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The ruins of Judith Henry's house, "Spring Hill", after the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas), 21 July 1861. Judith Henry was a civilian whose house was caught up in the battle. She was killed by a Union cannon shot and her home destroyed. She became the first civilian casualty of the American Civil War.
Image included in The Photographic History of The Civil War in Ten Volumes: Volume Five, Forts and Artillery. The Review of Reviews Co., New York. 1911. p. 19.
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Photographer, U. (2026, August 11). Ruins of Judith Henry's House, First Battle of Bull Run. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21984/ruins-of-judith-henrys-house-first-battle-of-bull/
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Photographer, Unknown. "Ruins of Judith Henry's House, First Battle of Bull Run." World History Encyclopedia, 11 Aug 2026, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21984/ruins-of-judith-henrys-house-first-battle-of-bull/.
