Historical Marker Series

Virginia Civil War Trails

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Manassas. A Critical Junction. If you had been here in July 1861, you could have seen Confederate soldiers jumping down from one train after another at the junction half a mile in front of you. The trains were bringing Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's army from th…
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A Narrow Escape. Engagement at Kettle Run. In August 1862, Confederate Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson led his command around Union Gen. John Pope's right flank to cut Federal communication lines and pave the way for the rest of Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army…
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Early & Gordon at Bristoe Station. A Missed Opportunity. After the Gettysburg Campaign, Union Gen. George G. Meade's Army of the Potomac faced Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia across the Rapidan River. In October 1863, Lee attempte…
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Bristoe Station. "Twice Baptized". The Civil War transformed this area. Between 1861 and 1865, thousands of both Federal and Confederate soldiers passed through this region. local road networks allowed soldiers to march rapidly in either direction. While th…
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Wartime Manassas. "Defend that point against an attack". . During the Civil War, two railroads , the Manassas Gap and the Orange and Alexandria , intersected here. Manassas Junction was strategically important to both the Union and the Confederacy as a s…
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