Under Fire: A Tale of the Shenandoah Valley — page 90: what you’re looking at

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FISHER’S HILL. — 83 Several thousand prisoners were captured, and the rebel dead and wounded were left in Union hands. Karly was absolutely stupefied at the shock. This was not the fighting he had been accustomed to, nor ever would be. Great credit is undoubtedly due to Sheridan’s sub- ordinates; but Sheridan was the life of the entire bat- tle, and gave the foe a taste of his quality, which he expected his own troops to follow in the future. Early lost thirty-five hundred killed and wounded, five thousand prisoners, some guns and fifteen battle- flags. Three of his generals were killed and four wounded. Not only was Early driven through Winchester, but he was sent ‘‘whizzing up the valley,’’ so vigor- ously pursued that he did not make a stand until he reached Fisher’s Hill, thirty miles beyond. Like a tiger let loose, Sheridan was hurling himself upcn the foe. The enemy were completely dumfounded at the rapidity of his movements, and quite panic-stricken for the time. At Fisher’s Hill, Early posted his retiring and beaten army in a strong position, and here resolved ~ to hold the fort and turn back the sweeping tide if possible. Fisher’s Hill is not put down on the pages of his- tory asavictory for the Confederates. The gray- coats were destined to suffer another humiliation as the invincible Sheridan moved on their works. The firing which had greeted the ears of our friends, mentioned in the first chapter was from Sheridan’ s artillery, which was merely feeling the enemy’s position during the early part of the day. Early was strongly footed, and believed that the disgraceful retreat of the past few days would be re- trieved in a substantial victory. Captain Chetwood and ‘‘Loyal Mose’’ fenced the (Elo cComicbooks im