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Download or read book Manassas Bull Run National Battlefield Park Virginia written by Francis F. Wilson and published by Digital Scanning Inc. This book was released on 2004-11-18 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MANASSAS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK preserves the scene of two of the famous battles of the Civil War. The first shall be ever memorable as the opening engagement of that great conflict, while the second, fought approximately a year later, paved the way for Lee's first invasion of the North. In each instance Confederate arms won signal success and dangerously threatened the National Capital. This Guide book for Manassas (Bull Run) covers both the 1st and 2nd Battles and is a reprint of the National Park Service Handbook Series No. 15
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