...rossing the stream or forming a, junction with Fremont, when the united forces would equal his own in numbers. Jackson's rear was well covered with his cavalry (Second and Sixth Virginia), under General Turner Ashby . About two miles from Harrisonburg this rear-guard was attacked by a reconnoitering party of cavalry,, under Colonel Percy Wyndham. A smart skirmish ensued, and at first the. Nationals were repul...