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Cedar Mountain, VA
August 9, 1862
 
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Culpeper, VA
Updated Thursday, July 29, 2010 8:20 PM
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Gen. John Pope vs. Gen. Stonewall Jackson

 

Union Order of Battle

 

Confederate Order of Battle

 

Union General John Pope attacked a superior Confederate force led by General Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain. This was still early in the war, later superior Union forces would think twice about attacking at all if they knew Jackson was anywhere on the field.  After some initial Union success Confederate reinforcements under A.P. Hill and the Union was driven from the field.

 

 

 
Cedar Mountain battlefield, Cedar mountain mountain is in the distance.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crittenden Farm Lane, the woods are on the right in the picture.
 
Crittenden Farm Gate
 
The house where General Winder died.
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
The main road, the woods that concealed the Union troops are on the right in the photo.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Looking from the battlefield toward Cedar Mountain, then.
 

 Looking from the battlefield toward Cedar Mountain, now.

The Union retreat from Cedar Mountain.

 

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