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	Manassas NBP, VA Manassas GMP/EIS - Superintendent's Note
		The purpose of Manassas National Battlefield Park is to preserve the nationally significant lands containing historic sites, buildings, objects and views associated with the First and Second Battles of Manassas for the use, inspiration and benefit of the public.
		As the site of the First and Second Battles of Manassas, the park serves to preserve the resources associated with these major battles and contribute to the countrys understanding of the social and economic impacts of the Civil War.
		The First Battle of Manassas dispelled all preconceived notions of a short war, and the fact that 900 Americans were killed on the battlefield was graphic proof that civil war would be a protracted bloody struggle.
	planning.nps.gov /parkweb/purpose.cfm?RecordID=160 (261 words)

	The Second Battle of Manassas, A Reply to General Longstreet
		Before the second battery could be placed in position, the enemy began to retire, and in less than ten minutes the ranks were broken and that portion of his army put to flight.
		One was soon at work, and, according to his report, the enemy began to retire before the second could be put in position, and in ten minutes after the second was put in position, he says that portion of the army of the Federals was put to flight.
		It is evident the turning point of the second battle of Manassas was in crushing the supporting lines -- the reserves -- of the Federals, and preventing their reaching the front lines already fighting Jackson at the railroad excavation.
	www.civilwarhome.com /sdleemanassas.htm (4167 words)

	2nd Manassas History Primer
		Second Manassas would be one of Lee’s most decisive victories.
		And with numbers twice the size of the previous battle, it ensured a level of destruction that was unparalleled up to this point in the war.
		The battle orders Porter received were vague, but more importantly, Longstreet arrived with his 30,000 men and sat squarely between Porter and the right flank of Jackson.
	www.travelbrains.com /destinations/2ndManassas/2ndManassas_hp.html (2406 words)

	Virginia Historical Markers - Virginia History
		He was marching from Manassas to the position about a mile and a half to the north held by Jackson in the Second Battle of Manassas.
		During the Battles of Manassas (Bull Run), it was used as a field hospital by both the North and the South, but was so badly damaged that it was razed and a frame church built in its place.
		Manassas was incorporated as a town in 1873 and became a city in 1975.
	www.historical-markers.org /distance/index.cgi?mid=142_4221 (6696 words)

	PATC -- Manassas Battlefield Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Manassas Battlefield Park was the scene of two major battles fought during the American Civil War in the years 1861 to 1865.
		The "First Battle of Manassas" was the first large-scale battle of war, the "Second Battle of Manassas" occurred just over a year later and pitted the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee against the Union Army of Virginia under John Pope.
		The war's final outcome was yet unknown, and it would be left to other battles to decide whether the sacrifice at Manassas was part of the high price of Southern independence, or the cost of one country again united under the national standard.
	www.patc.net /hiking/destinations/manas_bp.html (1121 words)

	Latest news on Civil War battle site preservation
		Manassas was the site of two crucial battles fought just 30 miles west of the Union capital during the summers of 1861 and 1862.
		The First Battle of Manassas was a battle of glory-seeking amateurs experiencing war for the first time.
		The Second Battle of Manassas was a far larger and costlier affair, fought by men who had become hardened to the horrors of nineteenth-century warfare.
	www.civilwar.org /news/topten2005/manassas2005.htm (213 words)

	The Second Battle of Manassas or Bull Run (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A battle took place on the afternoon of the 9th of August, which, after a fierce fight, resulted in the total defeat and rout of the Federals, who however, were not followed more than two miles when Jackson ordered a halt for the night.
		I forgot to mention that in the battle of Cedar Mountain, that Jackson's victory was not gained without a great and irreparable loss, in the death of General Charles H. Winder, who was one of the bravest and most gallant men in the Confederate army.
		The next heard of Stonewall Jackson after the battle of Cedar Mountain, was that, with a force of 20,000 men, he was far up the valley towards the head-waters of the Rappahannock River, where he had been sent by Lee on one of the most adventurous if not dangerous undertakings of the whole war.
	www.ronie-mooney-encs.us.cob-web.org:8888 /civil_war/second_Bull_Run.html (1556 words)

	Self-Guided Tour
		It is our belief that the careful study of battlefields such as Second Manassas allows today's military students to understand better the complexities and inevitable pressures of warfare.
		At its simplest, after an engagement the previous night, the first full day of the battle may be said to have consisted of three fierce Federal attacks conducted piecemeal against the positions of Jackson's corps, then a meeting engagement between the divisions of Hood and Hatch in the evening.
		The second day was a quiet morning followed by a fierce Federal attack in the afternoon, succeeded by an overwhelming Confederate counterattack that soundly defeated Maj. Gen.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/staff-rides/2manassas/2mns-fm.htm (566 words)

