The last stop on day #7 before I arrived in Washington DC was to Manassas Battlefield (flag J).
This battlefield saw fighting twice. The First Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas) took place 21 July 1861 and was the first major land battle of the war. The Second Battle of Bull Run took place 28-30 August 1862.
Unlike my previous battlefields of the day, this one was all open field:
The Henry House, destroyed during the first battle but later rebuilt:
Tree and field near the Stone House:
The Stone House, used by Union soldiers as a field hospital during both battles:
Bull Run:
The Stone Bridge spanning Bull Run. This bridge was destroyed during the first battle but later rebuilt.
As I was taking photos of and around the bridge, two gentlemen dressed in Union gear came walking over the bridge. I started talking with them and asked if I could take a few photos of them. They said they were at a reenactment at another battlefield.
The following day when I was walking the streets of DC, I ran into these two again (sans their Union gear).
While Bull Run was the first major land battle of the Civil War, the battlefield was the last of six Civil War battlefields on my road trip. Like the previous battlefields, imagining what went on here so long ago while I wonder the fields was chilling.
My “America: F**k Yeah!” Road Trip:
- Conclusion
- Liberty State Park
- Trenton
- Philadelphia
- Fort McHenry
- Washington, DC (Part 2)
- Washington, DC (Part 1)
- Manassas Battlefield
- Fredericksburg Battlefield
- Chancellorsville Battlefield
- Cold Harbor Battlefield
- Topsail Island, NC
- Charlotte, NC
- Shenandoah National Park
- Antietam Battlefield
- Gettysburg Battlefield
- Intro
