. Vermont in the civil war. A history of the part taken by the Vermont soldiers and sailors in the war for the Union, 1861-5 . he learned at the telegraph ofiice therethat Grant was with Sheridan that day. Consequently, ashe says, he expected an early move. THE BATTLE OF WINCHESTER, OR THE OPEQUON. The situation was as follows: The Opequon Creek, fivemiles to the west of Sheridans position, divided the twoarmies. It was a formidable barrier to the Union army, forthe crossings were difficult and diligently guarded by latters forces were strung along the pike for twelvemiles, from Winc
. Vermont in the civil war. A history of the part taken by the Vermont soldiers and sailors in the war for the Union, 1861-5 . he learned at the telegraph ofiice therethat Grant was with Sheridan that day. Consequently, ashe says, he expected an early move. THE BATTLE OF WINCHESTER, OR THE OPEQUON. The situation was as follows: The Opequon Creek, fivemiles to the west of Sheridans position, divided the twoarmies. It was a formidable barrier to the Union army, forthe crossings were difficult and diligently guarded by latters forces were strung along the pike for twelvemiles, from Winchester to Bunker Hill, with his cavalrythrown out to Martinsburg. He had with him, after Ker-shaw left him, about 17,000 men. Sheridans army wasposted, as it had been for two weeks, between Clifton andBerryville. He states that his fighting strength at thistime was about 18,000 infantry and 3,500 cavalry. TheVermont brigade, slightly reduced by the departure of theoriginal members of the Fifth Vermont, 107 in number,whose time expired on the 15th, was for the time beingunder the command of Colonel James M. Warner, of the. BATTLEFIELD OF THE OPEQUONSep. 19> 1864-. Scale. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY A8TOR, LENOX fOuNOATiONS. THE FIRST BRIGADE. 513 Eleventh Vermont, General L. A. Grant having gone northon a brief leave of absence. General Sheridans intention had been to move acrossEarlys communications at Newtown, south of Winchester,and to fight him there; but on learning of the movement ofRodess and Gordons divisions toward Martinsburg, hechanged his plan and decided to move direct on Winchester,hoping to strike and overwhelm the two divisions near therebefore the return of Rodes and Gordon; and intending toattend to the case of the latter, a little later. Sheridans plan of battle, as thus decided on, was asfollows: Wilson, with a division of cavalry was directed tomove before daylight from the left of the Union lines at Ber-ryville, over the Berryville and Winches
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