Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-08

through 70 Washington, OF course being under or
ders iTom special conductors assigned 70 the train
oy roads over which it will pass The other two
Among the messasss sP * sympathy received BY
MIS- sheridan yesterday were ones nom Col. y. u
Srant Mrs Logan, Rutherford B. Hayes MIS-
ofee1am, secretary Villas and Jno Z. kea- com
mander-in-chief OF the Grand Army Of the Repuo-
sswinchessersss
GENERAL sHxRIDAxs OWN prsPArcnEs N RELATION
10 HIS FAMOUS RIDE
Telegram to the New YORK Herald from Bos-
ton, August g. says: Col Herbert K Hill, OF SON.
ervine, went all through the Shenandoah Valley
campaign OF Gen. Sheridan, and was close by
gallant PM" at the battle OF Cedar Creek, made
famous BY Sheridan's memorable ride from VIM
chester to the relief OF his routed army Col Hi
Vsss1 several articles upon che shenandoah
were osputed ne appealed TO sheridan for the con-
nrmatlon OF his stories He received In reply two
as they settle forever some mooted points Solne
nave ever seen NJ TO question whether there ever
Was such Q thing as his ride rom winchester.
time when he arrived the horse he rode the num-
Der OF guns captured, &C. These points are all
settled by the man who knew the most about the
matter and they corroborate Col Hills accounts
In every particular. Here are copies OF the dis
patches IN question::
THE RIDE.
CHICAGO Oct II, 1881.
'Coi. HxRBRRT Z Hill, Boston, Mass:
"Between and O'Clock ON Monday, October
19, the ofcer on picket at Winchester reported to
me, while was in bed at the house OF Colonel
Edwards, the commanding ofncer. the sound Of
scattering artillery shots These supposed TO be
made by Growers division OF the 10th corps,
which was TO have made q Reconnaissance that
morning. MY black horse Winchester was sad
died. as well as the horses OF my stan officers and
we started about 8 O'Clock, passing through the
main street OF Winchester.
sOn reaching the southern suburbs n, the ,ovn
the sound OF artillery indicated battle 10 me un-
mistakably. We walked leisurely until We reached
Mil Creek, half q mile or so from the town. trying
to determine by the sound whether the firing was
MIL Creek and rising little blum on the souti
Side saw the heads or the troops retreating, CON-
ing rapidly to the rear. / at once ordered halt
directing that the train be stopped and parked al
Mill Creek and sent orders that The brigade In gar
rtson at Winchester be stretched across the coup.
try and ali stragglers stopped
Then taking twenty men nom the escort, rode
rapidly on as nearly parallel to the valley pike
the crowd OF stragglers would permit, until
struck Getty's division OF the sixth corps three
quarters OF q mile north OF MfddleJown, reaching
black horse winchester until Just before the ma
attack at O'Clock In the afternoon, when
changed to my gray horse, which rode until the
"P. II. SHERIDAN. Lieutenant General United
THE BATTLE.
"CHIcAGo Oct Is, 1881.
"Colonel HERBERT z. HILL. Boston, Mass:
''The enemy captured from our troops In the
morning twenty-l0ur pieces OF artillery. Thesx
were recaptured and twenty-fOur more from the
enemy In the afternoon, making forty-eght pieces
Tel battle flags were also captured from the enemy
and Is set up on exhibition at Military Institute
Governors Island. The gray horse was burned uI
In the Chicago nrs October 2 1871.
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