MANASSAS BATTLEFIELD Manassas National Battlefield is the site of two major engagements
of the Civil War, also known as the Battles of Bull Run; the first was fought in July 1861, when 37,000 green Union troops marched into Virginia and met equally untested but determined Confederates. Because the Union expected a rout and a quick end to the conflict, much of Washington’s “upper crust” ventured out by horse and buggy to “see a real battle.” When the opposite occurred – and retreating Union guns became entangled in the carriages of fleeing spectators – it became apparent that the war would be no picnic. On your visit, hear stories of personalities like Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, who earned his nickname during the first battle of Manassas.
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ARLINGTON The terrible cost of the Civil War – along with some of its greatest ironies – are all too apparent at
Arlington National Cemetery, the nation’s most hallowed ground and the final resting place of over 285,000 American veterans. But before the Civil War, this serene spot across the Potomac River from Washington, DC was the estate of Gen. Robert E. Lee. As you tour this poignant place and visit Arlington House – Lee’s former home, built by slaves – you’ll gain insights into the man who turned down Lincoln’s offer to lead Union troops and instead accepted command of the forces of his beloved Virginia... and who, at war’s end, could never go home again, because his front yard had become a graveyard for his former enemies.
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