This trip encompasses two battles
13 months apart that shared much
of the same hallowed ground on
the plains of Manassas.
First Manassas was a clash of
amateurs that played out in July
1861 on rolling ground -- a battle
determined by happenstance, valor
and military technology, featuring
many of the Civil War's famous
personalities such as Stonewall
Jackson, William T. Sherman,
Jefferson Davis and Wilmer
McLean of Appomattox renown.
Lesser known yet no less
engaging, Second Manassas was a
two-day struggle in August 1862
between Robert E. Lee and Union
Gen. John Pope. It occurred in
fields, forests and a fateful railroad
ditch, concluding with a resounding
victory that boosted the
Confederates season of glory and
set the stage for their move across
the Potomac River to Maryland.
13 months apart that shared much
of the same hallowed ground on
the plains of Manassas.
First Manassas was a clash of
amateurs that played out in July
1861 on rolling ground -- a battle
determined by happenstance, valor
and military technology, featuring
many of the Civil War's famous
personalities such as Stonewall
Jackson, William T. Sherman,
Jefferson Davis and Wilmer
McLean of Appomattox renown.
Lesser known yet no less
engaging, Second Manassas was a
two-day struggle in August 1862
between Robert E. Lee and Union
Gen. John Pope. It occurred in
fields, forests and a fateful railroad
ditch, concluding with a resounding
victory that boosted the
Confederates season of glory and
set the stage for their move across
the Potomac River to Maryland.
The Battles of First and Second Manassas
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