Show SHERIDAN YS GRAND CAVALRY CHARGE tile the special correspondent f the new york times says of sher idael c cavalry the grand charge made at four by general n the right and general Mer merritt an the left was magnificent in the highest degree tile the charge was waa executed at a trot and doub doubled ledi up the be flanks of the file rebel army pushing in 0 its broken and dislocated fragments 0 across cedar creek 1 an all achievement unordinary ordinary any an general 1 would have remained satisfied i with but not so with general sheridan A old dragoon himself and knowing all the secrets of sa XV he called the two brigades devins devina of merritts MerriL ts and wells of custara Cu Clust stars arys divisions bridges were promptly thrown across the creek clearing the bridges at a gallop under a severe artillery and musketry tiro fire they charged the rebel gnp infantry antry brigade which had beebi left to cover tile the trains and hold the strong position and deployed on the crest of the hill south of bedar creek this force was captured and scattered leaving the ohp whole rebel train a prize tho pike for four miles from cedar ceda r creek was blockaded with artil lery wagons ambulances pea etc our cavalry had nothing to do but deploy as foragers for agers gers and secure this captin captured ed croppi property ty |