Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-10-11
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EVENING, OCTOBER IL.
From the South.

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instant, from which it makes copious extracts !:
THE FIGHT ON THE JAMES. :,
The Dispatch gives an account or the ngnt
On last Friday. It says that in front OF fort
Harrison the Coutederates pressed their attack
with great vigor, driving the opposing !lpe 10
confusion back to their works, lnt1lctlng severe
loss upon them On arriving at their entrencn
ments they made stand, and being we'll sap
ported the Contederates were brought TO
sta nlstiI, but retained thelr ground ct last &C.
counts. Simultaneously an attack was mace
on the Federals on the Darbytown road anu
they were driven from two temporary lines OF
earth works to the first line OF entertainments
where, making stand and being Teinforcen'
the Confederates were COMP eed to tall back
Brigadier General GREGG, commanding the
Texas brigade in Field division, was killed
Brieadier General Geary was wounded; BIiga-
der General Bratton. Of South Carolina seri
ouslv wounded; Colonel Haskell, 7th South
Carolina cavalry, painfully, but not seriously,
wounded ipltbe head; Major Hakell, South
Carolina artillery, wounded. Some OF the
local troops, among shem some OF the War
Department clerks, were slightly engaged. but
no casualties are reported Nine guns, about
one hundred horses aud some three hundred
prisoners were captured. Among the prison
ers were Major A. S. Ashe, Kautz's adjutantt
general and a number OF the staff OF General
Spears, who, it is said, narrowly ESCAPED cap.
:uTe
The Dispatch says Last night an official
despatch was received from General Lee, sta
ting that Yesterday morning General Anderson
attacked the enemy on the Charles City road
and drove them from two lines Of entlench
ments, capturing ten pieces of cannon, with
their caissons and horses and number OF
prisoners The enemy were then driven to the
New Market road, when, being found strongly
entrenched, they we've not pressed. Our loss
is small; that of the enemy unknown. The
Grave General Gregg died at the head OF his
brigade.
FROM THE VALLEY.
A despatch from General Early to General
Lee, dated the 9th instant, says SHERIDAN 8
whole force commenced falling back down the
valley last night along the pike. Our cavalry
We're In pursuit. -.
An official dispatch from Gordonsvi1le last
night states that Yankee raiders burnt che
railroad bridge over the Rapidan yesterday.
Major General Lumsford L. Lomax, who
now commands the cavalry in the valley, sue.
ceeds General Ransom. He is young and
very excellent officer and is doing much 10 i'm
prove that part Of his command which needs
Improvement He Vas second lieutenant OF
cavalry in the old United States army, and is
son of Major NJ. Page Lomax, deceased, also
IL Old United States officer.
AT Waynesboro the Eederais destroyed the
depot: the -four mills were NOT destroyed, nor
were any Of the private houses The -four
from one mill was distributed among the ne.
groes. At Stanton they destroyed only the
deport
The traus are running to within mile and
a half of Stanton. The bridge over Chris,
tian's Greek was but slightly damaged and is
already renaired