First Battle of Manassas
Posted by: pixieslayer
N 38° 49.176 W 077° 31.311
18S E 281059 N 4299779
This is one of 4 historical markers on a gravel pull off of 29 eastbound. Placed in 1931, it was the first marker on this pull off and describes the First Battle of Manassas.
Waymark Code: WMK2B
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/03/2006
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First Battle of Manassas
On
Matthew's Hill, just to the north, the Confederates repulsed the attack of the Unionists, coming from the north, in the forenoon of July 21, 1861. The Union forces, reinforced, drove the Confederates to
Henry Hill, just to the south. There, the latter reformed under the cover of
Stonewall Jackson. In the afternoon,
McDowell vainly attempted to rally his troops on Matthew's Hill after they had been driven down the Henry Hill.