Matthews Hill

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Civil War battlefield site hill landform

Matthews Hill is a notable rise on the Manassas battlefield in Virginia, recognized as an early and strategically important fighting ground during the First Battle of Bull Run in the American Civil War.

Statements (32)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Civil War battlefield site → hill → landform →
alsoKnownAs	Matthews’ Hill →
associatedWith	Confederate Army of the Potomac → Confederate Army of the Shenandoah → Union Army of Northeastern Virginia →
battle	First Battle of Bull Run →
category	American Civil War battlefields → Hills of Virginia →
conflict	American Civil War →
country	United States →
county	Prince William County, Virginia NERFINISHED →
currentUse	historic site → tourist attraction →
era	American Civil War era →
event	First Battle of Bull Run →
hasMarker	interpretive signs describing First Battle of Bull Run actions →
locatedIn	Manassas National Battlefield Park → Prince William County, Virginia → United States → Virginia →
managedBy	U.S. National Park Service →
partOf	First Battle of Bull Run battlefield → Manassas battlefield → National Park System →
significance	early fighting ground in the First Battle of Bull Run → strategically important position during the First Battle of Bull Run →
state	Virginia →
terrainFeature	rise overlooking approaches to Bull Run →
usedFor	Confederate defensive and counterattack positions during the First Battle of Bull Run → Union army positions during the early phase of the First Battle of Bull Run →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Manassas National Battlefield Park →	hasFeature