Clarence R. Geier and Alyson L. Wood
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780813049441
- eISBN:
- 9780813050195
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813049441.003.0009
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Historical Archaeology
On October 19, 1864, the Union victory at the Battle of Cedar Creek successfully handed control of the agriculturally rich Shenandoah Valley of Virginia to the North. The battle started with a ...
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On October 19, 1864, the Union victory at the Battle of Cedar Creek successfully handed control of the agriculturally rich Shenandoah Valley of Virginia to the North. The battle started with a dramatic and successful Confederate attack on the vast, 6-mile-long Union encampment of Gen. Philip Sheridan's Army of the Shenandoah. Recent archaeology conducted by researchers from James Madison University has successfully identified the camp of the Union 1st Cavalry Division that lay on the right flank of what was a massive, transient, tent city. This paper discusses the nature of the field work carried out as it relates to defining the camp boundaries and the cultural and natural landscapes within which it was established. The paper further considers the unique nature of Sheridan's cavalry forces and in particular the role played by the 1st Division in the events at Cedar Creek.Less
On October 19, 1864, the Union victory at the Battle of Cedar Creek successfully handed control of the agriculturally rich Shenandoah Valley of Virginia to the North. The battle started with a dramatic and successful Confederate attack on the vast, 6-mile-long Union encampment of Gen. Philip Sheridan's Army of the Shenandoah. Recent archaeology conducted by researchers from James Madison University has successfully identified the camp of the Union 1st Cavalry Division that lay on the right flank of what was a massive, transient, tent city. This paper discusses the nature of the field work carried out as it relates to defining the camp boundaries and the cultural and natural landscapes within which it was established. The paper further considers the unique nature of Sheridan's cavalry forces and in particular the role played by the 1st Division in the events at Cedar Creek.
Brian R. McEnany
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780813160627
- eISBN:
- 9780813165479
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813160627.003.0015
- Subject:
- History, Military History
Ranald Mackenzie, with the Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery, and the Sixth Corps became part of Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan’s Army of the Shenandoah in early August 1864. His classmate, Samuel ...
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Ranald Mackenzie, with the Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery, and the Sixth Corps became part of Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan’s Army of the Shenandoah in early August 1864. His classmate, Samuel McIntire, rides with Horse Battery B&L, Second US Artillery, in support of General Custer’s cavalry division. Mackenzie’s regiment participated in the Third Battle of Winchester against Confederate general Jubal Early’s forces in the Shenandoah Valley. The Sixth Corps was ordered to return to the Army of the Potomac in October but was halted en route and returned to General Sheridan’s command at Cedar Creek just a few days before the battle on October 19. The Sixth Corps and Mackenzie’s regiment came under heavy fire at Cedar Creek. He is slightly wounded before taking command of the Second Brigade. He withdrew the brigade under fire and rejoined Sheridan’s battle line later that day. During the final phase of the battle, he is seriously wounded but remained with the Second Brigade until the conclusion of the engagement. McIntire’s battery moved with Custer’s division as it shifted about the battlefield during the battle, delaying the advance of Early’s divisions on the Valley Pike. McIntire’s battery participated in the final cavalry charge and joined the successful pursuit. Mackenzie returned to his mother’s home to recover, while McIntire and his battery traveled north to a winter cavalry camp.Less
Ranald Mackenzie, with the Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery, and the Sixth Corps became part of Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan’s Army of the Shenandoah in early August 1864. His classmate, Samuel McIntire, rides with Horse Battery B&L, Second US Artillery, in support of General Custer’s cavalry division. Mackenzie’s regiment participated in the Third Battle of Winchester against Confederate general Jubal Early’s forces in the Shenandoah Valley. The Sixth Corps was ordered to return to the Army of the Potomac in October but was halted en route and returned to General Sheridan’s command at Cedar Creek just a few days before the battle on October 19. The Sixth Corps and Mackenzie’s regiment came under heavy fire at Cedar Creek. He is slightly wounded before taking command of the Second Brigade. He withdrew the brigade under fire and rejoined Sheridan’s battle line later that day. During the final phase of the battle, he is seriously wounded but remained with the Second Brigade until the conclusion of the engagement. McIntire’s battery moved with Custer’s division as it shifted about the battlefield during the battle, delaying the advance of Early’s divisions on the Valley Pike. McIntire’s battery participated in the final cavalry charge and joined the successful pursuit. Mackenzie returned to his mother’s home to recover, while McIntire and his battery traveled north to a winter cavalry camp.
