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Account of the Thrilling Shen-
andoah Battles in 1864.
EARLY’S DEFEAT AT WINCHESTER
The Bout at Fisher's Hill—“Whining Up
the Valley”—The tholesale Destruction
of Lee's Supplies—Demornllzation and
Frantic Flight of Rosser’s Command.
Sheridan’s Timely Arrival.
[Copyright 1889, by American Press Association]
The bold incursions of Gen. Early to the
Potomac and across on northern soil had the
effect of drawing a new system of warfare
to the Shenandoah valley, or, Valley of Vir-
ginia. From the beginning of the war the
region so convenient for the shelter of a. hos- -
tile force on the flanks of a Union army op-
erating in northern Virginia had not been
occupied by one good, consolidated fOrce.
Stonewall Jackson fought one army under
Fremont and another under Banks on alter-
nate days in 1862, and defeated both. After
that Sigel bad a command, Gen. J. D. Cox
another, and Gen. B. F. Kelley another, all
charged with looking after the Confederates
in and around the valley.
Later, Milroy and Kelley and French bad
Union commands supposed to be available to
prevent the Confederate occupation in force,
but Lee made it a. highway when he chose to,
and used it for a granary at leisure. lIext
came Crook and Sigel again, and then
Hunter—these last in 1864—and at the end
of a. hard summer’s campaign Early held the
valley, and the Union forces, composed of
the remnants of these commands—the Nine— i
toentli corps from the southwest and the ‘
Sixth corps from the Army of the Potomac—
were huddled around the Potomac, with Gen.
Grant on the ground devising some method
to solve the problem of protecting Washing-
ton while fighting w-is going on along the
James river. During the excitement of
Early's raid to Washington in July, cam-
paigning had been at a stand at Petersburg,
and Sheridan, with one division of cavalry,
An arrangement to
have Hunter and Sheridan act together hav-
ing failed, Hunter left the field, and the four
old departments—namely, that of West Vir-
ginia and western Maryland, the Susque-
hanna (Pennsylvania), lVashingtO’n, includ-
' ing eastern Maryland and Virginia around
Alexandria, and the middle department of
Delaware and Maryland—were consolidated
and formed into the middle military divi-
sion, under Sheridan.
SHERIDAN IN COMMAND.
The forces constituted an army. Besides
the Sixth and Nineteenth corps Crook had
two divisions of infantry in his W'est Vir-
ginia. army; to the division of cavalry
brought on from Petersburg by Sheridan
was now added Wilson’s from the same
army, Averell’s division from W'est Virginia,
anda. newbrigade under Col. C. R. Lowoll.
Gen. A. T. A. Torbcrt, whose division had
followed Sheridan from the peninsula,
was made. chief of the cavalry of the new
army, and Gen. Wesley Merritt took com-
mand of Torbert’s division. Sheridan had
asked for cavalry to solve the question of
holding the valley, and now he had three
divisions and an extra brigade, led by W11-
son, Merritt and Averell. These forces of cav-
alry and infantry were not all on the ground
when Sheridan decided to set out to sieze'
Winchester as the “key point” to the valley.
To do this he moved his columns, all by the
way of Halltown, to Berryville and vicinity.
Early, who had now only his own force
and was near the Potomac, moved south and
1took up a position covering Winchester.
Meanwhile Gen. Lee had kept pace with the
movements going on in his enemy’s camps,
and had detached Longstreet’s old corps, still
led by Gen. R. H. Anderson, from his lines
at Petersburg to help Early hold the valley
while the fall crops were being gathered.
This re-enforeement had not come up when
Sheridan set out for Winchester, and the
head of the Union column found Early mov-
ing off from Winchester up the valley toward
Strusbui'g, to a. strong position at Fisher’s
Hill, on one fork of the Shenandoah. Sheri-
dan kept on his path until he reached Cedar
Creek.
Early soon received his support in the shape
of Kcrshaw’s division of infantry, Fitzhugh
Lee’s division of cavaiz'y and a battalion
of three batteries of artillery under Col. Cut-
shaw. When it was known tozzz';:iyhea(l-
quarters that Lee had sent troops from
Petersburg to Early, Gen. Grant instructed
Sheridan to be cautious and act upon the de-
fensive.
Sheridan now began to withdraw from his
advanced position and wrote to his chief that
there was not a. military position to be found
south of the Potomac. It was known that
Gen. Anderson was marching to meet Early
on the east of the mountains, aiming to pass
through the gaps and cross the Shenandoah
near the Potomac, and Sheridan drew
back as far as the old position at
cavalry to hold the
- mountain pas at Snicker’s Gap and keep
Anderson to the south of him. He also left a
, division of cavalry at W'inchester, with one
. of infantry to support it.
