John J. Hennessy served as a historian at Manassas National Battlefield and is currently Assistant Superintendent at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. He is the author of The First Battle of Manassas. He lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia, with his daughter Caroline.
The deepest, most comprehensive, and most definitive work on this
Civil War campaign, by the unchallenged authority."" - James I.
Robertson Jr., author of Stonewall Jackson
""This thorough, elegant study eclipses all other accounts of the
Second Battle of Manassas. It not only recounts what happened in
this battle and why, but also places it in the larger context of a
war that was changing radically in character during that fateful
summer of 1862. Anyone who wishes to understand the first
Confederate decision to invade the north must read this book."" -
James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom
This comprehensively researched, well-written book represents the definitive account of Robert E. Lee's triumph over Union leader John Pope in the summer of 1862. While Pope, supported by President Lincoln, sought to bring the war home to Virginia, Lee proposed to carry the war to the North. Lee befuddled, then defeated Pope in a campaign of masterful maneuvering that rivaled Chancellorsville as the Army of Northern Virginia's greatest achievement. Hennessey, a National Park Service historian, expertly depicts the horror and confusion of battle, highlighting the difficulties of controlling a Civil War battle once it had begun. Lee's strategic skills, and the capabilities of his principal subordinates James Longstreet and Stonewall Jackson, brought the Confederates onto the field of Second Manassas at the right places and times against a Union army that knew how to fight, but not yet how to win. History Book Club dual main selection. (Dec.)
The deepest, most comprehensive, and most definitive work on this
Civil War campaign, by the unchallenged authority."" - James I.
Robertson Jr., author of Stonewall Jackson
""This thorough, elegant study eclipses all other accounts of the
Second Battle of Manassas. It not only recounts what happened in
this battle and why, but also places it in the larger context of a
war that was changing radically in character during that fateful
summer of 1862. Anyone who wishes to understand the first
Confederate decision to invade the north must read this book."" -
James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom
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