Near Pageland Lane (County Route 705) 0.7 miles north of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
At Brawner Farm there was little maneuvering. Union and Confederate infantry stood in parade-style lines fifty yards apart. At that range they could not miss. The soldiers fired volley after volley for two hours, with only a few fence rails and ruts . . . — — Map (db m8402) HM
Near Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
July 21, 1861 Here, about 11:00 a.m., Col. William T. Sherman led his four regiments across Bull Run and joined the Union drive toward Henry Hill. Later that day the ford was used again, this time by the retreating Union army. — — Map (db m9738) HM
Near Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling west.
Colonel William T. Sherman spent the morning searching for a location suitable for his brigade to cross Bull Run. He ruled out the Stone Bridge - its narrow span stood too exposed, and rumors circulated that the bridge was mined. Turning his . . . — — Map (db m63040) HM
On New York Avenue at Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling south on New York Avenue.
August 29 & 30, 1862 Federal Artillery Position 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 . . . — — Map (db m9855) HM
August 29 and 30, 1862 Federal Artillery Positions From the John Dogan House northward to this point, Union batteries occupied this ridge throughout the Second Battle of Manassas. At one time on August 30 more than thirty guns were firing from . . . — — Map (db m15919) HM
Near Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234), on the right when traveling north.
After both battles U.S. Army surgeons used the small frame house and outbuildings that stood on this property: "In about two hours, Sudley Church was completely filled and I was obliged to take possession of three other unoccupied buildings. As . . . — — Map (db m9749) HM
On Lee Avenue just south of Grant Avenue (Business Virginia Route 234), on the right when traveling south.
The city of Manassas originated in 1852 at the junction of the Manassas Gap and the Orange & Alexandria railroads. During the Civil War the junction’s strategic significance led to two important battles nearby. After the war, as the community grew, . . . — — Map (db m778) HM
Near Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234) 0.5 miles south of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling south.
Colonel Nathaniel McLean braced his men for the coming onslaught. The Union officer, a civilian attorney with no prewar military background, commanded 1,200 Ohioans on Chinn Ridge. The ground directly in front of his brigade was open at the time of . . . — — Map (db m94597) HM
On Chinn Ridge Loop at Sudley Road (Virginia Road 234), on the right when traveling west on Chinn Ridge Loop. Reported missing.
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 . . . — — Map (db m9759) HM
Near Lee Highway - formerly Warrenton Turnpike (U.S. 29) east of Groveton Road, on the right when traveling east.
Officers said the Rebels were retreating. Hatch’s Division was ordered to pursue. Marching double-quick west on the turnpike, the Federals reached this hill just after sundown.
Suddenly the ridge erupted with fire. In the . . . — — Map (db m873) HM
Near Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234) 0.5 miles south of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north.
Up the slope marched Federal troops, determined to retake the cannons lost moments earlier. The bodies of slain artillerists and infantrymen littered the landscape. The Yankees recaptured Griffin's two guns and attempted to drag the two pieces to . . . — — Map (db m89145) HM
Henry Hill lies just to the south. Here the Confederates repulsed the repeated attacks of the Union army under McDowell. July 21, 1861. Here Jackson won the name “Stonewall” and from here began McDowell’s retreat that ended at Washington. — — Map (db m596) HM
On the Matthews Hill, just to the north, the Confederates repulsed the attack of the Unionists, coming from the north, in the forenoon of July 21, 1861. The Union forces, reinforced, drove the Confederates to the Henry Hill, just to the south. There . . . — — Map (db m602) HM
Near Pageland Lane (County Route 705) 1 mile north of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north.
August 28, 1862 7:00 p.m. Jackson's Division (W. B. Taliaferro) Left Wing (Jackson) Army of Northern Virginia, CSA First Brigade (The Stonewall Brigade) Col. William S. Baylor 2nd Virginia 5th Virginia 4th Virginia 27th Virginia 33rd Virginia . . . — — Map (db m8465) HM
Near Fetherbed Lane (County Route 622), on the right when traveling south.
