Henry Hill Aerial

12 12 2013

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Date : December 12, 2013
Tags: Facebook, Henry Hill, Manassas National Battlefield Park
Categories : Facebook, The Battlefield

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16 12 2013: John Foskett (16:05:28) :

Great stuff, as always. Isn’t that where the Yanks made their stand on August 30, 1862? :)

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19 12 2013: Harry Smeltzer (09:21:19) :

I don’t know if I’d describe it as a “stand.” Certainly they were overwhelmed across the Sudley Road on Chinn Ridge, and the Confederates allowed themselves to be sucked into the “whirlpool” of Henry Hill just like McDowell did a year earlier.

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19 12 2013: John Foskett (10:51:59) :

I guess it was a “stand” in some sense. Phil Kearney, at least, had an opinion that a very limited group did the “standing”. The Confederate command structure for that attack was not the best-designed and the effects ultimately showed up.

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Hello! I’m Harry Smeltzer and welcome to Bull Runnings, where you'll find my digital history project on the First Battle of Bull Run which is organized under the Bull Run Resources section. I'll also post my thoughts on the processes behind the project and commentary on the campaign, but pretty much all things Civil War are fair game. You'll only find musings on my “real job” or my personal life when they relate to this project. My mother always told me "never discuss politics or religion in mixed company”, and that's sound advice where current events are concerned.