Media Advisory: Government Officials, Preservation Advocates Gather to Announce Major Fundraising Campaign at Cedar Creek

(Middletown, Va.) - On Thursday, February 9, 2012, officials from the Civil War Trust, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the National Park Service and national and local historic preservation groups gathered to announce a $1.3 million fundraising campaign to preserve 77 acres of hallowed battlefield land on the Cedar Creek Battlefield in Frederick County, Va.

To help preserve the historic lands where the 8th Vermont was sacrificed and where Phil Sheridan rallied his broken army, go to this link:
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/cedarcreek/cedar-creek-2012/

2012 Spring Special Events Announcements

* 150th Anniversary Programs --"Stonewall" Jackson's 1862 Valley Campaign. These programs, hosted in cooperation with the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation, commemorate this significant campaign. For further details call (540) 869-3051. For information on other related events contact the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation at (888) 689-4545 or visit their website (www.ShenandoahatWar.org). 

-March 23
"Jackson's Valley Campaign in a Box" (12:00 pm) - Kernstown Battlefield Association

"On This Day" Battle of Kernstown Anniversary Tour - 1:00 pm Kernstown Battlefield Association 

"On This Day" Battle of Kernstown-Rose Hill Anniversary Tour (4:00 pm) at Rose Hill - Kernstown Battlefield, Museum of the Shenandoah Valley

-May 8,
"On This Day" Battle of McDowell Anniversary Tour (4:00pm) Highland County Museum, McDowell

-May 19
"Jackson's Valley Campaign in a Box" (1:00 pm) New Market Battlefield State Park

-May 24
"On This Day" Anniversary Tour-Running Fight on the Valley Pike (4:00 pm) Cedar Creek and Belle Grove NHP, Park Office,Middletown
 
-May 25
History at Sunset- Battle of First Winchester (7:00 pm)
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley

-June 8
"On This Day" Battle of Cross Keys Anniversary Tour (4:00 pm) Union Church, Cross Keys

-June 9
"On This Day" Battle of Port Republic Anniversary Tour (4:00pm) Port Republic Museum, Port Republic   

-June 16
"Jackson's Valley Campaign in a Box" (3:00 p.m.)
"Stonewall Jackson's Way" Closing Event at Grand Caverns Heritage Day, Grand Caverns Regional Park, Grottoes  

* Belle Grove "Opening Day" (March 31) Free Admission (540) 869-2028 or www.bellegrove.org

* Belle Grove 17th Annual "Of Ale and History" Beer Festival (May 12) (540) 869-2028 or www.bellegrove.org

* Cedar Creek Spring Symposium (May 18-19) Featuring Civil War Historian Jeffry Wert. Sponsored by the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation.   (540) 465-5884 or www.cedarcreekbattlefield.org  

* 150th Anniversary Reenactment of the Battles of Cross Key and Port Republic (June 9-10). Sponsored by the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation. (540) 465-5884 or www.cedarcreekbattlefield.org  

* Battle of Cedar Creek Commemoration Weekend (October 20-21). Various events, including a battle reenactment and living history commemorate the 148th anniversary of the battle. Held at both Belle Grove and on the Cedar Creek battlefield. Co-sponsored by the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation (540-465-5884, www.cedarcreekbattlefield.org and Belle Grove (540-869-2028, www.bellegrove.org . 

This Schedule is subject to Change. Please call or visit our website prior to your visit.