. Sadlier's excelsior studies in the history of the United States, for schools. ^, hoping thus to drawoff Grant from the siege of Eichmond. General Early, with FOURTH YEAR OF THE WAR. 327 twenty thousand men, accordingly hurried northward alongthis oft-traveled route. Defeating General Wallace at Mo-nocacy River, he appeared before Fort Stevens, one of thedefences of Washington (July 10). Had he moved by forcedmarches, he might have captured the city; but he stopped aday. Eeinforcements having now arrived, he was compelledto retreat; and, laden with booty, he rapidly recrossed thePotomac. Kot
. Sadlier's excelsior studies in the history of the United States, for schools. ^, hoping thus to drawoff Grant from the siege of Eichmond. General Early, with FOURTH YEAR OF THE WAR. 327 twenty thousand men, accordingly hurried northward alongthis oft-traveled route. Defeating General Wallace at Mo-nocacy River, he appeared before Fort Stevens, one of thedefences of Washington (July 10). Had he moved by forcedmarches, he might have captured the city; but he stopped aday. Eeinforcements having now arrived, he was compelledto retreat; and, laden with booty, he rapidly recrossed thePotomac. Kot being pursued, he returned and sent a partyof cavalry into Pennsylvania. They entered Chambersburg,and, faihng to obtain a tribute of $500,000, which thejdemanded, they set fire to the village, and escaped safely bactinto the Shenandoah SHERIDAN AT CEDAR CREEK. 6. Sheridans Campaign.—General Sheridan wasthereupon put in command of all the troops in this defeated Early at Winchester^ (Sept. 19) and FishersHill, and, to use his own expression, sent that general 828 EXCELSIOR HISTORY. ivMrling iq:) the Shenandoali Valley.^^ Sheridan believingthe valley to be now freed from Confederates in arms, de-parted for Washington. Early, however, being quickly rein-forced, under cover of a dense fog, surprised the Union armyat Cedar Creek (Oct. 19), and put it to flight. When thebattle commenced, Sheridan was at Winchester, 13 milesdistant. As the sound of conflict fell upon his ear, he put spurs tohis powerful black steed, and never drew rein until hereached the scene of combat. On his arrival, finding thatthe Confederates had becomed scattered in plundering thecaptured camp, he ordered an instant attack. As his steedthundered over the magnificent stone road which traversesthe Shenandoah Valley, he waved his hat, and
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