Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-09-22

MORNING REPORT.
LATEST WAR NEWS
THE BATTLE IN TIE SHENANDOAH.
Detailed Account Of the Fight.
TERRIBLE FIGHTING
BRAVERY OF UNION TROOPS
GLORIOUS U.vIOT TICTORF
A Partial List of the Killed.
FROM GEN. GRANTS ARMY.
"A BATTLE IMMINENT.
FREMONT TO WITHDKAW.
FROM GEN. GRANTS ARMY.
"A BATTLE IMMINENT
FREMONT TO w.
&c, &c, &c. &c, &c.


BALTIMORE, September 20. 10 p M-The fol
lowing Is the Americans special OF the great
battle in the Shenandoah valley.
Headquarters MIDDLE DIVISION.
Winchester, Va, Sep. ~, 3 7. NJ
General Sheridans army has this day fought
one of the most successful ard decisive battles
of the war.
Victory Is again perched sn our banner, and
the rebel arUy has been defeated and utterly
routed. with the loss OF at least 5000 killed and
wounded. including four Generals, namely:
Rhodes. Wharton, Bradley johnson, Gordon,
I ork and GoOdman
The two first were killed and the Others badly
wounded
We have captured 800 prisoners. nine battle
flags representing nine different regiments. and
five pieces OF artillery with cassions
On. Monday morning Early sent Gordon's d-
vision of infantry from Bunker Hill " here it had
been stationed for the past four days to draw
Averill out of Nartinsburg, ard destroy the
bridge on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad across
the Opequan which they enormously thought had
been repaired.
They occupied Martinsburg for short time
without doing any damage to the railroad, and
were continually driven by Averill far
Darkyllle.
General Sheridan leading their movements,
ordered the army to break camp and prepare to
march.
Accordingly at 3 o'clock Sunday the tents
were struck, and the different divisions all un
der arms and prepared TO move at u moments
notice
About 9 O'Clock orders we're received from
Sheridan Tor the 9th and 18Th corps to be ready
to start at 3 o'clock, and the army OF Western
Virginia under Crook, at o'clock the following
morning.
Shortly after , O'Clock Wilson's division of
cavalry crossed the Opequan at the Berryvlle
aud Winchester pike
The wing OF his command came rapidly along
the road, driving the enemy's skirmishers, be
gallantly charged the enemys field works with
the first brigade and carried them at the point of
the sabre, capturing thirty prisoners
In this charge Colonel Bramlin of the 18th
PENNSYLVANIA cavalry was wounded within few
feet OF the enemys works while gallanty lead
ing his regiment.
These field works were constructed by the reb-
els TO guard the ford at the Opequan and prevent
our passage at that point.
Our cavalry having secured safe passage for
the infantry, the 9th corps moved up the Ope
guam and along the pike toward Winchester.
leaving its train the opposite side OF the
stream to a point about mile and half distant
from the iord where II formed in line OF battle
and threw out a strong sklrmish line, and at the
same time the artillery opened on the woods into
which the enemys infantry had returned and
kept up an incessant cannOnading, the enemy
replying briskly With two sections.
There Was a DELAY oil az least twO hours caused
by the non arrival OF the 18th corps, which by
the msconception OF orders, had failed 10 come
up al the proper time.
General Sheridan having learned on Sunday
that the main portion OF General Lees forces
were encamped in the vicinity of Bunker Hill
aud Stevenson Depot he resolved 10 mass his
forces on the Winchester and Berryvile pike,
and by rapid movement hUrl them on Early :
rear
There is no doubt bot the enemy were com
pleiely surprised and out manenvered by SheFi-
dan
While his different columns were being march
ed to the appointed places of rendezvous. a por-
ton of our cavalry under Torbett and Averill