MANASSAS, VA
\mˈanasəz], \mˈanasəz], \m_ˈa_n_a_s_ə_z]\
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The field of two engagements during the Civil War. July 21, 1861, Johnston and Beauregard, with 31,000 Confederates, defeated 28,000 Federals under McDowell. August 29-30, Pope, Federal, with 40,000 troops, was defeated by Lee and Jackson. (See Bull Run, two battles of.)
By John Franklin Jameson
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Snake's-head
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