SECOND MANASSAS (Part the Fourth)
In which we wrap up our discussion of the Second Battle of Manassas, which took place August 28-30, 1862.
Our book recommendations for this episode are “Second Manassas: Longstreet’s Attack and the Struggle for Chinn Ridge” by Scott C. Patchan and “He Hath Loosed the Fateful Lightning: The Battle of Ox Hill (Chantilly) September 1, 1862” by Paul Taylor.
SECOND MANASSAS (Part the Third)
In which we look at some of the action on Saturday, August 30, 1862, the third day of the Second Battle of Manassas.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Summer Lightning: A Guide to the Second Battle of Manassas” by Matt Spruill III and Matt Spruill IV.
SECOND MANASSAS (Part the Second)
In which we look at the action on the second day of the Second Battle of Manassas (August 29, 1862).
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas” by John j. Hennessy.
SECOND MANASSAS (Part the First)
In which we look at the fight at the Brawner Farm, which took place on the evening of August 28, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Civil War Infantry Tactics: Training, Combat, and Small-Unit Effectiveness” by Earl J. Hess.
STONEWALL ON THE LOOSE (Part the Second)
In which we look at Stonewall Jackson’s capture of the huge Federal supply depot at Manassas Junction, and his subsequent march to the old battlefield of First Manassas nearby.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1849” by Sidney Blumenthal.
JACKSON ON THE LOOSE (Part the First)
In which we continue our march toward Second Manassas, looking at Stonewall Jackson’s movement around John Pope’s right flank.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The American War: A History of the Civil War Era” by Gary W. Gallagher and Joan Waugh.
STALEMATE ALONG THE RAPPAHANNOCK
In which we continue our march toward Second Manassas by looking at how Robert E. Lee forced John Pope to withdraw from his line along the Rapidan River, but then Lee’s advance stalled in front of Pope’s new position along the Rappahannock.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Second Bull Run Campaign: July-August 1862” by David G. Martin.
CEDAR MOUNTAIN (Part the Second)
In which we look at the action at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, which took place on August 9, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain” by Robert K. Krick.
CEDAR MOUNTAIN (Part the First)
In which we set the stage for the Battle of Cedar Mountain, which took place on August 9, 1862 on the road to Second Manassas.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Second Manassas 1862: Robert E Lee’s Greatest Victory” by John Langellier.
“I HAVE COME TO YOU FROM THE WEST”
In which we look at the circumstances surrounding John Pope’s appointment to command the Union’s Army of Virginia in June of 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “General John Pope: A Life for the Nation” by Peter Cozzens.
