ick ah om iny ▁River ▁and ▁cut ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Central ▁Rail road . ▁However , ▁Confeder ate ▁caval ry ▁under ▁General ▁W ade ▁Ham pton , ▁including ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Virginia ▁Caval ry ▁from ▁Lyn ch burg ▁under ▁General ▁Thomas ▁T . ▁Mun ford , ▁defeated ▁his ▁forces ▁at ▁the ▁two - day ▁Battle ▁of ▁Tre v ill ian ▁Station ▁in ▁Louis a ▁County , ▁and ▁they ▁with d rew . ▁This ▁permitted ▁fast - m arch ing ▁troops ▁under ▁Confeder ate ▁General ▁J ub al ▁Early ▁to ▁reach ▁within ▁four ▁miles ▁of ▁Lyn ch burg ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 6 ▁and ▁te ar ▁up ▁the ▁tracks ▁of ▁the ▁Orange ▁and ▁Alexand ria ▁Rail road ▁to ▁in hib it ▁travel ▁by ▁Union ▁rein for c ements , ▁while ▁Confeder ate ▁rein for c ements ▁st rag g led ▁in ▁from ▁Char l ott es ville . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Lyn ch burg , ▁Early ' s ▁combined ▁forces , ▁though ▁out number ed , ▁rep elled ▁Union ▁General ▁Hunter ' s ▁troops . ▁Lyn ch burg ' s ▁def enders ▁had ▁taken ▁p ains ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁impression ▁that ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁forces ▁within ▁the ▁city ▁were ▁much ▁larger ▁than ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁fact . ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁train ▁was ▁continu ously ▁run ▁up ▁and ▁down ▁the ▁tracks ▁while ▁drum mers ▁played ▁and ▁Lyn ch burg ▁citizens ▁che ered ▁as ▁if ▁rein for c ements ▁were ▁dis