Last updated: July 30, 2023
Thing to Do
Ranger's Choice Battlefield Walks
NPS
Join a Park Ranger for a special guided tour or talk on a range of topics related to the Manassas story. These free programs take place daily at 1:00PM. A schedule of program topics and locations is posted below and will be updated on a biweekly basis. Check back in the days before your visit to find out what topic will be covered during the program!
Program Schedule
Program Schedule
July 30 - August 12
Sunday, July 30
The Unexpected Discovery at Manassas
Join a park ranger for a discussion on the 2014/2015 discovery of the first surgeon’s limb pit found on a
battlefield in North America, which revolutionized the field of battlefield archaeology.
Program begins on Henry Hill
Monday, July 31
Deep Cut Walking Tour
Join a park historian for a special walking tour in the footsteps of the largest Federal attack of Second Manassas.
Meet at Tour Stop #7, Deep Cut
Tuesday, August 1
The Aftermath of First Manassas
Join a park historian for a walking tour focused on the aftermath of the first major land battle of the American Civil War and
the effect it had on the civilians, soldiers, and the land itself
Tour takes place on Henry Hill
Wednesday, August 2
Deep Cut Walking Tour
Join a park historian for a special walking tour in the footsteps of the largest Federal attack of Second Manassas.
Meet at Tour Stop #7, Deep Cut
Thursday, August 3
From Vortex of Hell to Memory: The 5th NY Monument
Join a park ranger to learn more about the experience of the 5th NY Infantry on the afternoon of August 30th, 1862.
On this short, 45 minute walk, discover what happened to the 5th NY during and after the battle
and how they came together to remember their fallen comrades decades later.
Tour begins in the parking lot at Tour Stop #9, New York Monuments.
Friday, August 4
Where are they now? Burying the dead of Manassas
Join a park ranger for a discussion on the post-battle and post-war disposition of the dead from both battles and the post-war commemorative landscape.
This program will share visuals of a myriad of other cemeteries all over Virginiaand the nation where notable
Manassas names are resting in peace and also many of the mass graves where hundreds of soldiers who were wounded in the battles later
died in a war-time hospital further removed from these fields of battle.
Meet at Tour Stop #8, Groveton Confederate Cemetery
Saturday, August 5
Join a park ranger for a discussion on the 2014/2015 discovery of the first surgeon’s limb pit found on a
battlefield in North America, which revolutionized the field of battlefield archaeology.
Program begins on Henry Hill
Sunday, August 6
From Vortex of Hell to Memory: The 5th NY Monument
Join a park ranger to learn more about the experience of the 5th NY Infantry on the afternoon of August 30th, 1862.
On this short, 45 minute walk, discover what happened to the 5th NY during and after the battle
and how they came together to remember their fallen comrades decades later.
Tour begins in the parking lot at Tour Stop #9, New York Monuments.
Monday, August 7
Deep Cut Walking Tour
Join a park historian for a special walking tour in the footsteps of the largest Federal attack of Second Manassas.
Meet at Tour Stop #7, Deep Cut
Tuesday, August 8
Deep Cut Walking Tour
Join a park historian for a special walking tour in the footsteps of the largest Federal attack of Second Manassas.
Meet at Tour Stop #7, Deep Cut
Wednesday, August 9
Deep Cut Walking Tour
Join a park historian for a special walking tour in the footsteps of the largest Federal attack of Second Manassas.
Meet at Tour Stop #7, Deep Cut
Thursday, August 10
From Vortex of Hell to Memory: The 5th NY Monument
Join a park ranger to learn more about the experience of the 5th NY Infantry on the afternoon of August 30th, 1862.
On this short, 45 minute walk, discover what happened to the 5th NY during and after the battle
and how they came together to remember their fallen comrades decades later.
Tour begins in the parking lot at Tour Stop #9, New York Monuments.
Friday, August 11
The Unexpected Discovery at Manassas
Join a park ranger for a discussion on the 2014/2015 discovery of the first surgeon’s limb pit found on a
battlefield in North America, which revolutionized the field of battlefield archaeology.
Program begins on Henry Hill
The Unexpected Discovery at Manassas
Join a park ranger for a discussion on the 2014/2015 discovery of the first surgeon’s limb pit found on a
battlefield in North America, which revolutionized the field of battlefield archaeology.
Program begins on Henry Hill
Monday, July 31
Deep Cut Walking Tour
Join a park historian for a special walking tour in the footsteps of the largest Federal attack of Second Manassas.
