Near Manassas in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Federal Artillery Position
| | Second Battle of Manassas | |
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 8, 2009
1. Federal Artillery Position Marker
A succession of Union artillery batteries
occupied this ridge throughout
August 29 and 30, 1862.
August 29
Company I, 1st Ohio Light Artillery
Capt. Hubert Dilger (9-11 a.m.)
2nd Battery, New York Light Artillery
Lt. Theodore Blume (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Company E, 2nd U.S. Artillery
Lt. Samuel N. Benjamin (Noon - 3 p.m.)
1st Battery, New Hampshire Light Artillery
Capt. George A. Gerrish (7 p.m., one gun captured)
August 30
Company B, 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery
Capt. James H. Cooper (10 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Company D, 5th U.S. Artillery
Lt. Charles E. Hazlett (2:30 - 4 p.m.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
Location. 38° 48.782′ N, 77° 32.779′ W. Marker is near Manassas, Virginia, in Prince William County. It is at the intersection of New York Avenue and Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling south on New York Avenue. Located in the Manassas National Battlefield Park. Marker is at the 14th Brooklyn Monument. 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: Brooklyn Fourteenth (a few steps from this marker); Fighting in Twilight
this page online
Other markers no longer nearby. Re-Burying the Dead (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Groveton (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 20, 2023
2. Federal Artillery Position Marker
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 4, 2015
3. Federal Artillery Position Marker
Photographed by Tom Fuchs
4. Just Before Twilight on the Ridge at Groveton
This marker is on the left, next to the cannon. The 14th Brooklyn monument is at the center. This view is west.
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 8, 2009
5. View from the Guns
Looking west toward the Lucinda Dogan House down one of the guns.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,464 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 30, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on April 29, 2023, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on September 11, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on February 25, 2007, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. 5. submitted on March 30, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
