He found a new commander aggressive enough to defeat Early: Philip Sheridan, the cavalry commander of the Army of the Potomac, who was given command of all forces in the area, calling them the Army of the Shenandoah.
Han fandt en ny kommandør, som var tilstrækkelig aggressiv til at slå Early: Philip Sheridan, kavalerikommandøren i Army of the Potomac, som fik kommandoen over alle styrker i området og kaldte dem Army of the Shenandoah.