Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-19
SHERIDAN LOSES ONLY 6MEN
IN NINETEEN DAYS.
LONGsTREET DRIVEN BACK BI
SHERIDAN.


NEW YORK, March 20.-The Times OF
tbis mornIny contaIns tho soIlo,v,n,, ,,.,,or,
from Its correspondent of shorIdap,s RrapS
ii g, u,,Il.,,,, A. .yI,, ~ =
rhu from Wlncnester 10 Whlte ,ouse
Virginia:
WHITE housE, VA .fsrch II, 1885.
Isolated facts rage 81. .r...,,a
IA. o.v-' s-.Hlns the operations Of
..Iry under General sheridan have
doubtless ere this been officially announce d,
and for want Of t,me no,v sIve onIv a brIsf
'.. - S...1- ...,I- -I".,''
resume OF .ne "heie eNpeu"ion' feierVlnS
Mslor General sheridan, with his cavalry,
for ninsteen dav.. has tr.vsIed aim o,t AZ viii
....,..to,,t 49,. 1890. :, rss,s.s.,, st-
so,b. Roekinxbnm, Auru,,s, AInsmsrIe,
Nelson, Amherst, FluyAuna, GooehlAnd, Hano-
,,., T,..oIIno .n5 Rt,, yvIIlI.,, a..,,I,.I,,. .
rsi, C.ions n AnS nv ,,S,,. Ms ", .n, uSsioylns "
larger amount OF puoho property uolnB more
damage TO the confederate oause aud creAtinG
a RreAter alarm in Richmond the great rebel
centre and iiIast ditch. - than wa, aver acoor,,
',I,.nss h,, .a,, .,n.Ia oSno,i,,Ion ha.,toSS..
phlhed py Any single expeI'uon heretofore,
the monster expedition OF sherman not ca.
cepted
leaving Wineheater m thu 9th. the com.
.hsl.s .hsnu SV,su s,shp ny ,e ~, uInsn'o nhiiSy'
s.V - ,hs a,,aSs, t1,o ,os",.i, NnS ~ & tnt
Ia Si,nnssh M hv the al, ansn .So,,,s ',e Ies
sommshd of Mai. Young' w,tbout IoSs an r"r ",,r
sSIs,bs snan,g Iasin,,h 80 ~. Gii, vi wi wi
,nmr ,r'sonar. "N' HH Ai'u ""u
~ ~. Ih,inS a. Nown.,Lot QUA, r,uh, o, A..
foiInIvinS J,y The command mnvcd torysrS
hv IN. ty.v ~ Mnnn, ,ch.nn snJ ~,
~ Iaov;s sppin@s. WbSIs orossinS tsn nns,h
fnrE n tbs sncnnndnsb nns mar nswth
Don,hartv' of tbe M Nav Jer.sy n.~.i.,, ~
drowned' '''~ ~ 1''" '''' '"'"'' was
Hsnm i.o,,. spr,,., IN NtIddI. M, .o,.,,-
,uted ths third davis InaTsb Rosssr hsrr..,.J
tIc sSvsnas nntiI The hpIdSs scro.. Na,,I
river' AZ Mount C;rawford w ~ reSrbcd ,Sbnrn
he made A stAnJ with four hundred men and
attemuted 10 destroy The bridge. CapehaTtis
hfiTAdc. in less thn,, thirtv mInuts, hu.tieJ
ths enemy out of thai yoIhs rIiiins tn,o
rebeiS, one An offloer. and Snyed tha b5ii~s'
.mr i,,.S Svss three sli@htIv ,gounasdNndSn.
Siiied posseI,a horSs Sst,rnsd ~ M, no,n'
maud IN Al nisht vSitbout S,aat nd 10, S" ..n.
eraI dsvs n was snnnosed he haa hesn h,iIed,
hui ais was miSfasc' nv "'N 'o'" A"''u'
A race then TOOK pIace 10 save the bridge,
AeroaI Naked eTeek, WSILeris eresL' swonS,s
river. and over Eeyerai othsr ANAL strssm.
