History Ride - Cedar Mountain Battlefield
Join us for a fabulous history ride across the hallowed grounds of Cedar Mountain Battlefield! We will visit the decisive locations of the battle, discuss the events that happened there, and delve into the stories of some of the notable persons who were engaged in the life or death struggle. We will be led by Mike Long, MFH and enthusiastic historian!
Date: July 19, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM (We will move off promptly at this time!)
Location: 9465 General Winder Rd, Rapidan VA - Follow the Bull Run Hunt signs for the designated parking area.
Cost: $50 per rider
Tickets are limited, sign up online here!
WAIVER and current negative Coggins required!
ALL are welcome in safe, casual attire! Western, English, Aussie, Endurance, we want you to come share in this unique experience! ASTM approved helmets required for juniors.
A Ride Through History
Experience a battlefield ride like never before!
Join us July 19, 2026 at 9am on the Cedar Mountain battlefield near Culpeper Virginia. Lunch served afterwards.
You will experience the battle that started at 4:45pm on the hot, dusty afternoon of August 9, 1862. Expert narration will be provided by locals who have carefully studied one of the Civil War’s most consequential battles. Relive the great struggle that ended in a victory for Stonewall Jackson’s army, elongating the war by almost 3 years.
During the ride, you will visit the sites where:
- General Winder, one of Jackson’s favorite generals, was felled by a
cannonball to the chest,
- Mrs. Crittenden and her five daughters, caught in the crossfire of the
two raging armies, fled to safety escorted by Captain William Oates of
the 15 th Alabama, a future governor of Alabama, and
- Major Richard Andrews was struck and disemboweled by a
cannonball but miraculously recovered from an injury that previously
was 100% fatal.
You will ride down:
- the very road that Stonewall Jackson furiously rode his horse, Little
Sorrel, up and down, waving his sword, to rally his men who were in
full retreat,
You will cross:
- the field where the 1st Pennsylvania Calvary charged to their death (a
site visited by President Theodore Roosevelt, a famous cavalryman
himself),
You will ride over:
- original gun emplacements of Cedar Mountain where Jackson placed
16 cannons the night before which decisively changed the tide of
battle,
and you will descend:
- the slopes of Cedar Mountain where the Confederates under General
Ewell led the charge that routed the Federal troops and ended the
battle.
And so much more…………..