Battles of Manassas • Tour the Battlefield • Monuments • The Armies
Stop 4 of the Manassas Battlefield Driving Tour is Matthews Hill. This area saw an important part of the fighting early in the day of the 1861 battle, and served as a rear area and staging point for Federal forces in 1862. It is the trailhead for the Matthews Hill loop trail, and other trails lead from here to the Unfinished Railroad, the Stone Bridge, and the Stone House and Visitor Center on Henry Hill.
The Matthews Hill orientation marker and the trailhead for the Matthews Hill loop trail
Markers at the Stop 4 parking area:
Matthews Hill orientation marker
First Contact wayside marker
Monument and Markers along the Mathhews Hill Loop Trail:
2nd New Hampshire Infantry trailside marker
2nd Rhode Island Infantry trailside marker
4th Alabama Infantry trailside marker
8th Georgia Infantry trailside marker
71st New York State Militia markers
Blocking the Union Advance wayside marker
George T. Stovall monument
Rhode Island Battery trailside marker
U.S. Infantry Battalion trailside marker
The Matthews Hill parking area is the hub for a number of trails
The First Manassas Trail passes by the area, coming up from the Visitor Center, Henry House and Stone House to the south and heading east to the Stone Bridge.
The Second Manassas Trail terminates here, coming in from the Unfinished Railroad and the Deep Cut to the north and west.
The Matthews Hill Loop Trail heads south to Matthews Hill with the First Manassas Trail before looping back through the woods to the east and returning to the parking area.
A bridle trail begins here and makes its way off to the east and southeast (no horse trailer parking is available at the parking area).
Location of Stop Four
Matthews Hill is on Sudley Road, Virginia Route 234, about 0.7 mile north of US 29. The parking area is on the east side of Sudley Road. (38°49’35.6″N 77°32’01.1″W)