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Inscription. From this position the 71st assisted in driving the Confederate forces back toward Henry Hill. The regiment remained in this area for most of the battle and afterward covered the retreat of the Union Army from the field. ... More on HMDB

The center has a research collection for the study of local history and genealogy with an emphasis on Prince ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Inscription. Erected by the State of New York, to commemorate the patriotic services of the 10th Reg't New York Volunteers, National Zouaves: Mustered into the U. S. Service April 27th 1861. Reorganized as a Battalion, April 27th ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Knowing they were badly outnumbered, Evans' 900 Confederates stared across this open field, waiting for the enemy to appear over the crest of the hill. Their only hope was to slow the 15,000-man Federal column long enough ... More on HMDB

Inscription. July 21, 1861, 11:00 a.m. 2nd Brigade (Burnside), 2nd Division (Hunter), Army of Northeastern Virginia, USA, 71st New York State Militia: Col. Henry P. Martin, "The Alabama 4th, which ... More on HMDB

Inscription. August 30, 1862, 3:15 p.m. 3rd Brigade (Patrick), First Division (Hatch), Third Corps (McDowell), Army of Virginia (Pope), USA, 20th New York State Militia, (80th New York Volunteers),... More on HMDB

Inscription. Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson's First Virginia Brigade, plus artillery, marched from Confederate headquarters at the Lewis House ("Portici") along this wagon path to Henry Hill, arriving here about noon. , Location. 38° ... More on HMDB

Site of a Union diversionary attack during the First Battle of Manassas, the Stone Bridge defensive force was commanded by Confederate Colonel Nathan Evans. When Evans realized the attack on Stone ... More on Virginia.org

Inscription. 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 ... More on HMDB

Inscription. 14th Regiment N. Y. S. M. (84th Regiment N. Y. Vols.): This monument is erected in commemoration of the dead of the regiment in the battles of First Bull Run, July 21, 1861 Gainesville, August 28, 1862 Groveton, August ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The home of James Robinson—a freed slave—stood here at the time of the battle. That morning hundreds of Confederates streamed through the yard as they retreated from the Union attach. Surprisingly, the property ... More on HMDB