A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . into Virginia they met with opposition from bodies ofUnion troops, and were badly defeated by Averill, losing theirartillery and many prisoners. XIV. For the defense of the Shenandoah valley, a strong forcewas at length organized, and put under the conmiand of General XIII. Questions.—9S. What action did Grant take ? 99. What large cities didthe Confederates threaten ? 100. What then did they do ? 101. What tool^ place atWinchester? 102. What, four da
A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . into Virginia they met with opposition from bodies ofUnion troops, and were badly defeated by Averill, losing theirartillery and many prisoners. XIV. For the defense of the Shenandoah valley, a strong forcewas at length organized, and put under the conmiand of General XIII. Questions.—9S. What action did Grant take ? 99. What large cities didthe Confederates threaten ? 100. What then did they do ? 101. What tool^ place atWinchester? 102. What, four days after? 103. In which direction did the Confed-erates then go ? 104. How was Clianibersburg made to suffer ? 105. Were the Con-federates pursued? 106. With what result? 107. Where is Winchester? (See map,p. 320.) lOS. Chambersburg ? (Same map.) XIV. 109. What was at length done for the defense of the Shenandoah valley ?110. Give an account of Sheridans first battle there. 111. Of his second. 112. Histhird, 113. Where is Fishers Hill? (See map, p. 320.) 114. Staunton ? (Same map.)115. Cedar Creek ? (Same.) 334 LINCOLN S MAJOK-GENilUAL SHERIDAN. Sheridan. On the morning* of the 19th of September,Sheridan marched to attack Early,who, with an army largely re-en-forced, was near Winchester. Aftera stnbborn engagement, occm-ringon the same day, the Uniontroops gained a complete the 22d, at Fishers Hill,they achieved another signal vic-tory, following up their success by a pursuit of the enemyas f-dv as Staunton. After destroying barns and flour-mills,two thousand in all, so as to make the country untenable bya Confederate army, Sheridan returned northward. Beforedaylight, October 19th, his troops, then at Cedar Creek, weresuddenly attacked, he at the time being absent at Winches-ter, and were driven back four miles. Sheridan, arriving atthis critical time, arranged his lines, repulsed an attack of theenemy, and, becoming the assailants in return, compl
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