Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-20
Last Nights Dispatches.

omoisI BRIIstin-- 9 herIdan Victorious
Les's Re port OF 10 Victory over sheridan
Premature.
WAX DEPARTMENT, WAsHfNGroN. June Is,
III p. M.-Major- General Dix Dispatches
from Gen Sheridan have Just been received.
He reports 8 victory over the enemy at Treve-
Ian Station, on the V. c r. r a few miles
south of Gordonsvile where General Lee
few days since reported rebel victory. The
official report is as follows.
II have the honor to report to you the ar
rival Of my command OF this point, and also /
10 report its operations since leaving New
castle Ferry | crossed the Pamunky river on
the 9TH inst marching via Ayletts, and en-
camped on Herring Creek On the morning |
Of the 9lh resumed the march, via Polecat
Station, and encamped within three miles OF
the Station, aud encamped within three miles |
Of the Station On the 9th | marched through
Chldsburg and New Market, aud encamped
on Enie Creek, near Childsburg. On the 10Th
/ marched, via Andrews Tavern, crossing
| both branches Of the North Anna and en-
camped at Bucks Mills, about three miles
northeast of Trevelan Station. My inten-
ton was to break the railroad at this station,
march through Mechancsville, cut the Cor
donsville and Charlottesville Railroad near
/ Lindsay House, and then TO march on Char
/ lottesyile But on our arrival at Bucks Mills
| / found the enemy cavalry in my immediate
! front On the morning of the llth General
/ Torbett, with his disvision, and Colonel Gregg,
Of General Gregg division, attacked th9 en-
emy. Alter an obstinate contest, they drove
him from successive lines Of breastworks
through an almost impassable forest, back on
Trsvelian Station.
"In the meantime General Custar was or
l. - III. 10 To aA aI
country road, so as to reach the station in the
rear OF the enemy's cavalry. On his arrival
At this point the enemy trohe into common
route, leaving bis dead and nearly all of his
wounded in our hands, also twenty officers,
500 men and 300 HORSES These operations
occupied the whole day AT night | encamped
at Treyelian Station, and on the morning oil
the 9th inst commenced destroying the rail-
road from this point to Lonia Court House
this was thoroughly done, the ties and the
rails were rendered unserviceable. The de-
struoon of the railroad occupied until three
O. clock of this day, when directed General
Torbett to advance with his division, and
General Davis brigade of General Gregg
division in the direction of Gordonsville ard
attack the enemy, who had concentrated and
been reinforced by infantry, during the night.
They had also concentrated in rife pits at
point FIVE miles from Gordonsvlle An ad-
vance was made, but as the position was found
too strong TO assault no general attack was
made. On the extreme right of our lines, a
portion OF the reserve brigade carried the
eaemys works twice. and we're twice driven
from their stand by infantry. Night closed
the contest / found on examination Of the
, command, that there was not suticiency ofam-
intuition left to continue the engagement.
The reports Of prisoners and citizens were
that Picket's old division was coming to pre-
vent the taking of Gordonsvlle therefore
during the night and next morning Withdrew
my command over the Nsrth Anna, via Car
penters Ford, near Mine Rom Bridge. In
} addition the animals we're for two entire days
in which we were engaged without forage.
Ibe surrounding country afforded nothing but
+ grazing Of a very inferior quality and gener-
ally at points which were inaccessible to IT,
The cavalry engagement of the l2.h, was by
, far the most brilliant one Of the present cam
paign
j 81 he enemys loss was heavy. They lost
. the following named officers IN killed and
Z wounded Colonel McAllister, commanding
e regiment, killed, Brigadier General Rosser,
Z commanding a brigade, wounded, aud Colonel
Custar, commanding a regiment, wounded.
e My loss in killed and wounded will be about
L SIS. OF this number 490 are wounded
brought off in my ambulances 377, all that
could be transported. The remainder were,
- With number of rebel wounded that fell into
3 my hands, lett behind. Surgeons and attend
Y ants were detailed and remained in charge OF
/, them. | captured and have now with me
three hundred and seventy rebel soldiers, in
o cluding twenty commissioned officers. My loss
"a in captured will not exceed one hundred and
n sixty They we're principally from the Fifth
Michigan Cavalry This regiment gallauty
il charged down the Gordousvile road captur
n ing one hundred and fifty horses and about
: two hundred men, but we're finally surroundt
5 and had to give them up When the enemy
u broke they hurried between General Custar's
d command and Colonel Gregg's brigade cap
IS turing 6ve cassions Of Benningtons battery
If three of which were afterwards recaptured
4 leaving in their hands two caissons A more
p detailed report will he sent hereafter
y Signed Z. M STANTON,
Secretary of War.