Manassas National Battlefield Park Things to Do Tips by doug48 Top 5 Page for this destination

thomas "stonewall" jackson statue

during the height of the fighting on henry hill general bernard bee exclaimed to general jackson, "the enemy is driving us." jackson replied "then, sir we will give them the bayonet". bee exhorted his own troops to re-form by shouting, "there is jackson standing there like a stonewall let us determine to die here, and we will conquer, rally behind the virginians". this quote made general thomas jackson a "cult" hero in the south. the thomas jackson statue is located on the henry hill walking tour.

Address: 12521 lee highway.

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Phone: 703-361-1861

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chinn ridge

after the massacre of the new york zouaves the confederates pressed east to chinn ridge. chinn ridge was the site of benjamin chinn house called hazel plain. from the left came wave after wave of confederates. at this moment the only union troops facing them were two regiments of the ohio infantry. the confederate columns divided around the chinn house and swept toward the fence line (pictured). less that 100 yards away, suddenly the ohioans rose out of the high grass and fired. after ten minutes of close range combat the confederates forced the ohioans off of chinn ridge toward henry hill. picture number two is the chinn house in 1862. today only the foundation remains. chinn ridge is stop number 10 on the batttlefield auto tour.

Address: 12521 lee highway.

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deep cut and the unfinished railroad

general jackson's line covered a front extending of about one and one half miles along the bed of the unfinished railroad. deep cut is a position of jackson's line on the unfinished railroad. on the morning of august 30 th mistakenly believing that the confederates were in retreat general pope ordered a "pursuit". 8,000 union troops attacked jackson's line at deep cut. about 3:00 pm the forces of generals fitz john porter and irvin mc dowell maneuvered in dense formations to attack up the slope of deep cut. exposed to raking confederate artillery fire from brawner farm and sheets of musket fire from jackson's infantry, the union assault was shattered and bloodily repulsed. the unfinished railroad and deep cut are stops 6 and 7 on the battlefield auto tour.

Address: 12521 lee highway.

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Phone: 703-361-1861

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groveton confederate cemetery

located near the dogan farm is the groveton confederate cemetery. the groveton cemetery was established in 1869 and contains approximately 500 confederate soldiers in trench graves identified by state. the majority of the soldiers interned here are unknown. the groveton confederate cemetery is at stop 8 on the battlefield auto tour.

Address: 12521 lee highway.

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sudley springs ford

on the morning of july 21 st 1861 the union forces of generals david hunter and samuel heintzelman forded bull run at sudley springs ford and moved south to matthews hill to meet the confederate forces of general nathan evans, general barnard bee and colonel francis bartow. sudley and sudley springs is stop number 5 on the battlefield auto tour.

Address: sudley road (VA 234).

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henry hill revisited

pictured is the first union civil war monument erected on henry hill in 1865. this monument will be followed by thousands of civil war monuments erected all over the country.

Address: 12521 lee highway.

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stone bridge second battle of bull run

the stone bridge is a iconic landmark of both the first and second battle of manassas. finally under the cover of darkness august 30 th 1862 general pope's defeated union army withdrew across bull run back to washington. general robert e. lee's bold and brilliant second manassas campaign opened the way for the confederacy's first invasion of the north. this stunning victory also gave the confederacy possible european recognition.

Address: 12521 lee highway.

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hooe family cemetery

the hooe family cemetery is located on chinn ridge near the site of hazel plain. in 1748 patrick hamrick patented this tract of land which became known as mayfield plantation. in 1779 robert howsion hooe purchased the plantation. john hooe sr. was a gentleman farmer and slave holder who owned mayfield at the outbreak of the civil war. the hooe family left the area just before the first battle of bull run and did not return until after the civil war. today all that remains of mayfield is the hooe family cemetery. the hooe family cemetery is located at stop number 10 on the battlefield auto tour.

Address: 12521 lee highway.

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Phone: 703-361-1861

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new york monuments

on the afternoon of august 30 th, seeing the union lines in disarray following the repulse of fitz john porter, general longstreet pushed his massive columns forward and staggered the union left flank. a brief futile stand by the 5 th and 10 th new york duyee's zouaves ended in a slaughter. in just five minutes the 5 th new york lost 123 men, the greatest loss of life in any single infantry regiment in the civil war. the 5 th and the 10 th new york regiments were commanded by abram duyee and were known as duyee's zouaves. his troops wore zouave costumes with red baggy pants, sashes, and oriental head gear. the new york monuments are stop number 9 on the batttlefield auto tour.

Address: 12521 lee highway.

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Phone: 703-361-1861

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groveton

pictured is the luncinda dogan house that is all that remains of the crossroads village of groveton. it was over the dogan house fields that the union assualt upon deep cut was broken. the battle of dogan farm and deep cut were decisive confederate victories. groveton is stop 8 on the battlefield auto tour.

Address: 12521 lee highway.

Directions: manassas national battlefield.

Other Contact: http://www.civilwartraveler.com/

Phone: 703-361-1861

Website: http://www.nps.gov/mana/