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Whilst his I .
marched to the appointed place of rendezvous,
a. portion of our cavalry under (lens. Torbett
and Averill kept up it strong picket line along
the Opeqiutn, and by demonstration in force at
Bum’s Ford kept a large portion of the enemy
, which was nearly
was inten ed our infantry should operate. and
strike a blow which should result in the signal
defeat of Early’s army.
elay in the arrival of the 10th Corps
enabled Early to move Gordon’s division at the
double quick from Bunker nill. distant about
ten miles, and bring it up in time to rorm in
line of battle with Bi-r-cl-reilridgefs, Rainseur's,
and Rhodes’ commands. who had already ar-
rived, and were formed in a belt of woods skirte
ing Berryville and Winchester. As soon as the
19th Corps arrived. it. was formed in four lines
of battle, about 300 yards apart. on the right
of the 6th corps. and everything lreing in readi-
ness, the advance was sounded at about 12
o'clock, and the ditTerent lines moved forward.
The tlvo corps tldvauced in spienrlirl style, and
just as compnsedlv as though marching at re-
view or on parade, rli-nrn< beating and colors
flying, presenting slic an imposing spectacleas
has seldom been witnessed in the present war‘.
In fact, some of the oldest and most experierced
stair ofllci-rs present derlared they had neyer
before witnessed so truly grand it spectacle.
The first line had not advanced more than two
batteries which they had previously kcpt secret.
ed, and which ploughed tllrnuqll our lulvllncing
lines. mowing down largo nilmlrnrs of our men.
The first line was obliged to give wav under so
murderous 11 fire. and in retreating hellind the
second line, threw it into monientary conf sion,
and it also was conlpelled to fall hack behind the
third line, which had in the meantime been or-
possible the effects of the withering fire wllich
the. enci batteries were directing against our
advancing lines.
The artillery was now brought up and posted
on commanding ositinns, to silence those bat-
oblioed to ran back, But. the sllcoesx was not
gained lvithollt the most obstinate resistance on
the part of the enemy.
Gen, Sheridan had previollsly ridden along
the lines. and was received ele where by the
men with the greatest enthiuiasm. and when
they advanced, it was with the terrihlc determi-
nation to do or die in the a t '
Rained the advanced on
Jlreviniisly occupied. the difliwcnt lines of llntile
were ordered to lie down and wait the arrival of
Gen. Crook's 4 ‘
massing troops on their left dank, with the view
of turning our right
Precisely at 3 o'clock. Gen, Crook fomletl on
the rmht of the Nineleelltli corps. his first divi-
sion on the extreme right of our line, and the
vi on in the, rear slinporting adiri o
0f the Nineteenth Corps. Gen Crook, having
formed his men, rode along the lines, and was
"N-Iije'(l with most vociferous cheering, the mell
‘ d Wi e out Winchester.
Ialbout 9 o'cl k at R l Knox‘s Fords,
M been hard at work all day, fighting con-
Rlderabla bodies of the riieniv’s infantry, and
bx"!-2 been siicccssriil in steadily driving thnm
andilr them, now arrived on our extreme right.
, . “.5 DI‘Ppal'ed to take part in the final strug-
9 9 Which secured us the victory. ,,
Wneftlr S'heridan rode out to where Gen. Torbett
is iostiitloned, and after B. consultation with him
,1” fl '9 hart the cavalry were to take, ordered
a nal charge, which was made with an im-
glghglcl-l." heard tar ahlove the noise caused by
Mr olpi er of the artillery and the continllo s
geld musketry, which, ‘for its impetuosity.
war, om been exceeded in any battle of this
lemselvcs accordingly for the coming
' nd
mm mm of the enemy, the battle became
Me ‘;n more fierce, until in point of desper-
l7e!'i0d. above the roar of
rid cheers, and
tferent columns were being
the advancing qlladrons.
charge which n col nection wit the
courage of our infantry, secured us the victory.
All honor to these gallant chiefs who have done
so no y.
Those who have never witnessed a cavalry
charge. can form no idea of ‘
cutcd, which it has on an enemy. The stub-
born columns of Early’si command were forced
o‘ ive y a real: before the fierce on-
slnught whi n
who, with sabre in hand, rode them rlnlvrl cut-
ting them right and left. capturing 'i'2l privates
and non-commissioned ofllccrs, with nine battle
flags and two guns. i
The broken and disorganized divisions com-
prising F]arly‘s command nmv tied in crmfllsiun.
throwing away cyerytliing which coliltl in anv
way impede theirilight. and streiving the ground
with their arms. Somv-. made for the lieigllts
above Wino e ter. but they were speedilv dis-
lodged by Averill, and forced to beat. a hasty
and ignominious retreat up the vallcv. where
such of Earlv’s command as are left him are
now s(‘attPl'ed.
