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Killed. Wounded. Aggregate.
Sixth Army Corps 27 208 235
Nineteenth Army Corps 15 86 101
Army of W. Va. (Crook) 8 152 160
Cavalry 2 11 13
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Totals 52 457 509

The killed and wounded in my brigade were 80, exactly one half the
casualties in Crook's command, and above one third in the Sixth
Corps.

The victory of Fisher's Hill, though comparatively bloodless, was
one of the most complete of the war. But from the inability of
Torbert to drive Fitz Lee's cavalry (then under Wickham in consequence
of Fitz Lee being wounded at Opequon) from the Luray Valley and to
gain a position in Early's rear, the latter's army would have been
destroyed. Torbert encountered Wickham in a narrow gorge and was
unable to dislodge him in time. Sheridan's infantry assembled on
the Valley pike south of Fisher's Hill after dark, and continuing
the pursuit all night, capturing many stragglers and two more guns,
reached Woodstock twelve miles farther south at daybreak. Averell
was ordered to push forward up the Cedar Creek road and debouch at
Woodstock in rear of the retreating foe. This, for some reason,
he did not do, but soon after dark went into camp and awaited
daylight. He reached Woodstock after the infantry corps, too late
to cut off or assail the enemy. For this and some other alleged
delinquencies Sheridan relieved him from command of his division,
and assigned Colonel William H. Powell to succeed him.

Early collected his broken forces and essayed to make a stand at
Rude's Hill, east of the Shenandoah and south of Mount Jackson.
As our troops advanced to attack him, however, he withdrew rapidly
in the direction of Staunton. After passing New Market he took a
road leading to Brown's Gap, where he was joined by his cavalry
from the Luray Valley and Kershaw's division and Cutshaw's artillery,
which had left him at Stephenson's Depot on the 15th.

Not until the 25th did Torbert with his cavalry reach Sheridan at
New Market. Some of Sheridan's infantry advanced as far as Mount
Crawford and Lacey Springs, while the main body of the cavalry
pushed to Staunton and Waynesboro.

An incident occurred on the evening of the 3d of October that had
something to do with the severity of the orders relating to the
destruction of property in the S