Civil War 150th Anniversary: The First Battle of Manassas
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The National Portrait Gallery's Warren Perry visits Manassas National Battlefield and discusses the battle that took place on July 21, 1861. Part of our ongoing series commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. To view the entire series see: http://ow.ly/9q25n. For more on the battle, see this article on the NPG's blog: http://face2face.si.edu/my_weblog/2011/07/the-150th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-bull-run.html We would like to thank the United States National Park Service for their assistance in this production. For more information on both the Battle of Bull Run and the USNPS park at Manassas, please go to: http://www.nps.gov/mana/index.htm
