The Cedar Creek National Battlefield (NPS Tour Stops)

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* Tour Stop 1 : Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation Headquarters

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* The Shenandoah Valley Circle Tour Marker

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* Virginia State Marker (The Battle of Cedar Creek)

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* Tour Stop 2 : The 8th Corps Camp on Bowman's Mill Road

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* Tour Stop 3 : Bowman's Mill Ford (The Cedar Creek)

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* Tour Stop 4 : Long Meadow Farm (Cedar Creek Crossing of the Confederate Army of the Valley)

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* Tour Stop 5 : The 128th New York Monument

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* Entrance to Belle Grove Plantation and Ramseur Monument

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* The Belle Grove Mansion

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* Tour Stop 7 : Mt. Carmel Cemetery (Both armies fought amongst the headstones)

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* Tour Stop 9 : General Sheridan's Arrival from Winchester)

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* The Heater House (Limestone Quarry in Background)

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* The 8th Vermont Monument

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* Photos courtesy of William Bechmann (2014)
 
The Battle of Cedar Creek was fought on this day in 1864. This conflict was the culminating battle of the Shenandoah Valley Campaigns of 1864 during the American Civil War. Confederate Lt. General Jubal Early launched a surprise attack against the encamped army of Federal Major General Philip Sheridan, across Cedar Creek, northeast of Strasburg, Virginia. During the morning fighting, seven Federal infantry divisions were forced to fall back and lost numerous prisoners and cannons. Early failed to continue his attack north of Middletown, and Sheridan, dramatically riding to the battlefield from Winchester, was able to rally his troops to hold a new defensive line. A Federal counterattack that afternoon routed Early's army.

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* Tour Stop 7 : Mt. Carmel Cemetery (Both armies fought amongst the headstones)

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I'm wondering if that used to be called "Middletown Cemetery"? I have Keith Rocco's Cedar Creek print Rally On The Battery and he calls it Middletown Cemetery.

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