Tag Archives: Cedar Creek

American Battlefield Trust Reaches Major Milestone

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

Our good friends at the American Battlefield Trust announced a major milestone this week at their annual conference: 50,000 acres of saved battlefield land! What an incredible achievement! The acquisition of 13 acres at Cedar Creek in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley … Continue reading →

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Cedar Creek 150th

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Emerging Civil War

Lots going on this weekend at Cedar Creek for the sesquicentennial of the battle. Check out the schedule! If you stop by the battlefield, be on the lookout for ECW’s own Phill Greenwalt. Belle Grove plantation (photo by Chris Mackowski)

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Remembering the “Great Gamble” at Cedar Creek

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Phill Greenwalt

This weekend, the National Park Service, in conjunction with the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation, Belle Grove, and the Shenandoah National Battlefield Historic District will combine to host a series of events commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Cedar … Continue reading →

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…and the Armies Danced: Sheridan and Early in the Valley, August-September 1864

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Daniel Davis

Four days after taking command of the Army of the Shenandoah, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan led his new command out of Harper’s Ferry and headed south. His hope was to force Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early’s Confederates out of the lower … Continue reading →

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Was Early’s Raid to Washington D.C. a Success?

Posted on July 14, 2014 by ECW Guest Post

Today we welcome guest author Kyle Rothemich. Lt. Gen. Jubal Early’s Army of the Valley crossed the Potomac River near White’s Ford back into Virginia on July 14th. When his small force found themselves back on southern soil, many of … Continue reading →

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“Life Given, Not Lost”: Captain Morey’s Final Charge—Part Two

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Edward S. Alexander

Authored by Edward Alexander (part two of three) Following the Battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864, in which he claimed the Confederates “broke and run like a flock of sheep with dogs after them,” the Sixth Corps returned to … Continue reading →

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