Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1864-11-10

lines from me Will allay your uneaSl
ness at home, IN begin: The reb.
{ fifteen thoussnd stroag, under com
mand of General Early, surprised u
lin camp before daylight in the morn
ing of the 18th, by part Of then
dressing in our uniform, and reliev
ling our skirmlshers, who though
r tthey were the relief They wer,
theu taken prisoners, and the rebels
marched in line Of battle into th,
1st Division of our command, anC
captured one battery, which the,
turued on the camp, an I charged q
the same time, waking the boys up
Icaptpring or killing them. s-Thil
raised a stampede The first division
ran through our camp, which was
aroused by this time The rebs al
the same time charged into the camp
Of the 18th corps. We just got up
and busted without any breakfast.
tOur Regiment being cattle guard.
had a little start of the rest. We
just made the cattle fly through the
fields. We fell back three miles
before We could get q chance to form
line. We done it and checked the
rebels, who by this time had twenty
six, (26, pieces of orr own artillery
playing on as. The 91st kept going,
We met Gen Sheridan at Newtown.
coming from Winchester as hard as
his horse could 60. He stopped and
asked few questions, and told MS 10
go three miles farther, halt. and form
line to stop stragglers. He then
started on, saying he would drive
the rebs back or die. He came to
the front, and rode along the lines,
telling the boys TO fear nothing.
stand firm, and he would make the
enemy sleep on their own side of
the creek that night. if they s,eep at
all. The boys cheered all along the
line, long and loud. He rode with
his cap of. the shot and shell flying
thick and fast about him, but none
struck him. Major Cadot sent two
companies on to Winchester. with
the cattle, and started to the front
with about a brigade of stragglers
We got up in time to see the fun
About 9 clock the rebel lines began
to waver The cavalry were ordered
to charge the rebel position, which
was behind a stone fence. They
were repulsed twice. The infantry
then charged with line of artillery,
and started them. The cavalry were
then let in; and the fun commenced.
In the meantime, Gen. Powelrs divi-
sion of cavalry, went mp the Luray
Valley. an5 oor1Ie into the Bhenan.
doah at Browns Gap. They got
into the rebels works at Fishers
Hill, and laid there until we drove
them across Cedar creek, when they
attacked them in the rear. This
caused them to take TO the noun
tains on. each side. They had to
leave their artillery and train. The
cavalry are still pushing them. The
captures up to this time, is five thou
sand prisoners, fifty four pieces of
artillery, (besides what they took
from us, and about two hundred
wagons and amhulances, with all
their horses and drivers. The loss
on both sides in killed and wounded,
is abont ten thousan I. We camped
that night on the same spot we occu-
pied in the morning Next morning
we found that the most Of our dead
were stripped to the skin. Several
were heat to death after being wound
ed. The prisoners were taken to
Sheridan's Headquarters to be ex-
amined. Everything they had per
tanning to our uniform, and every
thing belonging to our soldiers were
taken from them. They grumbled
considerably at the manner of pro-
ceeding. Some of them had to do
without pants, others without coats
You see that when they came to one
of our men that had good clothes,
land there were a great many, be-
cause we drew clothing the day be-
fore. they just pulled off their lousy
clothes, and appropriated those that
were on the dead.
Yesterday morning was very cold,
ard 1 went down to the rebel ambu-
lance train--the rebs still driving
l saw one thieving looking rebel,
wrapped up in two large blankets,
and looking very comfortable. There
was ore cavalryman to every team.
for guard. 1 stepped upon the other
side, and told Mr.. Reb would trou-
lle him for those blankets. He
asked me if I was'TTtt joking. then
reached for his neck. and he found
/ was in earnest. So he handed me
the blankets without another word.
/ just got away in time to escape the
guard. The consequence was1 slept
very comfortable last night. / think
the campaign is over, unless Early
or some other lousy rebel General
sees fit to bring us down some more
artillery, in which case, we will re-
ceiye IL The cavalry are bevond