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	Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park - Battle of Cedar Mountain (U.S. National Park Service)
		Confederate artillery firing from the mountain as well as from a small wooded knoll known afterward as the Cedars, and from a gate where the Crittenden House lane met the main road, dueled with Union artillery posted on the Mitchell Station Road.
		Cedar Mountain was the only battle in which Stonewall Jackson attempted to draw his sword and lead his troops by example.
		Confederate artillery fired from the mountain and from a knoll to the left of the lane known as the Cedars.
	www.nps.gov /frsp/cedar.htm (1556 words)

	Battle of Cedar Mountain - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Cedar Mountain, Battle of, indecisive military engagement of the American Civil War, fought on August 9, 1862, near a hill called Cedar Mountain, in...
		Kings Mountain, Battle of, military engagement of the American Revolution fought on October 7, 1780, in York County, South Carolina, near the border...
		Kennesaw Mountain, Battle of, American Civil War action fought on June 27, 1864, at Kennesaw Mountain in Cobb County, Georgia, about 32 km (about 20...
	encarta.msn.com /Battle_of_Cedar_Mountain.html (169 words)

	A Chronology of Knap's Independent Battery 'E' (1861-1865)
		The battle rages amid the darkness, until Longstreet determines that no advantage is being gained as his ranks are being decimated, he gives up the fight and retreats.
		The Battery remains in the general vicinity of Wauhatchie and Lookout Mountain, Tenn. Following the deaths of Atwell and Geary, Lt. James D. McGill is succeeded to command of the Battery.
		Knap's Battery is involved in an artillery duel with a rebel battery at the Battle of Lookout Mountain.
	www.geocities.com /knapsbattery/chronlgy.htm (3599 words)

	Museum of Culpeper History - Famous Events
		Confederate artillery firing from the mountain as well as from a small wooded knoll known afterward as the Cedars dueled with Union artillery posted on the Mitchell Station Road.
		The Battle of Kelly's Ford was "the first pure cavalry fight east of the Mississippi River" of any appreciable size.
		The Battle of Brandy Station was the largest cavalry battle ever fought on the North American continent.
	www.culpepermuseum.com /events.htm (1458 words)

	Civil War Battle History of Cedar Mountain, Virginia
		The battle at Cedar Mountain marks Major General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's last engagement in command of an independent force.
		Historians consider Cedar Mountain to be the opening salvo of the Second Manassas Campaign.
		Cedar Mountain Battlefield is approximately 10 miles south of Culpeper, Virginia.
	www.civilwar.org /historyclassroom/hc_cedarmountainhist.htm (433 words)

	Battle of Kings Mountain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The plateau of the mountain is in Cleveland County, NC The battlefield and park are in York County, SC By Peggy Beach
		At the Battle of Brandywine (September 11, 1777), Ferguson was wounded in the arm and his rifle corps was later disbanded.
		Historians agree that the battle of Kings Mountain was the beginning of the end of British rule in its former colonies.
	www.co.cleveland.nc.us /battle_of_kings_mountain.htm (3390 words)

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		Battle of 2nd Manassas, This website is a portal to links on the battle, the official reports and the order of battle.
		Battle of Fredericksburg, This website is a portal to links on the battle, the official reports and the order of battle.
		Battle of The Wilderness, This website is a portal to links about the battle, the official reports, and order of battle.
	www.angelfire.com /wv/wasec5/pender_internetbattles.html (437 words)

	Battle of Cedar Mountain
		Although Confederate and Union cavalry had clashed in a number of skirmishes and a pitched battle occurred at Orange Court House, Jackson had no idea of the size or deployment of federal forces because Nathaniel Banks was successfully screening his movements with the cavalry.
		Some locals call the mountain Slaughter Mountain from the name of a family that owned the land on the north end of the mountain (where the battle occurred).
		The North Fork of Cedar Run is big enough to be an obstacle to advancing troops, but the South Fork and other tributaries are much too small to be of any value to a commander.
	blueandgraytrail.com /event/Battle_of_Cedar_Mountain (1218 words)

	The Battle of Cedar Mountain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The infantry battle began around 15:00 on August 9, 1862.
		The battle resulted in a loss for Richard H. Cunningham who commanded the regiment.
		He had been sick prior to the battle and had lost his voice.
	www.davefarley.org /cedarmountain.html (468 words)

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		Battle of 1st Manassas, This website is a portal to links on the battle, the official reports, and order of battle.
		Battle of 2nd Manassas, This website is a portal to links on the battle, the official reports and the order of battle.
		Battle of Fredericksburg, This website is a portal to links on the battle, the official reports and the order of battle.
	members.tripod.com /mwyckoff/cwbattles.html (1128 words)

