Battle of Cedar Mountain

Battle of Cedar Mountain is a Virginia historical marker in Culpeper County, dedicated 1927.

Rte. 657, 0.25 miles north of its intersection with Rte. 15

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Near here Jackson formed line of battle and received the attack of Banks' Corps of Pope's army. From here he attacked in turn, driving the Union forces northward.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1889 · Virginia and West Virginia (eastern portion). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1891 · (Virginia, N. Carolina) Railroad Map of the United States. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1892 · Gordonsville, Virginia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1895 · Central Virginia 1864-1865. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1924 · Maryland and Delaware. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Virginia and West Virginia (eastern portion), 1889, covering the location of Battle of Cedar Mountain, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Virginia and West Virginia (eastern portion), 1889, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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