- formed in lane
uf battle IRON right to let Abe = vth Corps bore
the trLnf u' t'lH engagement, isn' th' second DN
81 N los hcay.S som. I0n wounded. and rom 10
20 killed and missing. Tue loss Of the rc'el5
iully as great.
or rght drove tie enemy for over N lc srd
thcu fell tl.l TO Their old lnr. holrr Il upil ton
o'c'ocR, whcu our entire army -; red ioy arlE
Il,lltown. where they pow lie IN Inc o. bate On
tie ir-t II hills IN the 'inIuo..u.o NCiai,N a
mat place. fnc ,.h corps. Gen. Crl-is, were on
partly engaged. and lost bat icw aeu. The len.
consisting oi the i9ih crls, ten. irnu-y re not
euTaccta as their liUc rested on the Brr-yyille Pike
Our entire line cv'cn1Ti rom the rcr VIE = tc,
ON the oii, to Smithtei Pike IN the r,rh', and oe-
Cupcd the ymmandiur inc Of country running
lo'wccu these Two ro,ls. stUstcl ZONE two M. irs
from t0Aiesiuv.u. q Ir cIsa,ry, .hcr ,he cucmy
had hlt 't 'p1f rom uur lcit 20 our r.rnt. lr-
tired door iro Brryyiilc Plc, mi pasyuy
ihrourh CLnrusfown, uivoIa,lo. 10 the hvlls 10
tue r -lt oi tie town.
Al last night troops wc.c n ssry through
Ccnrlcstown in The direction o' hanowr. aud tie
scene by moonl ght vas m extremely inspiring
ore The cavalry wee lett IN front q! Charles
town aud their pckc- relieved 'hc infantry lcior,
daylight, A. siinr-r " Onward" " WAS sounded,
n'i ti.c cavalry corp, i1vtoI iu.Nrrd .id took up
rc position ahaudol~, D., the Eighth 3ud sNth
turls.
a. rode away, eii route for the Terry, "a shsrI
ana continuous sSirmshing FIRE broke ont aud i
lasted until O'Clock, Wien Il suddenly slackcncl
and before lcit II iltowp ID hLd euurcly ce,sci.
oar CO valry have orders 10 push through 20 Mar
tilshu-g, and the uiau'ry arc busy pitching I'M
nromptu camps slou; their hne oi ba,llc, awaiting
the result.
minors ar afoat that the rebels arc crossi-.. n.
putcm,o at Sartnsburs. What truth thcrr II in
them canr.ot hay. CerMn - ~. however, ihat the
rebels havo Possession oi Mransbdry. whatever
may lie the ultimate intention. large nnmhcri "
lcynl citzcns ferc, endcavorinc 10 reG II place,
OF sIiciy u-ther Ncrth. fearing total abandonment
u. tue Valley.