First Bull Run Sesqui Video

NPS video promo Trial By Fire recaps sesqui events.

See more here.

Because folks keep asking…

…I have no plans to be at Manassas National Battlefield Park for the anniversary. Friend Robert Moore has tentatively agreed to provide a guest post on the happenings there.

Manassas Sesqui in the News

Check out this WaPo article on Manassas and the sesquicentennial. Nice photo gallery.

Lottery for Bull Run 150th Event

Friend Craig Swain hipped me to this announcement of a lottery for tickets to the shindig.

A limited number of tickets for the July 21 Manassas 150th Commemorative Ceremony will be made available through a lottery.

The morning ceremony near the Manassas National Battlefield Park visitor center on Henry Hill will feature a keynote address by Dr. Ed Ayers and music by the U.S. Marine Corps Band. Only those with tickets will have access to the Henry Hill area of the battlefield during the event. The area is expected to re-open to visitors at noon.

Four thousand tickets to the special ceremony will be distributed through an online lottery. Applications will be accepted from 10 am April 27 through 10 pm May 4. Winners will be notified by email on May 9.

For more information on the event and the ticket lottery: www.virginiacivilwar.org/manassas.php

As of now, I have no plans to attend – but it sounds like fun.

Scouts Helping Out at Battlefield

According to this article (from which the above photo was taken), some Loudoun County Boy Scouts are working at Manassas National Battlefield Park for our benefit. Thanks go out from Bull Runnings to these young men.