Pre-Civil War Rail Road Bridge embuttment view from Manassass side of Bull Run River lookig towards Clifton.
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Carved into stone supports anchoring the original railroad bridge are the initials HH 1851 and the names of military units that were stationed atthe this site. The first of these units picuted here reads “Warrior Gaurds July 19th 1861″

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Could HH refer to Herman Haupt? Not usre since this name is more synonomous with the Union General in charge of maintaining the US controled rail roads and their bridges.

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(Above) Warrior Troop Gaurds July 19th 1861. Just one day after the fighting that took place upstream near rte 28 bridge then known as Blackburns Ford.

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(Above) Reads Troy Gaurds PRVC Feb 13, 1864. This was a Pennsylvania unit assigned to protect the bridge during the Union Occupation of the area.