his lines. The bold move very nearly paid off, but in the end he was again defeated by his old foe. Battlefield preservation The American Battlefield Trust and its partners have acquired and preserved of the battlefield as of late 2021. Most of the already preserved land sits near the intersection of Virginia State Routes 15 and 657 (the latter of which is known as General Winder Road). It includes the area where Crittenden Gate once stood, along with the wheat field in which some of the bloodiest fighting of the battle took place. The Trust preserved a plot of land there in 1998, added two more to that total twelve years later and ten more by 2013. A local organization known as the Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield proved instrumental to implementing these preservation efforts. The ten acres saved in 2012 are close to Crittenden Gate site and included the area of the battlefield where General Winder was mortally wounded, along with the locations of Jackson's command post and his desperate effort to rally Confederate troops at the climax of the battle. See also Culpeper National Cemetery Notes/References Bibliography Further reading External links Battle of Cedar Mountain in Encyclopedia Virginia The Battle of Cedar Mountain : Battle maps, photos, and preservation news (Civil War Trust) Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield: Local group helping to manage a Civil War Trust property 1862 in Virginia Cedar Mountain Cedar Mountain Cedar Mountain Cedar Mountain Cedar Mountain 1862 in the American Civil War August 1862 events