But Early began
l to threaten \Vincbestcr, and Sheridan drew
in these outposts to Berryville. The move-
ment was not made too soon, for when An—
derson arrived Early placed his infantry in
front of Sheridan at Berryville and sent his
“troopers toward the Potomac above Shep-
smasmsx’s RIDE. ,
herdstown. Averell’s and Wilson’s cavalry
were met at the river, and the Confederates
did not cross, and Early soon gathered all his
forces and turned his back on Sheridan, con-
tinuing his march as farasacross the Ope-
quan, covering Winchester. The movement
of Early to the Potomac caused much alarm
in the north and in Washington, but Sheri-
dan telegraphed at once that it amounted to
nothing, adding, hopefully, “I think I can
manage this affair.”
Grant now again urged Sheridan to move
out and occupy the valley as far as the Vir-
ginia Central railroad. “Do all the damage
to railroads and crops you can,” he said.
“Carry 01 stock of alldosa'iptions and ne-
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55'0“. 8° 55 to prevent planting. If the W" 3 guided by Gen. Crook to the home of Miss
is to last another year we want the Shenan-
doah valley to remain a barren waste.” .
The month of August was spent'in these
counter moves. and early in September Sheri— '
rections north and west of Winchester.
movement made by Grant in August to get a
lodgment at Deep Bottom, on the north side
Wright, and from there he wrote the dispatch
: to Grant_ announcing :that". he' had “sent
’_ Early’s. army whirling up the valley.”
dan sent out his cavalry divisions in all di— .
The '
. stem the tide of the last assault.
of the James, caused some alarm in the Con— ,
federate lines and led to the recall Of Ander—
son and the division of Kershuw from the .
“valley. Meanwhile Gen. Grant had come to
Sheridan’s camp at Berryville to consult
about a plan of action, and Sheridan had
been active in securing news from the en-
emy’s lines.
A FEMALE SPY.
While the lines were so close at Berryville
and Winchester some of the scouts and
cavalry learned that an old colored man of
the country had perm-issiOn from the Confcd- E
crate commander to go into Winchester and
sell vegetables. Learning that the old man
' 7 , was shrewd and
was favorable to
the Union ' cause,
Sheridan had him
brought to his
_had often been in
Winchester. a
.‘ ._Rebecca \Vright,
-. ,l‘engaged in~ teach-
town. She, too,
. was friendly to the
Union, and the col-
ored man knew her
well. A pellet of tin foil was made, so small
that it could be swallowed in case of danger
of discovery, and within was rolled a. note,
on tissue paper, as follows:
Sept. 15, 186:.
Ileam from Maj. Gen. Crook that you are a
loyal lady and still love the old flag.
form me of the position of Early‘s forces. the
number of divisions in his army, and the strength
of any or all of them, and his probable or report-
ed intention? Have any more troops arrived from
Richmond. or are any more coming or reported
to be coming?
I am, very respectfully, your most obedient
servant, P. H. SHERIDAN,
Major General Commanding.
You can trust the bearer. '
Miss lVright was much alarmed at the
perils of her situation, but firmly resolved to
risk her lift: for the Union cause. It hap-
pened that .- 10 had learned the evening be-
fore from -.. 2‘ nifcdcrate omcer that 11er-
shaw’s divisio. of infantry and Cutslmw’s
artillery had started back to Richmond.
These Were the troops withdrawn by Lee to
foil Grant's attempt against Richmond on
the James at Deep Bottom. The next day
Gen. Sheridan received the following from
the messenger:
Sept. 15, 1531.
I have no communication with the rebels, but
will tell you whatI know. The division of Gen.
Kershaw and Cutshuw‘s artillery. twelve guns
and men, Geri. Anderson commanding, have been
sent away, and no more are expected, as they can-
not bespared from Richmond. I do not know how
the troops are situated, but the force is much
smaller than represented. I will take pleusure
hereafter in learning all I can of theirstrcng'th
and position, and the bearer may call again.
Very respectfully yours.
the time he received this information, and
the lieutenant presented to his chief a fully
matured plan for immediate a tack on Early.
The response was the famous saying, “Go
in!”
BATTLE OF OPEQUAN.
The Opequan river, a stream running due
north between Sheridan and \Vinchester and
Early
had divided his infantry, having his four
divisions under Breckinridge, Ramseur, Gor—
don and Rodes, on , - ,.,'-
a line, with Fitz- £2}: .
hugh Lee’s cavalry “
on one flank and Lo-
max, Jackson and
Bradley Johnson on
the other. Sheri-
dan advanced Tor-
bert’s a. r m y of
horsemen in three
columns, under
and W'ilson,
followed up the at-
tack with the Sixth MAJ. GEN. RUSSELL.
and Nineteenth corps and Crook’s command.
