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On the Skirmish Line
Second Battle of Manassas
— Day Three - August 30, 1862 - 2:30 p.m. —
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By Craig Swain, August 4, 2012 | |
| | | 1. On the Skirmish Line Marker | | The marker features a painting by Don Troiani. | | |
Inscription. Thirty minutes before the main assault, Colonel Hiram Berdan's 1st U.S. Sharpshooters clambered over the fence along the Groveton-Sudley Road and dashed into the open pasture. The skilled marksmen kept up a steady fire with their breech-loading Sharps rifles, driving back Confederate skirmishers. Their advance provoked an angry fusillade from Jackson's men behind the railroad bed. The sharpshooters sought cover and became pinned down here along the dry creek bed.
After the war, a veteran of the sharpshooters, George E. Albee, returned to the battlefield to visit the site where he had been wounded. Albee placed a signboard on a tall cedar pole post to denote the location of his company during the attack. Although the "Cedar Pole Marker" has been replaced through the years, the present sign occupies the same spot as the original.
Erected by Manassas National Battlefield Park - National Park Service - Department of the Interior.
Location. 38° 49.174′ N, 77° 33.072′ W. Marker is near Manassas, Virginia, in Prince William County. Marker is on Featherbed Lane (County Route 622), on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Located on the Deep Cut Trail, along the old railroad bed, in Manassas National Military Park. Marker is in this post office area: Manassas VA 20109, United States of America. | | | | 
By Craig Swain, August 4, 2012 | |
| | | 2. On the Skirmish Line Marker | | The Cedar Pole marker, titled "The Wisconsin Company", stands beside this marker. | | |
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Wisconsin Company (here, next to this marker); Attack at Deep Cut (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Second Bull Run Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fourth Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); 24th New York Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Rock Fight (approx. 0.2 miles away); 13th New York Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Manassas. |
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By Craig Swain, August 4, 2012 | |
| | | 3. Advance of the Sharpshooters | | The Sharpshooters advanced across the open ground seen here from a few footsteps from Featherbed Lane (the old Groveton-Sudley Road). | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on August 27, 2012, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 74 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 27, 2012, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
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