Near there, Sheridan, after a breakneck ride from Winchester, rallied his troops and led a counterattack that regained the field. The battle of Cedar Creek ended Early's opportunities and resulted in a Confederate withdrawal back up the Valley. If you are on Route 11 heading south, you reach the battlefield beginning in Middletown and remain on the field until Strasburg. Anniversary re-enactment is one of the highlights of the year. By appointment other times.
Battlefield tours are available.
Write PO Box 229, Middletown, Va. 22645. Operated by the National Trust. New exhibit features Jackson's 1862 Valley campaigns. Special stuff for kids. This is the place where T.J. Jackson re-employed locomotives in the service of the Confederacy after hijacking them in Harper's Ferry in April 1861.