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War DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON. March 13.

War DEPARTMENT..
WASHINGTON, March -.
To Maj. Gen. Dix:
The following report Of shcridan's operations
has been received by this Department
{Sicned) EDwH n. STANTON, Sec'y Of War.
"HxADquARTxas M1DD1a MILITARY D1y1s1os, I
CoLuxn1A, W., March 10. {
"To Lieut.. Gen. Grant:
sGEsERA1-1n my last, dated at waynesbo-o,1
gase you br:ef account Of the defeat Of Early By
Custur'e division. The same night this dlyllon
was pushed ac1oss The Blue Ridge, and entered
Charlottesville at In the afternoon the next day.
The Mayor and principal inhabitants csms out and
delivered up the keys Of the public buildings. I
had to rernatn 1t Charlottesville two days The
time consumed IN bringing over from waynes~
boro our ammunition and pUntoon trains. The
weather was horrib1e-the rain fncessant.
The two dfv1sions were, during this time, oc-
cupted In destroying the two large iron bridges,
one over the RaEenua River the other oFer Morsa's
Croek, near Charlottesville, md the railroad. for
distance of eight miles In the direction Of Lynch
burg.
"on the 9Th Of March sent the 1st division,
Gen. Derins commanding, to Seottsyille, On the
james River, with dlrections to seId ont light
parties through the country and destroy all ths
merchandise, mills, factories, and br1uges On Ra.
rcnna River-the parties to join the division at
Sco:tevi11e. The division then proceeded aloug
the canal to Duguidcsville, fifteen miles from
Lynchburg, destroying every lock and in many
places the hank Of The canal At DugpIdesytlie
We hoped to secure the bridge to cross the river,
o. our poutoons we're useless On account Of the
high water. In this we were foiled, AZ both this
bridge and the bridge at Hardw1cksTil1e we're
burned By the enemy upon our approach. Merritt
accompanied this Division.
1.-THE Sd division started at the same time from
Charlottesville. and proceeded down the Lynch
burg Railroad to Amherst Court House, destroy
ing every bridge on the road, and in many places
miles Of road. The bridges On this road are nu-
merous, and some Of them $50 feet IN length.
ave have found great abundance In this coup-
try for our men and animals. In 1ct, the canal
had been the great feeder Of Richmond. 1t the
RockAsh river, the bank Of the canal Was cat and
at Canton, where the dam is across the James, the
guard lock was destroyed, md the james river
let into the canal, carrying away the bunk, and
washing ont the bottom Of the canal. The dana
acrosR the James at this point IVES also partially
destroyed.
II have had no opposition. Everybody is be-
Tiidered by our movements.
II have had no news Of any kind since left.
The latest Richmond papers were Of the 4th, but
contained nothing.
81 omitted to mention that the bridges On tho
railroad from Swoops depot, on the other side Of
staunton4 to Charlottesville. were utterly destroy
co a1so tne niaagee 1of distance OF ten miles Oh
ae 4ooals'",e 1'at41oao. Inc "eatnef mas been
10y uau - na1o every gay. "1'h ne
'.a s1sspuoa n W .ou1 gays, SINCE We Started. ny
ed me.
"Dp to the present time We hive captured four
teen pieces Of faztillery-elcyen at Waynesbefo md
three at Charlottesville. The party that eent
hack from "aynesboro started with s1x pieces.
1v,nt ~ .r;n,o1a Tha ro,n.t11n,, s;.ht s1ass. ~
vera thorornh1,- an<+~o.os ~ h...s 80 f'.s~7
tnrea fwolro ca1.7 h,,s.. 1sda,, .,s,h ..,sa,,
mnnit,on r..3ons -nn.stssr ~sa.as a.s ff-0' 'A11'
~ canno, <,a.t -, 49, htn,, .arr.a ~ oo,a u
r,,t rne+or ana1nev1ns ora H. a,7nsss 49, ~
thc,r co,,nards Tas -. 49, ~ sa"S aua Iasa -.
and water nrlnr th,s cont1nno,a rs,n ~ 49, III
In Bne tn3r1ts ond haa,,h >'@A ''' 49,
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10 hon =. N. Stanton, Secretary OF War:
THE following has juet been receiFed:
"1sEa FORE ff1day' Aarch H.
10 Lentchant GcneEat Gfants
Thc encmy made heavy a1tack upon o1r
center ana 1cst to"oay. oat was oecie1sey 1epaseo
win heasy loes. Lis oe8o ano' oaaiS WOUNDED
were 1eft upon the Held. we aieo tooR several
hundred prisoners. Our loss l. small
General Couch II only f"esTe miles from mere
tonight and will be up early III the morning. Wc
took prisoners from Lees and stewarts corps
fTrn nj