Amongst the killed I regret. to announce
the. gallant Russell, of the First Division,
ixtli Corps. commanding. Fearless as has
nssible for to be, brave unto l‘n.shnPss.
his division, while leading them in charge. oen.
‘lclntosli. (‘.0YTlfIl!InlllI'l'.'. First Bl'lL’r’!llF. Third
Cavalrl‘ Division, was lvnlinded by a pistol hall
in the leg. whicll necessitated aniputatitrn. lie
is doing verv lvr-ll. Gen. pton, commanding
division in Sixth Corps, was also wounded, but
not. riiirverously.
he . iclrigan brigade, Gen. Clister's coni-
, claim the honor of killing Gen. Rllodes
n‘.' the i’lt‘I'('P (‘nVlfll(‘,t wllich cnslled when
they charged a portion of his division. After
the battle had been fought and iron, and while
ollr troops were pas.-iiig ihrougi the streets of
Winchester, some of the best ladins residing
in the town came out uiili Unio flags iii
their hands and bid our soldiers “Welcollle
lutok to Wiiiclie-ter."’
The City Hotel and the adjacent rcundrics.
together with runny private houses in winches.
ter. are full of relii-l lvniirirled. It is estimated
there are at least 3.000 in lVinchPster, Allow-
ing for those who were carried away in anilin-
lailces, and for those who were altlo to llohble
along, it will be it small estililalc to place their
wounded at 4.000 and killed at 500. which. with
the prisoners already captured, numhcring 3 mo,
will make tllvzir loss 7,500 in number, equal to
one of their cor .
Of the Federal loss. it is impossible. at the
time ofwritingt ' ispatch, to form any cor-
rect estimate: but from infovmlltinn at hand.
tog:-tlier with persniinl observations on the
field, I do not think it will exceed 500 killcrl
ild 2,500 wounded, if it amounts to that num-
man
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Surely I am correct ill stating that this has
been our-. of the most sangiiiuary and tlccislvc
battles ofthe war, and reflects great credit on
Gen. Sheridan. who was constantly at the front.
exposing himself to the fire of the enclnv’s
SlIal']Wlll’10ll‘l'V, and pcrsonlllly directing the
movements of ollr army.
orricrlln Arvrronrcmirxr or suul:lr>.Ax’s
' v.
Wixonnsrnn. Va, Sept. 19, 7:30 l".U.
Iimf.-(Im. U. S. (72-rim.‘
I have the honor to report that I attached
the forces of Gen. Earlv, nvcr the Rel ' rl
Pike. at the crossing of Oils-qlwll Creek, and
after a niost. stliblmrn and sa inary engage-
ment, which lasted from Mrll in the moi-ping
.500 prisoners. five ieces of
e army flags. and rust. of their
woilnded. The Rebel Generals Rhodes nlid
Gordon were killed. and three other geller. 1 offi-
cers were Wounded. It ost. of t B cnenrv’s
wounded and all tlleirkillcd fell illto our hands.
Our losses are severe. Among them is Gen. D.
A. Russell, commanding fl, division in the Sixth
orps, who was killed bv a cannon hall. (ll-us.
Upton. Mclntosh, and Chapman were iroundrd,
I cannot tell our losses. The conduct of the
officers and men was most superb. They charg-
ed and carried every position taken up by the
rebels from Opequan Creek to Winchester. The
rebels were strong in numbers, and very obsti-
nate in their fighting. I desire to mention to
l!‘“i’i.-GP“. commanding the army the gal-
lant conductnf Generals Wright, Crook. Emery.
Toi-bett, and the oflicers and men under their
command. To them the country is ind:-lrted
for this handsome victory. A more detailed
report will be forwarded.
. SHERIDAN, Major-Geri. Commanding.
The following dispatch has just been received
giving further particulars of Sheridan's great
victory. A salute of one hundred guns hasjiist
been given :
HAarr.a’s Fuaar, Sept. 20-11:40 A. M.
Han. E. J[. Stanton :
Just received the following odicisl from Gen.
Sheridan, dated 1 A. M. to day:
Gr‘.l<lmAz. :-We fought Early from daylight
till between 6 and 1 P. M. e drovehiiu from
Opequan Creek through Winchester and beyond
t e town. We captured 2,500 to 3,000 prisoli-
era, l-‘ire pieces of artillery, nine battle. dogs. and
all the rebel wounded and dead. Their wounded
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gallantly leading the , Gen. Ramsenr. We have just sent. them whirl-
' desperate l ing through Winchester. and we are after them
to-morrow. This army behaved splendidly.
zim sending forward all the medical supplies,
subsistence stores and ambulances.
.7310. D. STEVENSON, Brig.-Gen.
