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Tag Archives: Second Manassas
BookChat: James Longstreet and the American Civil War by Harold Knudsen
It’s the 159th anniversary of the battle of Chickamauga—a good showing by Jimmy Longstreet, so a good day to talk a little about a new book by Harold M. Knudsen, James Longstreet and the American Civil War: The Confederate General … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, Personalities
Tagged Antietam, BookChat, Brotherton Cabin, Bushrod Johnson, Chicamauga, Cory Pfarr, Fredericksburg National Battlefield, Gettysburg Day Two, H. J. Eckenrode, Harold Knudsen, independent command, James Longstreet, Jeffrey Wert, Johnny Shiloh, Killer Angels, Mexican War, military science, Moxley Sorrel, Second Manassas, Tom Berringer
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The Rocks at Second Manassas: A Postscript of Reconstruction
A little while ago, Sarah Bierle shared the story of Confederates, out of ammunition, resorting to throwing rocks at the Deep Cut during the battle of Second Manassas. It’s a fairly well-known account, held up as an example of the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Common Soldier, Immigrants, Politics, Reconstruction
Tagged 1st Louisiana Infantry, James Longstreet, James McEnery, Liberty Place, Metropolitan Police Department, Michael O'Keefe, New Orleans, Reconstruction, Rocks, Second Manassas, U.S. Grant, White Leagues, William P. Kellogg
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ECW Podcast: Politics and Leadership Between Second Manassas and Antietam
Historians Kevin Pawlak, Dan Welch, and Chris Mackowski talk about the period between the battles of Second Manassas and Antietam: John Pope, Fitz John Porter, and Politics A-Plenty! Listen for free here on our website or by using Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Please … Continue reading
Posted in 160th Anniversary, Campaigns, Leadership--Federal, Podcast
Tagged Antietam, ECW Podcast, Fitz John Porter, John Pope, Second Manassas
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Question of the Week: 8/22-8/28/22
In your opinion, what are the turning point moments of the Second Bull Run (Manassas) campaign and battle?
Posted in Question of the Week
Tagged Question of the Week, Second Bull Run, Second Manassas
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ECWS Preview: Second Manassas and Never Such a Campaign
We’re showing off the covers of some of the books we have coming up later this year in the Emerging Civil War Series. Next up: Never Such a Campaign: The Battle of Second Manassas, August 29 – September 1, 1862 … Continue reading
“Too trivial for big history:” One Yankee Private and Three Accounts of Second Bull Run
ECW welcomes back Douglas Ullman, Jr. Martin Alonzo Haynes was 20 years old when he and approximately 2,000 men under Union Brig. Gen. Cuvier Grover charged the unfinished spur of the Manassas Gap Railroad on the afternoon of August 29, … Continue reading
Philip Cook
“Tales From the Tombstone“ On one website chronicling the history of Georgia, the opening sentence to the biography of Brigadier General Philip Cook read simply: “Perhaps the most remarkable feat of this Madison County lawyer was his rise in the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, Monuments
Tagged 4th Georgia Infantry, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Fort Stedman, George Doles, Macon, Malvern Hill, Monocacy, Peninsula Campaign, Philip Cook, Rose Hill Cemetery, Roswell R. Ripley, Second Manassas, Seminole Wars, Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, Siege of Petersburg
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Saving History Saturday: American Battlefield Trust Saves 145 Acres at Second Manassas and Kelly’s Ford
Just as we commemorate the 157th anniversary of Second Manassas, the American Battlefield Trust has announced their latest preservation victory – 145 acres saved at both Second Manassas and Kelly’s Ford battlefields. According to the Trust, the tracts of land … Continue reading
Posted in Preservation
Tagged American Battlefield Trust, Kelly's Ford, Second Manassas
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