Cedar Creek: Animated Battle Map 

By the request of many of our viewers, we have added narration to our already existing original set of battle maps. We appreciate your support and hope you enjoy the update! For our more modern animated maps, please visit the top of our Animated Battle Maps playlist ru-vid.com/group/PLZrhqv_T1O1sdxRNm5SNc6cGSWr7xiWZs.

When the tide of the battle had been turned and the Confederates had been routed, Sheridan rode amongst his troops as they pursued, waving a flag he'd grabbed from someone. With tears of joy streaming down his face, he yelled, "boys! Boys! This is just what I expected!" In many regards, that's the story of the Union victory: they had the men and resources to win, but early in the war they (in the East, anyway) were led by generals who lost a fight, made up their minds they were defeated, and slunk back to the fortifications in Washington instead of forming back up and keeping the pressure on the Confederates, pressure that would break them long before it broke the Union if only it could be sustained. Lincoln understood this, and he spent the first three years of the war looking for generals--besides R.E. Lee--who understood it too. He finally found it in Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan.

Interesting fact. My house was used as a Union prisoner of war holding lot after the battle.

I have never in my life taken a command into battle and had the slightest desire to come out alive unless I won. - Philip Sheridan

As Napoleon said in the movie Waterloo, "I was in this Position at the battle of Marengo, I lost the Battle at 5 o'clock, BUT I WON IT BACK AGAIN AT SEVEN!"

It was just amazing the number of counterattacks that occurred.

Gordon and Early , not surprisingly, took different views in their memoirs. Gordon claimed that his men could have continued the advance and routed all of the Union troops before Sheridan arrived. Early wrote that his men were exhausted after marching all night and fighting all morning, and he had been wise to halt where he did.

I can not express in writing how much this means to me. My great-grandfather was there. I've got letters he wrote while he was at this battle & at 3rd Battle Winchester. Often wondered what it was like to be awoke & under attack. Also, how close I came to not sitting here writing this comment. He was with General George Crook, WV 13th Company B. It was no coincidence this came through my subscriptions right after it was uploaded & I was sitting right here to see it. My dad always told me how proud Grandpa was to have served. Dad often used the word Patriot. He will always have an American flag on his grave. Again, thank you for these videos.

Sheridan hated that painting of him rallying he troops with the flag, as he never picked up a flag on that ride.

I like how y’all did your animations with Gettysburg and Vicksburg better

The Battle of Cedar Creek happened on this day 156 years ago, my great great great grandfather fought in the battle and served 3 years during the civil war (1862-1865) and miraculously he was never injured

My dad was in this battle, he talked about Sheridan a lot. He rode beside Sheridan rallying the troops.

My first reenactment ever. We got to charge the union guns. Man they were loud.

My 4x great grandfather was at this battle. Obediah Fulcher 23rd Battalion Infantry Company E. He was one of the ones captured as well as his first cousin William Jackson Fulcher with Virginia 4th Infantry Regiment Company D. They were taken to Fort Monroe Prison in Point Lookout, Maryland. Obediah was freed through a prisoner exchange in November of 1864. Sadly William passed away in the fort on January 19, 1865.

This collection is the best on the civil war, are you planning on reuploading all civil war battles?

Well done, as always. I came looking for the battle of Wilson's Creek of August 10th, 1861 and found this instead. Please done a video for Wilson's Creek if possible. I'm an ACW wargamer and these videos are invaluable!

I’m glad you did decide to redo these, And they are GREAT but I think they would be even BETTER If and you could have more content from the same video if you did a compete over haul and animated and narration like Gettysburg and Antietam!! Thanks!! Keep up the GREAT work!!

I don't want to complain, but it's better to upload one animated map, but well prepared (as those about Gettysburg or Vicksburg) than ten 'Cedar-Creek-like' maps. Besides, as a supporter of the Union and a proud son the great voivodenship of Mazovia I have to say - this is great job you guys are doing!

These videos are super awesome.

Please upload more!

Jubal Early -- He gives up his pursuits too early.

The butternut soldier's achievements are unsurpassable even to this day.

Fascinating!

You’d think by 1864 that Union commanders would expect surprise attacks to come. Yet they did not.

Sheridan possibly drank ‘Old Overholt’ rye whisky, and we can see the results!

Lesson learned: Dont push your luck.

Love the narration.

Great video!!

And the more modern maps, with more moviment?

we are rushing bombsite B with this one

no one got hit by any cars, standing on that highway?

All of these presentations of the National Battlefield Trust are acceptable additions to any basic understanding of the American Civil War. . Ken Burn's civil war video series does it equal justice, but neither is accurate in presenting the true details or many of the decisive facts of this complex event of World History. Both presentations are very entertaining and I give them both credit for increasing interest about this huge conflict, but neither does justice to the true reality of this Conflict.

My great great grandfather was wounded here he was 50th Georgian infantry his company was N

why does the speaker say "Rabert" Lee? His name is Robert.

You guys can't use Google Earth for an 1864 map, I mean those lakes didn't even exist until recently lol

There is no command & control of Hunger

Go Jub!

Why don’t they ever do anything about George Thomas?

The narrator constantly says "calvary" my goodness why can't any of them get it right? ..

based

344 union and 248 confederat solders killed

Im glad slavery was ended and the country was preserved and all of that, and the reality of war is seldom funny, but from an abstract point of view you have to laugh at the fact that Early was STILL able to del a surprise kick in the pants to S who suffered far more casualties in the battle than did E, even though S possessed a far greater force.

Ah, it's the American Civil War version of Kings & Generals!

These videos are so bias for the union.