	Bullrun Manassas Second Virginia Civil War Battle
		The First Battle of Manassas lasted more than eight grueling hours and culminated with the wounded Union army fleeing for its life.
		Despite reading extensively about the battle, the automated and time-scaled troup movement maps helped me clearly grasp the scope and scale of the conflict better than ever before.
		Filmed on location, the reenactors depict the violent mayhem of the hornet's nest at Shiloh, the valiant charge on the sunken road at Antietam, the carnage in the wheat field at Gettysburg, and the brutal fighting at Cold Harbor.
	americancivilwar.com /manassas2_travelbrains.html (2845 words)

	Second Battle of Bull Run - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Second Battle of Bull Run, or the Second Battle of Manassas, was waged between August 28 and August 30, 1862, as part of the American Civil War.
		The result of the battle was an overwhelming Confederate victory, but the Union army was left largely intact in comparison to Irvin McDowell's army after the First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas.
		Jackson had initiated the battle on August 28 with the intent of holding Pope until Longstreet arrived with the remainder of the Army of Northern Virginia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Second_Battle_of_Bull_Run (1389 words)

	The First Battle of Manassas
		Through the battle itself and throughout the next year, the term Manassas continues to be used by the northern press.
		The last of his troops arrived during the noon time lull and double quicked the six miles north to the battle field, arriving thirsty, but in time to outnumber the Union troops in the afternoon phase of the battle and turn the tide of victory.
		The second innovation was the use of rifled barreled cannon and muskets.
	www.sullivanballou.info /over.html (861 words)

	About the church
		This was called the Battle of Second Manassas or the Second Battle of Bull Run, depending on whether you are a Southerner or a Northerner.
		Casualties in the three-day battle were horrendous: Pope's ill-lead army suffered 14,462 killed, wounded or missing.
		In 1980, in response to an expanding parish, a second, larger church was built on Sideburn Road, about two and one half miles from the Historic Church.
	www.stmaryofsorrows.org /Permanent/about_the_church.htm (1274 words)

	The Missing Manassas Cyclorama
		In 1901, as the novelty of the cyclorama began to wear off in Washington and attendance declined, the Manassas Panorama was sold.
		King was able to purchase the original cyclorama of the Battle of Gettysburg by Paul Phillippoteaux which was among the ten stored in the Chicago warehouse since 1933.
		Manassas National Battlefield Park has an interest in finding what is left of this historic treasure and welcomes any information that might resolve this mystery.
	nps-vip.net /history/museum/cycloram/painting.htm (645 words)

	Divide and Conquer - The Battle of Antietam
		Pope was also defeated by Lee at the Second Battle of Manassas (August 29-30, 1862.) This victory briefly freed Virginia of any Union forces.
		The battle of Antietam (known in the South as the Battle of Sharpsburg) commenced at dawn on the Seventeenth of September, 1862.
		The second phase of the fighting took place in Lee’s center, where the Confederates held a natural defensive position: a sunken road that had been caused by erosion.
	home.earthlink.net /~divideandconquer/Battles/civil_war/antietam.htm (976 words)

	Manassas National Battlefield Park
		Manassas National Battlefield Park, located at the four quadrants created by the intersection of Sudley Road and Route 29, preserves a part of Civil War history for citizens throughout the Nation.
		The National Park Service believes the public would be better able to understand the battle if their view of the area was not obstructed by the existing "basic" oak-hickory forest, which is globally uncommon to rare.
		Manassas National Battlefield Park wants to continue to follow its mission of preserving historic landscapes of the battles of Manassas.
	www.pwconserve.org /issues/conservation/mnbp/index.htm (282 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Winning Back a Battlefield
		She was joined by Smithsonian officials, volunteers in heavy wool Civil War uniforms and even a slithering water snake that appeared to be enjoying some of the new wetland.
		Although the Hazel land was private and not part of the park, historians said it was integral to understanding the Second Battle of Manassas and included grounds where Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's headquarters had stood.
		A huge help in the project were detailed topographical maps of the area during the Second Battle of Manassas.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A50644-2004Jun17?language=printer (664 words)

	Today in History: August 30
		At the August 9 Battle of Cedar Mountain, Jackson's Confederates outnumbered the Union troops two-to-one.
		The Second Battle of Manassas began on August 28, when Pope marched his men right into Jackson's waiting forces near the town of Manassas.
		Jackson had set up his defenses at the site of the First Battle of Manassas which had ended in Confederate victory just one year earlier.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/aug30.html (685 words)

	Second Battle of Bull Run
		The second battle of Bull Run (or Manassas) was fought on Aug. 29-30, 1862.
		On the morning after the battle at Groveton, Pope's army was greatly reduced.
		The latter, as their advance moved forward, were opened upon by a fierce fire of cannon, shot, shell, and bullets, and at the same moment a large number of Lee's troops were making a flank movement that might imperil the whole of Pope's army.
	www.sonofthesouth.net /leefoundation/second-battle-bull-run.htm (485 words)

