Cedar Creek: The Battle that Saved the Union

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Cedar Creek: The Battle that Saved the Union
  • By Kim Holien JBM-HH Historian (retired)
  • Nov 3, 2016



‘Our destinies are sometimes focused on the small point of a bayonet.’ President John F. Kennedy

Exactly 152 years ago in October was fought the famous battle of Cedar Creek in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. This hard fought battle, coming just before the presidential election of 1864, significantly aided President Abraham Lincoln in being re-elected. Here’s how it all came about and how you may visit it today.

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