American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-09-28
The JsnttIe Near Winchester.


most successful and decisive battles OF the
war. Victory has again crowned our ban
ner. and the rebel army has been defeat
ed and utterly routed, with the loss of at
least 3, 900 killed and wounded, including
five Generals. namely: Rhodes, Wharton,
Bradley. T. johnson, Gordon, York and
Goodman; the two first Of whom were
killed and the others badly wounded,
and we have captured $500 prisoners, 8
battle flags representing different regi-
mental organizations, pieces of artillery
with caissous,
On Sunday morning, Early sent Cor
don's division Of rebel infantry from Bun
ker Hill. where it had been stationed for
the past few days, to draw Averill out of
Martiusburg and destroy n bridge on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad across the
Opcluan, which they emoncously thought
had been repaired They occupied Mar
tinsburg for short time without doing
any damage t0the railroad, andwere even
tually driven by Averill as far as Darks-
vile. General Sheridan, on learning
their movements, orLcrod the whole com
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ent divisions were all underarms and pre-
pared to move at a moments notice.
About 9 o'clock orders were received
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nroyonf our ,,,g,,oo NJ tI,af nninf 0nr
cavalry Loyinr soc9roJ sgea nass,oo f,r
the infantry fhc IGtb corns ,I,g 5n7o,.,d
across tbo 0nca1,an nd aIong tbo r;Io
towards Wrincbc.tor Io,vin,, its tro;n an
tbc onnosita si,Ja or tho stroSn, ot = ,oint
,bout mile and - half distant rrom tbo
ford where II fo,,ncd in Tno or LottIo
and tbrow ont sfrong slirn;sb limo A.
1Lo Same tip,o tbo aTt;Ilnrr anonod ON tLo
woods into which tbo cIenv's infartrv
had returned and kent mn m ;nccssant
r,nnopodo Mo cnony ronIfod LrsstI,,
With norts Of two batteries
There was dcIav Of At Io,st t,vo borrs
caused bv the non arrival of tho ION
co,ns who throuob n,i,concortion Of or.
ders. had failed to come nm ot tho rronor
time.
General SbcriI,p. b,,.;po Io,rrcd on
Sunday that tbomoin nor,;0n IF EarI,,,s
forces were cpcoronod in tho vicinity Of
Bmkcr Hill and bv - ranid noyc1ont
to hunt them tbc enemy ,ycrc conrlotoIy
su,7ri.ed and q, -manTpyorcd Inv Sbor;.
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line olopr tho Oncmion and Inv dcmon.
stration in force at Burns5 ForJ Lcnf =
LARGO norton Of thc enemy ot t!,,t nov.
tion Of tbc fold which ws.pcorIy twrIvo
miles distant from tbc noint ,rhoro II ,vag
intended our infantry sbonId onorato and
strike y blow which sbouId rosnlt in tLc
sionoI defeat of F,rly's orrny
Tho doIav in ibo orriy,i op tbo 1on,
corns enabled E,rIy IA move GorJon,s d..
vision at donble mick from RunLcr mn
distant ten miles, and brino II mn in timo
to form in line Of botfIc 4itb Rrcctin
RIDGE who had already arrived and wcro
formed in a belt of woods skirtipg Berry
Vile and Winchester As sooH nc t6o
10Th corps arrived it was formed in four
lines Of battle, about three hundred yards
apart, on the right of the 9th corps, and
everything being in readiness thcadvance
was sounded at about twelve o'clock and
the different lines moved forward. The
two corps advanced in splended style. as
though marching at review or on pa
rade.
The first line had not been advanced
more tban 200 wards before Il became on
oaoed with the enemy Who wore nostod
in line about COO Yards distant A. tLc
same time our artillery onenod fi,ions