| Virginia (Prince William County), Manassas — Short of Total Victory Second Battle of Manassas - Day Three - August 30, 1862 |
| | Nothing could stop them now: sweeping downhill from Chinn Ridge thousands of Confederates crossed Chinn Branch and began crashing through these woods. Ahead was Sudley Road - the road to the Stone House intersection, and the chance to cut off any Union retreat. At the last minute, regiments of Pennsylvania Reserves and U.S. Regulars came running full-tilt from Henry Hill, and took position along the road cut. From the hill behind them artillery started lobbing shells in this direction; Union . . . — Map (db m8359) |
| Virginia (Prince William County), Manassas — Fight at the Fenceline Second Battle of Manassas - Day Three - August 30, 1862 |
| | From the left and rear came wave after wave of Confederates. At that moment the only troops facing them were two regiments of Ohio infantry taking cover behind the rail fence. (The Ohioans knew what was coming: they had witnessed the few surviving New York Zouaves stagger out of the woods.) The Confederate columns divided around Chine House and swept toward the fence line, less than 100 yards away. Suddenly the Ohioans rose and fired. Their concentrated volley struck the front rank of the . . . — Map (db m9759) |
| Virginia (Prince William County), Manassas — Kemper's Brigade Second Battle of Manassas |
| | August 30, 1862 5:15 p.m. Kemper's Division, Right Wing (Longstreet) Army of Northern Virginia, CSA Kemper's Brigade Col. Montgomery D. Corse 1st Virginia - 11th Virginia 7th Virginia - 17th Virginia 24th Virginia "We neared the Chinn House, when suddenly a long line of the enemy rose from behind an old fence and poured straight into our breasts a withering volley. It struck the long line like an electric shock, but the officers surged ahead cheering on the men. It was a decisive . . . — Map (db m9782) |
| Virginia (Prince William County), Manassas — 73rd Ohio Infantry Second Battle of Manassas |
| | August 30, 1862 5:00 p.m. 2nd Brigade (McLean), First Division (Schenk) First Corps (Sigel), Army of Virginia, USA 73rd Ohio Infantry Col. Orland Smith "The enemy in our front, moving in concert with those on our flank, came out of the woods - their line masking and overlapping our own. The whole left of our brigade poured into them a murderous volley. The combat grew fierce indeed. But the contest was not long. On came the flanking column. We stood until the enemy had nearly gained . . . — Map (db m9788) |
| Virginia (Prince William County), Manassas — Second Brigade Second Battle of Manassas |
| | August 30, 1862 5:15 p.m. Second Division (Ricketts) Third Corps (McDowell) Army of Virginia, USA Second Brigade Brig. Gen. Zealous B. Tower 26th New York - 88th Pennsylvania 94th New York - 90th Pennsylvania "The regiment rushed up on the double quick and the companies deployed as best they could, facing the enemy's line near the Chinn House. Very soon the Confederates advanced in many lines of battle. We at once opened fire on them, checking their advance. But the infantry fire was . . . — Map (db m9791) |
| Virginia (Prince William County), Manassas — Kemper's Brigade Second Battle of Manassas |
| | August 30, 1862 5:30 p.m. Kemper's Division, Right Wing (Longstreet) Army of Northern Virginia, CSA Kemper's Brigade Col. Montgomery D. Corse 1st Virginia - 11th Virginia 7th Virginia - 17th Virginia 24th Virginia "Above us, on a gentle rise, was a battery - the guns hidden from view by a dense curtain of smoke. Nothing could be seen but the flash of the guns. 'Form into line men! Forward! Charge that battery!' The veil of smoke slowly lifted, and we could see the muzzles of the guns. . . . — Map (db m9794) |
| Virginia (Prince William County), Manassas — Defending the Cannon 5th Maine Battery Second Battle of Manassas - Day Three - August 30, 1862 |
| | Picture Longstreet's advance - gray lines of Confederates as far as you can see, driving Ohio troops from the rail fence across the field toward this position. Here four gun crews from Maine were trying to load and fire faster than they ever had in their lives. As Confederates surged into close range, the cannoneers switched from shell to canister. Like a giant shotgun, the barrage perforated the first line of assault, but reinforcements quickly filled the gaps. Confederates were soon cutting . . . — Map (db m9806) |
| Virginia (Prince William County), Manassas — Third Brigade Second Battle of Manassas |
| | August 30, 1862 5:30 p.m. Second Division (Ricketts) Third Corps (McDowell) Army of Virginia, USA Third Brigade Col. John W. Stiles 12th Massachusetts - 83rd New York 13th Massachusetts - 11th Pennsylvania "Our boys dropped like tenpins before an expert player. Ten feet to my left the tall sergeant of Company F sank down in a heap, shot squarely through the head. Franks went down with a bullet through the face. Stevens was swearing like mad, shot through the thigh. A man I did not . . . — Map (db m9807) |
| Virginia (Prince William County), Manassas — Death of Fletcher Webster Second Battle of Manassas - Day Three - August 30, 1862 |
| | On the morning of the 30th, Col. Fletcher Webster wrote his wife: "If a fight comes off, it will be to-day or to-morrow & will be a most dreadful & decisive one. This may be my last letter, dear love, for I shall not spare myself..." About 5 p.m., leading his regiment to support the cannon here on Chinn Ridge, Webster was shot through the right arm and chest. He lay helpless in the confusion of the Union retreat as Confederates overran the guns. According to Ludwell Hutchinson of the 8th . . . — Map (db m9828) |
| Virginia (Prince William County), Manassas — Colonel Fletcher Webster |
| | In memory of Colonel Fletcher Webster Who here fell August 30, 1862 while gallantly leading his regiment the 12th Mass. Volunteers This memorial was dedicated Oct. 21, 1914 by survivors of his regiment and Fletcher Webster Post, G.A.R. of Brockton, Mass. He gave his life for the principles laid down by his father Daniel Webster "Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable" This boulder was taken from the Webster place, Marshfield, Mass. — Map (db m8469) |
| Virginia (Prince William County), Manassas — Retreat from Chinn Ridge First Battle of Manassas |
| | Expecting to outflank the Rebels, Col. Oliver O. Howard's Maine and Vermont regiments reached the top of this rise in two lines of battle. Suddenly the air exploded with shell fragments. A Confederate battery had opened fire from the Chinn House yard. Masses of Confederate infantry came charging out of the woods below. There was no training for this moment, the New Englanders' first time under fire. They managed to get off a few ragged volleys, then the parade-style battle lines began to . . . — Map (db m9830) |
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