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A Tale of Two Fields: Where the 3rd Wisconsin’s Reconnaissance Fought at Cedar Mountain
ECW welcomes back guest author Chris Bryan As a four-hour artillery duel raged on the sweltering afternoon of August 9, 1862, Union and Confederate infantry under Major Generals Nathaniel Banks and Thomas J. Jackson arrived on the fields north of … Continue reading
Saving History Saturday: American Battlefield Trust Aims to Save Land at Four Battlefields
As one of its first battlefield preservation campaigns of 2020, the American Battlefield Trust is aiming to save over 600 acres of hallowed ground at four major battlefields – all in Virginia. Cedar Creek, Cedar Mountain, Sailor’s Creek, and Ware … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Cedar Mountain Battlefield’s Annual Commemoration
The Battle of Cedar Mountain occurred on August 9, 1862, when Confederate General “Stonewall” Jackson battled Union General Nathaniel Banks a few miles south of the town of the Culpeper. The five hour conflict pitted four Union brigades against three … Continue reading
On the March with the Civil War Trust
The Civil War Trust has been very busy as of late, marching forward on all fronts of preservation. Just several weeks ago, the Trust, along with many other preservation organizations in the Shenandoah Valley took a moment to reflect on … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Civil War Trails, Emerging Civil War, Material Culture, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Preservation
Tagged battlefield preservation, Cedar Mountain, Civil War Trust, Culpeper Virginia, Generations, Historic Preservation, History, Manassas National Battlefield Park, Preservation, Prince William County, VA, Volunteer
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The Winchester Photograph: Portrait of A General’s Character
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Sarah Kay Bierle There were only two photos of General “Stonewall” Jackson taken during the war. One photograph was made during April 1863, shortly before his final battle at Chancellorsville and … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Memory
Tagged Cedar Mountain, First Manassas, Hunter McGuire, Second Manassas, Seven Days Battles, Sharpsburg, Shenandoah Valley Campaign 1862, Stonewall Jackson, Virginia Military Institute
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State Park Initiative in Culpeper County Virginia
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Mike Block As the Vice-President of the Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield, as well as a former member of the Board of Directors of the Brandy Station Foundation, I have spent … Continue reading
