Mon, 26 December 2016
In which we look at the fight at the Brawner Farm, which took place on the evening of August 28, 1862. |
Sun, 18 December 2016
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. |
Sun, 11 December 2016
In which we continue our march toward Second Manassas, looking at Stonewall Jackson's movement around John Pope's right flank. |
Sun, 4 December 2016
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. |
Sun, 13 November 2016
In which we look at the action at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, which took place on August 9, 1862. |
Sun, 6 November 2016
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. |
Sun, 30 October 2016
In which we look at the circumstances surrounding John Pope's appointment to command the Union's Army of Virginia in June of 1862. |
Sun, 23 October 2016
In which we discuss how the Seven Days' Battles and the failure of McClellan's Peninsula Campaign in the summer of 1862 was a turning point in the Civil War. |
Sun, 16 October 2016
In which we look at the aftermath of the Seven Days' Battles, and the decision to withdraw the Army of the Potomac from the Peninsula. |
Sun, 9 October 2016
In which we look at the action at the final battle of the Seven Days' Campaign: the Battle of Malvern Hill, which took place on July 1, 1862. |