Essentials of United States history . idan. Grant sent him and his brave cavalry into the ShenandoahValley against General Early, whohad gone down that valley on a raidto threaten Washington. Sheridandefeated Early at Winchester andFishers Hill, and Early retreatedrapidly up the Shenandoah reinforcements, Early re-turned and surprised the Union forcesat Cedar Creek. Sheridan had beencalled to Washington for consulta-tion. He returned as far as Winches-ter, where he passed the night. The next morning (October19), he started for Cedar Creek, and soon found stragglers onthe road,
Essentials of United States history . idan. Grant sent him and his brave cavalry into the ShenandoahValley against General Early, whohad gone down that valley on a raidto threaten Washington. Sheridandefeated Early at Winchester andFishers Hill, and Early retreatedrapidly up the Shenandoah reinforcements, Early re-turned and surprised the Union forcesat Cedar Creek. Sheridan had beencalled to Washington for consulta-tion. He returned as far as Winches-ter, where he passed the night. The next morning (October19), he started for Cedar Creek, and soon found stragglers onthe road, hurrying to the rear. From them he learned thatEarly had attacked his forces and that a panic had ordered them all to return and told them that they wouldwhip Early and his army that day, and whip him he continued to meet stragglers as he galloped alongthe road. Turn, boys, turn, was his command; we aregoing back to whip the rebels. The effect was men returned and, inspired by the presence of their. General Sheridan. 304 ESSENTIALS OF UNITED STATES HISTORY commander, won a decided victory. Early returned toRichmond and the Shenandoah Valley was left in 392. Sherman before Atlanta. — Meanwhile Sherman andhis great army of one hundred thousand men was in the far-away Southland. He first moved against the Confederatesat Dalton, Georgia. His plan was to drive that brave andskillful general, Joseph E. Johnston, into one of his strong-holds and then flank him and push forward. His force waslarger than that of his antagonist, but he was in the enemyscountry and fighting upon the offensive. He struck heavyblows upon the Confederate army at Dallas, Resaca, LostMountain, and Kenesaw Mountain. Finally, near the mid-dle of July, 1864, at the head of his army, Sherman pre-sented himself before the city of Atlanta, within whosefortified walls the Confederate army had retired. 393. The Capture of Atlanta. — During the severe fight-ing all along
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