HEADQUARTERS FIFTH NEW YORK CAVALRY,
September 10, 1864.

Captain C. H. MILLER, Assistant Adjutant-General:

CAPTAIN: My patrol went out about three miles and a half from Berryville and found about fifty cavalry in line mounting. I sent in awhile since a man claiming to belong to the Twenty-first New York Cavalry, whom they picked up.

Respectfully,

W. P. BACON,

Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding.

Abstract from field return of the Third Cavalry Division, Brigadier-General Wilson commanding, September 10, 1864.

For duty.

Officers. Men fully Men not Aggregate

Troops. equipped. fully present

equipped. and

absent.

Division 11 80 10 103

headquarters..

First Brigade.. 98 1,756 98 2,121

Second Brigade.. 48 866 70 1,118

Total.. 157 2,702 178 3,342

Battery M, 2nd 3 115 ... 134

United States..

Total.. 160 2,817 178 3,476

Horses.

Troops. Officers. Service- Unservice-

able. able.

Division 32 82 6

headquarters..

First Brigade.. 239 1,922 176

Second Brigade.. 120 972 119

Total.. 391 2,976 301

Battery M, 2nd ... 209 ...

United States..

Total.. 391 3,185 301

HARPER'S FERRY, W. VA., September 10, 1864.

(Received 10 p. m.)

Honorable E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War:

The military condition of the army, so far as I am advised, remains unchanged. During the day considerable cannonading heard in the front; no particulars of the firing received. Supply trains from front came in this morning all right.

JNO. D. STEVENSON,

Brigadier-General.

HDQRS. CAVALRY DIVISION, DEPT. OF WEST VIRGINIA,
Leetown, Va., September 10, 1864 - 1 p. m.

Brigadier-General TORBERT,

Chief of Cavalry, Middle Military Division:

GENERAL: I have the honor to report that the enemy sent three regiments of cavalry across Mill Creek this morning, and attacked Schoonmaker's brigade. the enemy was repulsed and driven back to Bunker Hill. The cavalry of Lomax were brought forward, with artillery, and compelled my First Brigade to retire, it having, however, nearly exhausted its ammunition. It has orders to cross the Opequon at the stone bridge and hold it, sending 100 Enfield rifles toward Williamsport to re-enforce the guard of dismounted men at that crossing. As soon as the First Brigade replenishes its ammunition I intend to cross and attack the enemy in flank.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,

WM. W. AVERELL,

Brigadier-General.

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