I had on hand. My loss in men will, I think, amount to 250 in killed, wounded, and missing.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

B. L. SIMPSON,

Colonel, Commanding Ninth Maryland Regiment.

Lieutenant SAML. F. WOODS,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

No. 4. Report of Captain Samuel C. Means, Virginia (Union) Rangers.

HARPER'S FERRY, W. VA., October 20, 1863.

SIR: I respectfully report the loss in the fight at Charlestown, on Sunday, October 18, as 17 men prisoners and 1 wounded; also 19 full sets of arms and horse equipments, 1 wagon, 4 sets of harness, and 23 horses killed and taken, besides several badly shot, now in camp.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

SAML. C. MEANS,

Captain, Commanding Independent Virginia Rangers.

To General SULLIVAN.

[Indorsement.]

HDQRS. FIRST DIVISION, DEPT. OF WEST VIRGINIA,
Harper's Ferry, W. Va., October 22, 1863.

The inclosed reports of the engagement at and near Charlestown with the rebels under Imboden are respectfully forwarded to department headquarters.

At the same time, I bear testimony to the gallantry of the officers and men of the cavalry, artillery, and infantry, who drove the enemy from Charlestown (which they no doubt intended to hold) to a point far beyond our lines.

JER. C. SULLIVAN,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.

No. 5. Report of Brigadier General John D. Imboden, C. S. Army, commanding Valley District,* and congratulations from General R. E. Lee.

HEADQUARTERS VALLEY DISTRICT,
Fork of Shenandoah, near Front Royal, October 19, 1863.

COLONEL: Yesterday (Sunday) morning at 2 o'clock I moved from Berryville to surprise and capture the garrison at Charlestown. The surprise was complete, the enemy having no suspicion of our approach until I had the town entirely surrounded.

I found the enemy occupying the court-house, jail, and some contiguous buildings in the heart of the town, all loop-holed for musketry,

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*See also Lee's report of October 23, p.410.

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