Tag Archives: Battle of Second Manassas

The Civil War and General Jim Mattis: Command relationship “trust up and down the chain” (Part 3)

Posted on May 13, 2020 by JoAnna McDonald

This series was inspired by Jim Mattis’s Call Sign Chaos.  In Part II, we looked at the relationships between Lincoln, Grant and Sherman to see how trust, respect, and communication aided senior Union leadership in their use of a multi-directional … Continue reading →

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Ending the War: James Tanner and his Cherished Memories of the Awful Night

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Kevin Pawlak

James Tanner had never seen Tenth Street so full of people. The crowd packed the street in front of his second-floor apartment. Tanner sat on his porch, looking down into the mass of people. Dignitaries and generals came and went, … Continue reading →

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Symposium Spotlight: John Pope

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Emerging Civil War

Now that you have had a chance to learn more about our presenters for the Seventh Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium, over the coming weeks we will be introducing you to their topics on this year’s theme, Fallen Leaders. First … Continue reading →

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Willie Preston: “Who Thinks of Victory Now?”

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

He was nineteen. Full of life. Full of ideas of soldiering. He left Lexington, Virginia, joining up with the Fourth Virginia Infantry and soldiering with other friends from his home town. Before long though, he was anxious to secure a … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: Heading Back To Manassas?

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

Next week – August 28-30 – will mark the anniversary of the Second Battle of Bull Run in 1862. Are you heading to Northern Virginia for commemorations or just driving through the area?

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Captain Hugh A. White: “To Draw Back Is Impossible”

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Sarah Kay Bierle

“…his presence was soon missed, and a member of his company, fearing he had been injured, proceeded to look for him, and soon found his body. He was lying on his face, resting it in his hands, and his pistol … Continue reading →

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Limb Pit at Manassas National Battlefield Continues to Show the Horrors of Civil War Medicine

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Paige Gibbons Backus

After over 150 years, the Civil War is still one of the mostly widely studied historical moments in history with new discoveries continuously being made. Recently one of these extraordinary finds took place while workers were digging at a construction … Continue reading →

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Dan Welch: Interpreting Stonewall at Second Manassas

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Daniel Welch

The concentration of this year’s ECW Symposium will examine great defensive stands of the American Civil War. The multi-day event will look at numerous commanders, command decisions, and battlefields along the way, including both theaters of the conflict. For me, … Continue reading →

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Richard Ewell’s Leg?

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Phill Greenwalt

Confederate Major General Richard Stoddard Ewell was bending down, trying to see below the musket smoke and setting sun. The Battle of Groveton, one of the opening salvos in the Battle of Second Manassas had evolved into a stand-up, straight … Continue reading →

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