RoSGsT'1 men did NOT bAye time 10 Ina,eTIaIIv
damage either bridge, owing to the rapid put.
Suit Sf CaDehArL DuFirg The Iav a reheI
WnSon train tVAH nAntuTol 1IIsd With nrnyi
sionS of ali kInds-jtIst what the man Iyantrj
and they helped them GelyeI liberaliT 10 nouT,
aftv horneS and mules WeTe AiSo santnred
Ihe next dGyi, march y A. ihTou gh Stsnntnn
and FishefyiIie to WAyneS loro, Al The lNIt
nAmnd planR and VlolnlNU EnataF ~ nj .
noItion Of The al Jivision' oh nnsd M,
Wounded, and csptureI All Of EaIIvis snmI
m and oantuTiaE ali of his 1unnIiss conmiS.
sary storsS, qnSTtsrm sSter'a supnIIeS. ord.
nAnno denaTtmant. hattie nsE.'inIIscd nyerS-
tbInS exeent old JnbSI hinseILNa,vo 81 ~.
sian ohlssTI' fonn hSpnsnsJ 10 he IN n,ohs
moad. int he was oApiuTed n few d,vS In'eri
and q lew scared men, not exceeding A Dozen
who foIlowed the C,enersi into ths mon a.,
fa1,neaIeS' AMONG the nsSS "a sntnped ,Ssra
Two heIon1in1 To GenoTni f,ooLps hr'dnnar.
TER, recently captured At CumserIand' The
numher N n,iSoneT. rsntnred i,,IIy cnn.I. ,Ho
numSsr oI ne" scirSiiv .nS.sody tn HpTIs ~ ,ue ,
tack. No tet of priS5ner1 wsre aver sn hsn-
nv before, they aEnrssssd their sntIrs ,stis.
isstion ss TO the resutt, aud gave vent 10 their
ieeiinSs in Teueatsd ehseTS foT General Cnsisr
The property osptured and destroved hi. day
h Valued in Iound numbrIS Al ri iss. ,hsgg
al COZ. zoe in Upited stAteS eurrenov. ''~''
Next day, thro" Sh the mud and water. the
troops moy,d on 10 CharlotieIviIls ,rithont
oppositIsn, When within one n iIa oi tSst
Snisoe the MAvor and nTominent c,1iysn, ar
prosohed General Custer, wayinS whlte hand.
Ee,ohIaia and foTmaIIv snTrsnde1,nS tha ci,,'
Al tha same time AIhi1a pratestian a. npiyaSs s
propertv, And pa11inV oyer the kevH 81 All
puhiie 6uildinIs. inelldIng the ncSrn isii -
which was eonfl Red number OF Union men for
"nnn,iv i,bsrs;sd hy Gs.nr men ,t Were 'uo,e-
tool command III the nISes. When ~. hasJ
OF the column NpproAohed the ViTIinis tInt'
yer1ity, the Facuity came out with white flsSs
and IEed pToteetion for the inatitntinn 81.
tineiI we're plAced lhroushout Inc town. mi
NOT a soIdIeF left the rank. No nrIvate nroI,'
erty Whatever was molested exeet,t nrovIsiohs
and forage 10 aupply the Command. A halt
was mads from Saturday until Monday the
time being occupied in Tie destrueiion II rail.
roads leading fFom This point. This IEork hnne
one coIumn under GEN. DevIn moved throuSh
Caryer'1 GAP TO seottGyilie. on the JamSs
river, throwing out detaohmeptS and tesIers
A. far down the river a. the mouth of Hard.
ware river, and noFthwATd 10 PaImvra an
the RIyAnna, destfoyipT mills. ItoTs,houSaa
sysry Snsoiss Of nronsIiv that cnuid a. tbe
mont remote wGv be Iised 10 1nItain The ensmv'
The other column, under CenerI CISteg'
Al the same time moved IioWlv toWArdS COR,
donIyillO, IhreNtsnipg that biAee ana oom.
pIeteiy desIFoyInT The railroad AZ N moTSd
alonE A lar a. Buffalo F,ysr. A IIItle bevond
AmheTat Court HOuIe. In tbis Vicinity a inrSc