The following is the latest intelligence re-ll
ceived from Gen. Sheridan :
The body of Gen. Russell has arrived. A.
soon as it is cmbalmed it will be forwarded to
New York. Gen. Mrtlntnsh. with his leg ampu-
tated, has inst come in, and is in good spirits.
several oirlcers from the front. report the mim-
ber of prisoners in excess of 3 000, at num-
ber of battle-flags captured was fifteen. instead
of nine. All concur that it was a complete
rout. Our cavalry started in pursuit at day-
light this lnorninrz. Slit-ridan, when last heard
from, was at earnstown. I sent forward
ample medical supplies. Full subsistence. for
the entire army goes forward. If you do not
hear from me often, it will be because of the
distance we are from the scene of action. and
because I only send you such information as I
esteem reliable.
. . Rrm1Auuso.v,Bl'ig.-fien.
The President. has appointed Gen. She"d
a Brigadier in the Regular Armv, and assigned
him to the permanent command of the Middle
Military Division. Gen. Grant has ordered the
nrnlv llnder his command to fire 91 salute of one
hllndred guns at seven o'clock to-morrow morn-
ing in honor of Sheridan's great victory.
DWIN M. STANTON. Secretary of War.
Wu: Dueauriiuxr,
WASHINGTDV, Sept. 21e10:l5 A. M.l
Mwj,-Gin. Julia A. Dir:
This Department has illst. rem’-ived the follow-
ing telegram. announcing the continued pursuit
of the rebels liv flcn, Sheridan Cedar Creek.
wliicll Gen. Sheridan was ,
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this side. of Strashurgll. He had pursued the
reheis over thirty miles from the point where he
attacked them at daylight on Monday.
I-IluPl:n’s runny, Wednesday. sept. 21.
Iran. ma-oi M. Sfimfnn. Sfcrzfary of War .-
Reliable news from the front states that our
army was Crns pg Cedar Creek yesterday at 3
There was no fighting. The following
list of rebel Geirersllskilled and wounded is cor-
rect: Gens. lllmdes. Ranlseilr. dnrdon, T
G(‘tI'-VII], llradley. Johnson and Fitzlluah L .
Frnni all I can learn the number of prisonerx
will approximate to 5,000. The indications are
7-‘
They are evidently too much demo-
ralizecl to make a fight.
on)! D. Srzvcxsou, Brig.-Gen.
Gen. Grant trnn=mits the following extract
from the Richmond Smtinrl of yesterday '
.lm
supernatural things disappears; men are re-
moved heir eternal end, their thoughts
limits of the material and fugitive things of this
; and because the Church was established
bv its Divine Author as the column and the
oundutinn of the truth. to teach to all men the
Divine faith, and to guard in its integrity the
manners and regularity of life, according tn'th.
rule of revealed doctrine, the promoters and
propagators of had doctrines use all theirerrcrts
to strip ecclesiastical power of its authority over
human society. ey neglect nothing ili order
in the narrowest limits. or
every means to subiecthuman so ely to the ab-
linlute power of the civil and political authority,
according to the good pleasure of those who
govern, and the tickle opinions of the age. It
is not surprising that this llaireflll work takes
place, above all, in the public education of
youth; but let no one doubt i ; the greatest
nlisfortllnes accompany the society in which the
public and private erlucation of ynlltll. which
this. in fact, society loses
by defJl‘Pes that veritable Christian spir W icll
can alone preserve in a stable manner the form-
dations of order and public tranrllllllily, procure
and regulate the vcritalila and useful progress
of civilization. and furllisll men with tllvs aid
they lived in order to attain their fllilll aim after
their passage through this mortal life; thatis
to say. in orrler to obtain ctr-rnal salvation. An
L-dllcation, which not only occllpiesitself merely
with the sciellce of rlaturlll things and the ob-
iects of terrestrial society, but rncrrorer with-
draws from the revealvrl truths of God, inevita-
bly falls under the yoke of the spirit of error
and deceit, and an education wllich. without
the siiccor of the Christian doctrine and moral
law pretends to form the minds and the llearta
straint to the bad passions and pride of
son. and generations thus educated can only pre-
pare the greatest calamities for families and the
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“But if this detestable mode of teaching,
separated from the Catholic faith, and the
po cr of the Church. is a source. of evil to
private illdividurlls and society. when the teach-
ing of letters and science and the eililcaiinn
,.T,,,, ,,,c,,m,,,,,, ,,.,,,,W,. OHM Tm,‘ -ms ",9 lvliich the upperclusses of society obtain in the
rollmying: ‘A slight ripple of excitement was
pi-otluci-d here yesterday. by the report that a
raiding party was advancing on Gordonsviile,
and were, Wlillin a few miles of that place. The
result of all our inquiries on this head is, that
this report originated in the fact that early ves-
terday imoruing a party of Yankee raiders.
whose numbers are not known, visited Rsriidair
Smtiml was by a force sent out previous to the
battle of Monday.
