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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25X_confederate-defenses_Centreville-VA.html
Here while the Confederate army camped at Centreville, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston built strong fortifications in the winter of 1861-1862. In Feb. 1862, President Jefferson Davis ordered Johnston to evacuate them and move his army closer to Richmond, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25P_campaign-of-second-manassas_Centreville-VA.html
Seven miles south is Manassas, where Jackson, on his turning movement around Pope, destroyed vast quantities of supplies, August 26-27, 1862. Hill and Ewell of Jackson's force, coming from Manassas, reached Centreville on their way to Jackson's po…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25J_second-battle-of-manassas_Centreville-VA.html
Here Pope gathered his forces, August 30-31, 1862. From this point he detached troops to check Jackson at Ox Hill while the Union army retreated to the defenses at Alexandria.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPX_stone-bridge_Centreville-VA.html
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 wer…