“Centreville is not a stirring place. It

does not feel a single busy throb. It is stagnant and

drowsy… If ever a

village was killed in war it was Centreville.”

-The Washington Sunday Star, August 1914

Source: http://www.novahistory.org/Centreville_History.htm

Antebellum Centreville

Newgate Tavern

Mount Gilead (Sign of the Black Horse)

Google Ngram, charting the use of the word Centreville from 1700-2000.

Union General Irvin McDowell, June-July, 186128,500 men

Confederate General

Joseph Johnston, October 1861 – March 186237,000 menUnion Brig. General Rufus King,

June – October, 186215,000 men

Centreville Occupiers

Forts &

EarthworksBuilt and occupied by 37,000 Confederate Soldiers in the Winter of 1861

Map Source: Centreville, VA and its Architecture, Eugenia B. Smith

Built and occupied by 37,000 Confederate Soldiers in the Winter of 1861

Forts, Quarters

&Earthwor

ks

The 2nd Battle of Bull Run

August 28-30, 1862

Wordle chart of account written by ‘Shotgun’ of www.civilwarhome.com

A Deluge of Soldiers

Eventual Population Explosion – due to location

4 major highwaysClose to DC, international airportCivil War Tourist Attractions