The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-14
on and the lying he can do officially
This is the first
WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA, !
October 10 Z. NJ.

| nave the honor TO report my com
mand at this point to night, com
menced moving back from Port Republic,
Mount Crawford, Bridgewater and fIar-
risonburg yesterday morning.
The grain and forage in advance Of
these points had previously been de
stroyed.
In moving back to this point, the whole
country from the Blue Ridge to the North
mountain has been rendered untenable
for rebel army.
have destroyed over two thousand
barns, filled with wheat and hay aud
farming implements, over seventy mills,
filled with flour and wheat have driven
in front OF the army over four herd CT
stock, aud have killed and issued to the
troops not less than three thousand
sheep
This destruction embraces the Luray
Valley and Little Fort Valley, as well as
the main Valley.
A large number of horses have been
obtained, proper estimate of which |
cannot now make.
Lieutenant John r Mcigs, my engi
neer officer, was murdered beyond liar
lisonburg, near Dayton. For this afro
tious act all the houses within an area Of
five miles were burned
Since | came into the Valley from
Harper's Ferry, every train, every small
party, and every straggler, has been bush
whacked by the people, many of whom
have protection papers from COM
lar- w -hn b h1.,, h,4 hncfn IN ~ a
Valley.
The people here arc getting sick Of the
war. Heretofore they have had no rea
son to complain, because they have been
living in great abundance
have not been followed by the enemy
to this point, with the exception Of
small force of rebel cavalry that showed
themselves some distance behind my rear
guard to- day.
y party of one hundred of the Eighth
Ohio cavalry, which had stationed at
the bridge over the North Shenandoah,
near Mount jackson, was attacked 10y
Mcneil with seventeen men while they
were asleep, and the whole party dis
.persed or captured. think they will all
turn up. learn that fifty six of them
had reached Winchester Mcneil was
mortally wounded and fell into our
hands. This was fortunate, as he was
the most daring and dangerous of all the
bushWhackcrs III this section OF the
country. + Ii. SHERIDAN,
Major General.
His second dispatch
STRAsRuRG, VRG1sIA,
October 9-Midnight.
Lieufemdnt Gtn0H GyuHt, City Point :
In coming back to this point, was not
followed up until late yesterday, when a
large force of cavalry appeared in my
rear then halted my command to
offer battle by attacking the enemy. |
became satisfied that it was only all the
rebel cavalry OF the Valley, commanded
by Rosser, and directed Torbeit to at,
tack at daylight this morning and finish
this Saviuor OF the Valley.
The attack was handsomely made -
Custer, commanding the Third cavalry
division, charged on the back road, and
Merritt, commanding the First cavalry
division, on the StrastHg pike. Merritt
captured tive pieces OF artillery; Custer
captured six pieces OF artillery, with cais
sOns, battery forge, &c.
The two divisions captured iolty-seven
wagons, ambulances, &c. Among the
wagons captured are the headIuartei
wagons of Rosser, Iomay, Wickham and
Colonel Pollard, The number of pri
Soners will be about three hundred and
thirty.
The enemy, after being charged by oul
gallant cavalry, were broken, and ran
they were followed by our men on tht
jump twenty six miles, through Noun
| jackson aud a.."os 'he north fork of tn,
Shenandoah. deemed 1t pes, ~ "...l.
this delay of one day here and settle thi
new cavalry general.
| The eleven pieces of artillery cap
tured to-day make thirty-six pieces cap
tured in the Shenandoah Valley since th'
10Th Of September, Some of the artil
lery was new and never had been fired
The pieces were marked Tredega
| Works" Z. Ii. SHERIDAN,
| Major General.
| A telegram from Harper's Ferry, date
the 10th, says:
General Sher.dan'S army has ialle1
back to Strasburg, and it is now occupy
ing entrenched positions at that point. =
4 portion of the cavalry corps, howevei
is at Front Royal, holding the Lura.
Valley.
Communication between AleXandrl
and Strasburg is not yet effected by raj
road; but trains arc expected to ru
through in few days The late col
weather has caused considerable sutfel
ing i'll the army, as it came so unexpec
edly but few were prepared for it. Th
snow fell to the depth OF three inches .
Cumberland, Maryland, on Saturday
the Sth instant.
THE LATEST FROM sHERMAN-HE IS HEAR
FROM.
/ The following dispatches give the frs
Intelligence from Sherman which ha
been received in four days:
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. }
October S-ll:3O y. NJ.
| Have not heard direct from Sherman
but General Corse, at Allatoona, inform
me that Sherman is at kennesaw, repair
| ing the railroad between Atlanta an
Allatoona. He has plenty OF, prOvisl.I
in Atlanta, and so far as the main arm