Middletown in Frederick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Vermont at Cedar Creek

Photographed By Shanon Chaput, October 19, 2014

1. Vermont at Cedar Creek Marker

Inscription.
Vermont soldiers played an important role in the Union victory at Cedar Creek. In a desperate stand made to slow the early morning onslaught of confederate Jubal Early’s army, the Eighth Vermont Regiment lost 110 of its 164 men engaged. The First Vermont Brigade held the central position in the mid-morning stand that finally brought Early’s attack to a halt. The battered Eighth Vermont was the first Union regiment to break the Confederate line in the afternoon Union counterattack. In that attack the First Vermont Cavalry captured 23 cannon and three battle flags.

Erected 2014 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 39° 1.172′ N, 78° 17.559′ W. Marker is in Middletown, Virginia, in Frederick County. Marker is on Valley Pike (U.S. 11) 0.6 miles north of Belle Grove Road (Virginia Route 727), on the right when traveling south. Located opposite the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation headquarters. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Middletown VA 22645, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Heater House (here, next to this marker); The Battle of Cedar Creek (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Battle of Cedar Creek

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(a few steps from this marker); N.C. Troops at Cedar Creek (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Battle of Cedar Creek (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Monte Vista (approx. 0.2 miles away); Heater Fields (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Battle of Cedar Creek (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middletown.

Also see . . .
1. Vermonters at Cedar Creek. Vermont History PDF (Submitted on June 25, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation. Foundation website homepage (Submitted on September 28, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

Battle of Cedar Creek Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Shane Oliver, November 14, 2015

2. Battle of Cedar Creek Sign

Vermont at Cedar Creek Marker and The Battle of Cedar Creek Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Samuel Paik, September 4, 2017

3. Vermont at Cedar Creek Marker and The Battle of Cedar Creek Marker

Vermont at Cedar Creek Marker<br>& The Battle of Cedar Creek Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2018

4. Vermont at Cedar Creek Marker
& The Battle of Cedar Creek Marker

State Seal of Vermont<br>Freedom & Unity image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 25, 2018

5. State Seal of Vermont
Freedom & Unity

Close-up of image on marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2014, by Shanon Chaput of Mason, Ohio. This page has been viewed 768 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on September 7, 2020, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on October 27, 2014, by Shanon Chaput of Mason, Ohio. 2. submitted on November 28, 2015, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on September 19, 2017, by Samuel Paik of Gainesville, Virginia. 4, 5. submitted on September 28, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.