The New York herald., 1864-10-21
THE OFFICIAL DEsPAT CHEs.

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Z Secretary stanton 60 General DIX.
Vac DEPARTMENT, oct 2o-lo.45 a. IL
ks,o, General DIX
A srea. battle was fcasht and spl,ntd victory won
h. saor,dsn Longs.roo. yesterday Cellar cres.
ssrty-,hree pieces of artillery wore captured and many
rsssnsrs, among WHOM II, rossl asnarel aaa,seur
Cn oas sJs asaerals Wrsa.snd aicke,.s were wound.
q aaa Saaaral Eiawan killed.
EDWIN Il. STANTON, Secretary Of War.
SECOND DaspArou.
WA. D,pasrxEsr,l
WisaIydTcs, ucs. 2o--1045 A. ".
Easor General py:-
Aao,bcr great battle ves fought yesterday :. tetas
sss, ,hrsa,eDinS At Grs' scoal Disaster but finally rs
ss..pg In vS,ory sof the Union forces uador General
ks.Eldsn mora splendid h.u any heretofore achieved.
ss department was advised yesterday eveang Of the
csraasucsmsnt 81 tho battle by the following tele.
grams r o. a., npw
ks;or Geaeral II. W. HAuEog Chief Of Staff
K.avy caDrcaadirg has recoraraeaced In the valley,
aai ia nov goirg on. 9. c. AUGUa, Major General
uaarrns FERRY, Va oct lo-8Ao P. II.
Eco. e NJ sr,vsoS, Secretary Of War;
yn.ag loo front has been continuous during The day
e direction seemed intervals 10 be TO the leit cf
M.achcs:er, as II at Borrys ferry.
No news from tho front
JNo D. sEETSNsoN, edgadef General.
HAnTrn's Frnsr, Va. Oct l9--s4sP Y
asE gowx u. srASfcy, Secret 3ry OF war
s,Ise enemy attacked or ay with great mps.rosty
sl.s morning At dayigns.
.as attack was msds estns le-t Of th, Eighth corps
s,s a. frst sctiasl, ,bay capturing some guns,
s.lsoner5 aad wssoaE
ETargh tho day.
sse..sn ws reported &, Winchester this moraing and
yea, out 10 fhe 'front.'
,5ta paytcuars received arc not of3eia and are not
Hscxts though se1us disaster could have occurred
x..nlat dIrscl usws from sheridan. Respectfully,
JOHN D. sgEy yGNsoN, Brigadsr Geusra
lssta.s remained IN tho doaea state represented by
M foregoing kilograms until this moruug at half past
MISE, when the tolcva. telegram was received, unon
sslly reporting the great victory won by sheridan
Eny:-
fIlsrrR's Ferry, Va, Oct 2e-9 80 A. ".
uevs from srsri lsn's headquarters At midnight Is tc
Nc act tbs: ao -reny surprised forces yeserday
sao~a,ag driving command 10 somc confusion thh
glAs .. Ecwtown, aspturing artillery and prisoners.
G,ardan arrived N ths neId, rsorsanzsd our forces
arcve ,ns oiery ,cyoni sirasburg, capturing u 10 70
Scrsed, for,y-thres pieces Of artillery, ono hundred
garcrs and smor'shccs, aud sone two thous'nd pr
1saers.
Ske rcut OK the 1erny Is said 10 be complete
xAM u NOS Oh .'a br! think reliable.
]. D. STEVENSON, Brigader General.
Assw rautss ia,sr The following oricai report OF h
ssrsOr, war rsosivad from MAJOR General sh.ridan-
Crpas Cszsx Oct 10 10 P. n.
HN,utenant General 0,Au, city Point
I have tho honor 20 report that my army at Ceds
Esrf was a,tacxea this morning before daylight, ant
WY ra was turned aud driven 10 confusion.
Tafact most OF tho lne driven IN conrusioa with
sssioss OF twenty p.pcsc og artillery.
gtsstenos from wincnGstcr where was my r,
srr- from waShng on aai found Tho armies bstwee ei
ssdsleto,vn aud sessown, haviax been driven oac
Rssi. four miles
ahNe to,x iao srais IA hand aud quickly united h
yps formed compaci i'oe o, battle Just IN tins 60
sai-s ~ attack Of ,he easay, which Was hauasom ell
aE-e out one o'cioSg In the afternoon.
~ three II after chaag gss or tho cavalry n o,
sss is 10 thc right aanr attacked with great vigo
kri.irgpnd fontsg tia enemy, capturing, acc ordlng
sas ss, report scrtytiTse pieces of artillery and YER
EAuy rr491trs
iao not know yet the nun5sr os my casualties or th
kssss of ~, euony.
va-6rs trains ,asrlanc.s and c,lssons In large mum
tsss are ia possession.
r%cy also burned soma " their trains.
ssrsral Ramsavr &c psis,aor In our hands. severe
aSa perhaps = srtaiiy 60 rsad.
fhsve % regrs tho teas q General Eld~all killed a
~s5srss Trsat Grover sad Eissetls, wounded
Gsueral SsiSn, Ia slightly wounded.
Arairr al iires lccxsd BADLY but by the sa,lantry
~ brave otsssrs and disaster mas been
csto splendid victory.
rarsueis again inter yeued 70 shct or greater results
srcs occupy sirssclrs.
A. - ootained viii ssnd yoafmtssr vartl-uln
r. II. aAEiuDtN. na,or General.
re bslta was fought tho ssns day rpln al N
nea'h, ,an witnessed sssTiau'l victory ssssea, bs
uhst the Bumhufs Wers onoossi 10 gsaersl sherldi