Tag Archives: First Manassas

There Stands….

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

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A word about preservation at Manassas

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

Preservation still ranks as one of the top concerns at Manassas National Battlefield. In the mid-1990s, preservationists averted potential disaster when they forced the Walt Disney corporation to scrub plans for a proposed history-oriented theme park in the Manassas area. … Continue reading →

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Middle Child and Second Fiddle: The Sad Fate of Second Manassas

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

Try as I might, I can’t persuade my daughter to explore anything to do with Second Manassas. It’s July 29, 2000. Steph is six but already the veteran of several battlefielding campaigns, and she’s particularly a fan of First Manassas … Continue reading →

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The Wounding of the other “Confederate Steuart”

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

Today marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Cross Keys. Along with the engagement at Port Republic the following day, Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson repulsed two separate Federal forces. This culminated his highly successful Shenandoah Valley Campaign of … Continue reading →

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