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U. S. CIVIL WAR
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CEDAR MOUNTAIN
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BATTLE OF
CEDAR MOUNTAIN
NEAR HERE JACKSON FORMED
LINE OF BATTLE AND RECEIVED
THE ATTACK OF BANKS'S CORPS
OF POPE'S ARMY. FROM HERE HE
ATTACKED IN TURN, DRIVING THE
UNION FORCE NORTHWARD.
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THE BATTLE OF
CEDAR MOUNTAIN
On August 9, 1862, a Confederate army under
"Stonewall" Jackson fought a hot engagement here
in the shadow of Cedar Mountain against a Federal
force commanded by the brashly confident John
Pope. Jackson's army was much stronger, but a
bold Federal advance nearly routed the Confederates.
When Jackson's reserves under A.P. Hill arrived
they stabilized the front and then steadily drove
the Union army from the field. Although his
brilliant exploits as Lee's right arm were to
continue for the nine remaining months of his life,
Cedar Mountain was the last battle "Stonewall"
commanded on his own.
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HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING
The focal point on the battlefield of Cedar Mountain
was several hundred yards to the left of this
location, at a gate where the Crittenden farm lane
met the old main road. Confederate artillery
around that site duelled enemy guns to their right
front; during that firing, General C. S. Winder of
the "Stonewall" Brigade was mortally wounded there.
The climax of the battle erupted when seven
Northern regiments burst from a woods to the
left front and pressed nearly to that point.
Jackson rode into the fray under fire from three
sides and personally rallied his troops to save
the day.
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