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The Daily Dispatch: October 3, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
South Carolina cavalry. From the Valley. The news from the Valley is encouraging. General Early, under date of Waynesboro', September 29th, telegraphed General Colston, commanding at Lynchon of our cavalry passed through the town to-day." A second dispatch was received from General Early the same day, stating that he thought all danger of a raid on Lynchburg was over, and conveyrmation that the enemy were falling back down the Valley. Still later intelligence from General Early is contained in the following official dispatch received at the War Department on Saturday: "Headquarters Army Northern Virginia,"October 1, 1864. "General Early reports that all of the enemy's cavalry has retired towards Harrisonburg, and that there is now no enemy south of No clear of the enemy. We are informed that after whipping the Yankee cavalry at Waynesboro', General Early moved forward in pursuit, since which we have no information of his movements. It is st
The Daily Dispatch: October 3, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
that the next news from Sheridan will bring the intelligence of the capture of Early's army; but, unfortunately for the truth of this statement, the "next news" theot in Washington was the fact that Sheridan was retreating down the Valley with Early after him. The following in. Stanton's official Dispatch:War Department,Wasposed to offer a stubborn resistance to our further advance. Yesterday morning Early's rear was overtaken near Hawkins's bridge by General Averill, with a cavalry diams's house, in this town, from which he will be buried some time to-day. General Early sent a flag of truce to General Sheridan to inquire respecting him. Thserious disaster to Grant's army, and another victory, including the capture of Early himself, by Sheridan. The facts are that there is no information here leading t quarter are expected to contain intelligence of the capture of the remnant of Early's army and the victorious progress of Sheridan towards Lynchburg. The reinforc