Discover Cedar Mountain’s Historic Valor
On August 9, 1862, the Battle of Cedar Mountain erupted in Culpeper County, Virginia, as Stonewall Jackson’s Confederates clashed with Union forces under Nathaniel Banks. A dramatic rally led to a hard-fought Confederate victory, with over 3,000 casualties. Visit this historic battlefield to walk where heroes fought and history was forged.
Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield is a community-based non-profit corporation dedicated to working cooperatively with landowners and local citizens to protect, restore, maintain, manage, interpret, and promote public awareness of the Cedar Mountain Civil War Battlefield and vicinity in Culpeper County, Virginia.
At Cedar Mountain Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson led his troops into battle on August 9, 1862 against Nathaniel Banks’ corps of John Pope’s new Army of Virginia. Over 3,000 men were killed or wounded that afternoon and evening in the shadow of Cedar Mountain during the deadliest day in Culpeper’s history. Culpeper’s native son, Major General A. P. Hill, sealed the Confederate victory when his division reformed Jackson’s crumbled line and led the charge that turned the tide of the battle. For Hill and the other Culpeper men engaged, this was a personal battle to liberate their homes, friends and family from the Union occupation.
With the support of local citizens and the American Battlefield Trust, Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield is working to ensure that this battle and the valor displayed by both armies will never be forgotten.
