Rock Fight - Gainesville
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 47.412 W 077° 38.049
18S E 271214 N 4296791
Marker is in Gainesville, Virginia, in Prince William County on Lee Highway (U.S. 29). The marker was erected in 2003 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number C-33.)
Waymark Code: WM18GZA
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2023
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Rock Fight
In Aug. 1862, during the Second Battle of Manassas, Confederate Maj. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s command occupied an unfinished railroad grade northeast of here, including “the Dump,” a gap in the grade heaped with construction stone. On 30 Aug., the Federals attacked, the 24th New York Infantry almost broke through. Out of ammunition, Confederates there and at Deep Cut to the west, began hurling rocks. Some startled Federals threw stones back before retreating as Jackson reinforced his line. The Rock Fight became a Southern legend.
Name of Battle:
Second Battle of Manassas
Name of War: U.S. Civil War
Date(s) of Battle (Beginning): 08/30/1862
Entrance Fee: Not Listed
Parking: Not Listed
Date of Battle (End): Not listed
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