. A brief history of the United States . urried along this oft-traveled route. DefeatingGeneral Wallace at Monocacy River, he appeared before FortStevens, one of the defences of Washington (July 10). Hadhe rushed by forced marches, he might have captured thecity; but he stopped a day. Reinforcements having nowarrived, he was compelled to retreat, and, laden with booty, * An attempt was made by Grant to take this road when he first swung south ofRichmond, but he was repulsed with a loss of nearly four thousand men. That thisevent was not mentioned in the military report, and has not received a
. A brief history of the United States . urried along this oft-traveled route. DefeatingGeneral Wallace at Monocacy River, he appeared before FortStevens, one of the defences of Washington (July 10). Hadhe rushed by forced marches, he might have captured thecity; but he stopped a day. Reinforcements having nowarrived, he was compelled to retreat, and, laden with booty, * An attempt was made by Grant to take this road when he first swung south ofRichmond, but he was repulsed with a loss of nearly four thousand men. That thisevent was not mentioned in the military report, and has not received a specific name,shows the enormous proportions the war had assumed, and how changed it was Iromthe time when Big Bethel and Balls Bluff were esteemed imDOrtant battlps. 264 EPOCH V. [1864. he rapidly recrossed the Potomac. Not being pursued, horeturned, and sent a party of cavalry into entered Chambersburg, and, on failing to obtain aransom of $500,000, set fire to the Tillage, and escapedsafely back into the RESCUE OF THE UNION FLEET IN THE RED RIVER (NotC, p. 265). Sheridans Campaign.—Sheridan was now put in com-mand of all the troops in this region. He defeated Early atWinchester and Fisher^s Hill, and in a week destroyed halfhis army, and sent the rest whirling up the valley of theShenandoah. * Early was quickly reinforced, and return-ing during Sheridans absence, surprised his army at CedarCreek (October 19), and drove it in confusion. Sheridanarrived at this critical moment, f ordered an immediate ad- * In order to prevent any further raids upon Washington from this direction,Sheridan devastated the valley so thoroughly that it was said that if a crow wantBto fly down the Shenandoah, he must carry his provisions with him. + Earlys attack was made under cover of a dense fog and the darkness of the earlymorning. The Union troops were driven four mUes. Greneral Wright, their com- THE CIVIL WAR. 265 vance, and attacking the Confederates,
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