Battle of Manassas National Bank
The name Manassas, Virginia immediately conjures up thoughts of the Civil War and the two major battles fought in 1861 and 1862 not far from the sleepy Northern Virginia town that was the seat of Prince William County.
The first Battle of Bull Run (as referred to by the Union) or First Manassas (as referred to by the Confederacy) was fought on July 21, 1861 and was the first major engagement of the Civil War.
Manassas was a small railway junction and farming community that served as the county seat of Prince William County. At the time, the area was very
