Today is the 149th Anniversary of the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas), which was fought on July 21, 1861.
I'm hoping my posts will reach the eve of the battle in time for the 150 anniversary (sesquicentennial) next year.
Image: Lt. Horatio Blake Reed, Co. D, 5th U. S. Artillery
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Commissioned May 1861. Left the 5th U. S. Artillery in November 1864 to
join the 22nd N. Y. Cavalry as Lt. Colonel, rising to Colonel U. S. V. in
April 186...
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