Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

Cedar Mountain

August 9, 2012

Library of Congress

Battlefield of Cedar Mountain, August 9th,1862

The battle at Cedar Mountain, Aug. 9th, 1862 Charge of Crawford’s Brigade on the right.

Published by Currier & Ives, [between 1862 and 1872]

Print caption: Between the Corps d’armée of Genl. Banks, constituting a part of the Army of Virginia, under Genl. Pope and a vastly superior number of the Rebels under Elwell and “Stonewall” Jackson, the Rebels were finally repulsed, and the Field occupied by the Federal Army.

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