This is one of the most unique elements of living in a city like Manassas. At 8:45 A.M. on July 21st 1861 Battle of First Manassas (Bull Run). From this hilltop Capt. E.P. Alexander, CSA, sent...
Signal Hill Monument
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First use of Army Signal Corps (CSA) in Battle. Intact Civil War redoubt and Memorial marker, and a good view of the terrain leading to Bull Run Mountain. Allow 15 minutes, maximum.
There is no fee to go here. I went here April 28, 2019. This is a monument and placer of the first telecommunications at the Battle of First Manassas at Signal Hill. It took place July 21st, 1881...


