The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-10-13
FROM SHERIDAN.
Wnonsrnck. Va. Oct. Z. lSl


Lieut. zen L. S. GRANT: ! have the
honor to report my command at this point
to night | commenced moving back
from Port Bcpublic, Moant Crawford,
Bridgewatcr and IIarrisonburg yesterday
morning.
The grain and forage in advance of
these points had previously been destroy
ed
In moving back to this point the whole
country from the Bine lsnigc tothe North
Mountain has been made untcnable for u
rebel army.
| have destroyed over two thousand
barns filed with wheat and bay aud far
ming implements, over seventy five mills
filled with flour aud wheat, have driven
in front of the army over fotr herd dt
stock, and have killed snil is.tc TO tue
troops not less than 5000 sheep.
This destruction embraces the Luray
Valley and Little Fort Valley az we'll ~
the Main Valley.
4 large number of horses irare been
obtained, proper estimate Of which [
cannot now make.
Lict. John Il. Meigs, my engineer Of
ficer, was murdered beyond Ilarri-onburg
near Dayton. For this atrocious act all
the houses within an area of five miles
were burned.
Since | came into the Valley from TIar-
per's Ferry every train, every small party,
and every stragsicr, has been bu<hwhack-
ell by the people, many of whom have
protection papers from Commanders wbo
have been hitherto in that Valley
The people bcrc arc getting sick of the
war. Heretofore they have had no rcas-
on to complain, breause they have been
living in great abundance.
| have not been followed by the enemy
to this point, with the exception Of small
force of Rebel cavalry that showed them
selves some distance behind my rear guard
to- day.
y party of one hundred of the Sth O.
hio cavalry, which | had stationed at the
bridge, over the North Shenandoah, near
Fort jackson, was attacked by Mcneil
with seventeen men while they were n
sleep, and the whole party dispersed or
captured. think they will al turn up.
| learn that fifty six of them had reached
Winchester. Mcneil was mortally woun-
ded, and fell into our hands Thi. was
fortunate, as he was the most daring and
dangerous of all the bushwhackers in this
section of country.
j. III SuERRIDAN, Maj. Gen.
Strasburg, Va: Midnight, Oct. 9, 1864.
To Lieut. Gen. GRASr, City Point
In coming back to this point was not
followed up until late yesterday, when =
large force of Cavalry appeared in my
rear. | then halted my command to OF
fer battle by attacking the enemy. l
became satisfied that ii was only all the
Rebel Cavalry of the Valley commanded
by Rosser, aud directed Torbett to attack
at daylight this morning and finish this
savior of the Valley.
The attack was handsomely made. Cue
ter, commanding the Sd Cavalry Divisions
charged on the back road, and Merritt
commanding the lst Cavalry Division, on
the Strasburg pike. Merritt captured
FIVE pieces of artillery. Custer captured
six pieces of artillery, with eaissons, bat
terry forage, &c. The two divisions cap
tured At wagons, ambulances, &c. Among
the wagons captured are the headquar-
ters wagons of Rosser, Lomax, Wiekham,.
and Col. Pollard. The number of prison
ers will be about $50.
The enemy, after being charged by our
gallant cavalry, were broken, and ran
They were followed by our men on the
Jump, twenty-six miles, through Mount
Jackson and across the North Fork of the
Shenandoah deemed it best to make
the delay one day here, and settle this
new cavalry general.
The eleven pieces Of artillery captured
to-day make thirty-six pieces captured in
the Shenandoah Valley since the 18th Of
September, Some Of the artillery was