Meet at Tour Stop #7, Deep Cut
Tuesday, August 1
The Aftermath of First Manassas
Join a park historian for a walking tour focused on the aftermath of the first major land battle of the American Civil War and
the effect it had on the civilians, soldiers, and the land itself
Tour takes place on Henry Hill
Wednesday, August 2
Deep Cut Walking Tour
Join a park historian for a special walking tour in the footsteps of the largest Federal attack of Second Manassas.
Meet at Tour Stop #7, Deep Cut
Thursday, August 3
From Vortex of Hell to Memory: The 5th NY Monument
Join a park ranger to learn more about the experience of the 5th NY Infantry on the afternoon of August 30th, 1862.
On this short, 45 minute walk, discover what happened to the 5th NY during and after the battle
and how they came together to remember their fallen comrades decades later.
Tour begins in the parking lot at Tour Stop #9, New York Monuments.
Friday, August 4
Where are they now? Burying the dead of Manassas
Join a park ranger for a discussion on the post-battle and post-war disposition of the dead from both battles and the post-war commemorative landscape.
This program will share visuals of a myriad of other cemeteries all over Virginiaand the nation where notable
Manassas names are resting in peace and also many of the mass graves where hundreds of soldiers who were wounded in the battles later
died in a war-time hospital further removed from these fields of battle.
Meet at Tour Stop #8, Groveton Confederate Cemetery
Saturday, August 5
Join a park ranger for a discussion on the 2014/2015 discovery of the first surgeon’s limb pit found on a
battlefield in North America, which revolutionized the field of battlefield archaeology.
Program begins on Henry Hill
Sunday, August 6
From Vortex of Hell to Memory: The 5th NY Monument
Join a park ranger to learn more about the experience of the 5th NY Infantry on the afternoon of August 30th, 1862.
On this short, 45 minute walk, discover what happened to the 5th NY during and after the battle
and how they came together to remember their fallen comrades decades later.
Tour begins in the parking lot at Tour Stop #9, New York Monuments.
Monday, August 7
Deep Cut Walking Tour
Join a park historian for a special walking tour in the footsteps of the largest Federal attack of Second Manassas.
Meet at Tour Stop #7, Deep Cut
Tuesday, August 8
Deep Cut Walking Tour
Join a park historian for a special walking tour in the footsteps of the largest Federal attack of Second Manassas.
Meet at Tour Stop #7, Deep Cut
Wednesday, August 9
Deep Cut Walking Tour
Join a park historian for a special walking tour in the footsteps of the largest Federal attack of Second Manassas.
Meet at Tour Stop #7, Deep Cut
Thursday, August 10
From Vortex of Hell to Memory: The 5th NY Monument
Join a park ranger to learn more about the experience of the 5th NY Infantry on the afternoon of August 30th, 1862.
On this short, 45 minute walk, discover what happened to the 5th NY during and after the battle
and how they came together to remember their fallen comrades decades later.
Tour begins in the parking lot at Tour Stop #9, New York Monuments.
Friday, August 11
The Unexpected Discovery at Manassas
Join a park ranger for a discussion on the 2014/2015 discovery of the first surgeon’s limb pit found on a
battlefield in North America, which revolutionized the field of battlefield archaeology.
Program begins on Henry Hill
Saturday, August 12
From Vortex of Hell to Memory: The 5th NY Monument
Join a park ranger to learn more about the experience of the 5th NY Infantry on the afternoon of August 30th, 1862.
On this short, 45 minute walk, discover what happened to the 5th NY during and after the battle
and how they came together to remember their fallen comrades decades later.
Tour begins in the parking lot at Tour Stop #9, New York Monuments.
From Vortex of Hell to Memory: The 5th NY Monument
Join a park ranger to learn more about the experience of the 5th NY Infantry on the afternoon of August 30th, 1862.
On this short, 45 minute walk, discover what happened to the 5th NY during and after the battle
and how they came together to remember their fallen comrades decades later.
Tour begins in the parking lot at Tour Stop #9, New York Monuments.
Details
Duration
45-60 Minutes
Activity
Guided Tours
Pets Allowed
Yes
Activity Fee
No
Entrance fees may apply, see Fees & Passes information.
Reservations
No
Time of Day
Day
Accessibility Information
Physical accessibility of walking tours vary depending on the program.