Located a few miles north of the prized railroad junction of Manassas, Virginia, the peaceful Virginia countryside bares witness to the clashes between the armies of the North and South. Henry Hill was the focus of heavy fighting at First Manassas in July 1861. A post-war farmhouse marks this site of old. An unfinished railroad runs through the woods to the north. Chinn Farm reminds us of where the house and outbuildings withstood the violence of the Civil War. The Stone House which served as an aid station still stands as it has since the 1840's.
Casualties suffered at First Manassas from the Union Army totaled 2,896 men.
The officers who fought in battle included: Brigadier General Irvin McDowell, Brigadier General Daniel Tyler, Colonel Erasmus Keyes, Brigadier General Robert Schneck, Colonel William Tecumseh Sherman, Colonel Israel Bush Richardson, Colonel David Hunter, Colonel Andrew Porter, Colonel Ambrose Burnside, Colonel Samuel Heintzelman, Colonel William Franklin, Colonel Orlando Willcox, Colonel Oliver Howard, Colonel Dixon Miles, Colonel Louis Blenker and Colonel Thomas Davies.
The Manassas National Battlefield Park will host the 144th Anniversary Commemoration of the Battle of Second Manassas - Bull Run on Saturday, August 26th and Sunday, August 27th.
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144th Commemoration! I feel old! I was in the 125th Commemoration event, which was the kicker for all the big events since then. What great memories.
You look like a youngster in your photo...
Because that photo was taken in 1985 - when I was a young'un at the tender age of 21. :-)
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