Joseph Latimer’s untouchable battery belched forth rounds from 4 rifled guns, upon the broad plain below. About 3 o’clock the brigade reached the northwest termination of the mountain, in an open space elevated about 200 feet above the valley below, and distant form the position of the enemy’s battery about 1 1/4 miles, …Having sent for you to examine the point, you decided to drag up Latimer’s battery, of my brigade, and place it in position, which was done promptly, about 3:30 p.m.” #1įrom these heights, 18 year old Capt. Trimble wrote, “I was ordered to advance through the woods on our right along the slope of Slaughter Mountain and occupy a favorable position. The battlefield landmark is referred to as “The Shelf.” From here, Generals Ewell & Isaac Trimble had a magnificent commanding view of the entire battle. Philip Slaughter property to bring my guests up the 200-foot hill where the Slaughter house once stood. Through our FCMB partners, I obtained permission from the current owner of the Rev. (the original road during the battle) pictured. Pegram’s Knoll is the high ground behind the white building in this photo. But it wouldn’t take very long to show them the spot, so I determined to add in some special extras for our tour. Further conversations revealed their particular interest in Pegram’s night-time artillery duel, a keen interest which I share with them, and which story I know well. I’m not sure what I can tell them that they don’t know already. We are members of the American Battlefield Trust, Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Assoc., Gettysburg Foundation, Friends of the Wilderness etc.Īfter recently reading Krick’s book Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain and reading the maps we realized we had a lot more to learn.” Just to give you a little background we have been researching battlefields and sites for nearly 25 years. We come fully equipped with battlefield maps. “I believe my friend Mike Carlson and I have visited Cedar Mtn. These were not average tourists, but seasoned battlefield explorers. It began as a challenge.įCMB board member Karen Quaintance directed two visitors from New Hampshire to contact FCMB via our website in order to arrange a tour of Cedar Mountain on their next visit to the area, and I answered the call. It was a comprehensive driving tour of the entire range of the 1862 battlefield. The last tour I will profile here was a particular pleasure for me. Links to the previous 3 tour reports can be found at the end of this post.
This is the 4th & last installment of a series of four memorable tours given at Cedar Mountain Battlefield in 2019.
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