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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NZK_union-retreat_Centreville-VA.html
Under cover of darkness, the defeated Union army withdrew toward Centreville, four miles to the east. The troops crossed Bull Run on a makeshift wooden span, constructed several months earlier by Union engineers using the remaining bridge abutment…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NZF_chinn-ridge_Manassas-VA.html
The massive Confederate counterattack appeared unstoppable. General James Longstreet's wing of the army - upwards of 28,000 troops - steadily pushed east toward Henry Hill. If the Confederates occupied that plateau, ironically the same ground on w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NUP_battling-for-the-rocky-knoll_Manassas-VA.html
Stonewall Jackson's defensive line extended nearly two miles - from Sudley Church to the Brawner Farm. Many of his 24,000 troops were posted behind the cuts and fills of the unfinished railroad grade before you. The formidable position enabled Jac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NUJ_archeology-at-brawner-farm_Gainesville-VA.html
Once the scene of bloody combat, Brawner Farm sits today in a quiet corner of Manassas Battlefield. Archeologists have conducted multiple investigations of the property, which have uncovered the site of several structures and unearthed thousands o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NTR_honoring-the-dead_Manassas-VA.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NTF_invaded-farmland_Manassas-VA.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NNZ_second-prince-william-county-courthouse_Nokesville-VA.html
In 1743, the second Prince William County Courthouse was built near here along Cedar Run, replacing the first county courthouse in Woodbridge. After the creation of Fairfax County, the Cedar Run location, owned by Philemon Waters, became the cente…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NNY_the-ben-lomond-manor-house_Manassas-VA.html
The Ben Lomond Manor House was built in 1837 by Benjamin Tasker Chinn and served as the principal structure on 1,739 acres of land. Prosperous farmers before the war, the Chinns watched their fortunes decrease due to the proximity of the estate to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NNF_church-during-wartime_Manassas-VA.html
People were on their way to worship—some already in the church yard—when thousands of Federal soldiers suddenly appeared marching south Sudley Road. Within minutes the sound of gunfire came from the direction of Matthews Hill. As wound…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NNE_events-along-neabsco-creek_Woodbridge-VA.html
Nearby are the sites of a fort ordered built in 1679, and of the oldest tomb found in the county, that of Rose Peters—1690. Iron mining was begun here as early as 1784. Remains of a colonial furnace, foundry, and mill have been discovered. C…