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Battle of Cedar Mountain, VA August 9, 1862, US Civil War

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  • Pvt. James Thaddeus Splawn, (CSA) (1840 - 1914)
    Civil War Military Record James T. Splawn Confederacy North Carolina enlisted 6 Oct. 1861 as Private, Co. I, 34th Reg.; transferred on 30 May 1862 to Co. D, 16th Infantry Reg. wounded on 1 July 1863 at...
  • Pvt. John W. Strickler, (USA) (1847 - 1864)
    John W. Strickler was mustered into service of the 11th Pennsylvania Reserves, 40th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company F from Fayette county on July 22nd, 1861 at the age of 14.Strickler ...
  • Col. Stapleton Crutchfield, (CSA) (1835 - 1865)
    Find A Grave Crutchfield served as a Confederate artillerist in the American Civil War. He was closely associated with Stonewall Jackson until the latter's death. Crutchfield lost a leg in battle, remo...
  • Corporal William Moses Golden, (CSA) (1834 - 1916)
    Veteran - Cpl William M Moses, Co B, 47 Regt. Alabama Infantry, CSA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sources:
  • Skelton Fisher, (CSA) (1844 - 1862)
    Killed in the Battle of Cedar Mountain.

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 American Civil War. Union forces under Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks attacked Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson near Cedar Mountain as the Confederates marched on Culpeper Court House to forestall a Union advance into central Virginia. After nearly being driven from the field in the early part of the battle, a Confederate counterattack broke the Union lines resulting in a Confederate victory. The battle was the first combat of the Northern Virginia campaign.

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