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The Daily Dispatch: September 26, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
The War News. The heavy firing that was heard between 7 and 8 o'clock on Saturday morning proceeded from Grant's lines, which extend from Deep Bottom to the Weldon railroad. The Yankees had heard of Sheridan's success in driving Early from Fisher's Hill, and fired a salute with shotted guns in honor thereof. With this exception, everything has remained quiet in front of Petersburg since our last report. A Yankee correspondent says that "a move which is destined to astonish somebody is on the qui vive," (he probably meant to say tapis,) and it would not surprise us if active operations were inaugurated before many days. A soldier named Ratcliffe, from Floyd county, Virginia, was executed on Saturday afternoon for desertion. Four balls pierced his breast, and his death was almost instantaneous. The crime for which he suffered was his second offence. From the Valley. Official dispatches received on the 23d state that the enemy attacked General Early late yesterday (
The Daily Dispatch: September 26, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ublic buildings. A letter, describing the engagement. says: Sheridan having learned on Sunday that the main portion of Early's forces w that the enemy were completely surprised and out manœuvred by General Sheridan. Whilst his different columns were being marched to the appoipart in the final struggle, which accrued us the victory. General Sheridan rode out to where General Torbert was stationed, and, after conary and decisive battles of the war, and reflects great credit on Sheridan, who was constantly at the front, exposing himself to the fire of r of the brilliant achievement of our troops, under command of General Sheridan, over the combined forces of Early and Breckinridge, in the Sh--Flag are all over the city, and there is general rejoicing over Sheridan's great victory. Washington, September 20.--A national salute was fired to-day in honor of Sheridan's victory. The Confederates operating on lake A telegram from Buffalo, New York, dated the 20