August 30, 1862 3:15 p.m. Jackson's Division (Starke) Left Wing (Jackson) Army of Northern Virginia, CSA First Brigade (The Stonewall Brigade) Col. William S. Baylor 2nd Virginia 5th Virginia 4th Virginia 27th Virginia 33rd Virginia "The . . . — — Map (db m18300) HM
On Sudley Road (State Highway 234), on the right when traveling south.
The head of General Irvin McDowell's flanking column reached Matthews Hill shortly after 10 a.m. Progress had been slow. The rookie soldiers frequently broke ranks to rest. Some stopped to pick blackberries. More than 13,000 Union troops lagged . . . — — Map (db m58975) HM
Near Sudley Road (State Road 234) 0.5 miles south of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north.
The First Battle of Manassas started on Matthews Hill — the prominent rise one-half mile ahead of you. Thousands of Federals were swiftly advancing in this direction. Confederate Capt. John Imboden rushed four cannon into position near here to . . . — — Map (db m108174) HM
Near Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234) south of Lee Highway (U.S. 29).
General Barnard Elliott Bee of South Carolina Commander, Third Brigade Army of the Shenandoah was killed here July 21, 1861 Just before his death to rally his scattered troops he gave this command “Form. form. There stands Jackson like a . . . — — Map (db m540) HM
This marble marks the spot where fell George T. Stovall of the Rome Light Guards, 8th Regt. Georgia Volunteers in the battle of July 21, 1861. Born at Augusta, GA, April 25, 1835.
His life he devoted to his God and sacrificed in his country's . . . — — Map (db m1996) HM
August 29, 1862 5:30 p.m. A.P. Hill’s Division, Left Wing (Jackson) Army of Northern Virginia, CSA Gregg's Brigade Brig. Gen. Maxcy Gregg 1st South Carolina 12th South Carolina 1st South Carolina Rifles 13th South Carolina 14th South Carolina . . . — — Map (db m40563) HM
Grover’s troops waited for the Rebels to fire, then charged up the ten-foot embankment. With no time to reload, Confederates were caught hugging the rear slope. The charging Federals stabbed with bayonets, crushed skulls with musket butts, and broke . . . — — Map (db m40570) HM
Near Lee Highway (U.S. 29) east of Groveton Road, on the right when traveling west.
Confederates under Generals Lee, Jackson and Longstreet defeated Federals under General Pope. General Longstreet dined at Old Dogan House. Fierce fight of R.R. cut half mile northwest. — — Map (db m155276) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling west.
Neither side had anticipated the war's cost in blood. After the fighting at Manassas, burial details dug shallow graves where soldiers had fallen. There was little time for ceremony. Crude wooden headboards sometimes noted the soldier's name and . . . — — Map (db m58897) HM
Near Featherbed Lane 0.5 miles north of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the left when traveling north.
Like its companion monument on Henry Hill, this obelisk was constructed by Union soldiers at the close of the Civil War. It honors the Federal dead of the Second Battle of Manassas. The monument was dedicated on June 11, 1865. Souvenir hunters later . . . — — Map (db m90825) HM
On Chinn Ridge Loop, on the right when traveling east.
In 1860, Benjamin Chinn and his family lived here in a two-and-a-half story frame farmhouse. Known as "Hazel Plain," the modest plantation comprised several hundred acres. The property was typical of those in Prince William County, yielding wheat, . . . — — Map (db m58865) HM
Near Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234) 0.5 miles south of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the left when traveling south.
Today's serene and peaceful fields belie the carnage that occurred here on July 21, 1861, when Union and Confederate troops clashed at the first major land battle of the Civil War - the First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run). The heaviest and most . . . — — Map (db m155248) HM
Near Sudley Road (State Road 234) 0.5 miles south of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north.
On the tour route you follow in the footsteps of charging Union and Confederate troops, and stand where they loaded cannon or braced for a bayonet assault. Terrain and tree lines have changed little since that day. As you walk imagine deafening . . . — — Map (db m8270) HM
These are the grounds of the Henry House, where occurred the main action of the First Battle of Manassas, July 21, 1861, and the closing scene of the Second Battle of Manassas, August 30, 1862. — — Map (db m600) HM
Near Sudley Road (State Road 234) 0.7 miles south of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north.
Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson's First Virginia Brigade, plus artillery, marched from Confederate headquarters at the Lewis House ("Portici") along this wagon path to Henry Hill, arriving here about noon. — — Map (db m8299) HM
On William Center Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
In 1997 the National Park Service and the Smithsonian Institution began to develop a proposal at Manassas National Battlefield Park to mitigate the loss of wetlands resulting from the construction of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, a National Air . . . — — Map (db m8374) HM
Near Sudley Road (U.S. 234) 0.5 miles south of Lee Highway (Route 29), on the right when traveling north.
The road trace before you once linked the Spring Hill Farm (Henry Hill) and the Portici plantation. Both of these properties figured prominently at First Manassas and the narrow path connecting them became a conduit for Confederate troop movements. . . . — — Map (db m101440) HM
Near Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234) 0.3 miles south of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
Union Soldiers built Henry Hill Monument to commemorate those who died at First Bull Run (Manassas). For many Civil War veterans this had been their first battle. Intense memories drew both Union and Confederate soldiers back to this scene years . . . — — Map (db m33211) HM
One of the earliest endeavors to remember the fallen occurred soon after the war concluded. Union troops stationed at nearby Fairfax Court House, many of whom had recently served on burial duty at the battlefield, recognized the need for a fitting . . . — — Map (db m94594) HM
On Lee Avenue at Grant Avenue (Virginia Route 234), on the right when traveling west on Lee Avenue.
The first instance in history
where survivors of a great battle
met fifty years after
and exchanged friendly greetings
at the place of actual combat.
Here on July 21, 1911, the closing scene was enacted,
The Tableau of the Re-United . . . — — Map (db m152405) HM
Near Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234) 0.4 miles south of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
The morning of the battle was hot and still. Except for a few details the scene mirrored today's pastoral landscape. Fields lay fallow, overgrown with tall grass. Around the Henry House grew rose bushes and a small peach orchard. . . . — — Map (db m879) HM
Spring Hill Farm - now simply known as Henry Hill - lay fallow and overgrown in the summer of 1861. A small vegetable garden and orchard surrounded the frame house. Inside the home, 84-year old Judith Henry remained bedridden, too old to work the . . . — — Map (db m94595) HM
"My command was advanced...until it reached a commanding position near Brawner's house. By this time it was sunset; but as [the Union] column appeared to be moving by, with its flank exposed, I determined to attack at once."
Observing a column . . . — — Map (db m45952) HM
On Pageland Lane (County Route 705) 0.7 miles north of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north.
Union troops were approaching from the west, raising a long cloud of dust on Warrenton Pike. They did not suspect any Confederate infantry in the area and paid little attention to a lone cavalryman trotting back and forth along this ridge. The . . . — — Map (db m8458) HM
On Lee Highway (formerly the Warrenton Turnpike) (U.S. 29) north of Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234), on the left when traveling south.
To the south stood the farmhouse of James Robinson, a former slave freed by Landon Carter. There, during the First Battle of Manassas on 21 July 1961, Col. Wade Hampton’s Legion covered the Confederates falling back to Henry Hill, where Jackson . . . — — Map (db m6590) HM
On Chinn Ridge Loop at Sudley Road (Virginia Road 234), on the right when traveling west on Chinn Ridge Loop.
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 . . . — — Map (db m9782) HM
Near Chinn Ridge Loop at Sudley Road (Virginia Road 234), on the right when traveling west.
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 . . . — — Map (db m9794) HM
Near Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234) 0.5 miles from Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the left when traveling south.
Confederate reinforcements deployed into battle line at the edge of the woods behind you. Anchoring the center of this new position stood a brigade of Virginians — 2,500 strong — under the command of General Thomas J. Jackson. When told . . . — — Map (db m89242) HM
On Featherbed Lane (County Route 622) at Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling south on Featherbed Lane. Reported missing.
