"But the Enemy Were Obliged to Give Way’ – " Topic

Early Makes His Retreat.

"Jubal Early's Confederates were on the move once more. Marching north from New Market, they had arrived at the old battlefield at Cedar Creek the day previous. Finding it vacant, Early sent his cavalry farther north, toward Middletown and Newtown, pushing back the Union pickets and espying Philip Sheridan's army, now entrenching in a new position.

That night, the two cavalry commander, Lunford Lomax and Thomas Rosser, met with Early, and a plan was made for this morning. No doubt they had been discovered, and Early had thrown part of his force into a line of battle to await the enemy.

So too did Sheridan look for battle. "Yesterday evening the enemy's cavalry made a demonstration on my front south of Newtown," he wrote to General Grant on this date, "and my scout reported a large infantry force having move down the pike to Middletown with the intention of attacking. This morning I had everything ready, but no attack was made."…"
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