Near Manassas in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Second Brigade
Second Battle of Manassas
April 22, 2007
1. Second Brigade Marker
5:30 p.m.
2nd Brigade (Birney), First Division (Kearny)
Third Corps (Heintzelman),
Army of the Potomac, USA
4th Maine Infantry
Col. Elijah Walker
40th New York Infantry
Col. Thomas W. Egan
101st New York Infantry
Col. Nelson A. Gesner
“We advanced within 30 yards of the enemy, who held a railroad cutting some 15 feet deep with precipitous sides. The men began their work in deadly earnest. After nearly three quarters of an hour firing, our cartridges were nearly exhausted. We resorted to cold steel to drive the enemy out. We sprang forward with a yell, plunged into the cutting, and drove the enemy through the woods.”
- Adjutant Theodore A. Dodge
101st New York
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
Location. 38° 49.971′ N, 77° 32.444′ W. Marker is near Manassas, Virginia, in Prince William County. It can be reached from Featherbed Lane (County Route 622). Located on the Unfinished Railroad Loop Trail, along the old railroad bed, in Manassas National Battlefield Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Manassas
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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: Greggs Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 49th Georgia Infantry (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1st Massachusetts Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grovers Attack ▪ Union Bayonet Charge (approx. Ό mile away); 45th Georgia Infantry (approx. 0.3 miles away); 2nd New Hampshire Infantry (approx. 0.4 miles away); 63rd Pennsylvania Infantry (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Unfinished Railroad (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map
February 27, 2011
2. Second Brigade Marker
Also see . . .
1. Battle Report of Col. Elijah Walker, Fourth Maine Infantry. From Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. (Submitted on February 27, 2011.)
2. Battle Report of Lieut. Col. Nelson A. Gesner, 101st New York Infantry. From Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. (Submitted on February 27, 2011.)
February 26, 2011
3. View to the north and the unfinished railroad
Some of the ground crossed by Union forces during Kearny's attack. Route 234 to the right and Sudley United Methodist Church visible through distant treeline.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2017. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2011. This page has been viewed 922 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 27, 2011. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
