on--432 only came out of it. Among the killed of this brigade we learn the following: Major Rice Graves.
Breckinridge's staff, Col. J. M. Hewitt, 2d Kentucky regiment; Capt. Harry Rogers, do.; Lieut. M. M. Carson, do.; Adj't W. Bell, do.; Capt. Daniels, 9th Kentucky; Lieut. Bell. 4th Ky.
Cheatham's division is reported to be in possession of Gen. Thomas's body.
Col. Bland and Major Hard, 7th S. C., and Col. Ould, of the 8th S. C.; Col. Hewett, 2d Ky; Lieut. Col. Inge, 18th Ala; Col. Wheaton, 22d Ala., were killed.
Col. John M. Lillard, 20th Tenn., and Major Haskell, 19th Tenn., dangerously wounded.
Col. Richmond, Gen. Polk's Aide-de-camp, was killed by a Yankee sharpshooter just after the fight was over.
He was riding between the lines of the two armies and after he was shot and had fallen from his horse he wrote in his memorandum book the request that his body should be taken to his home for interment, for which service his legal representative would pay $500 in gold
line on the extreme right was held by a very much reduced force.
This was taken advantage of by the enemy, who, during the absence of Geary's division of the 12th corps, advanced and occupied part of the line.
On the morning of the 3d, Gen. Geary, having returned during the night, attacked at early dawn the enemy, and succeeded in driving him back and reoccupying his former position.
A spirited contest was maintained all the morning along this part of the line.
Gen. Geary, reinforced by Wheaton's brigade, of the 6th corps, maintained his position and inflicted very severe losses on the enemy.
With this exception our lines remained undisturbed till 1 P.M. on the 3d, when the enemy opened from 125 guns, playing upon our centre and left.
This cannonade continued for over two hour., when, our guns failing to make any reply, the enemy ceased firing, and soon his masses of infantry became visible, forming for an assault on our left and left centre.
An assault was made with great
upon his line of march, and to fortify himself at a point about five miles east of this place, Gen Finegan ordered to the front the 64th Ga. regiment, Col. Evans; 32d Ga, Maj Howard; 6th Ga, Col Lofton; 27th Ga, Col Zachary; 1st Ga regulars, Capt Greaves; Bonan's battalion, Major Bonan; 1st Fla special battalion, Lt Col C F Hopkins; 6th Fla battalion, Major P B Bard; 28th Ga. Maj Crawford; 19th Ga, Col O' Neal; 23d Ga, Lt Col Huggins; Fla light artillery, Capt Gamble; Chatham artillery, Capt. Wheaton; and Guerard's battery.
These brave and gallant men, under the command of Brig Gen A H Colquitt and Acting Brig Gen G P Harrison, 32d Ga, and Caraway Smith — all commanded by Brig Gen Joseph Finegan--advanced promptly, and with firm and steady step, to resist the advance of the enemy, who had determined to celebrate Washington's birthday in Lake City, and to avenge that place for the resistance offered a few days previously.
The entire force of the enemy was commanded by Major-Gen.
vigorous pursuit.
The following is the latest dispatch from-Sheridan:
Headquarters Middle Division,Woodstock, Va., September 23, 8 A. M. Lieutenant-General U. S. Grant, City Point:
I cannot, as yet, give any definite account of the results of the battle of yesterday.
Our loss will be light.
General Crook struck the left flank of the enemy, doubled it up, advancing down along their lines.
General Rickett's division of the Sixth army corps swung in and joined General and Wheaton's divisions, taking up the same movement, followed by the whole line, and attacking — beautifully carrying — the works of the enemy.
The rebels threw down their arms and fled in the greatest confusion, abandoning most of their artillery.
It was dark before the battle ended.
I pursued on after the enemy during the night to this point with the Sixth and Ninth corps, and have stopped here to rest the men and issue rations.
If General Torbert has pushed down the Luray Valley, accord
the earliest moment, and before 3 o'clock P. M. he announced that he was ready to leave.
The order directing this change instructed General Butler to proceed to Lowell, Massachusetts, and report from thence to the adjutant-general of the army.
Before 3 P. M. the General started for the North.
He was accompanied by General Ord, General Devins, General Turner, General Ludlow, Captain Bruce, Captain Clard, Captain DeKay, Lieutenant Merrill, Medical Director Suckley, Major Davis and Captain Wheaton.--Never had an order been more promptly obeyed.
All of the above-named officers accompanied the General to Aiken's landing, where he went on board his flagboat, the River Queen.
General Butler was accompanied by Captains DeKay and Clark, of his personal staff, while the remaining officers turned their horses' heads homeward.
General Ord also accompanied General Butler as far as City Point, where he stopped to see the Lieutenant-General, and returned late last night.
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