so the battle of second bull run on the dogan farm, near the deep cut of the unfinished railroad, where some 1500 soldiers remains. now reposed using wood and stone hammers provided by the war department to quarry the red sandstone from the unfinished railroad cut. they placed a ten box containing history of the battle, a written history of the battle, and other relics that they picked up from the field put it in the cornerstone. and then from there, they constructed this obelisk, a 16 foot obelisk. they planted four cedar trees, one on each of the monument's earthen terraces. and then they enclosed the entire area, a cedar fence. next moved to henry house hill. the fighting of the 1861 battle where they again repeated the process. minus the cornerstone went on this one. when both shafts had been completed, the soldiers traversed the battlefield, collecting shells to adorn the monuments. i think if we look back at grove ten monument in particular, you can see all the shells that they had collected on henry hill. one side of the obelisk was inscribed to the memory of the patriots fell at