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BATTLE OF FISHER'S HILL

The Battle of Fisher's Hill was a battle of the American Civil War fought between Sheridan's army of the Shenandoah Valley, about 20,000 strong, and Early, commanding a large Confederate force. After the Battle of Opequan, when Early was defeated, the latter retreated to Fisher's Hill, Virginia, and was there overtaken on October the 21st, 1864, by Sheridan. Early held an unusually strong position. The Eighth Corps gained a wooded approach in the Confederate rear, attacking the Confederates thence while they were busy with Sheridan's main command on their front. The success of this plan was instantaneous. The Confederates fled in all directions, and were pursued by Sheridan to the Blue Ridge.
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