Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-10-15
srRAxsBuRo. October 9-Midnight

Lsfsf GsH. 0seHto r.Irf .Ut +,
In coming back to this point was not
followed up until late yesterday, when
large force Of cavalry appeared iu my rear.
I then haulted my command to offer ba,tle
by attacking tho enemy. l became satisfied
that it was all the rebel cavalry Of the
Valley, commanded by Rosser, aud L. di.
rec,ed Torbett to attack at daylight this
morning and flush this Savior of the Val
ley. The attack was hsdsomeIy made -
Custar, commanding the 81, Caval.y, Divis
ion, charged the back road. and Mersitt,
commanding the lst Cavalry Division,
charged 90 the S,rasburg Pike, Merritt
captured six pieces, with caissens, battery
forge, Sc. The Sd Division captured seven
wagons, ambulances &c Among tho
wagons csptured are the head quarter wag
ons OF Rosser, LOmsx. Wickman, aud Col
Poinsrd. The number Of prisoners is aboye
$50. The enemy. after being charged by
our gallant cavalry, we're broken aud ran.
They were followed BY our men on the
jump for twenty-six miles, through Mount
jackson, and across the north fork Of the
Shenandoah i ssdeemed best to make
this delay Of one day to settle ih!s new
cavalry General. Tbs eleven pieces Of
artillery captured to-day make thirty-six
pieces captured in the Shenandoah Valley
since the l9.h of September. Some Of the
artillery was new, and had never been fred
The pieces sere marked Tredegar Works.
| P. SHERIDAN. Msjor General.
ALTOONA, Oct. 9.--To Gen. Hslleck,
Chief Of, Staff II reached the Kenesaw
Mountain, Oct 5:b, jnst in time to witness.
ct distance, the attack on Alioops.
had Anticipated ths attack and bad order
ed from Rome General Corse With reinforce.
| ments. The attack vas met and repulsed,
the enemy ioosing some goo dead and more
than 1000 wounded and prisoners Onr
loss was about 100 10 the aggregate. The
enemy captured the ANAL garrisons st B q
Shauty and Ackw ofth. aud burned about
Imiles OF osr railroad but We have o. Al
! tcous and Atlanta an abundance Of prov
;sions. Hood observing our approach has
moved rapidly back 10 Dallas and Van
! Writ, and an watching him iu case he
tries to reach Kingston or Rome. Atlanta
= is perfectly secure 10 Us, and this army i,
: better OF than in camp. ,s.l
nj a,isr W., susRxAs, Major General z
Ill gam4 CLAsksyiLLK, Tenn, Oct IL
to Lieut.. Col. Weaver, with ninety colore,
BY troops, were attacked yesterday morning
I'd Eve milss below Fort Donnelson. BY tw
be hundred rebels under Col. Sorerry. Th
rebels we're whipped, with the loss Of Lieu
"a, Lorry and Capt. Gardy killed and twent
!. Eve men killed and wounded. The feder
" loss was one lieut.. aud three men kills
W. and nine men wounded. s.a
- tt- wooDsroeK, VA, Oct. T.
al Lieut. Gen. Grant: have the hon,
= to report my command At this point /
20 night. ! commenced moving back fro
Point Reppble. Nj Crowford. Bridgew
on ter and Harrisolbarg, yesterday morliD
lre The grain and forage in advsncs of the
points bad previously been destroyed.
= moving back 10 this point the whole cou
~ try from Blue Ridge TO the North Mou
!, =. tains have been made untenabls sor a reb
~ army. have destroyed over 1000 bari
~ filled With wheat aud hay and farming ia
W plemsnts, ovsr 10 mills filed with -four al
whest, snd hare driven in front OF cur a
,e, ny over -four heard OF stock, and have XII
% ed and Issued to the troops not less th,
p 10000 sheep. This dist ruction smbrac
the Lursy Valley and the Little FORE
Waller, as well ss ths main valley.
r large number Of bo.ses have been obtain
Ia proper estimate or shich / cannot nc
. make. f 80, r..r
D Lieut.. John R Meigs, ny engineer &
, csr nas murdered beyond Hssfi isonbur
n near DAion. For ibis strocioos act ell !
a ko6s&s within IN area Of 3 miles we're bpI