Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-29
sheridan's Brilliant Victories.

Hurrah for little Phil. Sheridan !!
The glorious news we have been re-
ceiving daily from the Shenandoah
valley has filed every loyal heart with
cxultation and joy, and must have sent
a corresponding chill! to the heart of
all JEFF. Davis traitors whether in Rich
mond or Iowa. Thank God the Valley
of Virginia is no longer the scene of
Union defeats and disasters, but the
scenes there now enacted cause hope
and confidence and augur a certain
and speedy destruction to the whole
rebel army. The official dispatches
tell the whole story briefly, but CON-
prehensivcly and clearly.
Gen. Sheridan attacked the rebel
army under Early at the crossing Of
the BerryvilIe pike, over Opcquan
Creek, just twenty miles southwest OF
Harper's Ferry. on Monday morning,
10Th inst, at daylight. Attacked him,
and fought him all day long, complete
ly defeating him. driving him through
Winchester, capturing about 5000
prisoners, five pieces of artillery, nine
army flags, and most Of their woun
died." liz ... 81. ...
Sheridan's dispatch, announcing his
great victory in the Shenandoah, says
1.-The rebels lost in killed the following
general officers: Gems. Rhodes, Cor.
don, Wharton and Ramsay. Three
other general officers were wounded
Aud still further: "The conduct OF
our officers and men was most superb
They charged and carried every posi-
tion taken up by the rebels from Ope-
guam Creek to Winchester that is,
for five miles or more. From another
dispatch, also Sheridan's, it appears
that the rebel wounded in Winchester
amount to some 5000, so that the to-
tai of prisoners in General Sheridan's
hands is between 5000 and 5000
Add to this the other casualties,
and it is clear enough that Early
has lost in this fight of Monday not
less than third of his whole army.
Nor is even that the end of the rebel
misfortunes, for Sheridan characteris-
tically says in his dispatch to General
Stevenson "We have sent them
whirling through Winchester, and We
are after them tomorrow"
And not only was he after them
Tomorrow" but he kept on after them
every day till. on Thursday. the 22d,
he came upon them at Fishers Hill. and
attacking beautifully" as Sheridan
expresses it, carried the works of the
enemy, when the rebels threw down
their arms and fed in the greatest con-
fusion, abandoning most Of their artil-
lery. 1t was dark before the battle
ended" Sheridan adds:
81 pursued on after the enemy dur
ing the night to this point Woodstock
and have stopped here to rest the men
and issue ratioAs. If Gen. Torbett has
pushed down the Suray Valley, accor-
ding to my directions, he will achieve
great results. do not think there
ever was an army SO badly routed. The
valley soldiers are hiding away and
going to their homes. / cannot at
present give you any estimate of the
prisoners. ! pushed on, regardless Of
every thing. The number of pieces of
artillery reported captured is sixteen"
Secretary Stanton says: General
Stevenson reports that 5000 prisoners
from the field had reached Winchester.
Reenforcements and supplies have been
forwarded to Gen. Sheridan, in order
that he may have men enough to guard
his prisoners, and still pursue the fee
ing foe, who are now hurrying directly
back to Richmond, by the shortest
route Lynchburg will now fall into
our hands, aud then Richmond will be
completely cut of and captured, with