. Elwood's stories of the old Ringgold Cavalry, 1847-1865 [electronic resource]: the first three year cavalry of the Civil War : with introduction by the Rev. Ryland . y andAnderson as to who was incommand. Both had beenmade lieutenant-generals onthe same day but AndersonsPhil. H. Sheridan commission, as major-general, was prior to that of Early, which gave him military sen-iority, but he had been sent to Earlys department. Therewas thus a question of rank, and the two never afterwardcordially co-operated. By the middle of September the Confederates were con-centrated around Winchester an
. Elwood's stories of the old Ringgold Cavalry, 1847-1865 [electronic resource]: the first three year cavalry of the Civil War : with introduction by the Rev. Ryland . y andAnderson as to who was incommand. Both had beenmade lieutenant-generals onthe same day but AndersonsPhil. H. Sheridan commission, as major-general, was prior to that of Early, which gave him military sen-iority, but he had been sent to Earlys department. Therewas thus a question of rank, and the two never afterwardcordially co-operated. By the middle of September the Confederates were con-centrated around Winchester and the Federals near Ber-ryville ten miles to the east, the Opequon running be-tween. The armies were spoiling for an action. Eachcommander seemed indisposed to attack the other in a po-sition of his own choosing. Grant for a while held Sheri-dan in check, for defeat would lay Maryland and Penn-sylvania open to a renewed invasion. At length Grant leftPetersburg and came to the Potomac to confer with Sheri-dan. At the time of his arrival Sheridan had learned ofthe withdrawal of Kershaws division. He was ordered tofall back as far as Culpeper. From there he could reach. WINCHESTER AND FISHERS HILL 239 Kichmond by rail in a few hours if needed. This leftEarly with some fifteen or eighteen thousand men. Sheri-dan had resolved to attack Early and. on submitting hisplans to Crant, received the emphatic order, Co proposed to march to Xewtown above Winchester,and thus throw himself upon the Confederate rear. On the 18th of September, just as this move was tohave been made. Sheridan learned that Early had sent twoof his four divisions to Martinsburg, twenty-two miles fromWinchester, with the twofold purpose of destroying thelarge quartermaster s stores there as well as the Baltimoreand Ohio railroad. Sheridan changed his plans and resolv-ed to catch the two divisions left at Winchester, and havingrouted them, then fall upon those sent to ensued the battle cal
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