September 19, 2009

McInturff's Ford on the Shenandoah

This spot on a pretty section of the North Fork is the site of a ford which figured in the battle of Cedar Creek (1864). Here three Confederate divisions under General Gordon crossed the Shenandoah on their way to attack a Union position on Cedar Creek.

View our Cedar Creek Field Trip (1997)
See Cedar Creek in Johns Military History

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