Cedar

(se'dr.) (Bot.) See CEDRUS.- Red Cedar. See JUNIPER US.- White Cedar. See CUPRESSUS. Cedar, in Iowa, an E. co., intersected by the Cedar and Waps i pin icon rivers; area, 576 sq. m. C. Tipton. Pop. 19,731.- A W.S.W. co. of Mi ouri; area, 435 sq. m. C. Stock ton. Pop. 9,474.-In Nebraska, a N.E. co., b. N. by the Mi ouri river; area, 650 sq.m. C. Saint James. Pop. 1,032. Ce'dar Creek, in Virginia, rising in the W. of Shenandoah co., falls into the N. fork of the Shenandoah river, below Strasburg. Here, Oct. 19, 1864, the National troops were attacked by the Confederates under Gen. Early, and driven back 4 miles, with the lo of 24 guns. They were, however, rallied by Gen. Sheridan, who turned the defeat into a victory by the capture of 54. guns, besides many prisoners. Cedar Falls, a village of Iowa, in Black Hawk co., 100 m. W. of Dubuque. Pop. 3,070. Ce'dar Mountain, near Cedar Run creek, Virginia, was the scene of an action fought Aug. 9, 1862, between the Confederates, under Gens. Ewell and Jackson, and a National force commanded by Gen. Banks, in which the latter was defeated with the lo of abt. 1,500 men, besides guns and ammunition. Cedar Rapids, a town of Iowa, in Linn co., on Red Cedar river, 80 m. S.W. of Dubuque. Pop. 5,940. [s. 157]