The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-22
Full Account Of tn. or... Victory.

Baltimore, Sept. go.
The following is tn American special
concerning the great battle in the Shenan-
doah Valley:
Headquarters Middle Military Div.,l
Winchester, Va. Sept. l9-9 p. m.
General Sheridan's army has this day
fought one OF the most successful and de.
cisive battles of the war. Victory has again
perched on our banner. and the rebel ar.
my has been defeated and utterly routed,
with the loss of 5000 killed and wound.
ed. including FIVE Generals, namely ::
Rhodes. Wharton, Bradley T. johnson,
Gordon, York and Godnsn. The Two
6rss OF whom we're killed and the other.
badly wounded, and We have captured
2, 800 prisoners, 8 battle flags represent
ing nine different regimental org,niza-
,ioos, and Eve pieces of artillery With
caissons.
On Sunday morning Early sent Cor
don's division of rebel infantry from
Bunker Hill, where it had been stationed
for the past few days, to drive Averill out
Of Martinsburg and destroy the bridge on
the Baltimore d Ohio h. r. across the
Opequan, which they erroneousIy thought
had been repaired. They occupied Mar
tinsburg for short time without doing
any damage to the railrosd and were
eventually driven BY sAveriil as far as
Darksvilie. Gen. Sheridan, learning be ir
movements, ordered the whole command
to break camp ana prepare to march. and
accordingly as O'Clock Sunday the tents
we're ell struck, the different divisions
we're all under arms and prepared to move
at a moments notice. About 8 O'Clock
orders were'received from Sheridan for the
9th and 18th corps to be resdy to start a,
3 o'clock, and the army Of Western Yir-
ginia, under Crook, at five the following
morning.
Shortly after FIVE o'clock Wilson s cav
airy division crossed the Opequan and The
Berryville and Winchester pike, moving
his command rapidly along the road
Driving in the euemy's skirmish line he
calamity charged the enemy's field work,
With the FIRST brigade and carried them a,
the point of the sabre, capturing 80 pris
oners. In this charge Col. Bfitton, l8tl
i Pa. cavalry, was wounded within . few
feet Of the enemy's works whilst gallantl,
leading his regiment.
These 6eld works were 80 constructe,
by the rebels as to guard the ford al. Ope
quan and prevent our passage Il tha
point. Our cavalry having secured saf
, p .ssage for the infantry, the 9th corp
, vas moved across the Opequan and sion,
the pike towards Winchester, leaving i,
, train on the opposite side of the. stream
tok point mile and ahalf distan fromth
ford, where it formed in line Of battle an
!, threw out strong skirmish line. At th
same time the artillery opened on ii
: : woods i3to which the enemy's infantr
|. had retired, and kept up an iucessant ca,
nonading, the enemy replying brisk
!. With paris of two batteries.
cI There Was delay of at ieat two hour
s caused by the non-srrival of the 10,
!. corps, who, through misception of Il
IS order, had failed to come up at Il
il proper time
J. Gen. Sheridan having learned on SUI
. day that the main portion OF Early's fore
we're saeamped in the vicinity Of Bunk
h Hill and Stepping Stones eepot, resolve
70 TO mass his forces on the Winchester 4,
% Berryville pike, andb rapid moveme
ofj hurled them on Early'a rear. There
\ 10 deabe but the enemy we're couplste
is surprised and out-msneuvsred b. She
70 dan.
g. While the diGerest ce!umss wese bsi
'narshsd seths apPsissed piass q road