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If the stunning Confederate victory at First Manassas in July 1861 had shown that a long, hard road lay ahead in this war, Second Manassas would show how bloody it would be.
In Manassas, re-enactors replay one of the Civil War battles. (WTOP file photo) WASHINGTON — The Manassas Museum has retired its annual Civil War Weekends one year after the event was canceled ...
M ANASSAS, VA — A Civil War era artillery shell uncovered at a Manassas historic site could be part of an upcoming exhibit, according to new information from the city government.
An annual Civil War re-enactment in Virginia was canceled Friday after participants shared worries over their safety following the recent violence in Charlottesville. The two-day event in Manassas ...
WASHINGTON — A Virginia city is canceling a planned “Civil War Weekend” in the wake of last week’s violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. The city of Manassas issued a statement Friday ...
The 5,000-acre Manassas National Battlefield Park (MNBP) in northern Virginia, the location of two bloody battles during the Civil War, is currently threatened by private real estate developers ...
MANASSAS, Virginia — The North thought it would deliver a crushing blow to the Rebel Army on its way to capturing the Confederate capital in Richmond. The South thought a decisive battle ...
MANASSAS, VA — A Civil War-era projectile has been discovered on a Manassas historic site celebrating its 200th anniversary this year. City Manager Steve Burke told Manassas City Council Monday ...
Officials in Manassas, Virginia, say they are canceling an upcoming Civil War Weekend due to safety concerns. The event had been planned for later this month. "Recent events have ignited passions ...