Sheridan, after his victory at Fisher's Hill,…

October 1864 CE

Sheridan, after his victory at Fisher's Hill, pursues Early's Confederate army up the Shenandoah Valley to near Staunton.

He begins withdrawing on October 6, as his cavalry burns everything that can be deemed of military significance, including barns and mills.

Reinforced by Major General Joseph B. Kershaw's division, Early follows.

Major General Thomas L. Rosser arrives from Petersburg to take command of Major General Fitzhugh Lee's Confederate cavalry division and harasses the retreating Federals.

On October 9, Brigadier General Alfred Torbert's Union troopers turn on their pursuers, routing the divisions of Rosser and Lunsford L. Lomax at Tom's Brook.

With this victory, the Union cavalry attains overwhelming superiority in the Valley.

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Toms Brook Shenandoah Virginia United States View →

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Fitzhugh Lee View → George Crook View → John C. Breckinridge View → Jubal Early View → Philip Sheridan View → Ulysses S. Grant View →

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Virginia, Commonwealth of (U.S.A.) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) View →

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American Civil War (War between the States, War of the Rebellion, War of Secession, War for Southern Independence) View → Eastern Theater of the American Civil War View → American Civil War & Reconstruction; 1864 through 1875 View → Tom's Brook, Battle of View → Valley Campaigns of 1864 View →

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