Prelude to the Battle of Cedar Creek

Park Event · Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park · Aug 29, 2026 · 1:00 PM–5:00 PM

Join the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation for a living history event. Hear stories about the 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign from five different first-person perspectives.

Learn about how Civil War soldiers tasted ice cream for the first time in 1864, and how it was made.

Purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win an ice cream gift certificate or reenactment tickets.

Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation is one of several key partners that works with the National Park Service.

Source: National Park Service (public domain).