Cedar Creek | Oct 19, 1864

Virginia

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, XIX and VI Corps. Union 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.

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Frederick County, Shenandoah County and Warren County, VA | October 19, 1864
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
8,824
Union
5,764
Confed.
3,060