"Signal Hill Monument in Manassas Park, VA" Waymark

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8:45 A.M. July 21st 1861 Battle of First Manassas (Bull Run). From this hilltop Capt. E.P. Alexander, CSA, sent America’s first battlefield telecommunication: Look out for your left, you are turned. This short message to Col. Evans warning him of Brig. Gen. McDowell’s flank march helped turn an impending defeat into a crucial victory, thereby securing for the signal corps a permanent place in the ranks of modern armies.

In memory of America’s Confederate signal veterans; the first to raise in battle “the bonnie white flag that bears the crimson square.”

Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/2000 Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Signal Corps Regimental Association, U.S. Army. Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate Rating (1-5): Web Address: Related Website Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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