The New York herald., 1864-09-06

Mr. Thcodoss q. Wtissa's Desp patehsS.
BUSkEs HnL. Va, Sept. 4, ls64
Cenora Crook was last ught attacked BY tho snemy.
ou' repuised bun. We took one hundred prisoners.
General ASeri sssu moved apon tho snemy to-day.
HnADQuAKrxRs AysRiiI's q CAvAiay DrvfsvOE,
"OS THx hovn" Sept. 4. 1854
Yesterday our operations General Sberdsn's right
and In the direction OF Winchester we're eminooty
csssfal.
ABOUT oAN past teu A. N. Lom1's division Of rebd
cavalry. then reinforced to i've brlgades, attacked
line one mis north Of Darkesvie small town situated
on the Winchester pks miles ssuih OF Martins
burg The attack Of the enemy made with salsntry,
but - calamity repused although had only engaged
portion Of the command. and the offensive party had
three In action to our Having for short time maia
taissd the defensive. in order allow tho enemy time
and opportunity TO develop his strength, took the
offensive, notwithstanding the dsparsy Of numbers. end
drove LanAxs whole divsioa at q very rapid
rate oves the neids and through the woods,
past NAs pits and rudely Constructed breast
works. distance Of nearly i've miles. Arriving
at thus point sne enemy attempted stand open
Ing rapid Ore from sis artillery. using his whole
c~vlry force 70 prevent as from crossing Mii crseka
su.a srsa which crosses the pike and emptss Into the
gpequan rhe engagement In this locality OF short
with portions OF Powens and schoonmaters brigades
and would have taken his artillery had our mon been
es to get scrosa the creek the manns, they sdvsncsd
crest secdent, and shs fortunate os them. nssrpo
sision Of Mill creek.
charge Of great gssnry, under Lieutenant Co4one Chas
T. Cophar and drove tho enemy who was charging ~ IDS
time like . lock of sheep chased BY wolves In eight
Ing ou fences and dches we're no obstacles to the ens
my's hasty exit
In ,he general charge made by PoweiI's and schoon
makers hrgsdes The latter officer bad his biouee cut ia
several places ~ small shot, and his skin grazed by
bail from sbarpehooter's rbe
We toox number or prisoners, representing tho
Eighth. Eighteenth and Tweniythird Virginia cavalry,
Who urned and sent TO the roar by the Provost
Marshal Captniu Crawford The officer had last
nipot t~c youpg from Baltimore, captured while
attempting to join the reee! armJ issy svs I raels
youths will be held prisoners OF war until the mat ais
Having colns upon the snemys main force we skr.
nshsd during the rest OF the day, while preparing Tor
other movements.
MAJOR +. FOLEY was wounded the morning while re-
sisting the cnsrge made by ionax's division.
MAJOR Sowters wounded in the right thgn 10
charge made oy his regiment. His wound Is a severe
IN the morniDs yesterday. captured despatch. as
follows
Hs.Dsuss1s., Isaon,s, g.Ts.ns Sept s
ColosxL-My advance pickets TO. night At Bunker
Hii vsuahns brigade having been driven beyond that
p'''@ ~ '1' Gso A. SMITH, Colonel Commanding.
Lieutenant King, OF q Tennessee regiment, wss cap
trsd with his entire force while returning rom p'c@s
Our loss was thought 10 be heavy bu! proved
sus,iy light for the OF engagement and the
obslinacy with which Lowax iouxhs US. co,
Greenfield conducting important operations ON toe
epemys ts rear, which operations were successfnl A
the time Major Quinn, Of the First New YORK sh'
coul cavalry was left and repulsed an attempt
OF the enemy to turn our left flank
NOTES BY TIE wAYsrDs
General Fitxhugh Lee calls General sheridans army
"Harper's Weekly" because IS he says, It reaches
when General Rhodes drove out OF Msrsinseurg
the 18th hs left his compliments ON retiring Tor Genera
Avo' saying he was very FOR " troubling nn
OF the Chicago oOnventon the next day GensrA Aver
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ls rHg FIELD, sept. =, 1884
M.Jos-sR--I have the honor 70 rcpor. the toIswinx
casualties In tho Second brigade, second cavalry
division, ia the engagement on the Sd inst
Thos. J.ynes, X, Is, Sev YORK g.incoanlcsv.lry-
1A0'' A Singer 00s''r' ks;aasd 4, as s5!sA' e''
VIZ. Ersysr, F. IH virginia cavalry right side and
W. sssar.r 1T Virgins os,.ry rsn. shoulder
Geo GsEer. D. lat virginia cavalry, isg, nso, ana
Corporal T. J. cowcs, B. Sd virsnA 0A'''s' 's'' ~''
Jesse eoll.rt. G. "a Virginia cavalry, cssA ,.s
Arnold sazmsn, G, ls' New York csy"'fy.s
F II Robinson. b, Sd vrsnis Cavalry.
II. HeiSke II, 81 virginia cavalry
Iesrectfully your obedicnt servant, ,
". II. POWELL, Colonel Commanding Brigade.
To Major WILL RAasEr, Assistant Adjutant General
Dsr OF cAsUAIrIHs, Tsr rsEGADs, FOR sKrr Q. 1885,
sIcBrn ONO.
Wonndef
Major J. sowdsrs. right biz.
Corp. G,ores ". shul, y, through The ehss.. I
Corp Able McCauvss. X. fracture. right lsg. 1
AhI Laaerty, D, right elbow. l
No bort Carlisle ID, chest
u &, HatGeld, +, mead. |
wna. Gauger. ]. confusion, right hip.
Peter Myers, X, arm, flesh woon& l
Francis n Alien, X, left foot, hssA
F,rs, L,eu.nsni John BsoS
George I1ofngton Il.
lohn Arnold b.
william GIBBONS, c.
Charles Dsiia'k. y. |
YoUus#Srs rssssrLvAslA os.aLRs
dalor g. Foicy i'fsh, In right thigh
Vim McCsuaiand. n, n heal
osse y. Coro, y. big zoe
oeeph Isarnbart, n
Ibner BremerHsn, 1.
n I'm Roberts y.
ofcia--N. D. BADGER. Captain and Aotlsg Assistant
Lat night there heavy firing on our isft ii the
Ticiniiy Of Berryvie Ihe presumption Is that por
There "a . report out thst the enemy 10 holding bis
army this quarter 10 AFFECT PRESIDENTIAL osci on,
that his last made purpose coluecs I'd
.th the nominating Convention at Chicago.
We are again on the move this morning, having sirsaa
iriven IN sne enemys pickets.
sorns 81 ras wArsps
Yesterday. when We we're fighting LomaxsdivtsiJ7.
Rhodes corps moved down TO attack 20 with csniscr'
The enemy let on the neid quite numbes d killed a
md dead noses Having passed over tbe road shs
ebes rorented, found thai the rsba loes very
Hrgs compared 10 our
Nrzs.--on Sunday, September Z. Asrln, vito OIL
Charles Nitzs.
.rs tbs rucsdsy) Afternoon At one o'coes, from oer
ATE residence, 136 West Seventeenth street