Cedar Creek | Oct 19, 1864
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Cedar Creek | Oct 19, 1864 (February 2023)
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Cedar Creek | Oct 19, 1864 | 5:30 - 6:30 am (February 2023)
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Cedar Creek | The Confederate Assault | Oct 19, 1864 | 6:00 - 7:30 am (February 2023)
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Cedar Creek | The Confederate Retreat | Oct 19, 1864 | Evening (February 2023)
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Cedar Creek | The Federal Counterattack | Oct 19, 1864 | 4:00 - 5:30 pm (February 2023)
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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
5,764
Confed.
3,060
3,060