Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-10-08

HARRisoSpURG, Va, sept, 1864.
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HARRfsuSBURG, Va, Sept, 1861.
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foe. driving them from every position they
brld finally f,rrinU tlrm into a dis,rraceiul
retreat. chasing horse foot and dragool
TWENTY-FIVE miles to Fishers Hill. back Of
Slrausburp The enemy left so hurricdly
that twenty-five hundlcd wounded fell into
our hands. besides their dead We captured
over four thousand prisoners, five pieces oi
artillery. any quantity of small arms, and
fifteen battle flags. The loss of their Gene
raj officers shows how severely they were
punished. Generals Rhodes, Gordon, Ram
seur and Wharton were killed, and General,
Bradley +. Johnson, Iorkc and Goodwin
wounded. The total rebel loss in killed
wounded and captured, was between eight
and nine thousand You may rely on the
amount of prisoners, for saw the most o
them--at one place IN Winchester twenty
five hundred, and of squads brought IN du,
ring the fight, counted from two hundred
down to as low numbers ms one Colonel
our loss was severe, but not one-tourth thai
Of ,be enemy, as We lost no prisoners ahI
insd possession OF our woundea' l eros
sed over part ot the bat'le-teid, ana iouh'
- sickeninS sighl Deaa ana uS'hS cpNeitI
she ground, Wounded men gaSp'hg ior oFeaI'
and others cEhS ior water hese "ei
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it.S batte htia thsn our hou' taG. 80,
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