	Civil War Traveler \| Virginia \| Manassas
		Another visitor center with a focus on the second battle is open seasonally on Stuart's Hill.
		First Manassas is remembered as the first major land battle of the war, won by inexperienced Confederates who routed an equally raw Union force.
		A year later, the home was a occupied by Union troops as Stonewall Jackson advanced to the old battlefield prior to the Battle of Second Manassas.
	www.civilwar-va.com /virginia/north/manassas.html (1186 words)

	Jeb Stuart's report of the Second Manassas Campaign
		This is Stuart's report of the operations of the Confederate Cavalry Division and its movements and efforts to support the Army of Northern Virginia during the 2nd Manassas (2nd Bull Run) Campaign in late August of 1862.
		The Fourth Virginia Cavalry (Colonel Wickham) was sent around to gain the rear of Manassas, and with a portion of Robertson's brigade not on outpost duty I proceeded by the direct road to Manassas.
		Jones was with me part of the time on the extreme right during the battle, in which several batteries of his division took part, and I think he left me to bring his infantry into action.
	www.swcivilwar.com /StuartReport2ndMan.html (3007 words)

	Aug. 26, 1862; Second Battle of Manassas Begins [Archive] - Armchair General Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The stage is set for the Second Battle of Manassas on this day when Confederate cavalry under Gen. Fitzhugh Lee enter Manassas Junction and capture the rail center.
		Pope's army was scattered around the area east of Washington from Manassas to the Shenandoah Valley.
		On Aug. 29, Jackson surprised Pope and the battle was on.
	www.armchairgeneral.com /forums/archive/index.php/t-15741.html (281 words)

	Bull Run. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The first battle of Bull Run (or first battle of Manassas) was the first major engagement of the Civil War.
		The second battle of Bull Run (or second battle of Manassas) was also a victory for the Confederates.
		When Gen. George McClellan’s army was gradually withdrawn from Harrison’s Landing on the James River (where it had remained after the Seven Days battles) to reinforce Pope, Lee concentrated his whole army at Gordonsville.
	www.bartleby.com /65/bu/BullRun.html (586 words)

	The Battle of Manassas/Bull Run (Second)
		Jackson had initiated the battle with the intent of holding Pope until Longstreet arrived with the remainder of the Army of Northern Virginia.
		Second, the Cabinet decided that the following major forces in the North should come together: the Armies of the Valley (united under Pope); Burnside (ordered north from Fortress Monroe to Falmouth); and McClellan was directed to bring his great army to Alexandria and unite with Pope.
		The battle ended in a cloud of confusion and doubts about just how loyal the Union army was to each other.
	www.mycivilwar.com /battles/620828b.htm (1645 words)

	Second Battle of Manassas
		The Battle of Second Manassas, covering three days, produced far greater carnage, 3,399 killed, and brought the Confederacy to the height of its power.
		The war's final outcome was yet unknown, and it would be left to other battles to decide whether the sacrifice at Manassas was part of the price of Southern independence, or the cost of one country again united under the national standard.
		Lee's bold and brilliant Second Battle of Manassas campaign opened the way for the South's first invasion of the North, and a bid for foreign intervention.
	nps-vip.net /history/battle-2.htm (839 words)

	Prince William County Virginia History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In both the First and Second Battles of Manassas, the Ben Lomond Manor House was used as a hospital by soldiers from both sides.
		According to legend, the name Manassas was derived from an Indian source or from Manasseh, a Jewish innkeeper at Manassas Gap.
		Located to the northeast of Manassas, Manassas Park began in 1955 as a county subdivision.
	www.princewilliamcounty.com /16/history.asp (1714 words)

	Prince William County, Presidents Cup, Golf, Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Manassas, Occoquan, Quantico, Leesylvania ...
		In addition to the stretches of battleground now preserved in the Manassas National Battlefield Park, Prince William County is home to several other important sites in the Civil War that illustrate the crucial role this area played during this episode in American history.
		The battle broke out on the grounds of the McLean Farm, on Route 28 near present-day Yorkshire Market, the home of Confederate sympathizer Wilmer McLean, who offered Beauregard use of his house as a headquarters for the battle that was fast approaching.
		The Second Battle of Manassas was four times larger than the first battle, with 120,000 men fighting for two and a half days.
	www.visitpwc.com /m/civilwar.html (963 words)

	William James Lathan Biography
		The Battle of the Crater at Petersburg, VA occurred at the end of July 1864.
		Since this battle was between the two illnesses and his company was assigned to the fort that was blown up, he should have been in the thick of it.
		Analysis: It appears that in spite of several major and minor illnesses that Sgt. William James Lathan was in the Battles of Second Manassas; Antietam/Sharpsburg/South Mountain; Kinston, N.C.; Malvern Hill, VA (Richmond, VA.); the Rappahannock Campaign and the siege of Petersburg, VA. including the Battle of the Crater.
	www.wclathan.com /biographies/lathan/william_james_lathan.htm (2711 words)

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