The residents referred to this widespread destruction as ``The Burning.'' The Confederates were not idle during this period and Sheridan's men were plagued by guerrilla raids by partisan ranger Col. John S. Mosby. Although Sheridan assumed that Jubal Early was effectively out of action and he considered withdrawing his army to rejoin Grant at Petersburg, Early received reinforcements and, on October 19 at Cedar Creek, launched a well-executed surprise attack while Sheridan was absent from _his_ army, ten miles away at Winchester. <sep>, Pronoun: his <sep>, A: Grant <sep>, B: Sheridan