- CWT Presents - Lance J. Herdegen - Opening Manassas: The Iron Brigade . . .
Opening Manassas: The Iron Brigade, Stonewall Jackson, and the Battle on Brawner's Farm, August 28, 1862, rectifies this oversight in the first full-length balanced study of the affair ever published
- First Bull Run - What Regiments Are These Reenactors Portraying . . .
The 33rd Virginia was part of the Stonewall Brigade and were indeed wearing blue Federal uniforms at 1st Manassas The general himself was wearing his blue VMI uniform The 33rd VA was the unit that Advanced upon the US Artillery who mistook them for Yanks and held their fire
- Ruins at Manassas Junction. | Period Photos Examinations
Ruins at Manassas Junction, Va after its evacuation by Confederates, March 1862 The object in the foreground is a railroad turntable Photo credits
- Names of Battles | Questions? Ask Here! No Stone Left Unturned!
The age-old question 1st Manassas, or 1st Bull Run? Shiloh Hill or Pittsburgh Landing? People always argue over these names! should we use Union names or Confederate names? A good friend of mine criticized me the other day for using Confederate names, but that's simply what I was taught
- Rethinking the Legacy of Stonewall Jackson and 1st Manassas: Is . . .
The single largest contributor to Confederate victory at 1st Manassas was the reinforcement of Beauregard's command by Johnston's Army of the Shenandoah Both sides had planned flanking attacks against its opponent; McDowell's forces struck the Confederate's left flank first and seemingly had the upper hand But Alexander's alertness, Jackson's stalwart resistance, effective artillery usage
- 2nd Manassas - The Fight at the Deep Cut, Second Manassas | First Bull . . .
Second Manassas as a whole probably doesn't receive the attention it should, compare to other campaigns of the eastern theater In comparing Porter's attack to Pickett's Charge, Colonel Robert M Mayo of the 47th Virginia made some interesting remarks in his account of the battle:
- Whitworth cannon at 2nd Manassas | Cannons Artillery Crew Served . . .
Hardaway's Alabama Battery had Whitworth guns at Gettysburg and if they were at 2nd Manassas, this may lead you in the right direction
- CSS Manassas | Naval War - At Sea Along Inland Waterways
CSS MANASSAS, formerly the steam propeller ENOCH TRAIN, was built at Medford, Mass , by J O Curtis in 1855 A New Orleans commission merchant, Capt J A Stevenson, acquired her for use as a privateer and fitted her out at Algiers, La , as an ironclad ram of radically modern design Covered with 1-inch iron plating, her hull projected only 2
|