This house is the only remaining structure of the crossroads community of Groveton. Originally built as an overseer's cabin, it became the Dogan family's primary dwelling after the main house, "Peach Grove," burned in 1860. — — Map (db m17469) HM
On Featherbed Lane, on the right when traveling south.
This small frame house stands as the only surviving original structure of the crossroad village of Groveton. Widow Lucinda Dogan and her five young children moved here shortly after their residence, “Peach Grove,” burned in 1860. The . . . — — Map (db m57997) HM
On Sudley Road (U.S. 234) 0.5 miles north of Lee Highway (Route 29), on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
Officers were trying to hurry the long Union column down the road past Matthews Hill. (McDowell's flanking plan depended on speed and surprise.) Suddenly there was a rattle of musketry ahead. Like a nightmare in sunlight, men stumbled out of the . . . — — Map (db m101448) HM
On Centreville Road (Virginia Route 28), on the right when traveling south.
Part of an early 18th century plantation established on Bull Run by Col. Richard Blackburn formerly of Yorkshire, England, the land was acquired by Wilmer McLean in 1854. The battle which opened 1st Manassas raged across this farm July 18, 1861, . . . — — Map (db m657) HM
Near Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling east.
The depression of the old farm road and the jumbled house foundations before you are all that remain of the plantation "Meadowville". John Cundiff, a bachelor, lived here during the Civil War producing oats, potatoes and hay, on about 350 acres of . . . — — Map (db m8470) HM
On Old Centreville Road (Route 616), on the right when traveling south.
Here on the south bank of Bull Run, Confederate forces constructed log-and-earth trenches to defend Mitchell’s Ford, a strategically important crossing point. On July 17, 1861, as Union Gen. Irvin McDowell’s army approached Centreville, Confederate . . . — — Map (db m35051) HM
On Lee Avenue just south of Peabody Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1908 the General Assembly authorized ten agricultural high schools, one in each congressional district. The first such school was built in Manassas in 1908-1909 and named for Dr. Maitland C. Bennett, who donated the land. During construction, . . . — — Map (db m772) HM
On Featherbed Lane (County Route 622), on the right when traveling south.
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 . . . — — Map (db m58853) HM
On New York Avenue 0.3 miles south of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the left when traveling south. Reported missing.
The 5th N.Y. Infantry thought they had gotten off easy that day. The trees screened them from Confederate artillery fire, and most of the fighting was a mile off to the right near Deep Cut. Suddenly they heard heavy musket fire up ahead. Terrified . . . — — Map (db m9842) HM
Near Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling west.
Confederates were spread out along this ridge - 1100 men commanded by Col. Nathan "Shanks" Evans. At first light, Federals east of Stone Bridge sent a cannon shell screaming overhead. Skirmishers from both sides opened a sporadic musket fire. After . . . — — Map (db m9741) HM
Near Lee Highway (U.S. 29) 1 mile east of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the left when traveling east.
From this ridge, Colonel Nathan G. Evans stood watch over the Stone Bridge, prepared to contest Union efforts to cross Bull Run. His brigade of 1,100 Confederates anchored the left flank of a seven mile defensive line guarding Manassas Junction. At . . . — — Map (db m94610) HM
Near Lee Highway (Virginia Route 29) at Sudley Road (Route 234), on the right when traveling west.
Shot-up Confederate regiments stumbled past, in retreat from Matthews Hill. First along Warrenton Pike, then in Robinson’s Lane, Col. Wade Hampton’s South Carolinians tried to delay the Union advance. Slowly, with volley after volley of musket fire, . . . — — Map (db m899) HM
Near Lee Highway (Virginia Route 29) 0.4 miles east of Sudley Road (Route 234), on the right when traveling east.
Colonel Wade Hampton's infantry occupied the Warrenton Turnpike in front of the Robinson farm as the Confederate position on Matthews Hill collapsed. Having arrived at Manassas Junction earlier that morning after a 30-hour train ride from Richmond, . . . — — Map (db m101443) HM
On Lee Avenue just south of Grant Avenue (Business Virginia Route 234), on the right when traveling south.
