The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on April 22. It is reproduced in full below.

Charles Russell Lowell, Jr., was a US Army cavalry commander killed at the Battle of Cedar Creek in 1864. A monument in Middletown, Virginia, commemorates his sacrifice. He was promoted from colonel to brigadier general posthumously after the battle.

Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service