The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-10-13

riding Fields division, il reported
By lady who sav the body. - killed.
7 (Signed9 B. r. BBTLEay
No Dispatches have been received from
Che commando 81 Gems. 6bsrmau, ose-
Grams 81 Sheridan, htet .haswas Cd tain.
red in ny tslcgrsn Of yesterday.
(Sigued) L. NJ: STANTON,
| Sec'y Of War.
In THE FIELD, NEAR Atkins LAND:
ING, Oct. 7, P. n,-Qoitf . severe en-
gsgement took place this morning, be-
tween . force of the enemy and our
troops, o., The north side Of James Riv-
err, ins vhieh, NE suffered considerable loss
iu men and material including two bat
| eries Of + gsns each, and the brigade
being driven back from the advanced po,
sition gained four days ago. i vii be
remembered that our troops crossed the
James River 1t that time, and succeeded
IL driving che enemy from the lower part
Of Chaplin B1sf, taking, several guns
and number Of prisoners, and m at
tempt was. afterwards made By the rebels
80 recspturs the lost ground, bat Il fail.
ed. Our army at once entrepched itself
sbere, and since tAaf Time has rendered
it, position perfectly secure. A force Of
cavalry under Gen. ,Ksutx co operated in
all the movements there and was report
ed IT. one time within mile or two OF
Richmond, but had to fall back. Since
that time be has been projecting the right
flank Of the army, bis men being 90
strung out that they presented rather !
weak line to the fec. To- a,.- ,,.. p
About six o'clock this morning sud.
den attack vas made on the cavalry force
from nearly every direction, and though
they we're taken entirely by surprise it is
aid they made every effort to hold their
ground, but we're finally forced to retreat,
leaving two batteries without support,
the entire guns Of which fell into the
rebel hands They we're the 4th Wis
consin and LIST U. S. batteries. The lat.
ter was commanded by Lieut. Hill, who,
it is said, fred all his ammunition, when,
finding that be could not get his guns of
spiked them. The engagement com.
menced on the. Darbytown road and was
continued on the New Market road, near
which the right Of the 10th corps rested.
The assault on this part of the line
was so desperate that it was forced back
some distance, but the ground was after.
wards rccaptured with heavy loss to the
rebels. . ,...
| This ended the fight, although picket
skirmishipg continued all day. Our loss
was considerable, as some Of our cavalry
was completed, surrounded.
! General kautz was said to have been
captured but succeeded in making bis
escape.
The rebel less was severe. We took
about 700 prisoners, mostly belonging to
Lopgstleet's command. Some of them
are fiuc looking young mcn and present
the appearance of lately having been call
! cd into the service. -.....
| CINCINNATI, Oct. 9.-Gen. Burbridge
with force Of about $500 mounted in.
fantry, attacked Saltville in southwes,
/ Eirgiuis, where extensive ssk works are
located, few days since, carried two
redoubts, capturing fifteen prisoners and
! . ss'so "unit,c, Vs ss~ssss, m~tea, and
cattle. Our losses were small Colone
1 Mason, of the 18th Michigan, was kill
ed and Col Hanson, Of Kentucky, set
ing Brigsdicr General, mortslly wound
ed. .a -st = - ""e =
Finding tie place strongly fortified
and defended by Breckinridgea and Ech
old, Burbridgo' Withdrew during The
night, leaving his wounded at farm tou
scs in the vicinity. n "e' O.; t"@
The rebels pursued Burbrijgc abou
i 3 miles GH a .ftV = a., 18Fa5
Gen. Busbridgs and staff passed thro
Covington this afternoon, en- aroute fo
Lexington, having come down Big Sandy
River. r.. r so 50. ss1.a !'e '.ets4a
! WASHINGTON, Oct .1o.-To Gen Dir
An official dispatch has just been rcceiv
! ed by this department from Major Gen
Sheridan, at strasburg, reporting that
great cavalry battle was fought yester
I day, Sunday, between his cavalry unle
command Of Gems. Torbett, Custar, ant
Merritt, and the entire force Of the rebe
cavalry ia, the Valley OF. the Sen andoah
under command Of Gen. Roper, Fho ia,
4 recently been sent from Richmond Will
cavalry reinforcements. . .,g go
! The battle resulted 10 brilliant Union
victory The rebel forces were driver
from the field, pursued &c miles, and l.
pieces Of artillery ard over three huudree
prisoners captured by our forces
! +. NJ. STANTON,
a. Sec. Of War.
J. ST. Louis, Oct. l1.-Trains are run
ming from hero to Washington on CHI
Pacific Railroad. Nearly three huodree
passengers came down last nisht<fron
7 Jefferson City. From some Of these per
81 soas learn that il the battle ut tha
\ place on Friday the bridge over Moran
y creek was burned by ouE troops TIT
4 susmy then forded the creek, and advan
ced on the city, and opened with fifteer
I or twenty pieces Of artillery, firing rap
idly; but all their shot fell short. Oul
artillery replied vigorously, doing some
execution. After vainly trying to breal