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

Union Camps

Photographed by Shane Oliver, December 26, 2015

1. Union Camps Marker

Inscription. Federal wagons and teams were in camp, close to and along the pike, while the shelter tents of the soldiers were arranged close to the earthworks themselves. By 8 A.M. on 19 October 1864, the area was filled with withdrawing units and individuals, while others remained in line to make last-ditch stands. Federal points of resistance formed around Belle Grove and on the high ground to the west where XIX U.S. Corps formed briefly around Captain Elijah D. Taft's 5th Battery, New York Light Artillery, before retreating again to the northwest across Meadow Brook. These troops then joined the VI U.S. Corps in a final line. An eyewitness reported, "Over the space of a mile square the fields, long since stripped of their fence rails, were dotted with wagons, ambulances, pack mules, army followers and stray soldiers, none of them hurrying, but all aiming at the direct safest route to Winchester."

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Belle Grove, Middletown, Virginia, as seen from Signal Knob, Gordon's view before the battle.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is October 19, 1864.

Location. 39° 1.002′ N, 78° 17.836′ W. Marker is near Middletown, Virginia, in Frederick County. It is on Valley Pike (U.S. 11) north of Belle Grove Road (Virginia Route 727), on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in front of the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8437 Valley Pike, Middletown VA 22645, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds 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 walking distance of this marker: Battle of Cedar Creek (a few steps from this marker); Battlefield Center (a few steps from this marker); Tomb Of An Unknown Soldier (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Battle of Cedar Creek (approx. ¼ mile away); Ramseur Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named The Battle of Cedar Creek (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Battle of Cedar Creek (approx. 0.3 miles away); Heater House (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middletown.

Also see . . . Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation. (Submitted on January 3, 2016.)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 23, 2020

2. Union Camps Marker

Cedar Creek Battlefield Fountation Visitor Center Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, December 26, 2015

3. Cedar Creek Battlefield Fountation Visitor Center Sign

Battle of Cedar Creek<br>Middletown, Virginia,<br>1864 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 13, 2014

4. Battle of Cedar Creek
Middletown, Virginia,
1864

Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2016, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 710 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 2, 2016, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on October 24, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on January 2, 2016, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 4. submitted on May 22, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.