In July, 1911, an amazing event took place here at Manassas, Virginia. The Manassas National Jubilee of Peace brought together Union and Confederate veterans fifty years after the first major battle of the Civil War. For the first time, veterans . . . — — Map (db m2469) HM
The foundation stones in front of you are all that remain of a once grand estate known as Pittsylvania. Landon Carter, Jr., grandson of Robert “King” Carter, built Pittsylvania around 1765. The Georgian-style frame house stood on a . . . — — Map (db m62662) HM
Near Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234) 0.5 miles south of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the left when traveling south.
Captain Charles Griffin's cannon, a section of Battery D, 5th U.S. Artillery, fired only two rounds when an unidentified line of infantry approached from the fence ahead. Who were they? Griffin proclaimed them the enemy. His commanding officer, the . . . — — Map (db m89204) HM
Near Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234) 0.6 miles south of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north.
In clear view of artillerymen here, Confederates lined up at the fence and trees across the open field. The two cannon and supporting infantry could have stopped the Rebels cold, yet the four hundred charging Virginians were able to fire a musket . . . — — Map (db m881) HM
On Sudley Road (State Road 234) 0.3 miles north of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north.
August 29 & 30, 1862 Headquarters, Army of Virginia, USA Pope's Headquarters Headquarters, Army of Virginia, USA 1:00 p.m. August 29 to 6:00 p.m. August 30, 1862 "There were no tents, nothing to mark the spot except a cracker box or two for . . . — — Map (db m14511) HM
On Vandor Lane, on the right when traveling north.
On the ridge ahead of you stood "Portici," an important landmark of both battles of Manassas. In 1861, Frank Lewis resided here with his wife Fannie and two small children. Their middling plantation consisted of 769 acres. The family owned eleven . . . — — Map (db m59009) HM
On Lee Avenue just south of Grant Avenue (Business Virginia Route 234), on the right when traveling south.
Dedicated to the Citizens
of
Prince William County
who lost their lives in
the service of their country in
the the 1917 - World War - 1919
Fewell Athey •
Carrington Bailey •
Maurice Beavers •
John Blackwell •
John C. . . . — — Map (db m21983) HM
Near Lee Highway (U.S. 29) east of Groveton Road / Featherbed Lane, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
Of the 266 soldiers buried here, only two are fully identified. • Heavy fire often kept either side from claiming the dead, and after both battles the armies had to maneuver quickly. Some of the wounded lay for days in the blistering sun. • After . . . — — Map (db m408) HM
Near Chinn Ridge Loop 0.5 miles west of Sudley Road (Virginia Road 234), on the right when traveling west.
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 . . . — — Map (db m9830) HM
Near Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234) 0.5 miles south of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling south.
Colonel Oliver O. Howard's brigade brought up the rear of the Federal flanking column. After crossing Bull Run, the New Englanders hastened towards the sounds of battle. In the mid-afternoon heat, dozens of men straggled on the march or collapsed by . . . — — Map (db m94606) HM
Near Sudley Road (U.S. 234) 0.5 miles north of Lee Highway (Route 29), on the right when traveling north.
July 21, 1861 11:00 a.m. 2nd Brigade (Burnside, Second Division (Hunter) Army of Northeastern Virginia, USA Rhode Island Battery Capt. William H. Reynolds Six 13-Pounder James Rifled Guns "'Forward into line of action, front,' came Captain . . . — — Map (db m8354) HM
Near Lee Highway (formerly Warrenton Turnpike) (Virginia Route 29) east of Sudley Road (Virginia Road 234).
The home of James Robinson—a freed slave—stood here at the time of the battle. That morning hundreds of Confederates streamed through the yard as they retreated from the Union attach. Surprisingly, the property suffered little damage in . . . — — Map (db m5615) HM
Near Sudley Road 0.5 miles south of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the left when traveling south.
