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The Daily Dispatch: August 22, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
at which the Shenandoah was crossed, is situated in the extreme southeastern angle of Frederick county, twenty miles from Winchester, in a valley between the river and the Blue Ridge, near the junction of the counties of Culpeper, Fauquier and Shenandoah. Strasburg, from whence Sheridan commenced his retreat, is in the northern part of Shenandoah county, on the north branch of the Shenandoah river, immediately on the main road from Woodstock to Winchester, and eighteen miles south of the latteShenandoah county, on the north branch of the Shenandoah river, immediately on the main road from Woodstock to Winchester, and eighteen miles south of the latter place. It is stated (not officially) that Sheridan's entire force in the Valley amounts to 41,000 men. His retirement from our front to Harper's Ferry may be regarded as a prudential measure on his part. It is reported that on Thursday, the 18th instant, General Early captured five hundred prisoners near Winchester, and was still in pursuit of the enemy. From Florida. The following official dispatch, announcing a successful affair in Florida, was received at the War Departm