The Portland daily press., 1864-10-22
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EVENING PAPERS.
OFFICIAL NEWS DISPATCH.
1,.,c,Is of Gen. Sheridan's Battle-5O Pieces |
os 1rtiilerv aud 1900 Prisoners Captured
: - Fisheris Hiu again Taheess-lDe0th of Gen.
J Ta1ssesss = Gen. Grants Complimentary
D''pa'e"' WAR DEPARTMENT,
.- Washington. Oct. 2l-11.40 A. N.
tn Mai. Gen. DiI The following tele-
cram receiyed this morning contains further
55articulars of the battle at Cedar Creek:
CEDAR CREEK, Va, Oct. 20,
11.30 A. M.
I;e,t Gem Grant:--We have again been
favored by great victory won from disaster
nv the galIantry OF our officers and men. The
attack GA the enemy was made about 3 T. M.
hv q left half wheel of the. whole line with
division of cavalry turning each flank of the
enemy. the whole line advancing. The enc
INV. after a stubborn resistance, broke and
AID and we're pursued with vigor. The ar
tiIlerv captured will probably be over fifty
,,;aces This. of course, includes what were
cantured from our troops in the early morn
inc. At least 1900 prisoners have been
brought in, also wagons and ambulances in
large numbers. q
F;sber's Hill and carried it, the enemy having
fad during the night, leaving only small
rear guard.
T have to regret the loss of many valuable
officers killed and wounded, among them Col
Joseph Thorburn, commanding division Of
Crooks command, killed; Col. j. 81. Kitchen,
commanding brigade, was wounded; COL
y r. e. Mckenzie, commanding brigade, also
wounded severely, but would not leave the
fieId. cannot give exact details, as many of
our men captured in the morning have made
their escape and are coming in. IS .ss
Gen. Ramseur, commanding division in
Early's army, died this morning.
- lSigned) ~ +. ID. SHERIDAN,
asaFf qngETnn Major General.
Gen. Grants appreciation of the victory at
Cedar Creek is expressed in the following dis
patch:< S gs gg,
To Hon. r. III. StGnton:-I had salute of
100 guns from each of the armies here fred in
honor of Gen. Sheridan's last victory Turn
ing what bid fair to be disaster into glori-
GUS victory, stamps Gen. Sheridan what have
always thought him, one of the ablest of Gen.
erals.
(Sgned) ss55 U. IS: GRANT.
Lieut. Gen.
The Medical Director reports that ITO
slightly wounded have reached Winchester
Z from the battlefield All the wounded that
are able to bear transportation will be for
warded Immediately to Martinsburg aA
The telegraph line is now working to At
lallta, but no late reports have been received
by the Department.
(Signed) E. M. STANTON, oNs
Secretary of War.
New YORK, Oct 81.
The Heralds correspondent says Of Sheri-,
dams victory:s A2sSsNS4N d et,ssNs syg,
F9During the stiffness of the early morning,
at signal the enemy advanced rapidly In
solid columns. Our pckets were literally run
over, some were captured aud others were
driven in before having time to discharge their
muskets. The enemy then charged across
Cedar creek at the ford, and soon after on the
bridge. reaching the side of the hill and breast
works occupied by Thorburn's division of the
9Th corps. The rebels pushed on, dashing
like a cataract over all barriers, completely
surprising and in measure stampeding the
left of Sheridan's line. By this success the
enemy gained some artillery of the 14th Penn
sylvania battery, and some pieces on the regu-
lar battery. sk4 "a &1 f.4Es VIZ s.t&&Ga kN
The suddenness of the attack and success,
bewlldered our troopsfor a short time. Many
were taken prisoners, but most of them got
away with their arms. The other division of
Crooks corps, which was allowed some time
to form did so, and was soon Joined in line by
the remaining portion of Thorbnrn's division,
All this while the enemy kept pressing on
| and pouring in on our men rapid and muir
derous fire from musketry, and from battery
I on hill, on the opposite side of Cedar creek.
Having directed column against Crook,
the rebels quickly turned their attention to
the 10Th corps which was in line working its
artillery at short range. The rebels made
bold push for the artillery, and though resist
ed with great vigor, were partially successful.
They took one or two pieces of the First
Maine Battery, and portion OF the Chase
Battery. As soon as the fight commenced,
the 9th corps in reserve passed over to where
the 9Th corps was located at the commence
ment, ..1. - ,,-s.-.s--.-
( The rebels discoyoring Tue success they met
with, crossed his columns and artillery over
Cedar Creek, to press the pursuit with vigor.
During the lull which followed, our line was
contracted, and commenced slowly falling
back, the rebels pressed the pursuit rapidly.
Gen. Sheridan was on his way from Wash
| ingtOn back to his headquarters when the at
tack was made, and had reached Winchester.
| Hearing the cannonading he mounted his
horse and hurried forward. Along the road
he met with all sorts of evidences of disaster,
| retreating teams and stragglers.
| Pressing onward to the front he found that
some opposition was being made by our troops,
and saw at glance the true state of things.
He at once set about to reorganze our troops.
The cavalry was sent upon the right, the 18th
| Corps placed next, the Sth Corps in the cen
ire, and the 9th corps on the left, with Powell's
division of cavalry on the extreme left. A
charge of the enemy was then resisted, and a
charge made, which resulted successfully. Z
| Another correspondent of the Herald says
| our cavalry are in hot pursuit of the flying
rebels, with our infantry following as fast as
they can. Dw eeg@1
Three rebel Generals we're wounded: Ram
seur, Loomas, and one other. Our loss is esti-
mated at 5000. Prisoners say Longstreet lost
three fourths of his artillery. fwsb Ed,
We have already 5000 prisoners, aed expect
! many more from pursuit.
Another correspondent says nothing could
withstand the impetuosity of General Sheri-
dams army. Charge after charge was made
with brilliant success. e9fA'i@
! The Heralds correspondent says the rebel
attack was induced by the moving of the 9th
corps to Front Royal, causing the rebels to
believe that they were being sent to General
| Grants army. tA-afi' e4ttHa pol
By the timely capture of dispatch from
| Longstreet to Early, Gen. Sheridan was in
| formed thatthe latter would have reinforce
ments sufficient, as the dispatch said, to "crush
Sheridan out of the valley. Gen. Sheridan
had just organized bis cavalry for grand ex-
pedition, but on receipt of this dispatch re-
tained them. IS = er rssress.
The Worlds correspondent says: at ten
O'Clock in the morning, after our lines had re-
| formed on the crest of a hill to the right and
rear Of Middleton, and after Torbett had swept
| into the rebels and established himself on the
right of the infantry line, in the face of fierce
/ sheling, the results, other than that we had
won a victory by holding our own, were of a
! gloomy character. We had been driven out
T of a splendid position, had lost heavily in
prisoners, had lost twenty-four pieces Of artil-
lery, thirty-four ambulances, all the medical
wagons and medical supplies OF the 10Th corps,
several headquarter wagons, yielded more
than two miles of the battle field, lost many of
| our finest officers and men, and the killed and
| wounded were lying thick around
| A lull. The rebels, relinquishing their at
tack, used artillery very actively. At this
| moment faint cheer echoed along the lines