George Carr Round | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Prince William County, Virginia district | |
| In office January 1, 1874 – November 30, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin F. Lewis |
| Succeeded by | James R. Purcell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 4, 1839 Warrenton, Virginia, US |
| Died | November 5, 1918 (aged 79) Manassas, Virginia, US |
| Spouse | E |
| Alma mater | Wesleyan University, Columbia Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | U.S. Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank | 2nd lieutenant |
| Unit | 1st Connecticut Artillery (1861–1864); U.S. Army Signal Corps (1864–1865) |
George Carr Round (September 14, 1839 – November 5, 1918) was a Union soldier (and later officer) who settled in Prince William County, Virginia after the American Civil War. He became a lawyer, superintendent of public instruction in Manassas, as well as served a single term in the Virginia General Assembly. Round became known nationally in his lifetime for organizing the Manassas Peace Jubilee in 1911, alongside fellow one-term delegate Edmund C. Berkeley (a former Confederate officer), and decades after his death for contributing to the creation of Manassas National Battlefield Park.[1] Round also held several local offices, donated the land for a more-accessible courthouse, organized the first public schools in the area and secured funding for the county's first public library.
- ^ Joan Zenzen, Battling for Manassas: The Fifty-Year Preservation Struggle at Manassas (Pennsylvania State University Press 2010) pp. 5–7