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Groveton – Second Battle of Bull Run
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By J. J. Prats, June 10, 2006 | |
| | | 1. Groveton Market | | |
Inscription. August 30, 1862. Confederates under Generals Lee, Jackson and Longstreet defeated Federals under General Pope. General Longstreet dined at Old Dogan House. Fierce fight of R.R. cut half mile northwest.
Erected 1928.
Marker series. This marker is included in the Battlefield Markers Association marker series.
Location. 38° 48.801′ N, 77° 32.85′ W. Marker is near Manassas, Virginia, in Prince William County. Marker can be reached from Lee Highway (U.S. 29) east of Groveton Road, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. It is at the parking lot for Groveton Confederate Cemetery in the Manassas National Battlefield Park. You must show your $3 per person park pass if requested, and you can buy your pass at a honor-system post-mounted box at the parking lot. Marker is in this post office area: Manassas VA 20109, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Federal Artillery Position (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); Brooklyn Fourteenth (about 400 feet away); Groveton Confederate Cemetery (about 400 feet away); Fighting in Twilight (about 400 feet away); Lucinda Dogan House (about 400 feet away); Confederate Counterattack (approx. 0.3 miles away); 5th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry (approx. 0.3 miles away); "The Very Vortex of Hell" (approx. 0.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Manassas.| | | | 
By J. J. Prats, June 10, 2006 | |
| | | 2. Groveton Marker | | |
More about this marker. The town of Groveton no longer exists. It was located at this intersection. The never-completed Independent Line of the Manassas Gap Railroad was to run through Groveton.
Also see . . .
1. The Battle of 2nd Manassas. (Submitted on February 24, 2007.)
2. Battle of Groveton, August 28, 1862. (Submitted on February 24, 2007.)
3. The Battle of Second Manassas: A Guided Tour. From the Center for Military History, the official U.S. Army publication. (Submitted on August 7, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Additional keywords. Robert E. Lee, Thomas J. Jackson, “Stonewall” Jackson, James Longstreet. |
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By Craig Swain, August 1, 2007 | |
| | | 3. The Dogan House | | The only standing structure from the former town of Groveton, the Dogan house stands just north of Route 29 in the battlefield park. | | |
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By Bernard Fisher, April 29, 2006 | |
| | | 4. Battlefield Markers Association, Western Division (1929) | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on February 24, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,793 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 24, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia. 3. submitted on August 2, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on December 9, 2008, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.
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