almost wholly of offensive and defensive manoeuvring for certain

advantages, the enemy confining himself meanwhile to measures

intended to counteract my designs. Upon the advent of Torbert, Early

immediately grew suspicious, and fell back twelve miles south of

Martinsburg, to Bunker Hill and vicinity, where his right flank would

be less exposed, but from which position he could continue to

maintain the break in the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and push

reconnoitring parties through Smithfield to Charlestown. These