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First Manassas

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Interpreted by Edwin Bearss

Chief Historian Emeritus of the National Park Service
Recorded in 2000


The entire presentation runs 1:45:40 = (one hour, forty five minutes, forty seconds).
It is recommended that you listen to the sections as numbered on the map to get a feel for the order in which the events unfolded during the day of the battle. However, any section may be enjoyed as an independent tour.

So click on the map sections or use the links below, and join us now as we learn about the first major land battle of the American Civil War from an eminent historian and master story teller.


Ten Audio sections describing First Manassas
Locations and times (min:sec) of each sequence
 Sudley Church (10:00)  Mathews Hill (6:42)  Introduction, Henry Hill (14:49)  Jackson's Line (12:14)  Rickett's Guns (13:44)  Robinson House (6:47)  Stone Bridge (20:43)  Youngs Branch Overlook (4:43)  Chinn Ridge (10:41)  Stone House 5:01)
Introduction 14:49     Stone Bridge 20:43     Sudley Church 10:00     Mathews Hill 6:42     Stone House 5:01     Youngs Branch Overlook 4:43     Robinson House 6:47     Jackson's Line 12:14     Rickett's Guns 13:44     Chinn Ridge 10:41