. Popular history of the civil war . ext day Miss Wright received it return, she sent two letters at different times, bearing im-portant news, and at length the third, of still greater value;an;i it was for this last that Sheridan waited before attackingEarly. It gave the information, that Early had weakenedhis force by sending Kershaws division to Richmond; andSheridan resolved to fall upon Winchester without delay. On the morning of the 19th of September he crossed theOpequan River, and the battle began. Sheridans attack wasenergetic and well sustained, and Earlys defence was heroi
. Popular history of the civil war . ext day Miss Wright received it return, she sent two letters at different times, bearing im-portant news, and at length the third, of still greater value;an;i it was for this last that Sheridan waited before attackingEarly. It gave the information, that Early had weakenedhis force by sending Kershaws division to Richmond; andSheridan resolved to fall upon Winchester without delay. On the morning of the 19th of September he crossed theOpequan River, and the battle began. Sheridans attack wasenergetic and well sustained, and Earlys defence was to three oclock in the afternoon the batde had been corps was then brought into action, and Emorys- corps sprang from the ground where it had been and infantry swept over the field, and drove theenemy before them. Away fled Early, through Winchester,to Fishers Hill, twelve miles distant. ^Vh:n the battle w^as over, Sheridan sought the house ofMr. Wright, on the main street of Winchester. In the little. 1864.] Deeds, not Words. 447 schoolroom of Miss Rebecca, and sitting at her desk, Sheri-dan wrote this message to General Grant: We have justsent them whirling through Winchester, and we are after themto-morrow. This army behaved splendidly. Then he tookMiss Wrights hand, and thanked her for her courage andloyalty. He afterward wrote of her, The battle of Win-chester at the Opequan was fought and won upon informa-tion received by me from this young lady. A victory had been won at last. Sheridan did not stop toexult, but kept right on in hot pursuit. On the 22d heattacked the rebels in front of their position at FishersHill, which resulted in a Federal Early wasrouted again, with a loss of eleven hundred prisoners. Nightand day, Sheridan pursued him, through Harrisonburg,Staunton, and the Blue-Ridge gaps, having captured nearlyhalf of Earlys army at the end of a week. The rich and fertile Shenandoah Valley would alwaystempt the Confederate
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