Here stood the home of James Robinson and his family. Born "free" in 1799, James is listed as being of mixed racial parentage. Family oral history suggests that James' father was possibly a member of the Carter family of Pittsylvania plantation. In . . . — — Map (db m89249) HM
On William Center Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
Second Battle of Manassas Confederate Skirmish Line, Afternoon of August 30, 1862As Union forces prepared to attack General Jackson's Confederate line along the unfinished railroad to the north, Union General John F. Reynolds made a personal . . . — — Map (db m8384) HM
Near Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
(1) Route of Jackson's Turning Movement Lee dispatched Stonewall Jackson on a daring raid to cut Pope's communications before Pope could receive massive reinforcements. Marching nearly 25 miles a day, Jackson burned the supply depot at Manassas, . . . — — Map (db m17475) HM
On Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234) north of Exit 47 (Interstate 66), on the right when traveling north.
On the Henry Hill, Pope’s rear guard, in the late afternoon of August 30, 1862, repulsed the attacks of Longstreet coming from the west. If the hill had been taken, Pope’s army would have been doomed; but the Unionists held it while the rest of . . . — — Map (db m108461) HM
Near Chinn Ridge Loop at Sudley Road (Virginia Road 234), on the right when traveling west.
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 . . . — — Map (db m9791) HM
Near Fetherbed Lane (County Route 622), on the right when traveling south.
August 30, 1862 3:15 p.m. Jackson's Division (Starke), Left Wing (Jackson) Army of Northern Virginia, CSA Second Brigade Col. Bradley T. Johnson 21st Virginia 48th Virginia 42nd Virginia 1st Virginia Battalion "We were fighting now as I never . . . — — Map (db m18306) HM
August 29, 1862 5:45 p.m. 1st Division (Stevens), Ninth Corps (Reno) Army of the Potomac, USA Second Brigade Col. Daniel Leasure “As we approached, we poured a well directed fire upon the enemy. Our line charged, and as the enemy . . . — — Map (db m40527) HM
August 29, 1862 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. . . . — — Map (db m40556) HM
Near Featherbed Lane (continuation of Groveton Road) 0.5 miles north of Lee Highway (formerly the Warrenton Turnpike) (U.S. 29).
Like its companion monument on Henry Hill, this obelisk was constructed by Union soldiers at the close of the Civil War. It was dedicated during an elaborate ceremony held on June 10, 1865. — — Map (db m886) HM
On Pageland Lane (County Route 705) 1 mile north of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
From here, Confederate gunners had a clear view of Porter's attack - the most formidable onslaught of the three days. There were few trees between S.D. Lee's Battalion and the nearest Union columns a third of a mile away. As thousands of bluecoats . . . — — Map (db m8459) HM
Near Pageland Lane (County Route 705), on the right when traveling north.
On the morning of August 30, 1862, Confederate Col. Stephen D. Lee deployed 18 guns from his artillery battalion along this commanding ridge. Additional cannon, under Maj. Lindsey M. Shumaker, unlimbered to his left. The artillery linked the two . . . — — Map (db m58863) HM
On Chinn Ridge Loop at Sudley Road (Virginia Road 234), on the left when traveling west on Chinn Ridge Loop.
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 . . . — — Map (db m8359) HM
This elevation behind the Confederate right flank at Manassas in July
1861 was one of four Confederate
signal stations established by Capt. Edward Porter Alexander; Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard’s signal officer. Because the hilltop was devoid of trees, . . . — — Map (db m28376) HM
8:45 A.M. July 21st 1861 Battle of First Manassas (Bull Run).
From this hilltop Capt. E.P. Alexander, CSA, sent America’s first battlefield telecommunication: Look out for your left, you are turned. This short message to Col. Evans warning . . . — — Map (db m696) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
From the east side of this stream Union cannon fired the first shots of First Manassas at Confederates on the opposite ridge. The attack was a ruse. Though Stone Bridge offered one of the few easy routes across Bull Run, the main Union columns were . . . — — Map (db m2099) HM
Near Lee Highway (U.S. 29) at Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
This building links today’s landscape to the battlefield scene. The roadbeds have not changed; thousands of soldiers noticed the Stone House as they marched through this strategic intersection.
During both battles Federals turned the former . . . — — Map (db m846) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 29) 0.1 miles east of Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234), on the right when traveling west.
