New-York tribune., 1867-09-14

IL. nnder him He sprang upon captned gun 70 haIt
shot t ran bigh enough to be visible IN tne &c
re ~ 90 irane and ordered pursmt ~ ous no
enemy for some miles. and brought DaeK ee'eh e
m had been sherdan previous services ne r aq
never before been so brilliantly ennJ officer in the eyes
Of his superlors the deathy front Oh a vigor in
M & o.; tie whole American people His entire losses
were thirteen hundred and four and ne toos ,e
no adcauate idea the conflict may be better under
stood froE the simple statement that III ot M on dred
and twenty three officers from mat single
ber greater an the whole fsnch cs a ha had his
horse shot under him. and yet he mad come out
TIE WINCHESTER wHIRI-
He the point Of executing his bold movement, 70
keeping half his army Winchester had just sent the
other half down 10 Marnsburg. Here then was An op
Dortnnity 10 beat him I'm detail He would fall first upon
The force at Winchester them after crushing it, would a
nOrthward down the Valley fike against to ~ re-
tinsburg column which, thus cut on from its hh0 '" ~
treat could have no escape. ,,o,r.oin
Beyond the ope9uan stretched narrow wut take in
advancing upon the Rebel positions at Wnche,r, e aTaIr
this Wilson charged with one division 9i tS tSe work al
sweeping the Rebel defenders capturing % fr The de-
the exit Winchester and securing spaos 10, Corps
pOyment Of the army. Bnt Emory sn oIlowng the
waContTan of thesxth to preeede it, aud inc dnSuS a
of the roads increased the detenton so .a"'
Before this time Early had recalled the apse t c
and his ard army cpp Sheridan met
heavy and obstinate resistance lie sun @ wi t
throw him in on his left and thus reach the Valley PSe'
and st gain enemys line OF retreat bnt now ~ ny
tona front seze the gorge and thus plant hlmsel OH US
line retreat made desperate onset up upon orsa s ngan
IRISH OF confused soldery from half the regments ,ne
battle almost lost AT TINS critical oh t
missed the full force OF the Rebel blow and ordered 70
its fire Ear M M hag wnrv exposed its
flank. Then upsprng, the brigade poured in ts re, anu
ne
commanders exerted themselves TO reform thelr es
and bring back the thousands the aud before
Early could prepare TO his venture, compact wall
of infantry once more confronted him. , ,,
Along the center fierce line1ghng progressed, each
side lying close to cover and firing with delberation
and accuracy that the long rank OF copes Oh thc
storm ncreased and Sheridan began TO grow fearful mat
il would he turned At last he determined to avert tis
danger by abandoning his original design OF putting erooK
in on the left and by using him instead turning col
the right His attack was vehement ana success
full Just as the enemy began 10 nee one % oons uoM %
the Valley Pike might the rest OF Sherdahs cavalry
charging up They had made long dctour to the Tght
had routed the Rebel cavalry, and were now driving
confused of infantry and cavalry up the PIKE ana
into In the oPrn & IN cay ws DSW
pushing in the left to gain the pike in his rear she
dan ordered combined Infantry and cavalry charge on
the front and the battle was over II was hVe ociocK
| the evening. ,,-. 49,. .,o
battlefield sheridan said 1--WE have just sent the enemy
whirling through Winchester and are after them tonor
| row. This army behaved spendidly We captured Two
thousand five hundred three thousand prisoners hye
pieces of artillery, nine battle flags ana all the feoe
amount TO three thousand" He wrote exactly as
he felt He had been into the fgh had thrilled Th the
rapture the charge and the pride of the pursuit ana
it was but putting the cavalry enthusiasm nV woI ,h
listening Country he talked to the comrades around
him, that they had sent the enemy whrng thTongn MN
stories OF the hattie are told 10 Illustrate this bit of
picture from the pen OF reginentai Ofcer mus
The general advance had just been ordered; "a, "A
mounted officer followed by single orderly galoped up
AS he reined in his horse Rebel shell one 9i , ,ne
within few of him, actually seeming to crown his
head with its deadly halo OF smoke ana ana nqg NUN
laugh. NO matter we can lick them The men laughed
then whisper along the ranks that was SHERIDAN
ment is thsf he asked and dashed of toward the hrng
month ago had scarcely heard Of him the conndene
that month later was to enable his simple Id7so ,s
among them TO turn rou INTO sturdy resistance ana eS
| emily into inspiring victory.
| sHEMDAN's RIDE.
General Sheridan had arrived at Winchester the night
before his way back from the consultation at Wash
ingon. 10 which he had been ordered In the morning
tended reconnossance and nothing was thought Of
After early breakfast Sheridan mounted and troed
the first fugIves from the lost field encoun-
train on either side Of the road directed the greater part
OF his escort 10 follow best they could them with only
swinging gallop for the scene OF danger As he dashed
up the pike the crowds OF straggers grLw thicker. lie
smile for all he shouted Face the other way, boys;
face the other way. We going back 10 our camps.
classic doubtless than Napoleons Ny children will
camp on the battlefield. as uSnal; but the wounded
raised their hoase cheer he passed and tie
of fugitives turned and followed linn to the front
As he rode the forming lines the quckened their
pace DacK 10 he ranks ana cVeiyWhcIc glad cheeIs Went
| up. "BOys, this should have happened IL bad
been here, he exclaimed 10 one aud another regiment
lten you 1t never should have happened. And now
we are going back to our camps We are going 10 get
twist on them; well get the ughtes twist on them yet
that ever yOn Wen have all those camps and
non back dganw Thus he rode along the lines, recthcd
the formation, cheercd nnd animated the soldiers Pres
emily there grew up across that pike compact body
Of Infantry and cavaly that which, month before
had fun faith in "the twist he gong GET
the victorious foe; his presence inspiration, his
While the line was thus refstablished, he was in mo-
mentary expectation Of attack Wrght's Sixth Corps
was some distance In the One stan officer after
other was sent after It, Finally Sheridan himself dashed
son As he thus stood looking of from the ie he saw
| the enemy's columns once more moving up. Hurried
warning was sent 10 the Nineteenth Corps which IT
was evident the attack would fall BY this time it was
| after three o'clock
The Nineteenth Corps no longer taken by SURPRISE re-
pulsed the enemys onset "Thank God for that" said
Sheridan gaiy "Now tell Gen. Emery If they attack
Wen get the ghiest twist on them pretty soon they 1r
ever saw" The men heard and believed him the de-
moralizaton OF the defeat gone. But he st waited
Word had been sent in from the cavalry Of danger
last determined to Fun IN the the rk AZ re fo% ocac H. h and at
dcrs went OUT The whole line will advance The Nine
The right OF the Nineteenth Will swing toward the left
The enemy lay behind stone fences, and where these
dams right and seeing this advantage, he bent it down TO
|
dan ordered charge OF General McWiliams's brigade
against the angle thus caused in the Rebel line IL forced
its way through, and the Rebel fankng party cut Off
Clusters cavalry sent swooping down upon it-it
broke and fled or surrendered according to the agility
the individuals simultaneously the whole line charged
along the 'front.' the Rebel line was crowded back to the
creek the difficulties OF the crossing embarrassed It, and
the victorious ranks swept up it broke i'll
| fusion.
Custercbarged down in the fast gathering darkness TO
the west OF the pike; DOWN to theeas OF IT. and either
all the Rebel transportation was oared tho camps and
lp Waa
emmed with artillery, calssOns, and Ambnances psOn-