Commemoration of Battle of Cedar Creek
The Battle of Cedar Creek (October 19, 1864) will be commemorated at Belle Grove with interpretation of the Civil War history of the site (see schedule below). Tour the 1797 home of the Hite family that served as Union General Philip Sheridan’s Headquarters during the Battle of Cedar Creek and survived being at the epicenter of the battle.
Admission will be $5 for visitors 12 years and older and there is no charge for those 11 and younger, and Belle Grove and National Trust members. The Museum Shop will be open and also has Civil War books and merchandise for sale.
Saturday, October 21
10 a.m. Belle Grove Manor House opens for touring
- Exhibit of weapons and replica flags by The Ordnance Detachment of the Civil War Dance Foundation
- Exhibit about the archaeological excavations of the enslaved quarter site at Belle Grove
- Discussion of family life during the Civil War by Susan Wall
10:30-11 a.m. National Park Program: Cedar Creek and Belle Grove in Box (free program outdoors)
11:30-noon Signaling Demonstration (free program outdoors)
12-12:30 p.m. National Park Program: Cedar Creek and Belle Grove in Box (free program outdoors)
12:30-1 p.m. Signaling Demonstration (free program outdoors)
4 p.m. Belle Grove closes
Sunday, October 22
9:30-11:30 National Park Driving Tour on Getty's Division begins at Belle Grove (free program)
10 a.m. Belle Grove Manor House opens for touring
- Exhibit of weapons and replica flags by The Ordnance Detachment of the Civil War Dance Foundation
- Exhibit about the archaeological excavations of the enslaved quarter site at Belle Grove
- Discussion of family life during the Civil War by Susan Wall
- Period music in the Parlor by John Tole
10:30-11 a.m. National Park Program: Cedar Creek and Belle Grove in Box (free program outdoors)
11:30-noon Signaling Demonstration (free program outdoors)
12-12:30 p.m. National Park Program: Cedar Creek and Belle Grove in Box (free program outdoors)
2:30-3 p.m. Kneading in Silence: A Glimpse into the Life of the Enslaved Cook Judah (free program on the lower level of the Manor House)
4 p.m. Belle Grove closes
For information on attending the reenactments hosted by neighboring Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation, please click here.
For information all the programs being offered by Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, please click here.