Enwlx M. Snlzrrolv, Secretary of War.
lV.u;lll.vv.'ro.v, Wednesday, Sept. 21.
Information received by the Government up
to noon to-day makes it certain that Sheritlaii
has secured 5.000 prisniiers; an every hour
more are being sent to the rear.
FIVE IX. ON P0 ITLAB EDUCATION-
Pope Pius IX. has addressed a Brief to the
Archbishop of Friburg respecting the ne '
upon primary schools in the Duchy of Baden.
His llollnc. hegim hy stating that c has
heard with much sorrow that measures are pre-
paring in that duchy which gravely imperil the
education of the young hy wiilltlralvillg them
more and more “from the salutary discipline
and the vigilance of the Catholic Church."
Pius IX. states. however, that he is at the same
‘me “ overwhelmed with joy”
Archbishop, although advanced in e
ing as vigorously as ever for the Faith.
the grave afflictions which press upon us. it is."
continues his I olincss, “a sovereign consola-
nd, who is so rich in
mercy, gives to the bishops for the defence of
the flock of Jesus Christ the assistance of His
ivine grace with all the more abundance as
the efforts of the enemies cause more injury to
that same flock in the dolorous times in which
Welive.” The Brief continues thus:
“ Of a truth no one can be ignorant that the
sad, the deplorable condition to which society
finds itself more and more reduced, has its
source in the baneful machinations employed on
all sides to withdraw more every day froln pub-
lic educational establishments, and evrn from
the bosom of fumilies,the holy faith, the religion
of Christ, His doctrine of salvation, an so to
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cessary consequence from all those detestable
doctrines which in those unhappy times we have
the misfortune to see everywhere spread tliem-
m Winchester amnum to Home mwe Lh,,“s;md, I selves abroad, and audaciously raise their heads
We lost in killed Gen. David Russel. commanding
II division of the Sixth Army Corps, and wounded 3"‘
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Mclntosh and Uptcnrwgrhe
as
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to the great detriment of the Christian republic
civil aociet . en people impruileritly
deny the truths revealed by God,when people
- r . . .
rebels lost in killed the following general odicerll: ‘ P79149114 90 Submit them in the GXHIIIIDI‘-'9“ 07
gm Rhoda,’ gm whmn, 9", Gordon ggd humlu reason, the Iubordlnation of natural to
public schools are alone, concerned. who does
fully instructed in the mysteries and the pre-
cepts of our holy rt-ligion, and formed with
rliligencu icpiet, integrity of mariners. religion,
and honesty of lif . In those .Kf‘lI(r1llS religious
octriiic din,-lit to liave thc fir place in every-
thing relating to education or ill.stl'llc,1ion, and
pi-ednmini-ite in such it manner that all other
kliowlerlgc imparted til yoiitli elllllllfl be coiisid-
ereil accessory. '<iuth is IllPl‘l“fUl’(‘ expnscd
to the greatest perils when, in these scllools,
education is not closely united with rcligious
doctl'iiic.
iilorecare than others, and of surrounding them
with her solicilude.
The design of witlltlraiving the popular
schools from the power of the (‘llurch, and the
torn by it spirit of III‘ i ity against her. and by
the desire of extingu l'ng ainniig iinliniis the
Divine light of our very holy failll. The (‘lturc.‘l,
whicli founded those rclltmls with so lnuch
care, and which has always maintained them
part of her ecclesiastical ulllllolity and power,
and every measure, the result of which is to
cause a separation bi-tween the schools and
the Church, caiiscs her, as well as the schools
themselves, the greatest irijury Those who
pretend that the Clillrcll ought to abdicate or
hi-rmodern
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every lace, in every country in which this de-
sign should be foriileil, aild above all be exo-
outed, of witlldralving the schools near the
authority of the Church, and in ullicu youth
would conspqiieiitly be iiiiscralrly exposed to
me .1-.r.,...u-c lo‘ gthe faitll,tllc clun-ch would
’ le under the llgomlls ohliga.
tiun. not oiil, of making every effort, and of
employing every niemis, in oi-dcr to obtain for
that vouth the illstluctiorl and the education
p,sce..'-nry for it, but even of iviiining all the
faithflll, and of declaring to them that such
schools in e aga t. the Catholic Church
cannot in con.-ciellre bc frequented,"
The Brief concludes by congratulating the
Arcliliislmp upon the energetic opposition he
has miinite-.tcd to the reform of the popular
schools in Iliulen, and implores God to assist
him and his faithful cu.-tdjiitors in their struggle:
" for the cause of the Holy Church"; ‘M