Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-20
To Major Gen. Dix:

To Major Gen. Dix:
Dispatches from Gen. Sheridan have just been
received.
No roc,rts - victory over the enemy ut Trevil- |
ian's Statpn, on the Virginia Central railroad,
few miles south OF Gordonsville where Ueneral
Lee. few DAYS since reported "A rebel victory
The official report Is as follows:
have the honor To report to you the arr'val
vi nv command at this point aud also 10 report
,ts operations since leaving Newcastle Ferry
| crossed the Pamunkey river on the 'tn INST
marching via Avletts, and encamped on herring
creek
On the moaning of the sth | resumed the
/ ,aarch via Pole Cat Station.
! On the 9th marched through Chi,dsburg and
/ New Market, encamping on Erie creek, near
/ Young's bridge.
/ On the 10Th | marched via Andrews tavern
J and Levinan's store, crossing both branches OF
/ she North Anna. and encamped A. lreVliiah
I Station.
{ Nv intention was To break the railroad at TINS
I station. march through MechanicssIle, cut the
/ Gordonsvie and Charlottesville railroad, near
T Eindsay's house and then march on Charlotts-
vile. but on our arrival at Buck Child' iouho
The enemv's cavalry in my immediate front.
On the morning Of the lth Gen loroeft
Nth his division and Col. Gregg oi zen 'reSg
I division. actacked the enemy
After an ob-tina,e contest they drove him IRON
Suggestive lines OF breast works, through an al
I most impassable forest. back on lr%sii'an ot@-
/ ton.
In the meantime General Custer vas ordered
With his brigade 20 proceed by coun trs roau' =
! AZ n reach the Station in rear of he enemy
4 oaxalrv On his arrival at this point the enemy
broke into a complete rout, leaving hi dead ant
nearly all ofhis wounded in our hands, also som'
Z twenty officers five hundred men and ihree Run
dred horses
That occupied the whole OF the day.
At night encamped at Trevilian 5 station, Ant
on the morning OF the 18th commenced DESTROY
ing the railroad from this point to Lorrain IL
4, This was thoroughly done, the ties burned atG
z the rails rendered unserS iceable.
Tie destruction of the railroad occupied unit
3 o'clock of this day when directed Gen. Tor
bert 60 advance with his division aud Gen Davis
I, brigade OF Greggs division in The direction
" Gordonsvilie who had concentrated aud beer
=, reinforced by infantry during the night. and nae
! ! also constructed rifle pits az point ABOUT Nv
. ! miles from Loudonville.
The advance was made, but rs the enemy
: { nosition was found too strong 10 assault. M
- general attack was made
On the extreme right OF our lines portion
of the reserve brigade carried the enemy work
twice and was twice driven thererrom by inian
fry Night closed the contest. found. on ex
,nin,t;ou of the command. that their not
~ gacement The next day trains OF cars ais'
<. came down to where were engaged with th
40 enemy
o, The report. OF prisoners and citizens were, tina
ne Picket's old division was coming TO prevent tn
oy taking of Gordonsville.
|. therefore. during the night and next morn
ing withdrew my command over the North Anna
as via Carpenters Ford near Miners bridge
lie In addition. the animals were for two entr
IN DAYS in which were engaged, without forage
d. The surrounding country affords nothing 6u
grazing of very inferior quality, aud general
vi at such points as were inaccessible to Us
The cavalry engagement OF the 18TH was b.
far the most brilliant OF the present campaign.
} The enemv's iOes was very heavy
They lost the following named officers killed
and wounded.
Col McAilister. commanding Il regiment
killed; Brig Gen Roscoe. commanding brig
ade wounded. and Col Cuo]es. eommanding
'ut regiment. wounded.
"a Ny loss ia killed aud wounded all te abou
nd SIS: Of this number. 400 wounded aE
n brought of in nv ambulances Three hundfe
i've and seventy seven were all that could he tran.
ported The remainder. With a lumber OF seoe
for wounded that fell into our hands vert left be
hind. Surgeons aud nurses we're detailed and re
Tor NAMED in charge OF them
lb captured and have with me $40 reOt
% soldiers, including twenty commissioned officers
My loss IN captured viii not exceed loO In"
ew were principally from the 9th Michigan cavalr,
la This regiment CALAMITY charged down III
Gorionsrille road, capturing 1900 horses an
about 800 men, but we're finally surrounded an
had to give them no. when the enemy broke an
rto hurried bet ween General Clusters command an
Col Gregg's brigade. capturing hve ealssons {
Penningtons battery, three OF ~hioi' were ate
al wards recapiurod leaving 10 their hands two ea
ed, sons
% \ more detailed repor, will be made hereafte
al r VI. STANTON.
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