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Manassas National Battlefield Park is a unit of the National Park Service located in Prince William County, Virginia, north of Manassas that preserves the site of two major American Civil War battles: the First Battle of Bull Run, also called the Battle of First Manassas, and the Second Battle of Bull Run or Battle of Second Manassas.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 January 2025. First major land battle of the American Civil War First Battle of Bull Run Battle of First Manassas Part of the American Civil War Struggle on a Manassas, Virginia bridge during the Union Army's retreat in 1861 depicted in an engraving by William Ridgway based on a drawing by F. O. C ...
The Stone House, Manassas National Battlefield Park, is a two-story stone structure in Prince William County, Virginia. It was built as a stop on the Fauquier and Alexandria Turnpike in 1848. During the American Civil War, The Stone House served as a hospital during the First and Second Battles of Manassas.
Virginia State Route 234 (SR 234) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia.It runs from U.S. Route 1 near Dumfries via Independent Hill as Dumfries Road, bypasses Manassas as Prince William Parkway, and has a brief concurrency with Interstate 66 for 2.27 miles (3.65 km) between exits 44 and 47 before continuing northwest via Catharpin to U.S. Route 15 near Woolsey as Sudley Road.
Map of the Battles of Bull Run Near Manassas. Solomon Bamberger. Zoomable high-resolution map. Newspaper coverage of the First Battle of Bull Run Archived 2011-04-29 at the Wayback Machine; Manassas Civil War 150th Anniversary July 21–24, 2011 at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2011-05-05) Texts on Wikisource: Guernsey, Alfred ...
Stone Bridge crosses Bull Run at the eastern entrance of the Manassas National Battlefield Park in Prince William County, Virginia.The original bridge, built in 1825, [1] was destroyed when Confederate forces evacuated Northern Virginia in March, 1862.
Manassas National Battlefield Park Henry House Hill is a location near Bull Run , a tributary of the Occoquan River , in the U.S. state of Virginia . It was an important battle site during the American Civil War .
This surprise movement forced Pope into an abrupt retreat from his defensive line along the Rappahannock. During the night of August 27–28, Jackson marched his divisions north to the First Bull Run (Manassas) battlefield, where he took position behind an unfinished railroad grade below Stony Ridge. [23] The defensive position was a good one.