, 1864-10-02
SHERIDAN I'M the VALLEY.
FIFTY DAxsCAmPA1aN1NG.


1Fro1n tbs New York Timet, September SOL
Tbs Richuond EnQs4rtr eonsoles itself for tho
defeat Of Eatly IN The Shenandoah ~ recalling ths
facf thst StonewaN Jackson marched down this
Tsrced sud was Obliged to fesrea.; that Sigel
marched up and vas dtftaies. and Hunter, after
raln1De complete victory over Jones, and after
WAS also compelled to retraee his steps The Rich
noud journalist drawn from his recital Of tho tacts
The conclusion tbst hstory Ia again repeating IT.
turn to retreat anon Be this reasoning correct Of
otherw,be. It IL worth while to recall the leldlns
events in sher,dan'e camp.ixn thus fl, that "a
his5aeto a TOO oeea guided Ths .aae eay t6as shesid.n
entered upon H. dnttes Is Comm snder "a the VAL
ley, (AuEnet u General Averl1 astscked tho repea
nvc hundred PRISONERS. From this date forward
no rabe force, ercst or SMALL has been seen north
Of the Potom4c.
had biz p,cpsrations In 70 tors ard state AZ to
!us,ty bis G,1ns p ,se va1e{ * - e,sy 1%
.er 3 3asfins au'st retreat. ss.dendy h:rlae d.:
sss, nm sn'y a Be- Vsy e.! II H. T.
and hold himself governed b. tbs Lots developed.
B+tNeen SATURDAY night and 6undsy marntn7,
troopers, that hsa been - ging about Leesbnrg
md in The mountain aeh}ea on Bher1dau's l.ft,
pouneed upon srualt supply train near BerrJvl!le.
ef's p,nenlly opposite 10 which tue shensndosh
twenty miles il Ia Il shs. !dan's nain amy Il
charge Of 1t vas eatl}3 orerpo *ered.
: on th. might Of Sunday. the 18th, runosa had
1s.ehed 81 taan; % wbose aeadaI,rte % = H. ts
Winchester, that fetntorctmcnts had becu sent
forward to !ha support Of EARLY by Gen. Lex: that
o3as Ra5en g. snFs ss r. ns.
Ridge; and ttAt hank attack On our left by war
OF Tborouehfare Gnp. YVES not improbable. Gen
Sheridan. hos ever: deemsne II .i.o 70 9,Ve extra
tram, with the y.sw. necessary, Of having sent
hack to Winchester, determined TO move stt1 fa.-
s1 -; ss q oIafr e saa ont t.: @ 5
ssomethfne. On Monday. tbe 1btb, bis supply train
havtng been meanwhile ordered hack, be scnt
forward Earty If 0toa point hbout 4 mile be-
purpose OF discovering EaE5s position On Fisher'e
Mountain. TIL. foree was tumn21iiy .'guobled
b H. Ss ofss t,pf a1TssS e. q
rupport, cuneieting Of cavalry and Infantry, made
its appearance At ThoroughIare GAP, tbs object
6e .na 70 tear s. p9w %
coversd in ample time. Our csva'ry engaged the
a2sslline column with admirable skln snn dash
was eoon compelled 10 zetztst with Large ioss In
1t the eio.e Of the nsht near Thorouchta.o a.p,
tIcrcbed at Fishef's Mountain, and that ths asps
than il .ss sglseablo to contemplate foe repeti.
T. II ny
after snne heavy tklfm.ahlog. be retired to Perry.
II le Aad Charleatown. And In this1etseat .nd ito
EAr33's ad1arct, nTe utTs wtre consumed. On
sunday. tne 91st day Of August. severe enrhse-
which OR loss was computed ut between dTe and
tlx hundred. The obtect Of the rebels in btineing
on this engagement VA. u gain possession OF Mar.
s. 81 II o s a. s Il
little to vary the position Of the opposing alsa.
Constant recoHno!assnsss By onr cavalry, were
movements and i1tent Of his sd1ersa.1. Fron he he
sch to the end OF the month. \ strlcs RuArd was
kept upon the forlt Of the Upper Potomac, and
s @ y faa
mac er not. such Was the vigilance Of The watch
es'aslas Cd BY Sheridan, that not single rebel
thti!.d for f.n hosrs from the eoata sidc Of the
Potomac, but beyond that, EARLY 1uRde 10 sign o.
rebes near Mastiniburr, ana the foliowlng das
G.Reu,ents our fo1ces achieved very considerable
ton Of aairs varied to considerable degree. II
then came ont that Gen. Graft hsd Reached Wash
taeton, from City Point, on his Wat to tho Uppc,
toe Lisnte,aat.Gene1a1a and his trussy Executive
lieute1ant IN the Valley. tbs events or the
d'9o 5.2s tse 1sh sa',,.Ss
distinctness. At the mat OF these dstra
Gen. Sheridan commenced bis grand attack on
E1rly's lines at DarktsyIlle Oh tho right, tnd On
the Besr,y1lte and Wincnester p!te, near ops
Quen Creek. on the left. At this lstest Of thnse
dA:et Eher1dnn's Victorious army had p1fEued tbs
dcmoralixed forces Of Early ios distance OF ovel
orc hundred miles hom the openina battle ground
a,d u heard sron to-day beyond staanton. Or
Thurtday, the I'd, tie t~o corpe Of Wright aud
Emory, With sbendsn hiueel: At their he ID. cams
up with Early 1T F1sher's Mountain--dtieated him
there scattering his force IN every direction, xud
capturing eixtecn pieces Of his a1tlllefy. With
parallel column Of car2lry. sheridan'a Eeutenant
Tc1bstt, again overlook = portion Of the ngine
remnant a Lusay Court Hoaee On Saturday, The
24th, making many prieonete. aud drtrIng tns tu
norsnE IL. our main army. under sberid1 u lin
self, entered Stanton, where he Is reported
through tebl sources. engaged in burning aud
tearing up the railroad track bet ~ccn that potn,
and WaYncebsro, on the Gotdonsrtile lice.
Such IL = brief summary Of ufty days operations
in the Valley Of lhc Shenandoah under Gen. Shes
fn4n.