Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-10-25

u and was now making use only OF HE ar
N titlegy, anH 81 Though We were az lest estab-
ltished ia d p6sitioh which gave us better
u adyentages for dafensethan any yet taken,
thetoEtune8 ofa the day did not look hope
II tpl,l Daring the fFst onset Of the enemy II
theimoFninggi had lost conaIdeaabiy Ia
prisonefs, III enty four guns bad been ta-
kan from rs. Thirty -four ambnlanceBi q
latgS quantity Dof nedieal sopplies, and
seyesRl, army jWegohss were 10 the hands
OF the Zoe. Our killed and wounded were
not streSn between Cedar ran and
the posisonenow being occupied. nnm-
bars Of Spnf .best, officers were. either killed
OF disabled. COL Thobnrni Commanding
the Birsti idiEision Of the Army Of Western
YtrgtuiaJ hAd been u1ori nv wounded in
the notning iCbE the ehemy eayalryi who
Dashed into MiddletoWn. Gen 10. B. Bid
wen, the no5Is and hsTeie seemmander Of
1 the Third brtgadef Second division OF the
ethrofps ,TIBRs9 mortally kEolld don the
crest yac9ted, sty s & yyhich tore 10 y his
left shot der 4 and ~ tetsd the armsof
Capt. Orr, one, Of his aids. Ool. Higgiu-
bothap, commA nding the 18th New York
Ieg tqentI lad been, ~ leds Co, Mex kanzie,
OF the 6th corps, D. had .iheenltWice severely
wounded, butlfetas9d 70 4ea ye the fela.4
Col. 'Hamiin, eesnmanding the First Up
ton's1 brigade, Fret division Of the 9Th
corps had al been seYeEely RoQndY
editns the 4high and shoulder and alsoFe
fused 70 leave Ii field LIe ept:: ,ee Camps
ben, iof the 18th n ~ fetAey re ginientl was
Wonndedf and Major Bowmau3 Of ths, same
regIment, killed g6Iopei oPenf6se, COM
lmandfhR thS SO ssy bfit tAde, had his fight
forearm sha atterea by q o. idsket ball, Capt.
Rome, on The ss IA tp, Col, Anmon ,iwas
IlWonnded in thegroins OaptsoHayde. aida
de.eanpl itoll Gsn.s Wright was seysrelyI
EWouhd6d in The side, ~ -. :, s1ois,ib nsS5l
General jRicks,sg sgc6mmanding the Sixth
corps had been badly " enpded, and Gem
eral Wright 6ommandiug Ithe army, was
lsIightly,wc cundedsin she sebsirSBs tnasket
l1iltt'ioa sIoI Issa no 9oa eildE ifnas bng ~
Numerous other oficetsah hlhe above are
ohty; ;specinieH "a me ~ iAd been stricken
low soma 20 the dust fdrevenl and others
with wounds that prevented them IRON ia
king fuFthdb patt in stheSb Sb6tion. g ~
Thststragglingt tinreGb Easlyetescareely
stayed. The0counlfy for miles was throHgs
ed with sol ss6Ine ot Whoms had taken
themsetye youdaN New toWn. 70 wards Win
chester. EAli the efforts 1of pro- y6sf uiafshals.
and provost guards had plos ca 81 tatjihe
10 restore any considerable number Of the
bhiFkeFs 10. thsit commands In front,
Even Id the:midst ot these tetftbis hdVer-
bities General Wtigdts confidence did not
failt tbims This rcpmpPpder whose hercisni
had been Soh 90 SbS theongtdut1 the
morning, add who had used all his strength |
and sLill9to' staS fte tide OF disaster that
was now, indeed partially aghecked, had
Bill along ,helilfast 70 the hope Of turning |
that disaster into triumph, ~ Elaat regsining |
khe efeld that had been lost, and making
ehe enemy PPY Dearly toE hisi saSs9sfges-
.o.tSl IdsS,Ctrk a. 4 Il l., ~ l,ir,
and Tthellulk whiehlnogo occurrad,T ,Ttogether
with the positions acquired and the oppOrA
tunitY tIot2 gefahe IN Q Army ginto shape,
seemed TO confirm Interpretation.
