Cedar Creek
Civil War Virginia

American Civil War
October 19, 1864

At dawn, October 19, 1864, the Confederate Army of the Valley under Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early surprised the Federal army at Cedar Creek and routed the VIII and XIX Army Corps. 

US 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.

Result(s): Union victory

Location: Frederick County, Shenandoah County and Warren County

Campaign: Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign (August-December 1864) previous battle in campaign    Campaigns

Date(s): October 19, 1864

Principal Commanders: Major General Horatio Wright and Major General Philip Sheridan [US]; Lieutenant General Jubal Early [CS]

Forces Engaged: 52,945 total (US 31,945; CS 21,000)

Estimated Casualties: 8,575 total (US 5,665; CS 2,910)


A Memoir of the Last Year of the War for Independence in the Confederate States of America
Ranked among the most important generals who fought with Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. He played principal roles at the battles of First Manassas, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and most of the other engagements in the Eastern Theater







Civil War Map: Appomattox Court House, c.1869
Civil War Map: Appomattox Court House, c.1869
36 in. x 48 in. $169.99
Buy at AllPosters.com
Framed

Civil War Firearms
Standard Catalog of Civil War Firearms
Over 700 photographs and a rarity scale for each gun, this comprehensive guide to the thousands of weapons used by Billy Yank and Johnny Reb will be indispensable for historians and collectors.
Virginia State Battle Map 1864
State Battle Maps
Appomattox Courthouse
American Civil War Exhibits
Civil War Summary
Civil War Timeline
Confederate Commanders
Union Generals
Civil War Music History
Ships and Naval Battles
Women Civil War Soldiers
Reenactors Row Supplies
Documents of the Civil War
Civil War Store

Civil War Union
Suede Blue Kepi Hat




Civil War Confederate
Suede Grey Kepi Hat

American Civil War Book Titles

Sheridan's Lieutenants: Phil Sheridan, His Generals, and the Final Year of the Civil War
Summary of Sheridan's role in the last year of the Civil War. An introduction to the lives of a remarkable group of soldiers. Merritt, Mackenzie, Crook, Upton, and Wilson were young, gifted, and tough officers who contributed to Union victory. Custer is remembered today because he blundered at the Little Bighorn

Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan, General United States Army
Philip H. Sheridan earned the enmity of many Virginians for laying waste to the Shenandoah Valley. His date and place of birth is uncertain, but he himself claimed to have been born in New York in 1831

The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864
Shenandoah Valley of Virginia Campaign of 1864 lasted more than four months and claimed more than 25,000 casualties. The armies of Philip H. Sheridan and Jubal A. Early contended for immense stakes

Swallowed Up in Victory: A Civil War Narrative, Petersburg, 1864-1865
A narrative of the last year of the American Civil War, follows the action surrounding the first attacks on Petersburg through the surrender at Appomattox

The Railroads of the Confederacy
The story of the first use of railroads on a major scale in a major war. A complex and fascinating tale, with the railroads of the American South playing the part of tragic hero in the Civil War: at first vigorous though immature; then overloaded, driven unmercifully, starved for iron; and eventually worn out

Lee's Endangered Left: The Civil War In Western Virginia, Spring Of 1864
Grant devised a plan of concerted action to bring down the Confederacy. He aimed to destroy General Lee's supply source for his Army in Western Virginia and to use military activity there as an extended turning movement to threaten Lee from the west

The Cavalry at Appomattox
A Tactical Study of Mounted Operations During the Civil War's Climactic Campaign, March 27-April 9, 1865

The Official Virginia Civil War Battlefield Guide
Virginia was host to nearly 1/3rd of all Civil War engagements. This guide covers them all like a mini-history of the war. This guide organizes battles chronologically. Each campaign has a detailed overview, followed by concise descriptions of the individual engagements



Civil War Submarines
Civil War Picture Album
President Abraham Lincoln
General Ulysses S. Grant
Battle of Gettysburg
History of Colored Troops

Sources:
U.S. National Park Service
U.S. Library of Congress.

Search
AmericanCivilWar.com
 
Enter the keywords you are looking for and the site will be searched and all occurrences of your request will be displayed. You can also enter a date format, April 19,1862 or September 1864.
Battle of Shiloh
Civil War Map
First Manassas
Civil War Pictures
Civil War Cooking
Gettysburg
Civil War Ships