The Battle of Cedar Creek 161st anniversary Reenactment is THIS WEEKEND in the Shenandoah Valley! This is Virginia's largest annual reenactment. The 1st actual reenactment begins on Saturday at 2pm. The Schedule is in the comment section. This is an excellent family event. Come out and support American Living History! Here's a video I took 2 years ago... NOTICE: The Battle of Camp Wildcat in Kentucky is also this weekend. | Dixie Forever

Salute! Scenes from this past weekend's Cedar Creek Battle Reenactment in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. Words from a soldier lived in the valley and fought at the Battle of Cedar Creek. "Marched all night through the cold—feet numb, bellies empty—but we'd die before letting Sheridan stay in our Valley. This is our land, won with our blood." – Confederate Pvt. John O. Casler (1st Virginia Cavalry, attached to Early's command). Recorded in his diary entry for October 19, 1864. Casler's cavalry