The skirmish at Cedar Creek fought on March 1, 1864, was the last engagement of the Olustee Campaign. After the Union loss at Olustee the Confederates built and occupied Camp Milton on the West Bank of McGirt’s Creek, along the Jacksonville and Tallahassee Railroad west of Jacksonville. The Federals retreated back to the city and built a defensive line around it. They constructed a vertical log stockade anchored in a half circle on the St. John’s River at Hogan’s Creek and McCoys Creek. It included several redoubts. Outside the stockade wall a 12 foot deep moat was dug. The western flank contained three forts (Hatch, Foster, and Fribley), redoubt Simmons and Battery Myrick. The stockade had five gates the main gate was at the present day intersection of Davis and Adams Streets. Other gates were at Pearl and Ashley, Beaver and Main, Adams and Washington, and Bay and Water Streets. Three heavy forts were constructed outside the walls to protected the gates. North and east of the stockade redoubts McCrea and Reed and Battery Hamilton guarded the Panama Road to Trout River. Thirty guns were mounted along the lines. The 15 miles between Rebel and Confederate forces would become the site of frequent skirmishing.

At 9:00 AM on March 1, 1864, a Union reconnaissance party commanded by Major Atherton Stevens and made up of Companies B and C, and a platoon of Company D from the 4th MA Cavalry, one company of the 40th MA Mounted Infantry and one gun from Elder’s Horse Battery B, First US Artillery was sent to determine the Confederate position near Ten-Mile Station. At 10:00 AM they met 100 Rebel cavalry with two pieces of artillery about 3 miles west of Cedar Creek. Confederate pickets were initially driven back but they were reinforced and pushed the Federals back. Major Stevens withdrew to Cedar Creek where he fought for about 30 minutes before withdrawing another mile and a half east. At that point he was reinforced by Companies I and K of the 40th MA and an additional gun from Elder’s battery. The Federals counterattacked regaining their position at Cedar Creek where they were joined by Colonel Henry who assumed command. Fighting lasted about 5 hours until a Confederate flanking maneuver on the Union right forced the Federals to withdraw to Three Mile Run (McCoys Creek) near where the Confederates broke off pursuit. Union casualties were 1 killed, 4 wounded and 5 captured. Confederate forces engaged were the 2nd FL Cavalry, 5th FL Cavalry, 27th GA Infantry, 11th SC Infantry and the Chatham Artillery. Theit casualties were 7 killed, including Captain Winston Stephens, and 12 wounded.

Camp Captain Mooney Cemetery- The cemetery was established on the same day as the skirmish at Cedar Creek. It was named after the Camp Captain Mooney outpost in the vicinity of where the battle occurred. The camp name comes from George Mooney on whose property it was located.

Source

The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion Volume XXXV/I Chapter XLVII pages 364-367.