New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-26
THE GREAT CONTEST.
pHass suERIDAN's ARMY.
fall "Details Of she Late Vsctcry-A List OF
Ogr Casualties.
ceu Ger Special Correspondent.

On he iStn tnere was IccOhioiss"h~' H'"'''
sv.po,tion Of Gen. CROOKS command. which proceed
ID as far as the high land beyond Strasbure FROM
. comnote survey Of the encmys position as could be
,t,ained nothing could be detected indicating the pres
snee of snv large force in front-ony few mounted
sedetcs could be seen Had tire enemy fallen PACK
Were thew concealed in the woods behind Round Top
MAINTAIN, Were they executing some flank movement
nm the reht or left The almost Inaccessible mountains
m both tanks seemed TO forbid the idea that an ermy
or Of rstions and forage which had marched through
sdesolated region for ninety miles, would or could I'M
sertake such an enterprise Either Of the other ny
pcthesos seemed more rational than this.
And vet at this very moment. EARLY was far on his
INV over the mountain somewhere East Of Woodstock
and steatlly and under cover Of woods, making ms
way past Front Royal, down the Lnray Valley 10
Bounce upon our LETT flank. Merching al night IN
sience without firing a shot making The least NOISE
the men even being forbidden 10 carry caneens lest
hey should BY their ringing sound be heard 10y Tho
rnion picEets-they cautiously advanced ooDg the line
Of lie North fork Of the Shenandoah past the base %
Three Top Mountain, 70 the vicinity of our pckcts The
xirh Now.York in command of Capt WmKIE. belong
Irr to CROOKS command, was stationed on picket
Keeping 70 their right so as TO insure striking the left
Of LIE they came upon our pcsets long before day
Bght and sending forward dressed in Union goTb
had come to relieve them
They had been duty for forty eight hours without
being relieved and TO doubt were expecting the much
desired relief The pckets fired at what they thought
something approaching but no shot was returned
About o'clock a. M of tie Picketguards, consist
irg Of two men sent TO the camp of the st Brig
sde. lst Division, TO gve warning that there was &
body Of men coming. Their warning was UNDECIDED,
and pronounced only scare, and they ordered 10
return 10 their post. The Infantry however. were put
rrdor arms, and were standing at the breastwoiks.
Sling The works with the exception Of that part occu
p.ed by tie 9Th NewYork, now on picket.
Meantime the enemys cavalry. acting as fankors,
had captured all the pckets numbering about 325
The Rebel infantry in three lines of battle MP
through the woody ascending slope Doiseessy and per
ftety protected from observation by dense haze which
hung Ike gray blanket over The Valley hiding friend
and foe alike under its impenehable vail. The Rebels
erepi steahily forward In camp there no alarm,
ard little suspicion of danger The guns were in posi-
tor rome say loaded other accounts Say not.
About O'Clock a. m, when there was Just light
enough TO begin to discern line of dark objects at
distance Of not one hundred yards Wild and I'M
earthly yell rose upon the cir. Instantly men De.
n,eTed their yoliey bnt received ere in return. On
came tie Rebel host, now revealing themselves in I'M
broken lines which envcoped the works right and left
o., IA as The yet grey light Of morning permitted NOV
lug objects 10 be Seen. Again and again for six or
seven rounds our men delivered their fire. but not en-
answering shot-at least voey 80 as returned Tho
INST hne swept Ike hurricane over the rarapets IN
sce Of vclley from the artillery Jieut MONKS First
IA Battery loaded with "a double charge Of canister
with cpe second fuse.
Beng row fairly inside and master OF She works
they seized MONKS Battery, and turDed The guns on
tie next battery a their eft-tbo 9Th United States
Battery Il; and in less TING than IL takes describe II
they had possess;0n of FIVE guns viz: the ls Pennsy
Ss1is and the 9TH Regular batteries. The 3ith Mas
ssehrset still in doubt whether tie enemy inside
Ire works held their position and kept on firing while
almost touching elbows with the Rebels. Tie neat IN
slant tie cavalry, which had approached through an
shgrsrded rayine at the left. made their appearance
Inside having captured the pokes and found an IN.
obttructed passage into the works. When coming
within hail cavalry tbey proessed 10 belong 10
sbe ed Michigan Cavalry Regiment. No further ev
dence was row wanting concerning The situation Of
affairs and part Of the 9th Massachusetts, passed
through The Rebel mob fcBing 10 be Of their number
Nov began scene Of pillagiug aud plunder seldom
witnessed
Al Bfgedc Headquarters as cloihing and shoes for
li ga1e sti unissrcd aud there also clothing
aud shoes the commissary tent Of the 9Th y. \.
The Rebels fell al once TO pulling hauling and grabbing
FOR pGnder. Many had arms or aceouterinens aud
ftem 20 have come on purpose for lunGer On hands
ard lnees one Top OF i'oiher, and wFangiing among
em,eycs as 10 who should have this or That article Of
elothing.
Tie camp who're IBIS asseul took place was occupied
By two Bgigades Of the Division and the Two bat
terie.. A great many were made prisoners. LENT
BoYIE of MONKS Battery remained by his piece unth
he was beaten rovtr the head with the bnitend OF
nuslet and compelled 10 surrender sick man who
was refurDinc from leIcnr knocked of the breast
vofk hio The ditch, breaking lis back. Some OF he
men were beaten over Ire head with the butt Of 0uskei
ard ,hore were several cases observed where the
wouudod were either bayoneted or had their brains
iocled oul Most Of these facts were witnessed and
re,sted 10 me by Lieut. W. c. JACOBSON, Of the 9Th
NY. Heavy Artillery.
general stampede took place A heavy column OF
rebi infantry marched to the LETT 70 cut OF our wagon
tsir, nov moving mp the pike. Col. THopuRS con-
handing he is Division was trying rally his troops
sfdlsd 20. as far as 2iiddletown whom the Rebel
cavalry came upon him and he Was moItaly wounded.
Ee died The next evening.
Hearing the trMuI, your correspondent, who was
sleeping within quarter u mile from the line OF IN
uenchncnts had hs horse sadded and rode rapidly to
the front. passed few words with the men, who
were eroncliDg sith gun in hand, and looking with
strained eyes TO catch gnpses Of tho enemy while the
firing sin Increasing the left. Not shot came
from tie front. less than Eve minutes saw the LETT
Of Ills line, which was held by the ID Division 10Th
Core struck by he Rebel onset and begin TO double
W. fhe Gre came like hail down along the inside OF