Battles of Manassas • Tour the Battlefield • Monuments • The Armies
Stop 7 of the Manassas Battlefield Driving Tour is the Deep Cut. The Deep Cut loop trail starts here and crosses the area of the Union advance to follow the line of the Unfinished Railroad before returning to the parking area.
The Deep Cut is a continuation of the Unfinished Railroad at Stop Six. During the 1862 battle Federal troops assaulted Jackson’s men here in a series of desperate assaults that sometimes came down to hand to hand fighting – in one case troops threw rocks at the enemy. In the end the Confederate lines held and the badly bloodied Federal attackers were swept away by Longstreet’s counterattack when he reached the field.
Markers along the Deep Cut loop trail:
First (Stonewall) Brigade trailside marker
Second (Johnson’s) Brigade trailside marker
Fourth (Stafford’s) Brigade trailside marker
13th New York Infantry trailside marker
15th Alabama Infantry trailside markers
17th New York Infantry trailside marker
20th New York State Militia trailside marker
24th New York Infantry trailside marker
83rd Pennsylvania Infantry trailside marker
Attack at Deep Cut wayside marker
On the Skirmish Line wayside marker
The Rock Fight wayside marker
Second Bull Run (Groveton) monument
Shooting Gallery wayside marker
Wisconsin Company US Sharpshooters marker
Location
Stop Seven is on the west side of Featherbed Lane about 0.5 mile north of US 29 (Lee Highway).