Hosted on MSN

164th Anniversary Of The First Battle of Manassas: Schedule Of Events

MANASSAS, VA — This weekend marks the 164th anniversary of the First Battle of Manassas, and the National Park Service has a weekend of events planned to commemorate the first major land battle of the ...
The Washington Post

First Manassas Precursor Battle Wins Recognition

As motorists on Route 28 cross Bull Run Bridge, few may realize that, on the weedy slopes leading to the stream below, a bloody but nearly forgotten footnote to the Civil War took place. On a stretch ...
Cleveland.com

Civil War re-enactors battle heat at First Battle of Manassas 150th anniversary in Virginia

MANASSAS, Va. -- For all the attention to authenticity, organizers for a major re-enactment marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Bull Run can't replicate one important detail: the weather.
The Washington Post

Union officer killed at First Manassas honored in U.S. and Ireland

Irish native Capt. James Haggerty of the 69th New York State Militia Regiment was one of the first Union officers killed in battle 155 years ago today, July 21, at the First Battle of Manassas (also ...