The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-22
CeH. Grants Opinion OF
Sheridan.
LATEST FROM MISSOURI.
Day of Thanksgiving Ap-
pointed.
FROM SHERIDAN.
Full Particulars of Sheridan's Last
Victory.
New York, Oct. 2I.


The Herald's corresp pondent gives The
following account of Sheridans s last vic
tory:
1t was moonlight and all around was
the stilIuesSusual to that hour. While
this stiffness was prevailing the enemy
had noselessly msssed heavy column Of
troops behind the hills on the southwest
side OF Cedar Greek aud directly in front
OF the position occupied by our extreme
pickets
At given signal, a. we AFTERWARDS
learned, the enemy advanced rapidly in
solid columns of regiments. Our pickets
were charged, some of them captured md
some driven in haldly before they had
time 10 discharge their musksts. 10 fact
what few pickets did come. the enc ny
come in so soon after and SO close 10 them
that It was near tie which party warned
the slumbering camp of the army Of the
danger near at hand.
Having driven or captured our pickets
on the lett Of the line of ii e infantry. the
enemy charged across Cedar Geek at the
over said stream and reached the side oil
the hill and breastworks occupied by
Thornburn' division of the Ssh army
corps, Crooks. The rebels hesltated not
but pressed on over all barriers, com.
pleteiy surprising and in measure STAN.
pedlug the left of Shetidan's line. By
this success the enemy gained some artil
lery, | believe the 4th Pennsylvania bat
tery and some pieces of regular battery
The suddenness of the attack and its on
dertui success. for short time bewi!dered
the troops and mauy of chem were taker
prisoners, but by far the greater portion
got away. and with their arms. The o,he
division OF Crooks corps, which vas al
lowed some time to foi m, did So, and wa
soon formed 10 line by the remaining por
lion of Thofnburn's division.
All this While the enemy kept pressing
on them, pouring in upon them a rap,
aud murderous fire, fire from musketr1
as also from artillery posted upon the hill
on The opposite side of Cedar Creek.
Having directed a column agains
Crooks force the enemy quickly lurne,
his atteDtion toward The right of the pike
where the llth corps, Gen Emofy's com
maud, was gotten in line and his srtliler'
to work 81 stk rs lge.
At tlis iiuie bold charge was made u
the enemy under cover oi his guns to cap
ture Imorys artillery. Ia a measur
this charge was successful, althougI,
was resisted with great vigor and by fir
that would have doue credit to the hes
OF veterans under tho most trying creum
stances.
In the charge the rebels took one q
two pieces o. the First Maine battery, an
believe portion Of the Chase batter,
What most helped the rebels was III
exact range which they got Of our piece
the ones captured from tie eleven con
manding the position en- the opposite sid
Of the creek.
!. rs soon as the fight commenced and
e was known that the left had suffered, ii
I 9Th corps passed from its position OF RI
serve over TO where the 9Th corps vs.
: located in the commencement of the eli
gagemens. The trains, too, were got o,
j as speedily as possible. taking the pill
road to WINCHESTER, where they arrive
in safety.
, The epemy discovering the succsss
e his surprise, and believing that it "
D now for him only to triumphantly advanc
/, (aud by the way | must mention that
: was by this time dayiight) brought ce
e umn and artillery across Cedar Creek
: press the pursuit with vigor.
e While this was being done and bri
( hull prevailed our line was contracted al
2 commenced sloaIy falling back. T
! enemy pressed the pursuit rapidly ii
e with great pcrsistency.
]. General She,ldan was on his way fre
t, Washington back to his headquarts
al when the attack was made. He reach
Winchester the night before the alta
and remained there for consultation.
10 Early in the morning be heard the CT
IN non, mounted his horse and pushed #
ut ward to the front.