Oct 18

1400	Early gives orders to commanders
2000	Gordon's, Pegram's and Ramseur's Divisions begin march to Shenandoah fords

Oct 19

0100	Gordon's Corps resumes march after closing up where RR crosses Shenandoah; Kershaw and Wharton begin approach, artillery follows
0330	All arrive at fords
0400	Cavalry skirmish at Cupp's Ford on western flank
0430	Kershaw crosses Cedar Creek; Gordon's Corps crosses Shenandoah, some firing
0500	Kershaw attacks; Wharton moves to Cedar Creek bridge, attacks pickets when he hears Kershaw
0515	Confederate artillery goes into battery at Hupp's Hill
0520	Gordon attacks VIII Corps flank; XIX Corps troops get into trenches
0535	VIII Corps  shattered; XIX Corps discovers enemy on its flank
0540	Wharton crosses Cedar Creek bridge
0600	Early joins Gordon
0630	XIX Corps, with VIII Corps elements, establishes line west and parallel to Pike
0730	3d Div., VI Corps and XIX Corps elements hold line on Red Hill, west of Meadow Brook; 1st Div., VI Corps resists along Hite Road; 2d Div., VI Corps resists on ridge southwest of Middletown; Merritt's Cavalry Div. deploys north of Red Hill; Custer's Cavalry Div. moves to east flank on north edge of Middletown
0800	1st & 3d Divs., VI Corps retire to positions just south of Back Road to Winchester; 2d Div., VI Corps defends at town cemetery; XIX Corps units rally along Old Forge Road (CR 635) west of VI Corps elements, then move farther north
0900	2d Div., VI Corps  retires to Old Forge Road adjacent to Meadow Brook
0930	2d Div., VI Corps continues rearward
1000	Merritt's Cavalry Div. moves east of Pike and extends battle line east; Federal retreat ended; Confederate units halt along Old Forge Road, reorganize
1030	Sheridan arrives
1100	Ramseur's, Kershaw's and Gordon's Divs. move forward to Miller's Mill Road
1230	Federal battle line fully reestablished by Sheridan
1300	Confederate probes launched on VI and XIX Corps positions
1500	Merritt begins advance
1530	Confederate skirmish line driven in
1600	General Federal attack
1700	Pursuit of Early's forces
2000	1st Div., XIX Corps occupies Hupp's Hill

Oct
20 Early retires to New Market
26 Federal cavalry repulsed at Milford

Nov
10 Early moves to Woodstock
11 Skirmish at Middletown
12 Cavalry skirmish at Cedarville, Confederate defeat
13 Early withdraws to New Market; first snowy day
22 Skirmish at Rude's Hill, Federals repulsed

Dec
6 VI Corps sent to Army of the Potomac
6-16 Early's reduced forces go into winter camps vicinity Staunton and Waynesboro; Gordon's Corps recalled to Richmond

Jan
6 1st Div., XIX Corps sent to Savannah, Ga.

Feb
27 Sheridan heads south from Winchester

Mar
2 Remnants of Early's force annihilated at Waynesboro by Custer

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