The Stone House at the intersection of the historic Warrenton Turnpike and Manassas-Sudley Road witnessed the shifting tides of battle at First and Second Manassas. Tour the house (open seasonally) and walk to the crest of Buck Hill, on your right, . . . — — Map (db m108171) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 29) just east of Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234), on the right when traveling west.
The historic Stone House, constructed prior to 1850, stands as one of the most recognizable landmarks of the Manassas Battlefields. Early owners established a tavern here, serving weary travelers along the Warrenton Turnpike (U.S. Route 29 . . . — — Map (db m152391) HM
Near Pageland Lane south of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the left when traveling south.
Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee arrived on this hill late on the morning of August 29, 1862, to lead his reunited army in the Second Battle of Manassas. By the campaign's conclusion, he emerged victorious and seized the opportunity to lead his men on . . . — — Map (db m108484) HM
Near Pageland Lane (County Route 705) 0.2 miles south of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north.
The 2 ¼ mile Stuart's Hill loop trail takes you over the ground where General James Longstreet launched a massive Confederate counterattack late on the afternoon of August 30, 1862. After intense fighting on Chinn Ridge and along the Sudley Road, . . . — — Map (db m86259) HM
On Sudley Road (State Highway 234), on the right when traveling south.
People were on their way to worship when thousands of Federal soldiers suddenly appeared marching south on Sudley Road. Within minutes the sound of gunfire came from the direction of Matthews Hill. As wounded men stumbled back behind the lines, . . . — — Map (db m58809) HM
On Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234) at Featherbed Lane, on the right when traveling north on Sudley Road.
Before being defined as a Battlefield, this landscape existed as the crossroads hamlet of Sudley Springs. Although it consisted of fewer than a dozen households in 1860, three features distinguished Sudley Springs from neighboring communities - a . . . — — Map (db m101436) HM
Near Sudley Road (State Highway 234), on the right when traveling north.
About 9:30 a.m. the Union flanking column, numbering 15,000 strong, began crossing Catharpin Run here and moved southward toward Matthews Hill. Late in the afternoon this ford served as one of the principal avenues of retreat for the defeated Union . . . — — Map (db m39209) HM
Soon after crossing Bull Run, the Union flanking column splashed across Catharpin Run here at Sudley Springs Ford. More than 13,000 soldiers passed this spot over a six-hour period. The lengthy march over dusty roads had taken its toll. Exhausted . . . — — Map (db m62053) HM
Near Chinn Ridge Loop, on the right when traveling west.
Remembers the valor and devotion of her soldiers who participated in the battle of Second Manassas, Virginia - August 28-30, 1862. On this field Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia won the decisive battle of the Northern . . . — — Map (db m58119) HM
Near Vandor Lane east of Battlefield Parkway, on the left when traveling east.
In frantic suspense, Confederate President Jefferson Davis found it impossible to remain in Richmond. He secured a special train to Manassas Junction and then proceeded to the battlefield on horseback. As he approached Portici, the president learned . . . — — Map (db m101446) HM
Near Sudley Road (U.S. 234) 0.5 miles south of Lee Highway (Route 29), on the right when traveling north.
Colonel Francis S. Bartow was killed near here while leading the 7th Georgia Infantry in a counterattack. An ardent defender of slavery and states' rights, the Georgia politician was placed in command of a brigade of state troops shortly before the . . . — — Map (db m101438) HM
On Pageland Lane (County Route 705) 0.1 miles south of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north.
Mid-afternoon on August 28, 1862, Union soldiers from General Rufus King's division rest along Pageland Lane awaiting orders for them to continue marching south seven miles to Manassas Junction. Late afternoon, orders arrived prompting King to . . . — — Map (db m9861) HM
Near Pageland Lane (County Route 705) 0.6 miles north of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north.
Late on the afternoon of August 28, Brig. Gen. Rufus King's division proceeded east towards Centreville. They marched in search of the elusive "Stonewall" Jackson, who was operating behind Union lines with half the Confederate army. As the head of . . . — — Map (db m58797) HM
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