Manassas NBP, Virginia

Manassas is the closest civil war battlefield to us, and is a nice little day trip.  This was Milton's first adventure which he spent much of it asleep.  But that's a happy baby! There were two battles that occurred here.  The first battle was on July 21, 1861 with heavy fighting on both sides that made apparent this would not be a quick war.  Then again in August 1862, Union and Confederate armies converged where the Confederates won a solid victory bringing them to the height of their power.