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	OPEQUON or Third Winchester (19 September 1864)
		The battle was a turning point of the war in the Valley, marking the rise of Sheridan and the decline of Confederate power.
		Battle's Alabama brigade ``came out of the woods like a whirlwind,'' crushing Ricketts's division, which formed the right flank of the VI Corps.
		The Union cavalry deployed five brigades in line of battle, stretching from the railroad west toward the ridge near the intersection of the Valley Pike and Welltown Road.
	www.nps.gov /history/hps/abpp/shenandoah/svs3-12.html (3011 words)

	Horses Of The Civil War Leaders
		The battle chargers of the general officers of the Confederate and Federal armies during the American Civil War, wrote their names upon the scrolls of history by their high grade of sagacity and faithfulness.
		He was wounded twice at the first battle of Bull Run; he was at the battle of Dranesville; he took part in two of the seven days' fighting around Richmond in the summer of 1862; at Groveton, August 29th, at the second battle of Bull Run; at South Mountain and at Antietam.
		In the last battle the gallant horse was left on the field as dead, but in the next Federal advance "Baldy" was discovered quietly grazing on the battle-ground, with a deep wound in his neck.
	www.civilwarhome.com /warhorses.htm (4179 words)

	OPEQUON or Third Winchester (19 September 1864)
		The battle was a turning point of the war in the Valley, marking the rise of Sheridan and the decline of Confederate power.
		The Union cavalry deployed five brigades in line of battle, stretching from the railroad west toward the ridge near the intersection of the Valley Pike and Welltown Road.
		The Opequon battlefield is large and sprawling, covering thousands of acres east and north of Winchester.
	www.cr.nps.gov /hps/abpp/shenandoah/svs3-12.html (3011 words)

	WebRoots Library U.S. Military - Civil War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Opequon Church was the focal point of initial fighting; the original building was destroyed during the war but rebuilt in 1896.
		Battle's CS brigade was sent to the left to confront Crook but was misdirected into a ravine and missed the fighting altogether.
		The battle can be ranked in size and intensity with the battle of Opequon (Third Winchester) and both are included among the major battles of the Civil War.
	www.webroots.org /library/usamilit/civil/cwsitsv3.html (13506 words)

	Battle of Opequon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Opequon, also known as the Third Battle of Winchester, was a decisive victory for the Union army during the Valley Campaigns of 1864 in the American Civil War.
		The Battle of Opequon marked a turning point in the Shenandoah Valley in favor of the North.
		The battle was particularly damaging due to the number of casualties among key commanders.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Opequon (934 words)

	The Civil War at a Glance
		Their first encounter, the Battle of the Wilderness, opens on May 5 and for the next 40 days the armies remain locked in deadly embrace.
		In several battles around Chattanooga between October and November, Grant's armies defeat Bragg's troops, forcing them to retreat to Dalton, Georgia, where Bragg is succeeded in command by Gen. Joseph E. Johnson.
		Only a small percentage were big battles like Gettysburg or Vicksburg; most were relatively small affairs, many of them forgotten today.
	www.nationalatlas.gov /articles/history/a_civilwar.html (3893 words)

	ACWGC - Army of the Shenandoah History Page
		Battle of Opequon Creek (or Third Winchester), Va. between Sheridan (USA) and Early (CSA).
		Following the battle the "scorched earth" invasion of the valley known locally as the "Burning"or "Red October" commenced.
		Because of the speed by which the Confederate's retreated the battle was known locally as the "Woodstock Races".
	home.comcast.net /~AoS_USA/history.htm (671 words)

	The Offical New Website of the 22nd Virginia Infantry Regiment
		This is General Early's official report of the Battle of the Monocacy and Operations Against Washington, during the 1864 raid written to General Lee while encamped at Leesburg on July 14, 1864.
		The Battle of Opequon or Third Winchester as it is sometimes referred to, be the largest and the most important battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.
		The Battle of Cedar Creek rivals The Battle of Opequon (Third Winchester) in its size and intensity.
	www.emmitsburg.net /john/contents/22ndvainfantry/history/1864.htm (10213 words)

	128th NY Vols. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		We were now on the historic grounds of the battle of January 8th, 1815, which was fought by the American forces under General Jackson and the British troops commanded by General Packenham.
		Soldiers by thousands had passed through these streets, many from the Western battle fields and long marches, yet we appeared strange to the citizens, because we were so sun-burnt and fl.
		Crook had made a half wheel with the eighth corps and was flanking the enemy, while still further to the right, and almost in their rear, Torbert was just emerging from a thick wood with a long line of cavalry in battle array.
	www.wquercus.com /crowther/128th.htm (6048 words)

