Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-06-23
WAR DEPARTMENT,

Washington June 15-I0 P. NJ.
Dispatches from Gen. Sheridan have just been
received. He reports victory over the enemy at
Trevian Station on the Virginia Central railroad,
few miles south of Gordonsville, where General
Lee, few days ago, reported rebel victory. The
official report is as follows
have the honor to report to you the arrival of my
command at this point and also to report its operations
since leaving New Castle Ferry.
II crossed the Pamunkey river on the 7th instant
marching via Ayets and encamped on Herring creek on
the morning OF the 9Th resumed the march via Poecst
Station, and encsmped three miles west of the station
On the sth marched through Chdsburg and New Market
encamping on the L. N E. creek, near Young's Bridge
"On the 10Th, marched via Andrews Ferry and Fere-
mans Store crossing both branches of the North Anna
and encamped at Buchd about three miles northeast of
Trevlian Station. My intention was to break the rail
road at this station march through cut the
Gordonsvie and Charlottesville railroad near Lindssys
House, and then to march Charottesve but on
val at Buchlds House found the eneuys cavalry In INV
immediate front
On the morning of the 18th, Gen. Torbet with his d.
vision and Col Gregss brigade of Gen. Greggs division
attacked the enemy and after obstinate contest drove
him from successive lines of breasworks through an almost
tmpassable forest back on Trevlisn Station In the
mean time, Gen Gustav ordered with his brigade to
proceed by country road reach the station in the
rear of the enemys cavalry On his arrival at this poipt
the enemy broke into complete rout leaving his dead and
nearly all OF bis wounded in hands, aso twenty on
GERS ana hVe hundred men, and three hundred horses
These operations occupied the whole of the day.
At night encapped at Treviiau Station and on the
morning Of the 18th commenced destroying the railroad
from this point to Louisa Court House. This was tho
roughly DONE ties burned and rails rendered
ctiono Of he r.;lro
o'clock Of ths day. directed Gen Torbet 10 advance
with his division and Gen. Davss brigade Of Gen. Grepp
division In the direction Of GordonsvIe and attack the
enemy, who had concentrated and been reinforced BY in
fantry during the night and had also constructed rife pits
at point FIVE miles from Gordonsve The advance wa.
made but as the eneys position found too strong to
assault, no general attack made On the extreme
right OF our lines portion Of the Preserve brigade carried
the enemys works twice and was twice driven therefrom
BY infantry night closed the contest
" found, examination of the command that there
not suficency of ammunition left to continue the
engagement the next day Trains of also came down
to where engaged wi h the enemy The reports
Of prisoners and citizens that Pckstrs old division
or portion Of it, coming to prevent the taking Of
Gerdonsvile 4, therefore, during the night and next
morning, withdrew my command tina North Anna via
Carpenters ford Minors bridge.
In ADDITION, the animals for the two entire DAYS In
which we we're eugssed were without forage, the sur
rounding country aaordng nothing but grazing of very
inferior quality and generally such points as were hac
cessible TO US.
The cavalry engagement Of the 18th was by far the
most brilliant one Of the present campaign The enemy's
loss was very heavy Tkey lost the following named Off
GERS in killed aud wounded Col McAlister, commanding
regiment, killed; Brig Gen. Rcsser commanding brigade,
wounded Col AIKEN, commanding regiment, wounded
Col. Custar, commanding regiment, wounded
My loss in killed and wounded will be about 575 Of
this number 400 were wounded brought off in my am-
balances 377 all that could be transported The remain
der were with number Of rebel wounded that fell into
my hands, left behind Surgeons and attendants were de-
tailed and remained in charge Of them
:" / captured and have now with me $40 prisoners of
war; including twenty commissioned officers My loss in
captured will not exceed 1907 they we're principally from
the 9Th Michigan cavalry This regiment calamity charged
down the GordonVe road, capturing 1900 horses and
bout 800 men, but were finally surrounded and had 10
give them up When the enemy broke they hurried be-
tween Gen. Custar's command and Col Greggs brigade
capturing five cassons Of Penningtops battery three of
which afterwards recaptured leaving in their hands
two caissons more detailed report will he made here
after"
EDWIN NJ, STANTON, Secretary of War