The New York herald., 1864-09-30
Sheridan's Poross In Possession
Of Staunton and Waynesbora
Destruction Of the Railroad Between
Christian Creek and Stsunloa.
The Latest Rebel Accounts
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SECRETARY Stanton 60 General DAx. -
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Major General Drx, New York. .atsN sa ara sse9
despatch just received from General Grant gives
telegram contained In yesterdays Richmond Ws dated
At which states snat cavalry entered
staunton on Monday y eight o'clock A. NJ, that oas
forces also at Waynssboro; that no damage hid
been done up to four p ", but that ,ke Indicated
that they were burning the railroad track between Chris
tian creek and staunton .v
No direct Communication has been had with General
Sheridan for several days. Courers 10 and from him
are known have been captured by the guerias who
infset the country in his rear. a 8 si
Dispatches to forty minutes past nine last night have
been received from General sherman Al Atlanta bu
movements at that point are reported rAat
From Nashville our dispatches are 70 half past nna
O'Clock last night. The enemy did not attack a. Pulaski
but took the pike towards Fayetteville and pursued
about nine miles by cavalry General Rousseau ~ re-
turning with his infantry to Nashville. Fl t.. ~ sea
Desperate efforts win be made by the enemy to force
Sherman from Atlanta BY destroying his communicative
The draft ID quietly progressing in all the States bnss
volunteer snlisents being speedy than the draft
all loyal and patriotic people should urge forward rapid
enlistmsnts Ia order to reinforce sherman and enable
him no, only TO hold bis position but also without delay
TO push on his campaign. sstslassae ssshe-a q
EDWIN NJ. srANroN, Secretary Of War.
MIR. N. Davidson's Dispatches.
HARPMs FrRnr, Sept. cs, 1904.
laf TRANSFER or WOUNDED rRKpERrtK, ND.
Four hundred wounded were sent from Sandy Hook 10
the gsnecl hospital at Frederick Cy Md, yesterday,
ana hundred moro to Baltimore. General NcIn-
tosh ts s here and doing we'll General Chapman went
down yesterday. Hiswound is very slight one N the
side.
cHAxaxs.
ain pu Onn hANn
ordered 10 relieve Captain Patt at tho post Of Frederick
Captain Patt reports for duty At Cumberland. bad no
idea when / tried to say that General NSes wss
ordsrt1 to the command Of the post 0 Martins
burg that the telegraph would insist that
meant 70 say Neal Dow who 10 altogether
another per sonsse. Brsadicr General w. Aserl has
been relieved Of big command Of the West virgiuis
Cavalry DIVISION and General Custer, of tho Michigsn
brigade succeodshim. DR.. Csryersurgcon cf the susn
Pennsylvania cavalry, killed by suerius two days
since. s.ft t- faW t"@ ~
THE BALTIMORE AND ONO RAIRoAp. fu N ts
This is sort OF gala day on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad the OCCASION being tho reopening OF the road
from Baltimore 70 Wheeling Several hundred coal
have passed up their to Cumberland for coal. The
nrss through passenger cape up morning under
the chnrge OF Conductor II. G. Perry, o. the old
veterans the route The train was esviy adcn and
had fair proportion o. through passengers. Altogether
the rsopenug auspcious one and it Is believed that
General sheridan will not permit the business Of tho road
70 be again nterrugod by the rebels Mr. W. smith,
Supernen dent OF the road and his asaista,
much credit for the energy with which they have prose-
cutci work the route TO successful early
clusioa,' especially i has been donc without any
tsrrupcn TO the supplies gong TO General shcrIdaas
army.
HirpEn's FERRY, sept -, ,sst
We have nothing from General sheridn later th,n
Sunday evening, al New Market Hs advurce
stanton, occasionally getting within sight or Of
Earys men, and picking hcm up They no ienssr show
6ght, but wholly dspircd They seem % consider
the conlederacy rsod up. Some OF them say ths when
Gen Crook charged upon them at Fshers Hni they sf
supposed for time THAT Con. Early captured but
be escaped yery narrowly. He trying 10 yaliy bis
men and stayed to the last.
GeuerG- Thomas G Down pursued rarly'r nysg
columns with three little regiments al night shi also
the nex day captcrng prisoners consisn,Iy Sererai
sheridan supposed General AverM Win him anti
rncrEins, when no learned tnat Avern had eono INTO
camp for tae night This is raid TO have the
of the relief OF the latter from duty.
Colonel Malch agent OF the sanitary Commission bss
eighteen wagon cads nr sanitary supplies WIN
chester, where they very greatly needed by tho
wounded He reports hospitals good copditsoa
now, with the exception of scarcity or beds. HsyM
used Cor substitute. More snpplles 20 to.mcrrcw
morning