BRCWRT 2nd Manassas

Saturday 25 June 2022

Tour has capped out - limited by parking sites at stops

“Jackson’s 1862 Flank March” Tour







BRCWRT Spring 2022 Tour Marching Orders


Date: Saturday, 25 June 202

Tour Guide:  Hank Elliott, Manassas National Battlefield Park Ranger

Assembly Location/Time: Henry Hill Visitor Center, Manassas National Battlefield Park, 8:00 AM

Departure Time:  8:30 AM

Tour Duration: Tour is expected to end about 5:00 PM at the Henry Hill Visitor Center

Cost: Free to All. 

Mode of Transportation:  Carpooling.  Consolidation at the visitor center will take place in order to minimize caravan size. 

Uniform of the Day:  Dress for possible hot & humid weather, wear comfortable walking shoes; bring sunscreen and insect repellent.


Lunch: Pack your own lunch and bring water.  We are targeting a lunch break around 12:00 PM.

Subject Matter:  The tour follows the approximate route Maj. Gen. T.J. “Stonewall’ Jackson’s Wing of the Army of Northern Virginia took on their historic 44-mile march from the Rappahannock River to Bristow Station. The two-day flank march around the right flank of Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of Virginia cut the army’s supply and communications line with Washington and led to the Battle of 2nd Manassas. Our tour will highlight sites and events associated with Jackson’s march and the 2nd Manassas Campaign, including some that many BRCWRT members are not familiar with.


Stops: Strip Maps will be available:
  1. Jeffersonton Baptist Church
  2. Hinson’s Mill Ford Road
  3. Waterloo Bridge
  4. Orlean Cemetery
  5. Thumb Run Baptist Church
  6. Marshall Methodist Church
  7. Northern Fauquier Community Park (lunch break)
  8. Church of Our Savior and Little Georgetown Cemetery
  9. Thoroughfare Gap & Chapman’s/Beverly Mill
  10. Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park
  11. Manassas Museum (site of Manassas Junction)

Return to Henry Hill Visitor Center


BRCWRT Contact:  Jim Lewis (H) 703 620-2956