: McIntosh’s cavalry brigade, of Wilson’s di-
vision, carried a breastwork in front of Ban —
sour and held it against stubborn odds until
the Sixth corps arrived. Early’s main line,
however, was protected by woods and deep
ravines, and after advancing some miles
Sheridan found that he had to pass his infan-
try through one defile, and the time con-
sumed enabled Early to concentrate his in—
fantry at the point of attack.
After getting his infantry on the field
Sheridan formed the Sixth and Nineteenth
corps, Wright and Emory, with Crook in re—
serve. W'right’s divisions were led by (Zeus.
Ricketts, C'sstty and Russell, and Emory’s by
Gems. Cuvier, Grover and William Dwight.
Crook had two divisions under Gen. Tlloburn
and Col. I. H. Duval. Getty, Ricketts and
headquarters,
There was known
to Gen. Crook,who .
young woman, M iss ~
lug school in the:
Sheridan’s loss was ‘ 5,000 in all; Gens.
Upton, McIntosh and Chapman and 0013.
Duval and Sharpe were wounded. he Con-
federate general Rodes fell while trying to
The Con-
federate generals Fitzhugh Lee and York were
also wounded. Early’s loss was about 4,000
in all. ' .i '
Although this battle was fought at Win-
:hester, Sheridan named it Opequau. The
:esult was received with enthusiasm in the
army and in the north, for it was believed
that the real mastery of the Valley of Vir-
ginia. was in Sheridan’s hands; Gen. Grant
ordered salutes-of 100 guns ench'inthe Army
of the Potomac and the Army'offi-tbe James.
The road taken by Early from Winchester
was the old beaten path of the valley pike
toward Strasburg, where the next defensible
position is, on the ridge, south of Cedar Creek.
On the morning of the 20th Merritt’s cavalry
started down the pike, follOivved-;.by the in-
fantry of Wright,:Emory. .u’nd- Crook, and
the cavalry Of Wilson and 'Averell took the
side roads right and left. Just south
of Strasburg the Massanutton moun-
tains on the east narrow the valley
to about four miles, and‘ this breadth is,
spanned by a. ridge, at right angles, the east'
ern extremity resting ,sne’ar the Shenandoah
river, and the northern base being bordered
by a deep stream or run. Merritt’s cavalry
found that Early’s flight had ended here, and
a halt was made until the infantry came to
the front. Early was in position behind the
3 stream, Tumbling- Ruu, and was adding to
Can you in-. .
Grover advanced their divisions together ‘
against Ramseur, and were carrying the line
when the Confederate divisions of Rodes and
Gordon, marching up from the rear, struck
the Union line at the junction of Ricketts’
and Grover’s divisions and threw them back.
Russell’s division of Wright’s Sixth corps had
been in merve behind Ricketts, and Sheri-
dan sent Upton’s brigade, under Upton and
Russell, to regain the line. Russell was shot
through the left breast by a bullet, yet be
pressed on in the charge until a piece of shell
passed into his heart, when he went down on
the ground regained in the desperate attack.
The position of the lines now, afternoon,
wasthat Early was drawn up around Win-
chester facing both north \nd east, and
Sheridan with his infantry overlapped his
line facing east, and Merritt was moving
down on the Martinsburg road against that
facing north. Sheridan now placed Crook,
who had been held in reserve, on the right of
Emory’s Nineteenth corps and ordered a
forward movement, in which the over-
lapping line—that is, the right brigades of
Emory and Crook—were to wheel to the left
and close in on two sides of Early. The at-
tack -was made with success, although the
Confederates under Gordon and Breckin-
ridge, who were north of the town, disputed
the ground bravely. Avcrcll, who had
swept around to the rear, had kept Off the
Confederate cavalry, and Merritt’s column,
coming down the Martinsburg road unop-
posed, broke through Breckiuridge’s line on
a mounted charge. This put the whole
northern line of the Confederates in confu-
sion, and at the same time Wright pushed on
the Sixth corps from the east and carried the
petitions of Rodes and Ramseur.
There were some old breastworks close
around Winchester, and here Early rallied
his. men for a last stand about 5 o’clock p. to.
But Torbert had pushed his cavalry fairly
behind Early on the left, closing all roads
but the one south toward Strasburg, and
after some hard fighting, at dusk, Earl y
withdrew, aided by darkness, that ever we:-
come friend of the defeated. Sheridan 0:!!-
tared Winchester that evening. and was
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some old earthworks and otherwise making
preparation for defense. The forces engaged
at lVinchcster on the 2-1le were all here, the
commanders, Rodes and .Breckinridge, only
being absent. Breckinridge had been sent to
south western Virginia. _; ‘-
Slieridan deployed his columns the night of
the Sist, and the morning of the 22d found
the corps of Wright and Emory facing
»_ . , Earlyb earthworks
. —~ 5. ,3 . .‘On' Tumbling Run;
" . 1 end'.,Qr.90k off on
--.:. , ,-{;tbe*_,right;ilank to
, ' s a‘tt’filfék Early’s left.
