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Cedar Creek

The Battle of Cedar Creek
Belle Grove
October 19, 1864


At dawn, October 19, 1864, the Confederate Army of the Valley under Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early surprised the Federal army at Cedar Creek and routed the VIII and XIX Army Corps.  Commander Maj. Gen. 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 Sherman’s successes in Georgia to re-election. 
 

Preservation

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At a Glance

Campaign

  • Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign

Battles In This Campaign

Location

  • Frederick County, Shenandoah County and Warren County , Virginia
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Dates

  • October 19, 1864

Union Commander

Confederate Commander

Forces Engaged

  • 31,945 Union Union Flag
  • 21,000 Confederate Confederate Flag

Estimated Casualties

  • 5,665 UnionUnion Flag
  • 2,910 ConfederateConfederate Flag

Result

  • Union Victory Union Flag

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