The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-10-27
Sheridan'S Fictory---Ihe Rebel Loss
about 10OOO---0ur Loss 5000.

New York October "a.
The HsralFS Martinsburg cores pendent
Of the 22d has information from the front
which indicates that 'Our losses in the bat
tie fthe 10Th instant Will reach 5000 in
Killed, wounded and missing, We also lost
early in the NOR ming a guns. We have
captured, including the wounded, who are
IN our hands, about 7, 600 men and 90 guns.
The total loss Of the enemy cannot, there
fore be much short Of 1000 men. Gener-
al Custer alone has receipts for forty-five
guns and five battle flags, besides large
number OF ambulanCes, horses, harness,
mules, etc. This makes ffty-one pieces of
artillery that his division has captured du-
ring the last two weeks
If any reliance is to be placed upon the
statements Of prisoners and intercepted let
tiers; 1t is now pretty certainly determined
that General Longstreet was not in the
valley but that General Early had deter
mined to strike a desperate blow for the re-
cOvery Of this district and his lost reputa-
ton IN the absence, as he supposed, of the
9th Corps, In this effort he was seconded
by kershaw, whose infantry, having been
several times defeated by our cavalry, felt
that his reputation needed some brighten
ing. Many other officers high in command
deemed the effort rash, and hesitated not to
express the opinion that, should it fail, it
would end the rule OF the Confederacy in
that section Of Virginia. kershaw execu.
ted the first portion of the programme well.
and the whole rebel army fought with
greater obstlnacy than ever before, as their
losses attest Nothing could withstand the
impetuosity Of our men
The i1erut@S correspondent has the fol-
lowing concerning our captures at Cedar
creek, and the pursuit of the enemy:
'Devln, with his little brigade, kent
swooplng down upon their rear, gobbIing
up their officers and men by scores. He
pressed them so hard it was impossible to
get their artillery out of his way, or their
wagons and ambulances. The drivers and
cannonlers dlsmounted and ran off into the
woods Oh either side Of the road, and the
rear guard Of the demoralzed rebel army. if
1t had one, followed suit leaving the whole
tram IN our hands. Limbers. caissons
wagons and ambuiances were all huddIed
together IN the greatest disorder.
"Ihe following Is the principal part of
General DeVlns captures % pieces of ar
tiItfF including section Of 32-poDnders.
81 ar"y wagons 30 ambulances. i43 mules
ana III horses, two stand Of coIors and a
guidon; 352 prisoners were captured, aud
large quantity OF small arms. We followed
the enemy up to the base of Fishers HiIJ,
Wheh colonel NlchQls with his gallant 9th
Ne" OK charged them again and drove
them back, leaving considerable portion of
ther wagon trans N his hands, which be |
secured. We did not follow up the chase
l beyond . Fishers FIIl The infantry com
MANS Ism moved we up TO Cedar Creek, and went
youacked for the night a little bond |
Stras6urg' at auckland. The slaughter Of !
tie enemy Yves Immense Thevhole com
~. ..0'.sn 4.i t..c'va and Strasgargwas |
alern,s @.-aa4 s...u ren.i clr.,>e,.
$50 s1riy Hoar next uaruiag L.
pursuit was eyalnma1 Dy P3neii's c4valr.
ne captured Lourtyen pieces Of clnnoi,.
which the enemy had driven into the noun
{ falas, At Woodstock the column was |
matted aud rested d short time, when it re-
turned towards Stras5urg pic,ino m man ~ y,
prisoners BY the way.