OFFICIAL BULLETIN; Additional Details of Sheridan’s Great Victory; Over Fifty Pieces of Artillery Captured (10/22/1864)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 10/22/1864

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WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D.C. Friday, Oct. 21 -- 11:40 A.M.

The following telegram, received this morning, contains further particulars of the battle of Cedar Creek:

CEDAR CREEK, Va. -- 11:30 A. M., Thursday, Oct. 20.

Lieut.-Gen. U.S. Grant, City Point:

We have again been favored by a great victory, won from disaster, by the gallantry of our officers and men.

The attack on the enemy was made about 3 P.M., by a left half wheel of the whole line with a division of cavalry turning each flank of the enemy, the whole line advancing.

The enemy, after a stubborn resistance, broke and fled, and were pushed, with vigor.

The artillery captured will probably be over fifty pieces.

This of course includes what were captured from our troops in the early morning.

At least sixteen hundred prisoners have been brought in; also wagons and ambulances in large numbers.

This morning the cavalry made a dash at Fisher's Hill and carried it, the enemy having fled during the night, leaving only a small rear-guard.

I have to regret the loss of many valuable officers killed and wounded, among them Col. JOSEPH THORBURN, commanding a division of CROOK's command, killed; Col. J. HOWARD KITCHEN, commanding a brigade, wounded; Col. R.G. MCKINZIE, commanding a brigade, wounded severely, but would not leave the field.

I cannot yet give exact details.

Many of our men captured in the morning have made, their escape and are coming in.

RAMSEUR, commanding a division in EARLY's army, died this morning. P.H. SHERIDAN,

Major-General Commanding.

Gen. GRANT's appreciation of the victory at Cedar Creek is expressed in the following dispatch:

CITY POINT, Thursday, Oct. 20 -- 8 P.M.

Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War:

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