Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park - People (U.S. National Park Service)

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In Their Own Words

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Letter from B.F. Cobb, 10th Georgia Regiment (.pdf file, 436 kb)

15th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, Reunion Flyer from October 19, 1880 (.pdf file, 986 kb)

A description of the Battle of Cedar Creek is found on page 9 of the PDF file (page 18 of the original flyer)

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