Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-10-28
TELEGRApHIC.
FROM SHERiDAN'S ARMY,
Summing Up of::Losses.
Another Hitch in the Exchange of
Prisoners.
Later ffem Sherman and Hood,

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NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-The Kerulds
account of Sheridan's victory, printed
this morning, is of a highly interesting
character. The following is all account
of how Sheridan won the victory:
After taking command, about half-past
one o'clock, Sheridan commenced drv-
ing the rebels. The 10Th corps lines
were thrown forward, and with their
batteries playing briskly on the rebel
position, affairs began to assume a more
cheerful aspect.
The rebels had apparently got hoarse
from their efforts in the morning, for
their yells at this time were both few
and far between. Our lines were eau
tiously and slowly advanced.
The charge which decided the fate of
this eventful day was made at O'Clock
p. IN. Fifteen minutes before that time
General Getty's division, the 9Th corps,
formed in two lines of battle on piece
of open ground on the right of the turn
pike. The other divisions Of that corps
and General Emery's command, the
10Th corps, joined in a similar manner,
but under cover of the woods.
At four o'clock the line commenced to
move forward. More than half the dis
lance was traversed and scarcely q shot
was fired. Then suddenly the rebel bat
teries opened with terrific effect on our
advanced lines. The spectators held
their breath, or asked in hushed and
eager whispers whether the troops
would meet with the success their brave
ry merited; but mingling with the roar
of the artillery and the din of exploding
shells was now heard the roll of musket
ry. The firing was the most constant
and rapid which has ever been heard in
| the Valley, and was never equaled Oh
this continent except at the battle of the
| Wilderness. Our lines slightly waver-
| ed under the whitening fire of the rehe
batteries, but they did not give way OF
fall back.
When but a short distance from the
rebel lines the last grand rush was made
| Our men were inside their lines and the
day was won. Without any regard tc
the order of, their going the rebels tied
! through the streets of Middietown, Ieav.
ing their guns in our hands, many small
arms and several stands of cOlors.
| General Sheridan, with his usua
promptitude, ordered a pursuit immedi
ately. Our cavalry was at once ordered
forward, and the rebels continued theil
flight over Cedar Creek en- route fol
.Strasburg, which place they also left il
their rear shortly after sunset.
During the latter part of the day thu
rebel General Ramseur was mortally
wounded, and he subsequently fell int
our hands, and the rebel General Leahy
commanding a brigade in Kershaw's di
vision, is also reported killed and hi:
body in our possession.
The substantial traits OF this victor,
are now to be seen in the shape of !:
pieces of artillery and a large number o
| wagons ttuO
General Custar has just sent in wore
that the prisoners he has captured ar,
being constantly increased, and that ;ts
sistance will be needed to guard them
General Sheridan has kept his wor,
and re-established his headquarters il
the place they occupied this morning.
The different corps have also gone bacl
to their old camping grounds.
Our wounded have been sent to New
town and Winchester, where everythin!
is being done for their comfort.
OF course at this time no estimate Cal
be made of losses on either side, and TIL
country between here and Wincheste
is filled with stragglers who will doubt
less return to their commands in few
days, which will reduce our lat thi
time) apparently heavy loss.
The rebels are being followed up will
great vigor, and our advance will proba
bly, be somewhere in the vicinity o
Woodstock before morning.
This has been the most complete de
feat Gen. Sheridan has inflicted on tbs
old man Early and it is extremely prob
lematical whether the latter will again
endeavor to dispute with HIM the pos
session Of the valley.
Capt. Beers, Gen. Crooks Adiutan
General, was killed early in the day
Major Hart, Inspector General on TIT
wounded during the early part of tn
day, while endeavoring to save some ar
tilIery. Captain Daniel c. Knowlton
114th New York, was killed. Majo
Jones, 9th New York, was MORTAL,
wounded in the early part of the day
Since writing the above learn Costa
has captured several more pieces of ar
tillery from the retreating rebels.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-The Tribune'
correspondent with the army of thu
James, 22d, says:
AT dawn this morning one of our lane
batteries in charge of Captain Asby, 81
rebel fleet in James River, about mile
above CoX's Landing, with 20 and 80
FOUNDER shell, and quickly sent thei
wooden gunboats to the protecting
wings of Fort Darling and their othe
shore batteries. The three iron-cla,
rams, however, stood fire and returned
| the compliment for an hour or more
until one of the smoke-stacks was near
| ly shot away and one OF our shells eX
ploded in the aft of the Richmond, kill
! ing a gunner and wounding three sea
men, when, having had vigorous
pounding from our shells, they one by
one fell back out of range, to place Of
security, leaving an earthwork which
the rebels have lately constructed on the
western side of the James to continue
the duel with Capt. Ashby's battery.
| Another of the forts lower down the
river sent 100-pounders in return for
Capt. Ashby's 20 and 3o-pounder shells,
| but received those of the same caiibre
from our lower battery, and finally dis
continued the duel.
The result of the mornings work was
to drive the whole rebel fleet upwards OF
a mile from the point in the river where