Middletown in Frederick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
End Of Sheridan’s Ride
Photographed by Roger Dean Meyer, June 3, 2006
1. End Of Sheridan's Ride Marker
A Virtual Tour of the Battle of Cedar Creek by HMDb markers.
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This knoll marks the position of the Union Army when Sheridan rejoined it at 10:30 A.M., October 19, 1864, in the Battle of Cedar Creek. His arrival, with Wright's efforts, checked the Union retreat.
Erected 1927 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number A-14.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1910.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 39° 2.79′ N, 78° 15.536′ W. Marker was in Middletown, Virginia, in Frederick County. It was at the intersection of Valley Pike (U.S. 11) and Rienzi Knoll Lane, on the right when traveling south on Valley Pike. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 6986 Fairfax Pike, Middletown VA 22645, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: End of Sheridan’s Ride (here, next to this marker); Sheridan Arrives (approx. half a mile away);
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Regarding End Of Sheridan’s Ride. The Cedar Creek battlefield is interpreted by several markers. See the Battle of Cedar Creek Virtual Tour by Markers link above.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Sheridan's Headquarters - where the ride began in Winchester
Also see . . .
1. The Poem, “Sheridan’s Ride”, by Thomas Buchanan Read. Sons of the South website entry (Submitted on October 3, 2006.)
2. Sheridan Arrives. NPS Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park website entry (Submitted on June 21, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. The Battle of Cedar Creek Staff Ride. Center for Military History website entry:
The location where Sheridan rallied the Union troops is stop 11 of the Center of Military History staff ride of the Cedar Creek Battlefield. (Submitted on November 5, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 29, 2007
2. End Of Sheridan’s Ride Marker
Additional keywords. General Philip H. Sheridan
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 29, 2007
3. Union Army Rallies
Along Klines Mill Road (Route 633) the Federals rallied as Sheridan arrived on the battlefield. The ground in this section of the battlefield is somewhat as it was in 1864, with pastures and orchards.
Library of Congress
4. Sheridan's Ride - Battle of Cedar Creek
Alfred R. Waud's 1864 drawing of Sheridan's arrival at Cedar Creek.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 13, 2014
5. Rienzi Knoll Lane and The Valley Pike
Rienzi was the famous horse Sheridan rode along the Valley Pike from Winchester to Cedar Creek.
Photographed by Smithsonian Museum of American History
6. Rienzi
Responding to the extraordinary popularity of Thomas Buchanan Read's poem "Sheridan's Ride", General Sheridan gave his horse Rienzi a new name: Winchester. When Rienzi / Winchester died in 1871, he was stuffed and placed in the Military Service Institution at Governor's Island. In 1922 he was moved to the Smithsonian Museum of American History.
With foam and with dust the black charger was grey;
By the flash of his eye and red nostril's play
He seemed to the whole great Army to say;
"I have brought you, Sheridan, all the way
From Winchester down to save the day!"
By the flash of his eye and red nostril's play
He seemed to the whole great Army to say;
"I have brought you, Sheridan, all the way
From Winchester down to save the day!"
Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2006, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 2,575 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on March 30, 2026, by Caleb Kemplin of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on October 3, 2006, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. 2, 3. submitted on October 19, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 18, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
