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The tall and handsome Southern commander in western Virginia was a man of distinction. He had been the youngest ever vice-president of the United States. He was John C. Breckinridge, and he had run on the Democratic ticket against Lincoln for the Presidency.
Now a veteran Confederate commander, a major general and soon to be the Confederate Secretary of War, Breckinridge faced one of his sternest tests — whether to actually throw into battle the cadets who had joined him. In the critical see-saw of the fierce conflict, he decided he had to.
The cadets’ performance made, history. They moved forward with parade ground smartness, dressing their ranks as they went. They captured a cannon and many prisoners. They were a deciding force in one of the last Confederate victories.
They are remembered today at the Hall of Valor, the park’s $2 million museum.
The reenactment is free, but there is a $2 parking fee for each car. Spectators with radios may tune in for a blow by blow description by a U.S. Army historian over a local radio station (WHSV of Harrisonburg).
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