In order to obtain figures for an Order of Battle for Second Manassas on the Confederate side we have relatively few sources available compared to other battles which I find odd considering the importance of the event. The more I research into this battle (now over several years), the more I am...
The remains were also set alight at Second Manassas leaving little if any of the original structure. The present structure was built around 1870 but was larger than the original as presumably the Henry family at this time were charging for tours of the Manassas battlefield and used it as a base for these tours.
I've read differing accounts on the operations of the CSS Manassas following the attack on the Union Fleet at the Head of Passes. Does anybody know the actual facts on whether the Manassas actually made it all the way up to Columbus, Kentucky such that it could have helped with the defenses...
CSS Manassas | Naval War - At Sea & Along Inland Waterways
First Bull Run Was the writing already on the wall? A look at the composition of the Army of Northeastern Virginia at First Bull Run/ Manassas. [Part Three]
When looking for information on the actions at Lucas Bend, I was surprised by a sentence that I had not noted before: 'the Manassas ... came part of the way up [the Mississippi], but was sent back again, having ran aground and injured herself'' (Confederate Commodore Hollins, in Scharf 1887...
They joined up right after First Manassas and first fought under Jackson during the Seven Days. I visited Manassas two years ago with my sons. We got to stand where my ancestor fought and died at Bristoe Station during Jackson's campaign to 'suppress' the miscreant Pope. But that was Second Manassas and I'll add my thoughts in an appropriate ...