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On the sweltering afternoon of August 9, 1862 Confederate forces commanded by “Stonewall Jackson” defeated Union soldiers under John Pope in what would become the deadliest day in Culpeper County’s history. By the time Jackson called a halt to the battle after dark, 3800 wounded and dying covered the battlefield while parched survivors lapped up the precious water in Cedar Run. The Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield and the Culpeper Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy are planning two days of activities August 6 and 7 to not only remember the soldiers in both armies who fought, but to also educate the public about the battle and current preservation efforts for the battlefield.
The opening event sponsored by the UDC wall be a commemoration ceremony at Cedar Run Baptist Church at 10 a m. Saturday, August 6. Following period music, Richmond native Brigadier General Jack Mounteastle, US Army (retired) will be the featured speaker. The VMI graduate commanded armor units, taught military’ history at West Point for three years, and was Chief of Military History at the army’s Military History Center in Washington, D. C. After retirement he served as director of the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s Development Division for two years and currently teaches Civil War courses at the University of Richmond.
After the service, the United Daughters of the Confederacy invite participants to a reception in the fellowship hall until 11:30. Then
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