The weekly union record., 1864-09-24
601L &6S1E6N MINIS.
Glorious Victory The Rebels Routed
II the Shenandoah Valley. with Loss
Of 5000 Killed and Wounded, and
5000 Prisoners.

CsNOO tIlSOueISs
Sheridan has Won q crea. victory over
EaFly's forces il the Shenandoah valley. Sec
retar? Stanton. under date of Washington,
Sept. 2o'h, ,eIegraphs Yesterday, Sheridan
attacked the rebel forces uuder Breckiurdge
and Early, near Bunker Hill, and fought g
hard battle ali day. 4 brilliant victory vas
won by our forces. The enemy were driven
over twelve miles. Twenty FIVE hundred pris-
oners were captured. nine stand of colors and
five pieces Of artillery were taken. The rebel
killed and wounded were LEI, on our hands
The rebel Generals Rhodes and Gordon were
killed, and four other rebel Generals wounded. -
General Sheridans official report, dated Win
chester Va, Sept 10th. l;30 P. ", says: Il
have the homer to report that attacked the
forces of Early on the Berryville pike. at the
crossing of Opequon creek, and, after most
stubborn and Suguiuary engagement, which
lasted from FIVE O'Clock in the morning till
evening, completely defeated him, driving him
through Winchester, capturing 5000 prisoners,
five pieces Of artillery and nine army flags. The
and three other general officers wounded. Most
OF the euemys wounded aud all their killed fell
into our hands. Our losses are severe, among
them being General d. i Russell, commanding
division Of the Sixth Corps, who was killed
by q cannon ball, and Generals Upton, McIn-
tosh aud Chapman, who were wounded. The
conduct of officers and men was most superb.
They charged and carried every position taken
up by the rebels from Opequon creek TO Win
chester The rebels were strong in numbers
and very obstinate in their fighting. l desire
to mention to the Lieutenant General com
manding the gallant conduct of Gems. Wright,
Crook, Emory and Torbert, and the officers and
men under their command. To them the
country is indebted for this handsome victory"
The President has appointed Sheridan Brig
adler General in the regular army, and assigned
him TO the permanent command of the Middle
Military Division. Grant ordered the army
under his command to fire q salute Of one hun
dred guns in honor OF Sheridan great victory
A National salute was fred in Washington, on
the Goth, 10 honor Of the same event.
Later dispatches increase the importance Of
the great victory gained by Sheridan over the
rebels. Up to 3 o'clock P. NJ. on the 20ih, he
had pursued the rebels thirty miles from the
point where be attacked them at daylight on
Monday, 10Th. He had previously sent
cavalry force to Culpepper to destroy commu-
ncatiou with Gordons vile, which was accom-
plished. Information received by Government
up to noon. 2lst, makes it certain that 5000
prisoners had been sent to the rear by Sheridan.
Information from the Army of the Potomac
is to the effect that nothing important had
occurred for the past three or four days. An
attack OF the enemy was expected on Monday,
18th, but ii did not take place. Numbers Of
deserters are coming in daily but they bring
10 news. Grant continued to receive reinforce
menis and to mass troops south of Petersburg.
Military men predict that Richmond will Be
captured before the Presidential election.
General Sherman has replied to General
Hoods charge of cruelty in ordering the in-
habitants to leave Atlanta. He quotes numer
GUS similar instances by the rebel commanders,
and shows his motive to be one of humanity,
not-oruelty.
The steamer Parso1s, plying between Detroit
and Sandusky, was seized, OF the night Of the
10Th inst, by thirty FIVE Con'ederates, who had
taken passage at Detroit. They were armed
with navy revOlvers aud ha'chets. They sub
soquently captured the steamer Island Queen
and scutted and sunk her. They then steamed
towards Sandusky, but afterwards returned to
Sandwich, where the vessel was seized by the
Canadian authorities. The object of the Con.
federates was supposed to have been the capture
of the United States steamer Michigan. o.
information received from the Government
authorities, Captain Carter, commander of the
United States steamer Michigan, arrested
man named Cole, an officer in the Confederate
army and q leader of conspiracy TO seize the
steamer Michigan and release the prisoners at
Johnson's Island. After the arres. Of Cole be
made confession duplicating six prominent
citizens of Sandusky. who were also arrested
and taken to Johuson's Island
A force of rebel cavalry made raid Oh the
flank of the Army of the Potomac, on the 18th,
and succeeded in capturing two or three thoas
and head Of cattle. They were intercepted,
however, by the Third Division of the Fifth
Corps, who recaptured most OF the cattle, and
took seYen hundred prisoners.
Capt. Eigenbrodt, of the California Cavalry,
was killed Instantly in the action Of Sept I'd,
while leading charge in the Shenandoah val
ley. Only one hundred and twenty men and
officers are left in the battalion.
There is a report, said to be derived from
General Herrons Adjuiant, that the rebel
General Scott commanding the Confederate
troops near Baton Rouge, sent proposition to