. "VT-119'? movement Of
- the." two» columns
" r- —was?so;.;timed that
while tithe-9 'S i x t h
‘ corps kept the at-
. tedtion of the‘COn-
T-federates on the
., north face of the
' . _, . ',li,ne,’r"at Tumbling
GEN- 0R0°Kv -‘ Run’, where'it ”did
some sharp fighting, Crook _came down on
the exposed fluukon theléft like aboltfrom
a clear sky. But littledefensewasmade, and
Early states that he had determined not to
make a stand. He did, hOWever, hold off the
assault until night '.-by the boldness of his ,
front .in the earthworks crowning the ridge
and making: it impregnable.
Crook, Wright and Emory in turn moved
up, the men of. the Sixth and Nineteenth
corps wading the creek and clambering the
rocks in face of a biting _fire’, and at dark
Early was again retreating up the valley.
The Confederate cavalry column of Fitzhugb.
Lee had fallen to the command of Gen. lVick-
11am, and was guarding the entrance to the
Shenandoah valley from Luray valley.
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Gen. Grant reached Sheridan’s camp about Sheridan had dispatched Torbert With T'Vfl'
son’s and Merritt’s divisions to break through
from the Luray valley on the east, cross Mas-
sanutton mountain and get between Early at
Strasburg and New Market, the next de-
fensible position. Torbert found the Confed-
erates under W'ickham strongly posted, but
at his advance they retired, taking up
stronger ground on a height with a stream at
its base. The expected .sound of battle at
Fisher’s Hill not reaching him, owing to the ‘
late hour of attack there, which was near“
night, Torbert withdrew, and Early had a.
secure route of retreat, aided by darkness.
and the sheltering mountains on both sides of
his routes, where the passes were securely
guarded by the cavalry.
Opequan, or Winchester, and Fisher’s Hill,
fought. respectively Sept. 19 and 22, were vir-
tually combats on a single field, the object.
being to force Early from the high ground
of the lower valley and get that ground for
a base for further movements. Fisher’s Hill.
wasa halting place in Early's mtreat,au(1
the battle on uttawk in pursuit.
Sheridan’s loss was about 400 men and
L‘urly’s about 1.300, chiefly prisoners. The
principal resistance to Sheridan‘s columns
had been that offered to Crook’s flanking col-
umn by Lomax’s Confederate cavalry. The
losses in the two battles amounted to about
5,400 on Sheridan‘s side, and nearly the same-
on Early’s. The prizes of guns and battle
flags were all on the part of Sheridan.
FIRE AND SWORD.
The pursuit was taken up by Sheridan on
the 23d, this time Gen. AvereIl leading. Gen.
Early was found drawn up near Mount J ack-~
sou, another height-
crossing S b e u an-
doah Valley. An
outlying,r range of
t he Mussanutton
mountain on the
east here reduces
the valley again to
about three and a
half miles in width,
and the north fork
of the Shenandoah ,
guards the eastern a; '
side. It was Fish-
er’s Hill over again,
and Early found r ‘
time before his pur- MAJ. GEN. AVERELL.
suers could interfere to throw up some earth—
works. Averell attacked here and Early
again retreated. The tactics of Early were
in accordance with the policy he had tocarry
out, namely: to make occasicml raids on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad and produce a;
constant fear of invasion in the north and;
hold troops away from Petersburg. I
It made little diflerencewhere he was so-’
long as be occupied the valley, though the
more he held the larger the area of the crops-
that could be secured for the Confederacy.
Sheridan’s desire was!» cut him Of! entirely,
and the retreat‘from Mount Jackson wi t
a battle was attributed to Averell’s l k of
energy in attacking on the 23d, and be was
sulsrseded by Gen. W. H. Powell, who had.
led a. brigade under him. Early halted again
on ground similar to that at Mount Jackson
and Fisher’s Hill. The position was Rude’s
Hill, on the east side of the Shenandoah, and.
mountain locked on theeast and the west.
Powell’s cavalry took up the pursuit. and.
the infantry of the Sixth and Nineteenth
corps followed on parallel roads. Early
again retired, and now through, the Open
valley, where roads had a. slight ' de-
scent by crossm‘ g the mountuns' , the two
armies Were in view at the same time
from given points. The rear guard Of Early
and the advance of Sheridan Were often in.
collision, but Sheridan states that he could.
not tempt his enemy to battle.
Meantime Torbert was moving on the east~
em or Lin-a,r route with Merritt's and Wil-
son’s divisions of ,t-avalry; but Fitz Lee’s col-
umn kept such good ward of all the passes
that their effort to head of Eurly tailed. His
movements more rapid. sometimes at double
quick, but he bull an object to gain in bold-
ing r-fl’ 'a hotel-e for the time. Kershaw’s di-
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