. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . be-ing a convenient point from whichto make a flank movement in case ofattack on Sheridans command, whichEarly undoubtedly contemplated. Atthe same time it constituted a guardto the Luray Valley. About 2 p. m. on the 16th an attackwas made by this command on theFirst Cavalry Division, which resultedin the battle of Cedarville. A force ofcavalry under Fitz Lee, supported by abrigade of Kershaws division, madea descent on Devins brigade. General Fitz Lee drove in the cavalry pickets
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . be-ing a convenient point from whichto make a flank movement in case ofattack on Sheridans command, whichEarly undoubtedly contemplated. Atthe same time it constituted a guardto the Luray Valley. About 2 p. m. on the 16th an attackwas made by this command on theFirst Cavalry Division, which resultedin the battle of Cedarville. A force ofcavalry under Fitz Lee, supported by abrigade of Kershaws division, madea descent on Devins brigade. General Fitz Lee drove in the cavalry picketsand attacked Devin with great violence. This force was scarcely repulsedwhen a brigade of infantry was discovered moving on the opposite bank ofthe Shenandoah River toward the left of the cavalry position. One regimentof Custers brigade, dismounted, was moved up to the crest of a hill near theriver-bank to meet this force, while the rest of the brigade, mounted, wasstationed to the right of the hill. At the same time the Reserve Brigade underGeneral Gibbs was summoned to the field. The enemy advanced boldly,. BREVET MAJOR-GENERAL DAVID A. RUSSELL, KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF WINCHESTER, SEPTEMBER 19, 18131. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH. SHERIDAN IN THE SHENANDOAH GALLEY. 5°3 wading the river, aridwhen within short car-bine range was met by amurderous volley fromthe dismounted men,while the remainder ofthe command chargedmounted. The Confed-erates were thrown intoconfusion and retreated,leaving 300 prisoners,together with two standof colors. Andersonhurried reinforcementsto his beaten brigades,but no further attemptto cross the river wasmade. The loss tothe Union cavalry wasabout 60 in killed andwounded. The loss tothe enemy was not lessthan 500. These affairs betweenthe Union cavalry andthe enemys infantrywere of more impor-tance than might appearat first glance. Theygave the cavalry increased confidence, and made the enemy correspondinglydoubtful even of the ability of its infantry, in anyt
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