Cedar Creek, Near Strasburg, Shenandoah Valley, Va.
Date:
1907
Description:
The Battle of Cedar Creek was fought here on October 19, 1864. Confederate forces under General Jubal Early were throw back and crushed by the Union Army after General Phil Sheridan rallied his troops in a counter attack. The Rebels were never able to mount another threat in the Valley.
Chestnut Tree Under Which McKinley and McClellan Camped, Buckhannon, W. Va
Date:
1907
Description:
Tree under which Union Army Quartermaster William McKinley (later President of the United States) and General McClellan camped during the Battle Summer of 1861 in Western (West) Virginia.
Human Confederate Flag and General R. E. Lee Monument, Richmond, Va.
Date:
1907
Description:
Printed on the back of this postcard, "The flag was made up of children from the schools of Richmond, the occasion being the unveiling of a monument to [Confederate] President Jefferson Davis". There is also correspondence and a postmark dated October 28, 1912.
![Printed on the back of this postcard, "The flag was made up of children from the schools of Richmond, the occasion being the unveiling of a monument to [Confederate] President Jefferson Davis". There is also correspondence and a postmark dated October 28, 1912.](/thumb/040035.jpg "Human Confederate Flag and General R. E. Lee Monument, Richmond, Va.")