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P7192385 A couple days before we went to it, I noticed that there was going to be an anniversary commemoration of the First Battle of Manassas in Virginia. The battle actually took place on July 21, 1861, but the anniversary was being commemorated on July 19, 2008, a Saturday. It was a very nice day to spend at the Manassas National Battlefield Park. P7192385
P7192388 The visitor center and most of the commemoration activies were taking place on Henry Hill, and they centered around the Henry House seen at the right side of this photo. P7192388
P7192390 A zoomed in shot of the Henry House with the living history displays around it. P7192390
P7192391 One of the tours being led by General Thomas P7192391
P7192392 Interesting comparison sign in the visitor center on the Casualties of War. P7192392
P7192398 Another photo of the Henry House and the cannon of the Union lines. P7192398
P7192400 The Union cannon are facing the Confederate lines across the field. P7192400
P7192401 A marker along the Union cannon lines from the 7th Georgia Infantry, and... P7192401
P7192402 ...the actual marker. P7192402
P7192405 The flag display by Henry House. From left to right are the Confederate battle flag of the 24th Georgia Volunteers, a South Carolina battle flag, the battle flag of the Emrald Guards from Virginia, and the Bonnie Blue Flag of the Confederacy. P7192405
P7192406 The Henry Hill Monument was also erected next to Henry House. P7192406
P7192410 Supplies carried by the normal Confederate soldier. P7192410
P7192411 Information sign for the Henry Hill Monument. P7192411
P7192412 Another shot of the Henry Hill Monument. P7192412
P7192413 Zoomed in shot of the inscription on the monument. P7192413
P7192415 It was a pretty hot day, so Aurora was doing what she should and drinking a lot of water. P7192415
P7192416 One of the first tragic events of the Civil War was that an 85 year old woman died during the First Battle of Manassas. According to the tombstone, Judith Henry was confined to her bed during the battle and died from an explosion of cannon shells that hit the house. If anyone has seen the old CBS mini-series from the 1980's P7192416
P7192418 Looking to the north-northwest from the Henry House is the Stone House. According to the National Park Service flyer for the park, this house was used for a field hospital during this and the Second Battle of Manassas (fought from August 28-30, 1862). It was also used by Union General Pope as a command post during the Second Battle of Manassas. P7192418
P7192419 The replica of the Henry House. P7192419
P7192421 Another photo of the Henry Hill Monument with the flags in front. P7192421
P7192422 Aurora was really having fun walking in the grass. She walk quite a bit while we were there, so it was fun to see. P7192422
P7192423 She actually kept her bonnet on most of the time, and she got into a couple poses in front of the cannons. P7192423
P7192424 Aurora is a little blurry in this one because she was on the move again. P7192424
P7192426 There she goes heading for the taller grass. P7192426
P7192430 She even let me hold her hand while directing her back into the shorter grass. P7192430
P7192432 Before the Artillery Firing display took place, we all went to sit under a nice big tree to get out of the heat. Aurora and Kate were enjoying taking a break. P7192432
P7192435 Since being so close might scare Aurora, Kate and Aurora hung out by the tree while I went down to the Henry House for the Musketry and Artillery Firing displays. Another photo of the Henry Hill Monument with the house in the background. P7192435
P7192436 The date that the monument was erected - June 10, 1865. Two months and a day after the war ended. P7192436
P7192440 The re-enactors march into position for the Musketry Firing display. P7192440
P7192444 The zoomed in shot of the Jackson Monument from Henry House. P7192444
P7192448 This and the next two photos are from the Musketry Firing display. Loading the rifles. P7192448
P7192449 Ramming home the bullet. P7192449
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