Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-11-19
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General Sheridsns army has retired to Win
chester. As yet. nothing i positively kno~n
here OF the Whereabouts OF the main body o. the
enemy. Imboden and Fitzhugh Lee have made
several bold reconnaissance around Sheridans
tanks, but 10 engagement had occurred up TO
the date Of last advices There Is no longer any
doubt that reiniorcements have been sent from
Richmond, aud many persons are of opinion that
the number j. at least five thousand, IL il also
said that Echol's force, now commanded by Gen
Breckinrdge. has joined the army of Gen Early,
and that All active aggressive campaign has been
determined on by The authorities at Richmond.
General Grants operations before Petersburg
having come to an end. and there being
probability of their esry resumption, General
Lee has detached a portion Of his army TO assist
the forces in the valley, and enable Early TO re-
trieve the disaster which befell him on the 18th
ultimO
1t is not the purpose of the Cenfederates in
wade Maryland or throw any considerable force
across the Potomac at any point, the season is
too far advanced for movement OF that charac-
ter, but intend to regain possession of the valley
a. tar as Winchester, and, if possible. take in
Martinsburg. snd thus break the Baltimore nd
| Ohio Railroad once more. The whole number
Of forces to be employed in carrying out the pro-
gramme laid out for the valley forces will not
fall short of twenty thousand. and about one
| third of these have been detached from other
commands
< I he country lying between the Potomac and
/ Cedar Creek has been stripped OF everything
/ that can be used for the subsistence of men or
horses out south Of the latter there are still large
quantities of supplies which escaped the torch
and the plagng propenstles of SherIdsns sol
ders
Early will have no difficulty in subsistng his
troops at Winchester during the winter, for, in
addition to the supplies which he can collect in
the Luray Valley. he will have two railroads in
his rear. by which stores be readily conveyed
| from Richmond and from Lynchburg The
Virginia Central Railroad and the Orange and
Alexandra Railroad are both intact 10 StauntOn
and Cupepper. and with these roads at bis com
| mand he need not be a lass for supplies at any
/ time.
a turnpike leads from Stanton 70 Winchester.
| and wagons can pass over this road during the
worst weather Sheridan could not use this road
advantageously because il constantly beset
by small bodies of the enemys cavalry, but
Early will have no difficulty oil that kind 10 pro
vide against
All the iron of the Manassas Gap railroad has
been taken up and brought TO this place and
| learn that men are now engaged in dismantling
the Orange and Alexandra railroad line
beyond Manassas Junction and Bull Run
IL IL probable that after few days the
road will not be used beyond Fairfax Station
and III fthat event all the track between that
point and Manassas will DE taken up The troops
between Fairfax and Rectortown being grad
ually withdrawn. Two regiments..of Pennsylyani
troops were brought down the road last night
and others will soon follow. They now pro
tecting the men in stripping the railroad, and
> when that work is completed all the troops viii
probably be withdrawn TO the Notifications. With
the exception of two or three regiments OF cav
airy 10 be kept out for picker duty and scouting
Col. Mosebys horsemen still active ~
! Fairfax and adjacent counties. and numerous
skrmishes have occurred between them and our
cavalry during the past two weeks. One oil
these occurred near Manassas on Saturday. in
which three members of Illinois cavalry regi
ment we're killed Their bodies were sent 70
Washington yesterday. Moseby has adopted the
{ system of retaliation, and is determined To con
tinue il a long we refuse to treat his men a:
prisoners of war For every one Of bis mer
hung shot by Us, he will hang or shoot one OF
our men. IL is very easy TO see who will win il
this game: for. for every one Of Noseby's men
captured by Us. nc picks up two or three of ours
DE has not ntertered with any of the trains since
the system of putting non combatants on then
safeguards has been adopted. but his mer
have paid several visits 20 tue few Union citizen,
residing within aud withou; our lines and helped
themselves freely 10 whatever they needed. HI:
most profitable operations have been on Sheri-
dams communications. where he has captured
largely of supplies. wagons, animals and prison
| ers. His success in these forays and in eludine
the forces in pursuit of him. il astonishing
SEYMOUR