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Note: [Gordon.ged] Gordon, W. H.- private July 23, 1863. Captured at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864. Died at Camp Chase, O. April 27, 1865. Grave #146, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery.
http://www.cedarcreekbattlefield.org/
Cedar Creek At dawn, October 19, 1864, the Confederate Army of the Valley under Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early surprised the Federal army at Cedar Creek and routed the VIII and XIX Army Corps. Commander Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan arrived from Winchester to rally his troops, and, in the afternoon, launched a crushing counterattack, which recovered the battlefield. Sheridan�s victory at Cedar Creek broke the back of the Confederate army in the Shenandoah Valley. Lincoln rode the momentum of Sheridan�s victories in the Valley and Sherman�s successes in Georgia to re-election.
Result(s): Union victory
W.H. Gordon (First_Last) Regiment Name 51 Georgia Infantry Side Confederate Company D Soldier's Rank_In Private Soldier's Rank_Out Private Alternate Name Harrison/Gordon Notes Film Number M226 roll 24
GORDAN, W. H. PVT 27 APR 1864 D 51 GA INF
6 17 146
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