Great Americans and their noble deeds; containing the lives of almost fifty of our nation's heroes and heroines .. . over four thousand head of stock, having killed andissued to the troops not less than three thousand sheep; a large numberof horses have been obtained. On the return of Sheridan down the valley, he was closely followedby a Confederate force. The latter made an attack and was more important engagement took place at Cedar Creek on the 19th otOctober. The Federals were intrenched on the north bank of thatstream, which runs into the Shenandoah, when at daylight the Confed
Great Americans and their noble deeds; containing the lives of almost fifty of our nation's heroes and heroines .. . over four thousand head of stock, having killed andissued to the troops not less than three thousand sheep; a large numberof horses have been obtained. On the return of Sheridan down the valley, he was closely followedby a Confederate force. The latter made an attack and was more important engagement took place at Cedar Creek on the 19th otOctober. The Federals were intrenched on the north bank of thatstream, which runs into the Shenandoah, when at daylight the Confeder-ates made their attack with great fury. Most of the pickets were capturedand the rest, roused from sleep, were driven in headlong confusion backtoward Middletown. Early seized eighteen of the Federals guns andturned them on the fugitives. At last General Wright, the commander 186 GENERAL PHIL SHERIDAN. of tHe Federals, succeeded in rallying them, and tlie fliglit was this time the Confederates were in the Federal camps, where thesight of food and drink was too tempting to be resisted. They stopped. SHERIDANS CAVALRY CHARGE AT CEDAR CREEK. chasing the Federals and gave themselves up to feasting, and their enjoy-ment was such as only famishing men placed in a similar situation can appreciate. Sheridan was not in this battle. Some time before, believing hisarmy fully safe, he had gone to Washington to consult with the govern- GENERAL PHIL SHERIDAN. 187 ment. He was on liis return and liad readied Winchester, twenty milesfrom the army, where he slept the night before the battle. Mounting hishorse the next morning to continue his ride, he heard the boom of artil-lery. He knew at once that a battle was in progress, and spurred hishorse to a swift gallop. In the course of an hour or two he began to meetstragglers. He reproved them in his well-known vigorous language, andspurred his horse to a dead run. THEY TURNED AND FOLLOWED HIM TO VICTORY. Many of the stragglers, feel
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