The New York herald., 1864-10-23
THE HERALD DISPATCHES.
1S. Chas. Hy. Haanam D~spateh.
NEAR NEwiowx, Va, Oct. 20. 1864

M. Chas. Hy. Haansm's Despatch.
NEAR NEwlowS, Va, Oct. 20, 1864
BArrII.
Lat evening, and indeed, through the whole pighs,
ear ambulance corps was engaged iu removing the
wounded TO the In and around this place lying
sumo hundreds OF wounded. The Presbyterian
sAnrch possession OF by .he surgeons OF
Ne Second division OF the Nineteenth corps The SIKH
sosrs hospitals at the south end Of the town,
WHARF their tents pitched . nne level
Osscs Of ground All night long have Surgeons
bocn engaged In dressing the wounds Of the slightly
wounded amputasng the limbs Of others whose inju-
sies or serious nature General Ricketts,,
Csiopsl Ktchng and other wounded officers have been
cent forward 10 Winchester The two oficsrs have
nsnGoned being taken the OF
Colonel Edw ards but expect to leave for their homes
ssme time to-day. learn that the losses In the sixth
ssrps very heavy; but returns have Jet been
Dadc IL 10 impossible 10 get ~ the correct pnpbsr
YRAISs
ordered 10 the very early hour Yesterday
aornpe. and the largest number proceeded along
shs people hereabous call the middle road, - which
country road running parallel with the turnps, only
about two and half miles further TO the Our
trans arrived safely Winchester and were parked in
outskirts Of the This morning they are re.
sursing 10 the 'front.' where their contents much
seeded.
h this part Of she country must feel very miserable
tsss about this time Nos twelve hours ago the
Il Newtown and Winchester opened the shutters
Aoaees and while sitting BY their open windows stepped
shs sraggers from army 70 inquire how far Early
was and whesher he had not gained great victory
ssme Of the younger ladies' Dxe and other popular
ditcs co'cock last evening their mirth
shocked, and ~ seven O'Clock they had all closed up
sksir houses retired bed perchauce of
A.l
eyed man passcd along the road rapidly during the
early par, Of the day. To-day they hsvo resumed ,ns
ss.ai dcmesDor, disiuclined TO talk about The
mcrpsyrs ov ,Hs parrrs.
h my account Of the battle which ! forwarded
yos last evening msny little incidents
of Necessity omitted. when the final
sssrse wS bewg made couple or young men drove =
Asa, wagon wuhs half mile IRON, ise Of
us They ihcn commenced selling HKsulps OF the t7,h
Ass Tor copy and segsrs four for quarter
shells from ibe rebel batteries bursting around
bot The vendors OF newspapers and scgar did
back and finally followed victorious troops ihroue
adsc,own 10 Cedar creek. General sberidans sscori
wss waiting for hin scar The place when
sAs rebes found the rsrse and dropped sw shells
somTorsaey CLOSE Negroes. sasgers, spectators and
ssAers standing around ostassy skedsddled stand.
'ss 90 'bc order of their going bot going u once
oss. hhiv ~ commlrD.
IRONS prisoner captured BY the Esbls covps very early
the morning harmed shat General Rary vss In com.
sand Of the rebel army, vA,cs they ss,s ssm bsres
swsnty. i've thousand men.
yuUr,r .
hssos vigorously followed up, and run sstaib vu Be
~wdea Of the retreat tsyood s,rssbsrs By your cor
rsspopdeus who have accompanied General Caster 10 m
ssrsun of sss lying rebels
nss n. Davlasen's DsspAscA.
nsnSssuSc, osa a, 1884
AnnvAL ov wourpsc.
a wsi. of wsFcus arrived hero from the frout today
vhn aness hondred of our wounded. General Seward
dsred sk,he houses in iows 70 be opened for their
ssptpn Tuo thcussDa are expected 10 soon. of
soarse we hSs ueariy ell the ssbsl vssnded 70 take
care Of
Tee railway trains Of wounded arc being loaded scw
I'D win leave fos Baltimore 70 day.
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