Manassas
Virginia battle site
Manassas is a city in northern Virginia, about thirty miles southwest of Washington, D.C.
It is best known as the site of two major Civil War battles—the First and Second Battles of Bull Run (1861 and 1862)—which Confederates called the Battles of Manassas.
The name now evokes both the historical battlefields and the modern Washington suburb: We drove through Manassas on our way to the Shenandoah Valley.
Secessionist Southern government
- UnionNamed political entity
- BeauregardFort Sumter commander
- JacksonCommon surname and place
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
McDowell · secession · rebellion · casualties · infantry · cavalry · artillery · retreat
Outlying residential district
- commuterOne who travels regularly
- FairfaxVirginia county name
- GainesvilleFlorida city, major university
- WoodbridgeNew Jersey township name
Haymarket · Quantico · Piedmont · development · sprawl · exurb
Confederacy
Secessionist Southern government
- UnionNamed political entity
- BeauregardFort Sumter commander
- JacksonCommon surname and place
McDowell · battlefield · secession · rebellion · casualties · infantry · cavalry · artillery · retreat · rout
suburb
Outlying residential district
- commuterOne who travels regularly
- FairfaxVirginia county name
- GainesvilleFlorida city, major university
Woodbridge · Haymarket · Quantico · Piedmont · development · sprawl · exurb
mayor
Elected head of municipality
residents · zoning · parks · schools · library · police · utilities · commerce · shops · festivals
- American BattlesGettysburg, Antietam, Bunker Hill, Yorktown, Lexington
- historic sitesruins, historic site, basilica, monument, fortress
- battlefieldsGettysburg, Waterloo, front lines, Antietam, frontline
- Civil War battlesBattle of Gettysburg, Antietam, Appomattox, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville
- Civil War VirginiaRobert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Petersburg
- Mid-Atlantic ParksShenandoah, Gettysburg, Valley Forge, Harpers Ferry, Great Falls
ManassasGettysburg
Pennsylvania battle site
Appomattox · Vicksburg · Antietam · Petersburg · Chattanooga
ManassasGettysburg
Pennsylvania battle site
Appomattox · Richmond · Washington D.C. · Boston · Philadelphia