This was the farmhouse of Dr. Isaac Henry and his family before the Civil War. During the battle of First Bull Run, on July 21, 1861, the house, then occupied by his bedridden widow and two children, was hit by Union artillery, tearing off one of her feet and inflicting multiple injuries, from which she died later that day. She was the only civilian casualty of that battle. To the rear of the house is a Union monument dedicated to the patriots who died in the engagement. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_House_Hill

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

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We took a drive to Manassas National Battlefield Park, located in Virginia, about 25 miles southwest of Washington. The park was the scene of the First Battle of Bull Run – the first major battle of the American Civil War -- and the Second Battle of Bull Run, in 1861 and 1862, respectively. We spent most of our time at the site of First Bull Run, which was the largest and bloodiest battle in United States history up to that point. Union casualties were 460 killed, 1,124 wounded and 1,312 missing or captured; Confederate casualties were 387 killed, 1,582 wounded and 13 missing. The soldiers were largely a body of young, ill-trained recruits led by inexperienced officers. Second Bull Run left 3,300 dead.

Although we didn’t take a lot of pictures, the visit was well worth it and proved to be a sobering experience.

Henry Hill, posted earlier: