After a decisive engagement against the Confederates in mid-October, Philip Sheridan goes to attend a conference in Washington, while Jubal Early’s Confederates prepare to launch a surprise attack on Sheridan’s army.
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Mosby’s “Greenback” Raid
John S. Mosby’s Confederate partisans return to the Shenandoah Valley to disrupt Philip Sheridan’s Federal supply lines. Mosby’s raiders ambush a train, recover a large sum of money, and temporarily halt traffic on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
Smoke from a Hundred Conflagrations
Philip Sheridan directs his Federals to continue laying waste to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley to deprive Confederates of resources and exact harsh retribution for the loss of a key aide.
Sheridan Causes the Greatest Consternation
Philip Sheridan’s Federals continue pursuing the Confederates in the Shenandoah, but Sheridan soon halts in accordance with Ulysses S. Grant’s directive to devastate the Valley instead.
The Battle of Fisher’s Hill
After defeating the Confederate Army of the Valley at Winchester, Philip Sheridan’s Federals pursue the enemy to a strong eminence blocking the path to the upper (southern) Shenandoah.
The Third Battle of Winchester
Philip Sheridan’s Federals attack the weakened Confederate army outside Winchester and Stephenson’s Depot as part of Sheridan’s overall effort to drive the Confederates out of the Shenandoah Valley.