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On July 19, 1861, Stonewall Jackson’s brigade of General Joseph E. Johnston’s corps marched here from Winchester, crowded into freight and cattle cars, and traveled to the 1st Battle of Manassas. The use of a railroad to carry more than ten thousand troops to the Manassas battlefield gave a striking demonstration of a new era in military transport and contributed significantly to the Confederate victory there.
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