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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NNC_re-burying-the-dead_Manassas-VA.html
Of the 266 soldiers buried here, only two are fully identified. · Heavy fire often kept either side from claiming the dead, and after both battles the armies had to maneuver quickly. Some of the wounded lay for days in the blistering sun.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KT4_site-of-c-c-c-camp-p-71-camp-recovery_Manassas-VA.html
Prince William County's first Civilian Conservation Corps camp, part of the national public relief program during the great Depression, encompassed a 396-acre tract purchased by the Virginia Forest Service and the Federal government from Jan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KSV_quantico-baptist-church_Manassas-VA.html
Site of an early 19th Century Meeting House. In 1888 it became a Primitive Baptist Church under Pastor William M. Smoot. It was commonly known as Smootite Church.
Foundation stones and an octagonal tapered bearing post remain.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16OD_carter-cemetery_Manassas-VA.html
Over 70 members of the Carter family rest in this cemetery - spanning multiple generations and two centuries of continuous ownership. The graves are arranged in a linear pattern, although none are marked with an inscribed headstone. The cemetery i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16KG_pittsylvania_Manassas-VA.html
The foundation stones in front of you are all that remain of a once grand estate known as Pittsylvania. Landon Carter, Jr., grandson of Robert "King" Carter, built Pittsylvania around 1765. The Georgian-style frame house stood on a prominent knoll…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM165H_sudley-springs-ford_Manassas-VA.html
Soon after crossing Bull Run, the Union flanking column splashed across Catharpin Run here at Sudley Springs Ford. More than 13,000 soldiers passed this spot over a six-hour period.
The lengthy march over dusty roads had taken its toll. Exhaust…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM165G_a-debt-repaid_Manassas-VA.html
The stone rubble is all that remains of Christian Hill, the postwar home of Amos and Margaret Benson. Following the First Battle of Manassas, the Bensons discovered a wounded Union soldier, Private John Rice of the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry, left…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM142Q_portici_Manassas-VA.html
On the ridge ahead of you stood "Portici," an important landmark of both battles of Manassas. In 1861, Frank Lewis resided here with his wife Fannie and two small children. Their middling plantation consisted of 769 acres. The family owned eleven …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM142P_cavalry-clash_Manassas-VA.html
As fighting stalled along Sudley Road, Union and Confederate cavalry partook in the final drama of the battle here on the grounds of Portici. Southern horsemen attempted to dash behind the Union army and cut their escape route. Anticipating this m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM142O_confederate-headquarters_Manassas-VA.html
Portici made an idea headquarters for Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston. From here he had a commanding view of the main roads and surrounding countryside. Throughout the day Confederate regiments passed through the Lewis property en route to …