There is an energy here that you can’t explain, that defies a rational explanation. That’s what hauntings are – energy that remains. There is a common occurrence of the unexplainable. Bull Run has a ghost tour, but the emphasis isn’t on cheap scares. Instead, this is an intellectual ghost tour, as “the spirits of the battlefield come to life and tell you their stories.” The 2022 Haunted Wine Tours begin tonight. source

Your wine glass is ready. Pick one up. It belongs to you now. You are welcome. Granted, it is a cheap thrill to get an engraved glass with the Winery's logo on it. Still, it's mine and I am taking it home.

The tour is announced by the haunting of the signage as it looks over the fields where the very first battle of the American Civil War took place. There were approximately 4,878 soldiers killed 2,896 Union soldiers and 1,982 Confederate. Shhhhh. You can hear their whispers as you walk through the darkened fields.

There was a story about William Nelson Pendleton, who was a Episcapalean minister, nicknamd his 4 artilary guns Mathew, Mark. Luke and John. When he opened fire, he would say, "God bless their souls, for we will have no mercy on their bodies.

The goosebumps ran up my spine, doubletime. Can you feel that chill? It's not cold out. I saw the cannon and put my hand on it. The majority of the artillary during this time were bronze and iron. Cold to the touch. Yet, it made me cold to touch it.

"The farm on which the winery now stands was once part of a huge tract of land owned by the Thornton and Lewis families. Over the years the land passed into the Entwisle family and is known today as the Entwisle tract. Parts of the original farm are now portions of the Manassas National Battlefield Park, the quarry, and this last remaining plot on which the winery now stands. The stone foundation before you is all that remains of the original mansion and was standing during the First Battle of Manassas or Bull Run."

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This was the General of the Confederate soldiers. inexperienced Confederate Army of Brig. Gen. PGT Beauregard. He gave a moving speech that I missed, but was told it was fitting.

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