	Stephen Dodson Ramseur (1829-1864)
		He was mortally wounded in battle at the Battle of Cedar Creek in the Shenandoah Valley.
		In the Seven Days Battles, Ramseur saw his first significant action at the Battle of Malvern Hill, where he led a futile charge against the strong Union defense and was severely wounded in the right arm.
		In the Battle of Gettysburg, on July 1, 1863, Ramseur's brigade was one of five Rodes led in an assault south from Oak Hill against the right flank of the Union I Corps.
	www.thelatinlibrary.com /chron/civilwarnotes/ramseur.html (1176 words)

	Robert Emmett Rodes (1829-1864) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In the Peninsula Campaign, Rodes was wounded in the arm at the Battle of Seven Pines and was assigned to light duty in the defenses of Richmond, Virginia while he recuperated.
		In the Battle of Chancellorsville, Rodes was a division commander in Stonewall Jackson's corps.
		In the Battle of Gettysburg, on July 1, 1863, Rodes led the assault south from Oak Hill against the right flank of the Union I Corps.
	www.thelatinlibrary.com /chron/civilwarnotes/rodes.html (585 words)

	Battle Summary: Opequon, VA
		Jubal A. Early renewed his raids on the BandO Railroad at Martinsburg, badly dispersing his four remaining infantry divisions.
		On September 19, Sheridan advanced toward Winchester along the Berryville Pike with the VI and XIX Corps, crossing Opequon Creek.
		The Union advance was delayed long enough for Early to concentrate his forces to meet the main assault, which continued for several hours.
	www.nps.gov /history/hps/abpp/battles/va119.htm (185 words)

	Pictorial Americana: Civil War (1864) (Prints and Photographs Reading Room, Library of Congress)
		The battle of Jonesboro, Georgia, Sept. 1, 1864.
		General Cuvier Grover's Division at the battle of Opequon (Winchester), Sept. 19, 1864.
		Battle of Opequan of Winchester, Va. Lithograph by Kurz and Allison, 1893.
	www.loc.gov /rr/print/list/picamer/paCw1864.html (772 words)

	Military History Online - Custer and the Battle of Waynesboro
		And after most of the Army of the Potomac's Cavalry was transferred with their new commander, General Philip Sheridan, to the Shenandoah Valley, Custer played a pivotal role in the Federal victory at the Battle of The Opequon (3d Winchester), as his brigade was one that helped envelop the Confederate left.
		The Battle at Cedar Creek was decisive, for it not only ended any Confederate hopes of launching any future offensives out of the Shenandoah Valley, it eliminated any Rebel hopes that they could even seriously defend it.
		Perhaps its proudest moment was at the Battle of New Market, when, having taken under its command the Virginia Military Institute Cadet Battalion, it launched the attack that won the battle.
	www.militaryhistoryonline.com /civilwar/waynesboro/default.aspx (3199 words)

	ACWCO
		US General Merritt's cavalry division crossed Opequon Creek about two miles north of the Berryville Pike crossing but was slowed by fire from Wharton's infantry, deployed to block the Union advance by Breckinridge, commanding the army's left flank.
		Opequon or Third Winchester was the largest and most desperately contested battle of the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley, resulting in more than 9,000 casualties.
		The battle was a turning point of the war in the Valley, marking the rise of Sheridan.
	www.acwgc.org /acwco/winchester3.asp (1162 words)

	Conflict in the Valley Synopsis
		The battle ended in Confederate defeat and death for General Jones, who was personally leading a charge into the left flank of the 34th Massachusetts.
		A breakthrough was finally achieved by the U.S. forces on the 19th at the Battle of Opequon.
		Early's small army was totally overwhelmed, and despite a valiant stand, the Confederacy lost this last battle for the Shenandoah in the course of a few hours.
	cti.itc.virginia.edu /~ela/auhome/synopsis.html (2293 words)

	Susan M. Martin
		At the Battle of Opequon, after charging and routing a superior force of the enemy's cavalry in your front, you whirled like a thunderbolt on the left of his infantry lines and rode them down, in the face of a withering fire, in two successive charges, capturing over five hundred prisoners and five battle flags.
		Had he fallen in battle, it would not have been so bitter a cup to drink - that is a soldier's fate, but to be murdered by men whose regiment has disgraced itself and to whose side he had gallantly gone is a horrid death.
		At the Battle of Antietam he was put in charge of five companies (at that particular time about 300 men) and ordered to proceed to the mouth of Antietam Creek, there he and his troopers held in check one thousand Rebels who had threatened the Union left flank.
	home.rochester.rr.com /susanmartin (5451 words)

