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RICHMOND, Tuesday, July 23, 1861. DEAR HARLESTON: I have seen the great and glorious battle of Manassas, which brought a nation into existence, and the scene was grand and impressive beyond the ...

Manassas commemorates not one, but two Civil War battles. In July of 1861, around 60,000 Union and Confederate soldiers clashed in what many consider the first major battle of the war. “It was the ...

It's hard to tell from the picture above, but those cluttered figures look a bit like fallen armies -- possibly representing the site of a battle. Based on the map we think this area would be ...