	Battle Cry: A Command & Colors Game: Official Scenarios
		Kernstown The battle was fought on March 23rd, 1862, in Virginia, one of the many battles in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign.
		Shiloh The battle was fought on April 6th and 7th, 1862 in Tennessee.
		Murfreesboro The battle was fought on December 31st, 1862 in Tennessee.
	www.thewargamer.com /battlecry/sc_official.html (1243 words)

	Battle of Cedar Mountain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The battle at Cedar Mountain, by Currier and Ives
		The Battle of Cedar Mountain, also known as Slaughter's Mountain or Cedar Run, took place on August 9, 1862, in Culpeper County, Virginia, as part of the Northern Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War.
		This battle shifted fighting in Virginia from the Virginia Peninsula to northern Virginia, giving Lee the initiative.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Cedar_Mountain (201 words)

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		Upon Jackson's and Ewell's arrivals at the mountain, the Confederate cavalry was still so preoccupied in screening the Madison County area (on their west) that little penetration had been made of the Federal cavalry position in Culpeper County (on their east).
		That eastern slope of the mountain which was in the possession of the Federals, was a series of small swales and folds in which large numbers of recumbent Union men could disappear.
		Chaplain Alonzo Quint several years after the battle implied in a footnote commentary in his book that he was also a witness to the delivery of these verbal orders which Banks then asked to be committed to writing.
	www.members.cox.net /rayhbanks/Pages423-428.html (2505 words)

	Cedar Mountain Battle of - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Cedar Mountain, Battle of, indecisive military engagement of the American Civil War, fought on August 9, 1862, near a hill called Cedar Mountain, in...
		Cedar Creek, Battle of, important military engagement of the American Civil War, fought on October 19, 1864, near Cedar Creek, a tributary of the...
		Lookout Mountain, ridge, south-eastern United States, mainly in south-eastern Tennessee and extending into Georgia and Alabama.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Cedar_Mountain_Battle_of.html (114 words)

	Escape From Verdiersville
		During the truce to bury the dead after the August 9, 1862, Battle of Cedar Mountain, Confederate Gen. Jeb Stuart visited with several prewar friends who were Union officers.
		Stuart bet one of his friends a new hat that the Northern press would claim the Union defeat at Cedar Mountain to be a Union victory.
		A week after the battle, Confederate army commander Gen. Robert E. Lee devised a plan to attack Gen. John Pope's Union army while it was positioned in the "V" formed by the junction of the Rapidan and Rappahannock Rivers in Virginia.
	civilwar.bluegrass.net /battles-campaigns/1862/620818.html (405 words)

	Cd table of contents - Soldier in Our Civil War - Abridged edition
		Battle of Charles River Road, Va., June 30, 1862.
		Battle of Belmont, Mo. An Officer of Grant's Army.
		Battle of Port Republic, Va., June 9, 1862.
	www.webbgarrison.com /contents.htm (507 words)

	Cedar Mountain, the Opening of Second Manassas Campaign
		The opening of the Second Manassas Campaign began in the shadow of Cedar Mountain in Northern Virginia as Brigadier General Nathaniel Bank’s Corps of General Pope’s Army of Virginia fought with Lieutenant General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia.
		The battle cost the Federal forces 314 killed, 1,445 wounded, and 662 missing, totaling 2381 of the 8,000 troops engaged.
		Cedar Mountain is on the left of the descriptive marker, which describes Stonewall Jackson's last independent battle.
	frankmazuca.tripod.com /cedar_mountain1.html (221 words)

	12th South Carolina Volunteers History - Jackson Civil War Muster
		Gregg's brigade was on the extreme left, and were brought in late in the battle, but drove the Federals until night.
		On August 9, during the battle of Cedar Mountain, the brigade was guarding wagon trains, and was not involved.
		Gregg's brigade was on the extreme left and fought from 8:00 A.M. until dark The 12th South Carolina was in the middle of the brigade, under the command of Colonel Barnes.
	members.ismi.net /mmcwr/battle/12th_sc.html (2802 words)

	Overview of the life of and Civil War Memoirs of Joseph French Harding
		After the battle of Rich Mountain, which catapulted McClellan to fame, the county was "occupied" by Federal troops until the end of the war.
		The "Table of Battles" and the "Operations" map reveal Harding's extensive participation in many of the key battles in the Virginias and, of course, Gettysburg.
		In fact, his account ot the Battle of Cedar Mountain resolves a mystery about who carried the 31st Virginia's battle flag in the countercharge noted with such admiration in General Early's report.
	www.frenchharding.com /overview.html (601 words)

	History - Pennsylvania Infantry (Part 6)
		Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Laurel Hill May 8; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Po River May 10; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21.
		Battles of Lookout Mountain November 23-24; Mission Ridge November 25; Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge November 27.
		Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Laurel Hill May 8; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21.
	www.civilwararchive.com /Unreghst/unpainf6.htm (3945 words)

