Near Manassas in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Brooklyn Fourteenth
14th Regiment N.Y.S.M.
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Photographed by Tom Fuchs, June 11, 2006
1. Brooklyn Fourtheenth Marker
This monument is erected in commemoration of the dead of the regiment in the battles of First Bull Run, July 21, 1861 Gainesville, August 28, 1862 Groveton, August 29, 1862 Second Bull Run, August 30, 1862.
In these and other engagements in which the regiment participated until mustered out of the United States Service June 6, 1864, the loss in killed and wounded aggregated about six hundred officers and enlisted men.
Erected 1907 by the State of New York.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1968.
Location. 38° 48.777′ N, 77° 32.778′ W. Marker is near Manassas, Virginia, in Prince William County. It is on Lee Highway (U.S. 29) east of Groveton Road, on the left when traveling west. It is in the Manassas National Battlefield Park. There is a parking lot at this monument. 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 for the Groveton Confederate Cemetery across the highway, or at the visitors center on Sudley Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Manassas VA 20109, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area, in Northern Virginia, and in the Piedmont. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Federal Artillery Position (a few steps from this marker); Fighting in Twilight
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Other markers no longer nearby. Re-Burying the Dead (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Groveton (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed).
More about this marker. An 1906 act of the New York State legislature formed a commission charged with buying the land and erecting the monument. The monument is situated on a hill overlooking Lee Highway (then Warrenton Pike) on the southeast corner of Lee Highway and Groveton Road.
Also see . . . 14th Regiment. New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center website
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 10, 2006
2. Brooklyn Fourtheenth Marker
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 10, 2006
3. Telephoto View from the Groveton Confederate Cemetery
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 10, 2006
4. View from the Parking Lot at Dusk
Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,117 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on December 3, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on February 25, 2007, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 25, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
