Stop 10 – Union Counterattack and Battle of Cedar Creek historical marker

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“Union Counterattack” is Stop 10 on the battlefield auto tour. This is the last stop on the tour.

The Confederate line stretched across U.S. Route 11, along Miller Lane (Cougill Road) and past the Miller House in the distance. At 4:00 p.m. the Union counterattack swept across the fields (from north to south) and struck the Confederate line here. After fierce resistance, the Confederate line collapsed from west to east, setting off a full-scale retreat. By nightfall Early’s army had disintegrated and was in headlong flight toward Fisher’s Hill.

"Battle of Cedar Creek" A15 Virginia historical marker at Middletown, Virginia

The “Battle of Cedar Creek” historical marker is at Stop 10 in front of Lord Fairfax Community College on the Valley Pike.

From the marker:

A15

Battle of Cedar Creek

Near this point General Early
on the morning of October 19,
1864, stopped his advance,
and from this position he
was driven by Sheridan in
the afternoon.

Virginia Conservation Commission 1946