	Cemeteries - Culpeper National Cemetery - Burial & Memorials
		From 1862-65, numerous battles waged throughout the region, including the Battle of Cedar Mountain on Aug. 9, 1862, and the Battle of Chancellorsville, April 30 through May 6, 1863.
		The granite Maine Monument is a memorial to the 10th Maine Volunteer Infantry in honor of 22 of their fallen comrades who perished in the Battle of Cedar Mountain on August 9, 1862.
		The granite monument was erected in honor of fellow comrades who died in the Battle of Cedar Mountain.
	www.cem.va.gov /CEM/cems/nchp/culpeper.asp (1289 words)

	Malvern Hill, VA
		It was nine o'clock in the morning and the Confederates had formed a line of battle.
		It was a heroic dash to attack the Federals in an uphill battle, but availed little in the face of the Federal artillery and infantry fire.
		The Federals held their fire until the Confederates were within a short distance from the crest of the hill.
	www.homestead.com /cranfords/files/Malvern.html (263 words)

	The Battlefields of Kelly's Ford
		At the crisis of the fight at Cedar Mountain, Jackson waded into the melee waving his sheathed sword in one hand and a battle flag in the other while Union bullets flew past from three directions.
		The battle of the Wilderness marked the beginning of the end for the Army of Northern Virginia and for the Confederacy itself.
		The second Battle of Manassas in August of 1862 brought Robert E. Lee, "Stonewall" Jackson and the Confederacy to the height of their power and opened the way for Lee´s first invasion of the North.
	www.innatkellysford.com /battle.html (1349 words)

	CHS: Civl War Manuscripts Project: Edward Foster Blake
		Blake was killed in action at the battle of Cedar Mountain, 9 August 1862.
		One map is cited thus, "Sketch of the plan of the battle of Cedar Mountain Va fought Aug 9, 1862.
		April 6, 1866." Another map is cited, "Sketch of the Battle Field of Cedar Mountain.
	www.chs.org /kcwmp/exams/BlakeE.htm (869 words)

	Civil War Field Trips - The Antietam Campaign
		Cedar Mountain is a small mountain near Culpeper, Virginia.
		The battle did not take place on the mountain but in the countryside nearby.
		The Battle of Cedar Mountain is not well known.
	www.civilwarfieldtrips.com /antietam (613 words)

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		After the battle at Cedar Mountain, someone discovered that the number of men listed as assigned to Banks's corps did not match the number present for the battle.
		In addition, during the battle the 28th Pennsylvania was trying to retake Thoroughfare Mountain at Pope's request.
		The battle reports by Augur and Gordon and a letter by Williams pertaining to number of men present suggest that Banks's 6,500-man figure was correct when calculated from their perspective.
	members.cox.net /rayhbanks/AppendixII.html (1063 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Stonewall Jackson was slow to take command at the battle of Cedar Mountain, but he eventually rallied his troops and drove the Union forces from the field.
		Dennis Snow --- Battle Cray Scenario Cedar Mountain -------------- August 9, 1862 When Lincoln appointed Henry Halleck general in chief in July 1862, he hoped that Old Brains would coordinate an offensive by McClellan's 100,000 on the Peninsula with Pope's 50,000 north of Richmond.
		The chief result of the battle of Cedar Mountain was to confirm the transfer of operations from the Peninsula to the Rappahannock River halfway between Richmond and Washington.
	grognard.com /variants1/batcry4.txt (400 words)

	The Battle of Cedar Mountain
		Union infantry waded through a cornfield heading for the Confederate guns at the Cedars, while a second group of Federals advanced toward the guns planted by the Gate.
		Jackson could claim a victory at Cedar Mountain, for he held the field.
		Two days after the battle, Jackson withdrew to meet Lee, and begin the campaign leading to the battle of the 2nd Manassas/Bull Run and the demise of Pope.
	www.mycivilwar.com /battles/620809b.htm (837 words)

	Battle Summary: Cedar Mountain, VA
		In early August, Pope marched his forces south into Culpeper County with the objective of capturing the rail junction at Gordonsville.
		Nathaniel Banks’s corps tangled at Cedar Mountain with the Federals gaining an early advantage.
		This battle shifted fighting in Virginia from the Peninsula to Northern Virginia, giving Lee the initiative.
	www.cr.nps.gov /hps/abpp/battles/va022.htm (163 words)

	Jubal Anderson Early
		During the battle of Manassas, it was Early who came up to the Chinn House and attacked the Union right flank during the heaviest fighting at Henry Hill.
		At the start of the battle of Fredericksburg, Generals Jubal Early and Daniel Harvey Hill were down the Rappahonnock River at Port Royal watching the lower crossings and making sure a federal force didn't sneak around behind the Confederates.
		As word reach Early of Lee's success during the first day of battle at Chancellorsville he was preparing to engage two corps under John Sedgwick that crossed the Rappahanock River on a rapidly constructed pontoon bridge.
	www.blueandgraytrail.com /event/Jubal_Anderson_Early (1698 words)

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