.diCe a9dOi0liy. IIIal Il YBbs9U,f
An eyent66H 6sSS lEhssh eo1a5imsd
GepeEal. ,WEiG4k sIeEls iAt Rpd tnrned
the less SAN gptne ,bAtietq pt & many otheFs ~
the army into hope pesalsosmia0 81! Hi 90. $50
Iyhkysssaid' 'thgt GeheraI qSHetidani slept
Ia Wihche j ser the tnig ght before the battle.
He was eEohsed 10y tie .s6hndyof fhe en-.
emy,s Aftiflery about 3 q. m, to-day, aud
Eaisiig hpfsa {; 8 hide ssiof me afny a
full gallop. At 10 o'elonkI just as the last
eetreat 6Iddsdq61 was about completed,
and Iaso the army lHGGRett ting dntOi il new
bOsitioupa O 6faiuts huFPRh, from tha.reAr,
along the pike, ann Ouheed bis cbtaing. he
rode ,his famous biae I, hofs 3, s,ald asked
questions as he rodag a okH thosaalong the
Iine.iSA 90 ; ad.larEAa HTOVH it-s'a
IWhsFe 10 t6sl1 1871 e6fpsig he inquired
of d m6hnfSE dtii csf q Il e of the bate,
siess Ii, rear Of the oagalryIF niHa .dsNafs II
'"'oa tfe'tightf General IN those wood. = q
r Riding din % stai further. gRldt 70 an.
9th sF whom Is ecospiksidi, al !
want, BY God, ts 70 get those meanP in
the roar aud whip M 60 Faseals s5bae (. - gt
HOnee e6t his Hth n on GERS, cotnifig out 70
meet himI A nounesd fhat ne sitaa ton sof
the armyiwas stawfull ~ Isdapa .fi shl1 Isd1 d
s:aPs said Sherid ,leef, = hing Of
lthsl is0tL.ss Lee sRII right i1orIWelf Ihx IL
fright .bsl2lsil'-. .
III sdrhe General rode pniWith bis astaif and
1ies66rt, whieh soon became ID the distance.
/ mass Of dlst and cleaning hoofs, Gall
Hoping past 4 he abatteries no THE eTtreme
,Ileft Of the line held by the eaValfyi herOde'
Ito the 'front.', took 66 his hat and waved q,
lIWhile q oheoB went upi from the franks not
less hearty and enthusiRstic than that
which greeted him utter the battle of Wins
4 liohester. Generals rode out "a. meet him.
lioficers waved their swords, men threw up
IIttsfr hats ID ID Extremity of glee. Gene
IIerai CnsteFGtd Gtdiseo Yeringl Sheridan n the
llmomenth6 arrived, fode up 70 him, threw
lhis aims around his meek, dnd kissed him
ON the cheek Waiting for no other par
eyithap simply q eEchange gteetipgTp pHd
TO say Y This lretyeat mu u9t be stopped, BY
God,pP ,Sheridan, broke loose and began
galloping down the lines, along the whole
'front.' Of theafmy lEyeEyF here the enthu--
siasm calsed by his kpp pesr auee rs the
same. II ItihcreRsedI at last until that part
of the army iiuqine of battle Became dew:
being; sEiSsih tYice its pfeyieas "a 81
rear, sChdaFiuR bofrit tbecAme 5paflisIly.
Ashamed Oh esSibn, aud Came back. IAN
Organised elIptti wei NOW made 70 get the
| temaindsf into the rad / D. "a regiment
cent out from Tinch est did pfovpsr duty,
4 driving al before it 10 the tnont. Colonel
/ Forsyth, General Shefid ans chief Of staff
took 4 esapsHy p sAyAlEEy Aaa aasisa "a