6th Wisconsin Infantry
Army of Northern Virginia
Army of the Potomac
Army of Virginia
Black refugees
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Civil War logistics
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Fitz John Porter
George B. McClellan
hard war
Iron Brigade
John Bell Hood
John Pope
monuments
Northern Virginia campaign
Robert E. Lee
Second Bull Run campaign
Second Manassas campaign
the battle of Second Bull Run
the battle of Second Manassas
Union memory
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- ISBN 9781469685366
- Dimensions: 155 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 01 Apr 2025
- Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Waged from June 26 to September 1, 1862, the Second Manassas campaign pitted the US Armies of Virginia and the Potomac against the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and its new commander, Robert E. Lee. The campaign unfolded against a backdrop of momentous US political decisions regarding confiscation, emancipation, and Confederate civilians. These decisions dismayed and energized Confederates, sparking the debut of Lee's offensive strategy. Weeks of strategic movements were punctuated by savage fighting that culminated in a climactic battle from August 28-30. Second Manassas destroyed the careers of US army commander John Pope and corps commander Fitz John Porter. Despite the dramatic impact of the campaign, it is often forgotten in the larger history of the Civil War, and sorely understudied. The essays in this volume provide valuable attention to matters of strategy, tactics, and logistics; the performances of key commanders on each side; the campaign's political dimensions; the connections between home front and battlefield; and the memory of the campaign's aftermath.
Contributors include John Hennessy, Gary W. Gallagher, Cecily N. Zander, Peter C. Luebke, James Marten, Keith S. Bohannon, and William Marvel.
Contributors include John Hennessy, Gary W. Gallagher, Cecily N. Zander, Peter C. Luebke, James Marten, Keith S. Bohannon, and William Marvel.
Caroline E. Janney is John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia.
Kathryn J. Shively is associate professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Kathryn J. Shively is associate professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University.
