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We've included here a brief history of Manassas, VA.

A Brief History of Manassas, Virginia

The Fight for Rickett's Guns

Shells were exploding overhead as Ricketts' men dueled Stonewall Jackson's artillery, directly across the field. Sharpshooters' bullets thumped into the wooden limber chests. On the rear slope horses were screaming, dying. Suddenly from the far woods came an eerie, blood-chilling cry -- the rebel yell. Through dense smoke Ricketts could see Confederate infantry starting across the field.

Up to that moment the Confederates appeared to be losing the battle, and possibly the war. Here the momentum shifted. At Henry House and other stops on the tour, exhibits reveal how the battle rushed toward the unexpected climax at Ricketts' guns.

Captain Ricketts, in his official report, described the fire from Henry House, and then the Confederate charge.

"We ascended the hill near the Henry House, which was at that time filled with sharpshooters. I had scarcely got into battery before I saw some of my horses fall and some of my men wounded by sharpshooters. I turned my guns on the house and literally riddled it. It has been said that there was a woman killed there by our guns."

"We did not move from our position. In fact, in a very short time we were not in a condition to move, on account of the number of horses that were disabled. I know it was the hottest place I ever saw in my life and I had seen some fighting before. The enemy had taken advantage of the woods and the natural slope of the ground, and delivered a terrible fire upon us."