Battles of Manassas • Tour the Battlefield • Monuments • The Armies
The Bull Run monument is on the Henry Hill walking tour on the Manassas battlefield is one of the first monuments dedicated to Civil War soldiers. It and its sister monument at Groveton were built by Union soldiers stationed near Manassas at the end of the war. It was dedicated on June 13, 1865.
The Honoring the Dead wayside marker is next to the monument and talks about its construction and dedication.
Text from the inscription on the front of the monument
In
memory
of the
Patriots
who fell at
memory
of the
Patriots
who fell at
Bull Run.
July 21, 1861
Text from the inscription on the rear of the monument
Erected June 13, 1865.
Map and directions to the monument
The monument is on the Henry Hill walking tour that starts at the Manassas National Battlefield Visitor Center. It is about 700 feet from the trailhead at the Visitor Center.