Cedar Creek: Animated Battle Map

We at the American Battlefield Trust are re-releasing our original set of Animated Battle Maps with brand new openings and narration. Enjoy learning more about the Battle of Cedar Creek.
Our collection of animated maps bring battles of the American Civil War to life, complete with troop movement animations, narratives, reenactment footage and more.

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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 kzbin.info/aero/PLZrhqv_T1O1sdxRNm5SNc6cGSWr7xiWZs.

[@Senor0Droolcup]

American Battlefield Trust I love these videos in the near ration is a big help please keep up the great work!

[@ShootYourRadio]

You should do some stuff on the Battle of New Market please.

[@AmericanBattlefieldTrust]

@@ShootYourRadio We have a New Market In4 filmed!

[@ShootYourRadio]

@@AmericanBattlefieldTrust Oh but not released yet?

[@hatuletoh]

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.

[@avenaoat]

And the Virginian George Thomas, the only general who destroyed a whole Army in a battle at Nashville in the end of 1864! This was never accomplished by other general from the Confederate and the Unio in the Civil War!

[@brycesattler2301]

Ohio boys

[@c4pt41nhowdy2]

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

[@timmccarthy872]

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!"

[@timdh-2818]

It was just amazing the number of counterattacks that occurred.

[@johnmassoud930]

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

[@chasemurraychristopherdola7108]

That’s really interesting

[@tophmcgoph9229]

This is pretty cool..

[@bushwhackerinc.4668]

My great great grandfather may have been held prisoner in that house then.

[@johnmassoud930]

@@bushwhackerinc.4668 wow

[@808ghostMiller]

Sometimes I wonder what percentage of people who comment like this are actually telling the truth and what percentage just want to be extra relevant in a comment section thread.

[@callingallhandsondeck]

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.

[@natekirk18]

my maternal grandmothers paternal great grandfather John W. O'Bryan was at both valley campaigns and second manassas and served with the union 5th WV inf throughout the whole war, he was from quite close to the border between Ky/Wv like most of my mothers family, I think it's quite cool how that your great grandfather and my 3rd great grandfather were in the same brigade.

[@natekirk18]

I also have a good amount of civil war ancestors as well in general almost all being from the eastern ky, southern WV region

[@Niawen2011]

My Great Great Uncle served in the Vermont 8th and was right in the middle of the nastiest hand-to-hand fighting on that morning. He and 10 others were captured and sent to Salisbury. Only 5 came out, the rest having succumbed to starvation and disease. Funny thing, though … like many Vermonters, we were all French Canadians, having only recently arrived from the Richelieu farming region. All simple sod-busters who didn't have to enlist. Couldn't be compelled to enlist - yet they fought like lions. A breed apart those Vermonters.

[@ramona14220]

My GG grandfather was with the 36 Va. under Wharton. He made it through the war suffering just a bout of pneumonia. You have to think one stray bullet and no me either. Ironically my other GG grandfather was with the 6th Ohio in the west.

[@kennethkellogg6556]

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.

[@deepashtray5605]

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

[@michaelmay5120]

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!

[@jarronsmith3733]

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!!

[@kryo5579]

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

[@vex8836]

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.

[@Bose-2002]

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

[@KK-jt7xm]

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!

[@Sir.suspicious]

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

[@Imachowderhead]

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

[@skiddwister9143]

These videos are super awesome.

[@CaptainHarlock-kv4zt]

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

[@SirCheezersIII]

You mean losing a war that they started? That's about a dime a dozen if you ask me.

[@stewartj3407]

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

[@MrElliotc02]

How old are you?

[@stewartj3407]

@@MrElliotc02 24 years old.

[@ShortLandPattern]

@@stewartj3407 uhh nah

[@stewartj3407]

@@ShortLandPattern actually…yes. My uncle was there too and they’ve told me the stories.

[@ShortLandPattern]

@@stewartj3407 Do you mean great uncle and great grandpa? There's slim chance that your dad is over 150 years old.

[@unkleswegward6969]

Please upload more!

[@bigsarge2085]

Fascinating!

[@ElBandito]

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

[@kenklein9120]

In this case, the Early - bird doesn't get the worm......

[@dukeman7595]

Love the narration.

[@pickeljarsforhillary102]

Lesson learned: Dont push your luck.

[@Historybluff1986]

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

[@johnzajac9849]

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

[@duncanstevens2631]

Great video!!

[@thethingreywall6520]

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.

[@lucasdiaz1460]

And the more modern maps, with more moviment?

[@maongussu]

we are rushing bombsite B with this one

[@shawne02]

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

[@shawne02]

He died 12 years latee

[@rnies6849]

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

[@MrAuk929]

Go Jub!

[@dobbersanchez1185]

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

[@countryman4691]

After a near complete confederate victory Early quoted this was enough glory for one day and stopped the rebel advanvce.General Gordon and the rebels were confused about this halt.Of course Sheridan recovered and chased off Early.Placing the blame on the rebels plundering the yankee spoils Early denied any blame for the failure.Hood,Bragg,Early and even Davis were all terrible leaders.

[@claymaxon]

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

[@brycesattler2301]

There is no command & control of Hunger

[@timfrye3586]

based

[@MrDavePed]

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

[@HemlockRidge]

Yes, just like most people do. And it drives my anal and OCD brain to distraction.

[@NewYorkKnightsCombat1]

I believethis is one o those automated voice 'bots, not a real live human. These sorts of mistakes are one of the clues that reveal it.

[@TheMaskedSam]

i used to pronounce it as "cavlary" until some1 mocked me and realized its cavalry

[@thetrimreaper1019]

CAVALRY CAVALRY CAVALRY!!!!!!!! ERRRRRRR. DAMNIT!!!

[@MrDavePed]

@@TheMaskedSam another good reason to mercilessly mock people =D

[@marshalhaynes3007]

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.

[@KermitTheGamer21]

This was the case with many a battle during the war. Confederates launched a surprise attack which shattered Union ranks and abandoned their camps. The Confederates then stop to loot the camps, giving the Union time to regroup, counterattack, and shatter the Confederates. Shiloh, Franklin, Cedar Creek, all prominent examples of this.

[@edwardkim4213]

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

[@lghistoryfacts7672]

344 union and 248 confederat solders killed

[@dickmacgurn590]

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

[@robertdavenport5457]

If you visit the Cedar Creek area now, as I did last June it it helps to relate what you see to where the fighting was. I was clueless until I saw this map. Several maps show Google Earth along with what the area looked like in 1864. Gettysburg is special in that most of the battlefield looks very much as it did in 1863. The ABT tries to make that the case at more battlefields. DONATE.

[@Niawen2011]

You can, however, obtain USGS historical maps for free. Hotchkiss' original sketches and Sheridan's compiled maps are also available at no cost.

[@pissoff2u]

These videos are so bias for the union.

[@billkeane528]

that is because you can not change history the south lost and no amount of time will change that

[@KermitTheGamer21]

Well, duh, the South lost...of course it's going to be biased to the North if the North won the battle they're covering. This isn't opinions, this is just straight history.

[@rodneyburke5835]

Another case of the winner gets to tell the history, at least some of our bases are named of Confederates, like Benning...my Infantry training base. I'm surprised they could even name it by General Confederates.

[@jacksons1010]

Rodney Burke Modern Americans are surprised that so many Army bases are named for traitors. That’s going to change.

[@craftpaint1644]

When I arrived in Kings Bay submarine base I was surprised to see a display of all the Confederate Flags, then I thought "It figures."