By the time the Civil War had ended, tens of thousands of soldiers and others travelled through Centreville. Soldiers paid photographers to take pictures so that they could be sent back home to families. Perhaps your ancestor had a portait taken which you would like to scan and send to us for inclusion in our online museum? Please contact us at Friends of Historic Centreville	Union General Rufus King was assigned to guard Centreville for several months in 1863. Protecting the supplies that moved on the roadways, and the trains that went over the nearby tracks in Clifton and Fairfax Station was a daunting task. King resigned from the service in October 1863 - due to ill health.
Captain James C. Kincheloe, a native of Fairfax County, was a Confederate guerilla who made life difficult on Union General Rufus King. The residents of Fairfax County had divided loyalties, thus both Armies were able to obtain valuable information about one another. Kincheloe would later join Confederate Guerilla John Singleton Mosby who also passed through Centreville on various raids. This photo appears courtesy of John Kincheloe.	This body of Union troops marched into Centreville in March of 1862, and was photographed by George C. Barnard who was a colleague of Matthew Brady.
This cemetery off Compton Road has not been formally identified. It may be the graves of pre-war slaves or it may be the remains of Confederate and Union soldiers who fought along Compton Road during the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas).	View of Centreville trench with firing step and protective earthworks front and back, leading to large earthen fort on hill. The remains of similar structures can still be found in the Centreville Historic District.
Artist's drawing of Confederate graves, mounted soldiers, fort and town of Centreville in the distance. The graves appear to be of soldiers from the 6th Lousiana Infantry. The press accompanied Union and Confederate armies. There was no method at the time of rapidly printing photographs in newspapers. So the work of artists, such as Edwin Forbes and Alfred Waud, both of whom drew in Centreville, were critical to visually defining the war for the reading public.