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War Fifty Years Ago Cedar Creek Campaign Highlights
The narrative recalls the Cedar Creek campaign of August 1864 with Sheridan and Early clashing in the Shenandoah Valley. It traces the army build up from Lee’s railroad protection to the Federal forces around the valley, the Front Royal move, and the warning dispatch about Longstreet and Hill. Conflicts, reconnaissances, and strategic maneuvers frame the retreat toward Winchester and Williamsport.
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Philip H. Sheridan
Virginia
Jubal A. Early
Cedar Creek
Washington
Early
Potomac
Shenandoah Valley
Stonewall Jackson
Fremont
N. P. Banks
Franz Sigel
J. D. Cox
B. I. Kelley
R. H. Milroy
Kelley
W. H. French
Robert E. Lee
George Crook
Sigel
David Hunter
Nineteenth Corps
Sixth Corps
Army of the Potomac
Richmond
Sheridan
Fisher's Hill
Strasburg
Front Royal
Luray Valley
Grant
Harpers Ferry
Longstreet
Hill
R. H. Anderson
Petersburg
Winchester
Fisher’s Hill
Halleck
Lee
Kershaw
Mizhugh Lee
Three Top Mountain
Fitzhugh Lee
Jack Mosby
Merritt
Mosby
Free Lance
United States Regular
Walkooth