Enjoy more than
30 minutes of stunning 4K
Ultra High Definition footage (
Note: You can select 2160p or any HD setting in the YouTube player settings gear under quality) of the 150th
Anniversary re-enactment of the
Battle of Cedar Creek in
Middletown, Va. on
October 19, 2014.
Watch one of the key moments in the
Civil War come alive beginning with period music and the entire story of the battle that began with a surprise attack on the
Union encampment of
Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan by
Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal Early across
Cedar Creek. This battle marked the end of the northern invasion, left the
Shenandoah Valley's economy vulnerable to attack, helped secure the re-election of
Abraham Lincoln and made
Sheridan a national military hero.
The Battle of Cedar Creek, or
Battle of Belle Grove, fought October 19,
1864 - 150th Anniversary - for photos, more videos and event info see:
http://www.frederickcounty.com/The_Battle_of_Cedar_Creek__150th-a-2787
.html
Shot in 4k
UHD - Ultra
High Definition video on-site.
Video Index:
00:24
Pretty girl trying to pass for a male soldier
00:40
Northern Soldiers at breakfast camp fire
09:10 Civil War family eating breakfast - the eldest of three beautiful daughters, an excellent horsewoman, would dress as a man and fight in the battle. At this late stage in the war entire families were united in the fighting.
10:53 A light moment with boys and girls having some fun
15:00
Confederate Cavalry form up for battle.
15:34 Confederate
Calvary soldiers fording Cedar Creek
18:38 the Confederates are pushing Union personnel out of their camps.
19:24 Confederate
Infantry pursues fleeing Union Infantry.
19:50 The19th
Virginia Co. K "
Blue Ridge Rifles"
20:08, the Confederate vanguard advances onto the field.
20:53 Confederate Cavalry join the fight
.
22:00,
Union Cavalry delaying Confederate advance, followed by Confederate Infantry pushing Union Infantry back.
22:19, Confederate
Artillery besiege Union lines.
24:44 Union and Confederate Infantry engage.
25:30, Union forces retreat off the high ground.
26:25, Union forces begin pushing Confederates back.
27:05
Confederate forces attempt to take as much of their captured Union heavy weaponry with their retreating army.
28:00 Confederate forces are in total disarray, and retreat.
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- published: 20 Oct 2014
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