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First Battle of Manassas
... the vital railroad junction at Manassas. Here the Orange and Alexandria Railroad met the Manassas Gap Railroad, which led west to the Shenandoah Valley. If McDowell could seize this junction, he would ... Union force the slip, and, employing the Manassas Gap Railroad, started his army toward Manassas Junction. Most of Johnston's troops arrived at the junction on July 20 and 21, some marching ...
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Second Battle of Manassas
... Second Battle of Manassas Second Battle Of Manassas Last update Jul 13, 2005 In August 1862, Union and Confederate armies converged for a second time on the plains of Manassas. The naive enthusiasm ... Manassas Junction. After a day of wild feasting, Jackson burned what Federal supplies could not be carried off and moved to a position in the woods north of Groveton near the old Manassas ...
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Silent Sentinel
... eventually Manassas Junction) by October of 1851. Only a month before this milestone was reached, construction was begun on the Manassas Gap Railroad. This line would originate from the O. & A. at Manassas (thus the genesis of the new name of Manassas Junction), and extended westward to ...
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Silent Sentinel
... Michael D. Litterst First Manassas As the nation moved closer and closer to armed conflict after the firing on Fort Sumter, it became increasingly apparent that Manassas Junction area would become a ... Union forces down Matthews Hill from the north along the Manassas-Sudley Road and , if all went as planned, straight to Manassas Junction. This route of march would bring approximately 15,000 Fedreal ...
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Too Few Trains, By Charles T. Harrell
... advance towards Manassas Junction (1) began in mid July, 1861, the Confederate commanders opposing the Union's thrust in Northern Virginia were widely separated. The defending force at Manassas Junction under Gen. ... and Army of Virginia at or near Manassas Junction. The quandary was how? Johnston's army faced Patterson's superior force and to abandon Manassas Junction would leave the direct route to ...
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Too Few Trains, By Charles T. Harrell
... far outnumbered his own troops. Even after Johnston had stolen a day's march toward Manassas Junction, Patterson continued to believe that the Confederates opposing his troops in the Valley numbered 35 ... all the Valley department. Additionally, if it had been true that the anticipated battle near Manassas Junction had been effected on July 16th instead of July 21st, Patterson might have been hailed ...
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Too Few Trains, By Charles T. Harrell
... Manassas Junction. The Army of the Shenandoah started the movement by the most direct route toward Manassas about noon, July 18th with Jackson's brigade in the lead. The distance to Manassas Junction ... of the march, Johnston considered other options to marching the distance to Manassas Junction. As previously noted, the Manassas Gap Railroad was the primary link between the two armies and Johnston, ...
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Where It All Began
... one would have expected the village of Manassas (eariler known as Tudor Hall) to have developed as a town rather quickly after it became the junction of two railroads. But that growth ... town of Manassas for it was soon followed by other commercial and residential construction. Manassas grew quite rapidly in the late 1860's. Beginning in 1872 and later in 1888, Manassas Junction began its ...
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The Civil War Years
... junction at Manassas which would enable them to forward supplies, munitions and additional troops southward. Confederate forces wee equally determined to hold Manassas Junction and ... Manassas Junction, then proceed overland to take Richmond. McClellan offered an alternative plan. Rather than make a frontal attack on the large Confederate forces he believed to be waiting for him at Manassas Junction ...
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Thomas J. Jackson (Stonewall)
... 1846 and later taught at Virginia Military Institute. He earned the nickname "Stonewall" at First Manassas, where his brigade stopped the Union assault. Jackson was promoted to major general on October ... able to defeat three Union armies. His movement against Manassas Junction in August, 1862 resulted in the defeat of General Pope at Second Manassas. On May 2, 1863, after his attack destroyed the ...
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