Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-20

so 70 report lite operations since leaving
New Castle Ferry. / crossed the Pamun.
key river on the Tth inst, marching via
Aylett's and encsmped on. Herring creek
On the morning of the 9th l resumed
the march via, Polecst Station and en-
eamped three miles west Of the Station
On the 9Th marched through Childsbury
Market, encsmping on Ohild's Greek, near
Young's Bridge. On the 10th marched
via, Andrews Tavern and Leoinan's Store,
crossing both branches of the North Anna
and enoamped three miles north east OF
Trevelsin Station. Ny intention was to
break the railroad at this strtion, march
through Mechanicsville, cut the Gordons-
VliIe and Charlottesville railroad near Lind.
says mouse and then to march on Char
iottesVlile. But on our arrival at Buck
OhlId'sp found the enemy's cavalry in nv
immediate front. On the morning of the
11th Gen. Torbert, with his division aud
Gel. Gregg of Gen. Gregg's. division at
tackled the enemy; after an obstinate CON.
test they drove them from their successive
lines of breastworks, through an almost
impossible forrest, back on Trevelain Sta.
ton. In the meantime, Gen. Gustav was
ordered with his brigade, to proceed by a
country road SO as to reach the station in
the rear of the enemy's cavalry. On his
arrival at this point the enemy broke into
complete route, leaving his dead and
nearly all of his wounded in our hands,
also 20 officers. 500 men and 800 horses.
These operations occupied the whole of
the day. At night encamped at Treye-
lain Station and on the morning of the I'd
inst. commenced destroying the railroad
from this point to Lorain Court House.
This was thoroughly done, the ties burned
and the rails rendered unserViceable. The
destruction of the railroad occupied until
8 O'Clock of this day, when directed Gen.
Forrest to advance with his division and
Gen. Davis brigade of Gen. Gregg's di-
vision In the direction of Gordonsville and
attack the enemy, who had concentrated
and been reinforced by infantry during the
night, and had also CONSTRUCTED rifle pits at
Pointsbout Eve miles from GordonsVille.
The advance was made, but as the enemy's
position was found too strong to assault no
general attack was made. Oh the extreme
right of our lines a portion OF the reserve
brigade carried the enemy's works twice,
ana were twice driven therefrom by in
tautry. Night closed the contest. 20
found on examination of the command
that there was not q efficiency of amuui-
ton left TO continue the engagement. The
next day trains of cars came down to where
We were engaged with the enemy.
The reports of prisoners and citizens
were that PicketFs old division was com.
Ing to prevent the taking of Gordonsville.
1 therefore, during the night and next
morning, withdrew my command over the
North Anna via Carpenters Ford, near
Miner, 3 Bridge. In addition the animals
were for two entire days in which we we're
engaged without forage, the surrounding
county afforded grazing of very inferior
quality and generally at such points as
were inaccessible to us. @-
The cavalry engagement of the 18th was
by far the most brilliant one of the present
.g.,rs
The enemy's loss was very heavy. They
lost the following named officers in killed
aud wounded:
Col. McAllister, commanding regiment,
killed Brig. Gen. Roster, commanding
brigade. wounded; aud Col. Custer, com.
regiment, wounded.
Ny loss in killed and wounded will be
about 67b. of this number 400 are wounded
brought off in my ambulRuces 377, all
that could be transported, the remainder
were with a number of the rebel wounded
that fell into my hands left behind.
Surgeons and attendants were detailed
and remained in charge of them.
l captured and have now with me $40
rebel soldiers, including 20 commissioned
officers. ~ VIC
My loss in captured will not exceed $50;
they were principally fromthe 9th Michi-
gan cavalry. This regiment gallantly
charged down the Gordonsville road, cap
turing 1900 horses and about 500 men, but
were finally surrounded and had to give
them up. When the enemy broke thew
turned between Gen. Clusters command
and Gregg's brigade, capturing Eve cais-
sons of Penningtons battery, three of
which were afterwards recaptured, leaving
in their hands two csissons.
A more detailed report will be made
hereafter. e- a-- ls's5
(sigued) EN-. STANTON
-., ... Sec,y OF War.