Cedar Creek Battlefield, Middletown, VA
The tour at the historic Heater farm was part of the Park Service's History at Sunset series. We met at 7 P.M. and the tour ended at sunset.
The Heater family has three sons and the two older ones joined the Confederate Army against their mother's wishes. Sadly, they both died during the war.Start the video to hear Ranger Kyle tell the story of a soldier named Thomas Kennedy who was wounded at Cedar Creek.
- The Heater House
- Heater Farm Tour, Middletown
- Monte Vista (built by their youngest son)
- Earlier posts about Cedar Creek
Postscript: Ranger Kyle has a blog: Historian in Training.
Sad story but beautiful sunset tour.
ReplyDeleteit is a sad piece of history. that one-on-one combat must have been so brutal for so many.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the video. It's sad that we still haven't figured out a way to settle disagreements without killing each other.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat tour. Sad story, but I bet the tour was fascinating!
ReplyDeleteIt does look quite peaceful there in contrast to it's history.
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