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Symposium Spotlight: A Horse Named Rienzi
With less two months remaining until our symposium, several of our authors further explore topics relating to their ‘What If’ theme. Today, Sarah Kay Bierle shares a little about General Sheridan’s famous horse… Meet Rienzi. That’s right, the old war … Continue reading
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Tagged 2022 symposium, Battle of Cedar Creek, Civil War Horses, Philip Sheridan, rienzi, Symposium Spotlight
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Colonel Thoburn, The Romantic?
Colonel Joseph Thoburn is probably not one of the historical figures from the Civil War who comes to mind with the word “romantic.” One of the Union’s best brigade officers in the Shenandoah Valley in 1864, his name is associated … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Common Soldier
Tagged Battle of Cedar Creek, Joseph Thoburn, soldier letters, Valentine's Day, war romance
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Fallen at Cedar Creek: Charles Russell Lowell, Jr.
On October 15, 1864, Colonel Charles Russell Lowell Jr. wrote to his wife from the camp of the 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry near Cedar Creek in the Shenandoah Valley: “I’ve only ten minutes to write to you; I was out all … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Cedar Creek Battle Anniversary
There’s a lot happening at Cedar Creek Battlefield in the Shenandoah Valley this weekend! Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation is hosting a reenactment on Saturday, October 16 and Sunday, October 17. Details here: https://www.ccbf.us/ Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: The Morning Attack Trails at Cedar Creek Battlefield
Autumn is just around the corner, and before we know it, it will be the perfect weather for a drive to (or just through) Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It’s reported that peak leaf colors will likely be around October 11 this … Continue reading
155 Years: Cedar Creek
October 19, 1864 – one hundred fifty-five years ago – saw battlefield surprises in the Shenandoah Valley. First, the Confederates under General Jubal Early launched a surprise attack on the Union army and managed to drive three corps from positions. … Continue reading
Posted in Battles
Tagged American Battlefield Trust, Battle of Cedar Creek, Cedar Creek
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Stand in the Cemetery: George Washington Getty and the Battle of Cedar Creek
Following the engagement at Tom’s Brook on Oct. 9, 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan’s Union Army of the Shenandoah continued north toward Winchester. Sheridan eventually put his men into camp along a stream known as Cedar Creek south of the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged Army of West Virginia, Battle of Cedar Creek, Battle of the Wilderness, Brock Road-Orange Plank Road Intersection, Clement Evans, Daniel Bidwell, Frank Wheaton, George Washington Getty, Horatio Wright, J. Warren Keifer, James Warner, Jedediah Hotchkiss, John Gordon, Jubal Early, Lewis Grant, Maj. Gen. William Emory, Philip Sheridan, VI Corps, XIX Corps
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A Chance at Redemption: George Custer and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864
On October 19, 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan defeated Lt. Gen. Jubal Early at the Battle of Cedar Creek in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. The engagement culminated a campaign which began two months earlier in and solidified President Abraham Lincoln’s chances … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Appomattox Court House, Battle of Cedar Creek, Battle of Fisher's Hill, Battle of Five Forks, Battle of Sayler's Creek, Battle of Third Winchester, Battle of Tom's Brook, Battle of Waynesboro, Edwin Stanton, First Cavalry Division, George Custer, James Wilson, Jubal Early, Philip Sheridan, Robert E. Lee, The Michigan Brigade, Third Cavalry Division, Thomas Devin, Wesley Merritt
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“On Many a Bloody Field”: The Forgotten Story of Daniel Davidson Bidwell
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Kevin Pawlak When I first became interested in the American Civil War at the age of 9, I was living in a small town in western New York sandwiched halfway between … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Federal, Memory
Tagged 49th New York, Army of the Shenandoah, Battle of Cedar Creek, Battle of the Wilderness, Daniel Davidson Bidwell, Fort Stevens, John Sedgwick, Jubal Early, Middletown Cemetery, Philip Sheridan
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Shenandoah Subordinates: Little Phil and a Big Valley
Conclusion of a series. The Battle of Cedar Creek effectively ended Confederate operations in the ShenandoahValley. Philip Sheridan’s final victory in the Valley removed a key piece of the logistical puzzle that Robert E. Lee relied upon. While Sheridan had … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Politics, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Battle of Cedar Creek, Battle of Fisher's Hill, Battle of Third Winchester, Battle of Tom's Brook, David Russell, George Washington Getty, Geroge Crook, Jubal Early, Philip Sheridan, Robert E. Lee, Shenandoah Valley, Stonewall Jackson, Wesley Merritt
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