Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-25
THE NEWS.
FROM GRANTS AaTv

OF ycstc,i,y. THO 1r'r4- "n lh,inGay eve
nav v,;,a ", learn ~ si.o:,"'; Haiu's. III hcnn1
,i tho Union, ~ represented by @:a,,:;n, Fcf-
,srdsu, Mcis4 nnd several ,t'er dla.inguishs'
b;g huge, who have been oil y yisy to tina arml
for several dGTs. The Ialt day succ.aa {
Sheridan ut Middleton d,u&!iesl had sorc
thing to do with it, too. During the whole
Yesterday scarcely q gun VAS hcarl ga sh'
l;ne frcrn Fort U.rrisou. north Of the james
to Fort M1Ras, south Of the Anpomat1x.
rpou THE y.,,LaY-vICroRy AND REVERSE Is
A remarkable ba.tls has hcen fought IN tht
Shenandoah Valley. On Wednesday WGrn'ng
NJ an snriy hour, our arnlY attacked the EiGk:t
aal Nineteenth a,my corps CT tie a;'mj' or
G lar Cre.k, about ,acre miles cut trcnl S;:i.s
borg, carried choir rosi:;oaH b? f'or'n' 'hf!c'-
n l,rnyy ,o.s in killed aud wounded, captured
th;rteru hu:sdred priF"naTs eiglIscrn l'i:"aS Of
artillery, all their camp tqu;phEa, Wa%hnF
10. and drove the renGG.rtJ Of It's i~1 dHn'T'
p,izsI comm ands 20 Middleton, al,out tvs miles
bevond. l!cre Tho Sixth corps Of he enemy
was ontrenohed, and Early determined tt
complete if possible, his victorious work no"
that the tGe Of battle seemed turned In be
favor. Such glorious resnlts ns the complete
and uneqaivocal defeat Of tho main body o
the enemy, and the capture iiteralY Oh almost
everything they hid. might we'll hare bScT
dazzling, after tho season Of defeat II %h'cf
Our arms Ind well nigh begun to droop bn
there il work i'll victory, and in this 1t was
crowded heavily upon the onergiea OF onl
men to render the first triumph OF the day
quite decisive. When our troopn oame before
tho brsas.works of tho enemy, near Middle
TN, they wont forward with all the eager
ness and enthusiasm Tith which It If
possible for vicL)ry to inspire men; but
thew had dona enough f'f tho day
enough, physically and morally, hat nc'!i'rF 'h'y
| nor their officers knew it, snd however I"''ri
they may lave been inspired by their 'ln'nph
| they lacked unfortunately, the INSPIRATION tha'
| would warn them 10 go 10 farther. They charged
the enemy's works, bnt vera repal'ad, Nothing
daun,ed, they charged Hgnin. hu. were riirt
mora turned back A ihi.d time they went "a!
III araiust the foe and again they wcro iep"iica
Tn.v hogan to iad out, loo late, that they had
hasn csrrial TOO FAR: i, was eyiaon.Iy impos ih!s
FIR their iadsi cnllmns Ia pnih through Tai
G. IN and una1ct ii line And when trry With
1ra,y il WIS with shat 81; Of despair wi'ci
makes In, hcsrt s:uls. The enemy nIa'io tie
mo. str.tiom in pursuit, snl they reirea'ei from
the field they hHd 80 gltrior:'y won. The enc
my's cavalry alone pursued, over Cedar Creek
their infantry remaining behind All OF the
camp equipage captured ON tho creek i'll Tho
morning was rctak.n by the enemy. and al
Strashurr, the captured artillery becoming by
the Lemorsl cation Of tho diVQ,s. mixed M IN
the r,ct with some Zen or iwaiVn pieces q Gnl
own, the whole Of il was HhandHh";i. The Pr
-oners we had talten, the most usclesa Gnd l'iikc
cep.aba of cur captures, were alono lett TO u rs
trophies OF the morning by night ouf army Hi''
| in New Market, worn with i"iiens md parP!e@""
aud mortified with tho results Of the '!ny apcrH
tons. but growing cheerful by icsraos AMI san
puine of better lack the nast time.
Our loss in men waa not heg7y. In '!i' re
spect there is some consoin.inn III Knowing 's's'
the enemy suffered hy far 10 heavier. IN the
morning : operations the slaughter of the cnemy
IS represented as having been very great.
Official dispatches received yes:elday state
.,.. ns,, Early ATTACKED S---:Gnn's camp. nm
Cedar Creek, before day on lie I9!h. and
surrriscd and TouteI tho 9Th ani oh ooTpe,
and drove tie Gil, corps beyond Middlcto"n,
capturing eighteen pieces Of artillery and
thirteen hundred prisoners. winch wera aait'y
brought OF; but tho crcmy subsequently Made
3 stand an in turn i.::aakeI General Ea5iy,
causing his lino to g:vawiy.
On tho retreat the enemy captured thirty
picces Of llesy.
Our net loss was twcrtJ.ia.co pieces "i
artillery and aoric wagons and a1l:'aIanccd.--
Our losa in killed and won.ilct waa lass .&:an
ono thousand. Our loss in priJ9na'a is thought
TO 10 small
The ene,oy's infantry 70 r"I'H'taa % be rary
badly tcmoraizea JIe lii rot pursue. Hif
loss was very severe.
Cen. R.mseur wac aerioilaly worr"c'i w:'ie
acting with gallan:ry, Ard wan captured by
tho enemy.
LosGsTREkT III Tu1 rIsLa AGAIN.
! l. las been krown fer s;'inu 'taya past thai
Lieut.. Cen. LongsIree: haa returned t" Fir'
ci,ia. otter an al,aence g. sUnlo m0nsli5, Ill the
South, whittier h, repaired to rcarui. his
health ana favor tho concaloacrnoc 81 hif
wound. received near Fredericksburg, in May
last The soldiers Of his oil command will
gladly welcome him back among them, and
the country will 10 rtjoicsl to learn thai hn il
once moro in tho f,d again, i.5 the following
general osders will show:
IrQRs lss hEug Gears,
18th Oc.Ghtr, 1861.
| GENERAL 0RnEER,
No. II.
Bv snecjal orders No. els, headquarters
Army Northern Virginia, Lieut.. Gen. Long
stroet resumes command Of his army corps.
The undersigned congratulated tie gallan!
cfinors and men in The restoration II them OF
thai di. tinpuished leader, with WHOM are Raso
ciated 30 many of tho proudest recollections Of
the corps.
In parting with them for ne~ command lo
desires to express bis thinks fer their asady
support, his high ecmmendation f;r their gal
lantry and lortituds during the past nneIam-
p!el rampaiga, and hiB beet wishes for their
iu.nrs fortune and prosperity.
tSigred) Il: IL. ANDERSON
Lieutenant General
HEADQUARTERS lsT aHHE conr:,
| 10Th October, 1854. !