Manassas National Battlefield - Manassas, VA
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N 38° 48.774 W 077° 31.285
18S E 281076 N 4299034
In the summer of 1861, enthusiastic volunteers in colorful uniforms gathered to fight the first major land battle of the war. Confident that their foes would turn and run, neither side anticipated the smoke, din and death of battle.
Waymark Code: WM26Z9
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/14/2007
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In the summer of 1861, enthusiastic volunteers in colorful uniforms gathered to fight the first major land battle of the war. Confident that their foes would turn and run, neither side anticipated the smoke, din and death of battle. Nearly one year later, both sides met again on the same battlefield with the Confederates winning a solid victory bringing them to the height of their power.
Manassas National Battlefield Park, located north of Manassas, Virginia, preserves the site of two major American Civil War battles: the
First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, and the
Second Battle of Bull Run which was fought between August 28 and August 30, 1862 (also known as First Manassas and Second Manassas, respectively). The peaceful Virginia countryside bore witness to clashes between the armies of the North (Union) and South (Confederacy), and it was here that Confederate
General Thomas J. Jackson acquired his nickname "Stonewall."
The Visitor Center is open daily from 8:30am to 5:00pm.
Closed on Thanksgiving and December 25.
Entrance Fees
- $3.00 per person (17 years or older) - good for 3 Days
- Children under 17 free
- $20.00 per person - Annual Pass
- $50.00 - National Park Pass
- Park accepts cash, check or credit cards.
Park Movie
- Manassas: End of Innocence
- Fee $3.00 per person; children under 17 are free.
- Cash or check only; No credit cards accepted at this time
Phone
Henry Hill Visitors Center
(703) 361-1339
Park Headquarters
(703) 754-1861
Fax
(703) 754-1107