Before dawn on October 19, 1864 Jubal Early’s veteran Confederate Army unleashed one of the most vicious and successful surprise attacks of the Civil War against Phil Sheridan’s sleeping Federal Army.
Military Historian, Joseph W.A. Whitehorne takes you back to that fateful, foggy morning to critical locations on the battlefield. Extensive action from Cedar Creek reenactments, animated maps, dramatic vignettes, period photographs and drawings brings the critical Battle of Cedar Creek to life with a clear understanding of how Early’s bold morning victory turned into the end of Confederate power in the Shenandoah Valley, by sundown that same day.
Cedar Creek was a pivotal and decisive battle in Lincoln’s reelection and Lee’s ultimate defeat. Taped on location at the Cedar Creek Battlefield and the Belle Grove Mansion, in the historic Shenandoah Valley.
About Cedar Creek:
The Battle of Cedar creek was fought in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia on October 19, 1864. The Union was victorious. At dawn the Confederate Army of the Valley under Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early surprised the Federal army at Cedar Creek. Commander Major General Philip Sheridan arrived from Winchester to rally his troops, and, in the afternoon, launched a crushing counterattack, which recovered the battlefield. Sheridan's victory at Cedar Creek broke the back of the Confederate army in the Shenandoah Valley. Lincoln rode the momentum of Sheridan's victories in the Valley and General Sherman's successes in Georgia to re-election. Nearly 53,000 forces were engaged and casualties numbered 8,575 total.
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