	Valley Campaigns of 1864 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Valley Campaigns of 1864 were American Civil War operations and battles that took place in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia from May to October, 1864.
		Early withdrew back to Opequon Creek when he realized he was in a poor position for attacking Sheridan's full force.
		His final action was defeat at the Battle of Waynesboro on March 2, 1865, after which Lee removed him from his command, because the Confederate government and people had lost confidence in him.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Valley_Campaigns_of_1864 (1204 words)

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		The battle was not fought out on the plan in accordance with which marching orders were issued to my troops, for I then hoped to take Early in detail, and with Crook's force cut off his retreat.
		The battle of Fisher's Hill was, in a measure, a part of the battle of the Opequon; that is to say, it was an incident of the pursuit resulting from that action.
		Concluding from this that a battle was in progress, I now felt confident that the women along the street had received intelligence from the battle, field by the "grape-vine telegraph," and were in raptures over some good news, while I as yet was utterly ignorant of the actual situation.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/docs/books/gutenberg/5/8/5/5857/5857.txt (14794 words)

	West Virginia in the Civil War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		September 19, at battle of Opequon, Lieutenant-Colonel Northcott commanding brigade.
		October 19, at battle of Cedar Creek, under General Sheridan, Colonel Curtis commanding brigade, Lieutenant-Colonel Northcott commanding regiment.
		In March, 1865, several West Virginia regiments were transferred to the Army of the Potomac, and were incorporated in the 24th Army Corps.
	www.wvcivilwar.com /12thinf.shtml (1077 words)

	The Offical New Website of the 22nd Virginia Infantry Regiment
		Even though the battle of Droop Mountain was classified as a Confederate defeat, General Echols managed to survive the main thrust of the Union Army and caused General Averell to incomplete their raid in Virginia and Tennessee.
		The battle of New Market (May 15th, 1864) would be the biggest victory that the 22nd Virginia would participate in.
		During the third battle of Winchester, Virginia Colonel Patton riding his horse down an ally was shot by a Union bullet being wounded he was taken prisoner.
	www.emmitsburg.net /john/contents/22ndvainfantry/descendants/patton.htm (2825 words)

	Battles of Opequon Creek, or Winchester, and Fisher's Hill
		Battles of Opequon Creek, or Winchester, and Fisher's Hill
		Crossing the Opequon River, and having proceeded about one mile and a half toward Winchester, we came up to the calvary line, engaging the enemy, and were ordered to take position on the left of a deep ravine and also form the extreme left of the general line.
		Shortly afterward the lines of battle were all ordered to advance, we guiding to the right.
	rwalsh.home.att.net /61stPVI/pa61-or7.htm (1060 words)

	Biography - George S. Patton, Jr.
		He was among the casualties of the Battle of Opequon (the Third Battle of Winchester).
		Following the defeat of the U.S. Army by the German Afrika Corps at the Battle of the Kasserine Pass in 1943, Patton was made lieutenant general and placed in command of II Corps.
		The soldiers were suffering from various forms of battle fatigue or shell-shock, and had no visible wounds (though one was subsequently found to have dysentery).
	www.talanith.com /biography/patton.html (3705 words)

	The Civil War at a Glance
		Their first encounter, the Battle of the Wilderness, opens on May 5 and for the next 40 days the armies remain locke din deadly embrace.
		A union army is defeated at Belmont, Mo., early in November--the first test of battle for a rising young brigadier general named Ulysses S. Grant.
		Mar 8-10 Battle of Kinston, N.C. Mar 16 Battle of Averasboro, N.C. Mar 19-21 Battle of Bentonville, N.C. Apr 13 Raleigh, N.C. occupied
	www.pueblo.gsa.gov /cic_text/misc/civilwar/civilwar.htm (3527 words)

	Sheridan's Valley Campaign
		Early's intentions were revealed, however, and on August 26, Sheridan's infantry attacked and overran a portion of the Confederate entrenchments at Halltown, forcing Anderson and Kershaw to withdraw to Stephenson's Depot.
		On August 29, Union cavalry forded the Opequon at Smithfield Crossing (Middleway) but were swiftly driven back across the creek and beyond the hamlet by Confederate infantry.
		Opequon was a do-or-die effort on the part of both armies, resulting in nearly 9,000 casualties.
	members.aol.com /NYVI162nd/Sheridansvalley.html (1711 words)

	Camp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Although no Civil War battles were actually fought in New Jersey during the Civil War, the state played an important role in providing and training many volunteers.
		His son, Peter Jr., was soon elected Major of the 14th Regiment, the first unit raised in the camp.
		was killed in action on September 19, 1864, while commanding the 14th Regiment at the Battle of Opequon.
	www.14thnjvir.org /Camp.htm (332 words)

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