Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-06-24
MISCELLANEOUS DISPATCHES'
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Thsiaiehes from Ge6 Sheridan have '5usti
been received. He reports victory over
the enemy at Tfeviiisn station. on the Virginia
GENITAL tslloed, -iew--Iailss. South oi -eisss'
don,ville, ~ ere Gen Lee, few days since,
teportsd,s victory. The official rePoftiTas
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II have the honor to report to you the ar
- rived Of my command - ,his point. and also
to report its operation since leaving New Cas-
tie ferry. / crossed the Psmunkey river on
the 7th inst, marching via Aylets and en-
csmned or Herring creek4 a p y"
rfp,0n the morning Yof the sth resumed
the march via Polecat station and eneamp ped
three miles west OF the station. 3dr
''On the 9th marched through Childsburg
and New Market, enoampibg on Eve creek,
neat Y ouns's bridge. a. A 0ea "a .u.-
.rie'H On the 10th / marched via Andrews tav-
ern and Lawrsnce's store, crossing both
branches Of the North Anna and eDeamped at
Bpohchilk s. sbvut three miles northeast Of
uo Iteyiiisn station My intention was 10 break
the Failtoad at this station, march through
% Mechaniosyiie. cut the Gordonsyille aud
Charlottesville railroad htar LJ ndsay's house
and then to march on Charlottesville. but on
our arrival II Buckehild 4 found the enemy
iD my immediate font aa.' e.|I .Is.a
On the morning Of the nth Gen Forbert
With his division, and Col Gregg OF General
Gregg divisien attacked the enemy. After
an obstioste contest they drove him from
successive lines Of broastwOrks through en-
almost impassabe fvtett back on Tre,ilian
station, In the mean time Gen Custer was
ordered with bic brigade 10 proceed by a
country road 80 as 10 reach the station in the
rear. Of the enemys cavalry. On his arrival
at this point the enemy bruke into a complete
frout. leaving his dead and nearly ell Of his
sounded In our hands also twenty officers,
FIVE hundred men and three hundred horses.
These operations occupied the whole Of
the day. At night | eneamped at Trevlian
o station. AMI on the morning OF the 18th inst,
commenced destroying the railroad from this
point to Lewsn Court House. This was thor
Vsghly done, the ties burned and the rails
rendered unserviceaole. The destruction Of
the rsilrosd occupied until o'clock Of that
day. when directed Gen Forbert to advance
eith bis division and Gen Davis brigade Of
Gen Gregg's division in the direction Of Cor
dOns vile s0d attack the enemy, who hsd con-
iuentsated aud been reinforced by infantry
during the light and had also constructed
raiep'ts at a pint about FIVE miles from Cor
donssllle. he advance was made but rs the
euemy's position WIS found too strong to as
Eault no general assault was made.
rii" On the extreme right Of our lines a por-
zion Of the reserve brigade carried the enc
mys works twice and was twice driven there-
Hom by iahlry. Might closed the contest
Il ound on examination Of tine command that
there was not suthoiency Of ammunition
ltft to continue the engagement.
.s ." The next day trains Of cars came down
10 where we were engaged with the enemy
The reports of prisoners and citizens were
thn Pockets old division was coming to pre-
91Vsnt the taking of Gordonsyille. | therefore
dnTing the night and neat morning, with
drew my command over the North Anna via
Carpenters ford. NEAR Miners bridge. In
addition,r the animals were for the entire
days IN which we were engaged. without for
o. age. The surrounding country afforded noth-
ing but grazing of verv Inferior quality and
generally at such points as we're inaccessible
to us.
t.t "1he cavalry engagement Of the 18th was
by far the most brilliant one of the present
campaign The enemy's loss was very heavy.
They lost the following named Ulcers in kill
led and wounded Col. McAllister, comman-
ding a regiment, killed; Big Gen. Rosser,
commanding a brigade. wounded and Col
Custer, commanding a regiment, wounded.
Ny loss in killed and wounded will be about
SIS OF this number 800 are wounded.
brought off my ambuances, 377, all that
oonid be transported The remainder were,
with number Of rebel wounded that fell in
TO my hands, left behind. Surgeons and at
tendants were detailed aud remained in char gt
OF them. | captured and have now with me
three hundred and seventy prisoners Of war
including twenty commissioned Ulcers. Ny
loss in captured will not exceed one hundred
and SIXTY They were principally from thu
9Th Mich. cavalry. This regiment gallant,
charged down the Gordonsvlle road, captur
ing fifteen hundred horses and about eigh
hundred men, but were finally surrounded
aud had to give them up.
w hen the enemy broke they hurried be
tween Gen. Clusters command and Colone
Gregg's brigade capturing five cassions U
PenninRton's Battery, three of which wer
afterwards recaptured, leaving in their hand
two cassions. more detailed report vii
be made hereafter"
EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.