A small branch of the North Fork of the Shenandoah river, Virginia, U.S.A. It is known in American history as the scene of a memorable battle, which took place on the 19th of October 1864, between the Union army under MajorGeneral P. H. Sheridan and the Confederates under Lieut.-General J. A. Early. (See SHENANDOAH VALLEY CAMPAIGNS.)